Substance Abuse in the Nursing Profession

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Danielle Labitad A career in nursing can be the most rewarding occupation most people can think of. It truly takes a unique person with a strong sense of discipline, diligence, responsibility, and a love for mankind to take on such a role. While nursing for most is very rewarding, it is also an occupation that can very easily overwhelm employees and requires most of the ...

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Benefits of Community Health Centers

27 Jul 2017 18 Sep 2017

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Tamara J. Hall  The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enacted into law in March of 2010 encompasses provisions intended to reform healthcare in the United States. There remains controversy over the effectiveness of these provisions (Blumenthal, Abrams, & Nuzum, 2015). The purpose of this discussion is to examine the provision to expand community health centers. ACA Provision Community health centers offer excellent, cost-effective healthcare ...

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Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers

27 Jul 2017 18 Sep 2017

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Ashley Freeman The Camden Coalition Introduction In 2003, Dr. Jeffrey Brenner founded the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers (CCHP) in Camden, New Jersey, which is a nonprofit organization that targets super-utilizers of the health care system. CCHP uses data to address the complex medical and social needs of individuals who have frequent hospital admissions. Although, there is a small percentage of patients that drive most ...

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Osteomyelitis and Staphylococcus Aureus

27 Jul 2017 18 Sep 2017

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 Thomas Antony  Microbiology Grand Rounds Case Scenario VI Case Scenario #VI Summary Objective #1: What is the pathogenesis of this infection? Osteomyelitis occurs when: You experience trauma leading to bone damage Organism inoculation Presence of a foreign material Most commonly, in children, it arises as a consequence of a hematogenous spread of bacteria (ex. Staphylococcus Aureus) Begins in areas with high vascularity due to ...

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Principles of Public Health - Aged Care Case Study

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Natalie Woodrow Consider the case study in order to demonstrate you understanding of key principals of Public Health Emma is a 74 year old Caucasian female and lives alone in a large property. She took retirement several years ago from a local high school as a head teacher and moved with her husband to a seaside town. Her partner died last year from cancer. Emma feels increasingly ...

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Transformational Leadership in Nursing

27 Jul 2017 18 Sep 2017

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Ashley Freeman Introduction Transformational leadership theory is the process whereby the leaders attends to the needs and motives of their followers so that the interaction advance each to higher levels of morality and motivation (Yoder-Wise, P., 2014, pg. 10). In its most optimal form, it produces positive and valuable change within the followers with the purpose of developing the followers into leaders. When a leader ...

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Evidence Based Practice in Child Health Care

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Tamara J. Hall  APN Role Utilize evidence based practice guidelines to manage the comprehensive health care needs of children ages birth to 19 years in a culturally sensitive manner within the medical home model that promotes interdisciplinary collaboration. Research, Evidence Based Practice, and Quality Improvement Research is the methodical examination of established information or new questions with the intent to produce answers to new clinical ...

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Issues and Trends in Nursing

27 Jul 2017 18 Sep 2017

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Kalpana Gyawali Since 2010, the US congress passed "Healthcare Reform: Affordable Care Act", recent healthcare is focusing on more preventing and promoting than curative heath care. Associated with it, nursing care also gradually shifting from inpatient to outpatient an emphasizing in patient, family and community based. Scope of nursing practice has become more boarder than past. Public attitudes and views towards nurses has been also ...

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Solving Communication Problems: Reflective Essay

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PROBLEM SOLVING AMITA KHOWAJA JODY STONE Problems are at the center of which every day many people deal at their work. I got a chance to deal with a problematic event when I was on my shift, I was assigned with the client who was living with his family. My core responsibilities are to assist client in bath and in her daily living activities but ...

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Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory

27 Jul 2017 18 Sep 2017

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Sarah Trafford Where Did the Theory Come From? The environmental theory created by Florence Nightingale concentrates on the patient's environment and the external conditions that effect disease and death. Known as the 'Lady with the Lamp", Nightingale's theory continues to guide nursing practice today. Influenced by her experiences during the Crimean war, Nightingale understood the significance of unsanitary conditions and the impact of the sanitary ...

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Depression

27 Jul 2017 18 Sep 2017

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Quintella Prioleau Abstract Clinical Problem: Patients diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) may not be responsive to medication therapy (MT) or may not want to take medications but still require treatment. Objective: To determine if Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) at a high or low frequency is more effective than antidepressant MT or no medications as an intervention for individuals who have been diagnosed with MDD. ...

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Ventricular Septal Defect: Diagnosis and Treatment

27 Jul 2017 18 Sep 2017

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Adunola Iyinolakan Holly Jones-Taggart Ventricular Septal Defect Ventricular septal defect is a structural heart defect and one of the most common congenital cardiac malformations caused by an opening in the intraventricular septum-the wall between the ventricles (lower chambers of the heart) that causes a left-to-right ventricular shunt of blood through the septum. VSDs can be congenital or acquired; they may be single or multiple and ...

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Application of Seroquel Drug

27 Jul 2017 18 Sep 2017

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Ana Barajas Seroquel is a drug that is used to treat adults and children with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. This type of drug belongs to a group of drugs called atypical antipsychotic. The way this drug works is that it changes the actions of the chemicals of the brain (Drugs,uses). The trade name of Seroquel is Seroquel or Seroquel XR. The generic name is quetiapine. ...

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Development and Psychometric Testing of NRICS

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Ahtisham Younas Development and Psychometric Testing of Nurses Relational Inquiry Capacities Scale (NRICS) The relational inquiry approach enables the nurses to recognize and examine multifaceted clinical situations and the interactions between patients and healthcare providers underlying these situations (Hartrick-Doane & Varcoe, 2015). In order to practicing from the relational inquiry perspective, the nurses need to expand their thinking horizons. It requires them to gain an ...

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Holistic and Culturally Competent Care

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Kalpana Gyawali Bonny Kehm, PhD, RN According to World Health Organization, "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Holistic health care is not only concerned with the absence of disease, but with a positive state of well-being. Working in culturally diverse environment and providing quality care is challenges because body, mind, and ...

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Clients with Memory Loss, Isolation and Communication Issues

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Name: Mairáad McEvoy Identifying and meeting the needs of individual clients Memory loss Social Isolation Communication Difficulty  Introduction: In The following assignment I have been asked to write about three clients that has experienced the following, memory loss, Social isolation / withdrawal and communication difficulties. Case 1: Margaret (Name has been changed for confidentiality) Memory loss: Background Information: The first client ...

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Belladonna: Homeopathy Remedy

27 Jul 2017 18 Sep 2017

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Lisel Morfi Abstract This paper addresses the use of Belladonna as a Homeopathy remedy after the data inputted in the online remedy finder. It gives a general idea of the Belladonna and also it give example in how helped to relief the symptoms presented in the Grid. Belladonna as a Homeopathy Remedy    Belladonna best matches your symptoms. [SHOW / HIDE GRID] ...

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Case Study: Disorders of Brain Function

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Ting Lin Question #1 The health care provider needs to obtain a complete medical history, medication history, life history, social and family history, to assess for any risk factors for stroke, such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, heart diseases (e.g., atrial fibrillation), chronic kidney disease, past stroke attack or transient ischemic attack (TIA), family history of stroke, obesity, smoking, inactivity, stress, use of anticoagulants, etc.. (Porth, ...

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Clinical Case Study on COPD

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Danielle McGarry Introduction The patient is a 76-year-old female with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The patient is a married housewife with a 1 pack a day smoking history from age 15. The patient states that she, "only smokes a little to calm her nerves" though her husband still continues to smoke in the home. The patient reports an increasing use of ...

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Effect of Implementing Rapid Response in Tertiary Hospital

27 Jul 2017 18 Sep 2017

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Nasra Al Mamari The Effects of Implementing a Rapid Response Team in an Omani Tertiary Hospital Abstract    Rapid Response Team (RRT) is the delivery of direct care for deteriorating patients. Additionally, it is to follow up the patients who are recently transferred from the intensive care units and are at risk for deterioration in their health condition (Moody and Griffiths 2014). The RRT improves ...

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HIV Patient Oral Health

27 Jul 2017 18 Sep 2017

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Cherry Jane Banaag Human Immunodeficiency Virus The purpose of my paper is to discuss the significance of HIV infection and the important role of dental professional in establishing the oral health of HIV patient. The background, transmission, risk for the dental treatment team, risk for the dental patients, stages of HIV, signs and symptoms, oral manifestations, treatment, oral manifestation, and patient management will also be ...

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Nursing Practice in Long Term Health Care

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Stacy - Ann L. Ross  Introduction This paper seeks to analyze two research articles by identifying their purpose, type of framework, methods and findings relation to limitations, barriers/implications for the nursing practice. The first article Exploring Faecal Incontinence (FI) in Nursing Home (NH) Patients was researched because over 50% of patients in nursing homes are at risk for a decline in the quality of their ...

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Risks of Preterm Labour Delivery

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Asia Groomy Edmond Kamanda Ahmed Yusuf Preterm labor, when a pregnant woman is going into labor before the full pregnancy term is completed. A normal full term pregnancy is 38 to 40 weeks. An infant that is delivered at 37 weeks and under are considered to be preterm deliveries. There has not yet been determined a specific cause of preterm labor/delivery but there are certain ...

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Impact of Teamwork and Collaboration

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Kathryn Moultrie Teamwork involves the joint action of two or more individuals of similar or related skills, knowledge, ideas and interest contributing to the unity and efficiency of the group, to achieve a common goal. According to AACN and QSEN associated with KSA's, teamwork and collaboration is the ability of a team to; operate efficiently inside nursing and inter-professional teams, encouraging honest exchange of ideas, ...

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Use of Restraints in Elderly Nursing Care

27 Jul 2017 18 Sep 2017

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Diana Liu Concept Paper: Reaching for the Belt Due to the rapidly increasing population of aging individuals globally, different safety approaches are delivered to address health concerns and promote the wellbeing in the geriatric patient. Peer-reviewed publications related to patient safety practices include topics such as medication, physical restraints and alternative therapies. Evidence based research will allow healthcare professionals, such as nurses, to fuel and ...

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Manual Therapy: Massages and Physiotheraphy

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Lisel Morfi  Is very common now a day when you a person that is really tired or had a long day saying "I need a massage "or some type of manual therapy. I have tried this at home using different oils to help with back pain or just to relax my muscle, but do I really know What is manual therapy? Manual therapy is defined ...

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Sub-optimal Practice within Contemporary Nursing

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Provide an outline for an area of your current clinical practice that is sub-optimal. Identify the information and / or behaviour change you believe is needed to improve this practice. Describe the process of a literature review and critically report the findings of key current papers in this area. Make recommendations for developing practice in the chosen area and briefly indicate potential barriers ...

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Multiple Sclerosis Case Study

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All names and places are changed to maintain confidentiality due to the NMC Code 2015. Student nurse Jack on placement in East Farm Hospital. He was working with Sam, a health care assistant that day as his mentor wanted Jack to learn more about caring for the patients. This case study will be about one particular patient Jessica is a woman in her fifty's with ...

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Transferring Ill Patients from ICU

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Introduction The chosen topic for the case study is the delivery of care in transferring critically ill patients in Intensive Care Unit. It is related to core competency 3 aspect of care on Hygiene, Mobility and Tissue Viability. Martin (2012) stated that transportation of critically ill patients has deranged physiology, require organ support and invasive monitoring, it poses an important risk (Beckmann et al,2004). The aim of ...

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ANMC Code of Ethics in Australia Case Study

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Nursing is a noble profession which requires its members to uphold the highest moral and ethical standards. In Australia nurse's practice is guided by the ANMC Code of ethics and code of conduct, standards of practice and professional boundaries. Nurses must utilise the Australian charter of healthcare rights (ACHR) as guiding principles to all patients when providing care at any setting. This paper seeks to ...

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Communication in Mental Health Nursing

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INTRODUCTION Buknall et al., (2013) argues that effective communication is essential to enhance health outcome of a patient. To accomplish this; however, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC, 2015) stipulates that professional nurses are obliged to understand and care for patients proactively; demonstrating competency, compassion, empathy and sincerity. Professional nurses must also endeavour to devote time to communicating with patients, families and relatives, carers ...

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Communication Strategies for Therapeutic Relationships

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This reflective essay aims to refresh critique and develop existing knowledge and understanding of communication techniques and how these transferable skills and approaches can build therapeutic relationships with a patient that lies within the scope of professional boundaries. This essay identifies in a role play video clip the different approaches to building therapeutic relationships and traces the barriers that prevent the nurses from engaging in ...

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Models of Health

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Health There have been many definitions of health, and models based on this. Depending on where research is started, health can be defined as "the state of being free from illness or injury" in the Oxford dictionary, although this does not appreciate the holistic approach to health, and does not take into consideration the physical, mental and social wellbeing that the World Health Organisation defined ...

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Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease

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The term "Alzheimer," according to Alzheimer's Association (2017), refers to a type of dementia in which behaviour, memory, and thinking problems are born. The present study aims to describe the effects Alzheimer disease has on an individual cared for and observed in a practice placement in terms of the biological, psychological and social aspects and in relation to holistic care. It will also define the ...

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Symptoms and Management of Hypothermia

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HYPOTHERMIA Introduction Hypothermia is defined as a core body temperature of less than 35 0 C. It may be missed in patients who present for other reasons, unless it is specifically looked for. A range of generally accepted drug and other treatment modalities used to manage normothermic patients will often be problematic in the hypothermic patient and may require modification. Physiology In warm blooded animals, ...

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Reflective Essay on Empowering Healthcare Professionals

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This reflective account is going to explore a lecture that has changed my perception since the start of the nursing programme. I have chosen Gibbs (1998) reflective model to explore what I have learned, what my thoughts were before the lecture and changes. Therefore, to demonstrate an awareness of my learning outcome. I would also be covering how this has helped me to develop an ...

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UK Healthcare Services Quality Management

01 Aug 2017 11 Sep 2017

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Clinical audits have been defined as the process of assessment performed using evidence based criteria. Audit currently forms the standardised method for assessing and evaluating quality measures for healthcare in the UK. Audit has been referred as the critical evaluation and an overview to the clinical performance done over a specified period of time which is aimed at generating detailed insights for the healthcare professionals ...

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Advance Care Planning Model Case Study

01 Aug 2017 11 Sep 2017

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Carla's Case study Advance care planning is the process that helps people to plan for their future medical treatment and end-of-life care in advance when they are healthy and able to make thoughtful decisions. It enables individuals to express their wishes, priorities, beliefs, values and life goals to their doctors, family, friends and carer before any healthcare crisis occurs. Advance care planning ensures that patient's ...

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Importance of Imogene King's Theory of Goal Attainment

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The role of theory to the profession of nursing is a foundational one. The presence of theory and a specialized scientific knowledge base coupled with unique practice abilities establish nursing as a profession (Alligood, 2013a). Theories provide nursing with a perspective that emphasizes the knowledge focused thinking pattern and decision making skills that are concentrated on the patient. Additionally, theories allow continued generation of knowledge to ...

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Musculoskeletal Case Study: Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Rheumatoid Arthritis with Hip Arthroplasty    S.P. is admitted to the orthopedic ward. She has fallen at home and has sustained an intracapsular fracture of the hip at the femoral neck. The following history is obtained from her: *She is a *75-year-old widow with three children living nearby. Her father died of cancer at age 62; mother died of heart failure at age 79. Her ...

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Benefits of Different Oxygen Levels Administered in ICU

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ABSTRACT: There have been numerous studies conducted to identify the benefits of different oxygen levels administered in ICU (Intensive Care Unit) patients. However, the studies do not reveal a definitive conclusion. The proposed systematic review plans to identify if either conventional or conservative oxygen therapy methods is more constructive in critically ill adult patients who are admitted in ICU. BACKGROUND Oxygen therapy is a ...

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Case Study of Low Blood Pressure

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Mr Jones has a BP of 90/60. Please name the appropriate health terminology in relation to his BP. Normal Range = Hypotension Low blood pressure is referred to as hypotension, especially in the arteries of the systemic circulation. Hypotension is generally considered systolic blood pressure less than 90 millimetres of mercury (mmHg) or diastolic less than 60 mmHg. A person's blood pressure reading ...

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Caring for a Child or Young Person with Severe Illness

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Introduction This assignment will reflect on and critically study an incident from a clinical setting whilst using a model of reflection. This will allow me to analyse and make sense of the incident and draw conclusions relating to personal learning outcomes. The incident will be described and analysed, followed by the process of reflection using Driscoll's Reflective Model (2000) as it facilitates critical thinking and ...

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Impact of Ill Patients on the Family

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The aim of this article is to critically analyse and discuss the current literature related to the family pressures of chronically ill clients at home. This topic is worth to discuss as an extensive body of research suggests that chronic illness affects not only the lives of those suffering from disease but also the family members who care for them (Goldberg & Rickler, 2011). Attending ...

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Effects of Electronic Health Records on Transforming Health

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Being a part of the 21st century is a great time to be alive! Technology is beginning to make improvements and control many aspects of everyday life including the healthcare setting. Health information technology (HIT), but more specifically electronic health records (EHRs) can be described as "a longitudinal record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting" (Sewell, ...

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Care of the Elderly with Osteoarthritis

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Research has shown that a significant and growing percentage of the Australian population is older than 65 years of age. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) predicts that by 2064 around 23% of the Australian population will be aged 65 or over (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2013). Despite many older Australians enjoying a relatively good health condition, there is also a growing number of older ...

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An Overview of Consent and Restraint

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Consent, Deliberate or implied affirmation; compliance with a course of proposed action. Consent is essential in a number of circumstances. For example, contracts and marriages are invalid unless both parties give their consent. Consent must be given freely, without duress or deception, and with sufficient legal competence to give it (see also INFORMED CONSENT). In criminal law, issues of consent arise mainly in connection with offences involving violence and *dishonesty. ...

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Adaptation Model of Nursing Analysis

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Roy's Adaptation Model One of the most prominent nursing theories is the Adaptation Model of Nursing, developed by Sister Callista Roy. It focuses on the human ability to adapt to environmental stimuli through our set of systems; biological, psychological and social. The main goal of this model is to live adequately by striving for balance. The Roy adaptation model interprets the person as a rounded ...

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Issue of Nursing Powerlessness

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Looking Back: Clinical Situation Description In this paper, I will examine the concept of the nursing powerlessness as an issue between nurses and physicians. My examination will begin with a description of a clinical event that happen to me - describing environment, events and facts leading to the development of my experience with nursing powerlessness. I will then elaborate, analyse and revise how the issues ...

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Pregnancy Symptom and Discomforts

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Pregnancy Symptom and Discomforts Symptoms of pregnancy are the unusual signs and the feelings that show a woman is pregnant. These unusual pregnancy signs differ from one woman to another but seem to be a universal from stage to stage, accounting for about 40 weeks or nine months. The pregnancy symptoms are counted into three trimesters. The first trimester lasts 0ne to 12 weeks. This ...

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Managing a Patient Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

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Managing a patient diagnosed with breast Cancer Fungating Care context- The patient assessment and care planning took place in a care home following the patient's admission due to decline in health, as she was unable to manage independently at home. In this reflective account of person-centred assessment, I will be comparing and contrasting the resident's information that I undertook during my time at practical placement, ...

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Legal and Ethical Parameters to Nursing practice

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Give a definition for each of the following legal and professional issues and discuss how each one applies to this Case Study: Consent, restraint, assault and battery Duty of care, negligence and vicarious liability Scope of practice (the legal and professional boundaries imposed upon you as a nurse) Advocacy (the nurse's role as an advocate for the client) Documentation Open disclosure The ...

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Haringey Children's Services Child Abuse Case Analysis

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Child Abuse in London Borough of Haringey: An opinion of students from college in Central London. Research Question The study will focus on child abuse cases in Haringey Children's services by exploring the strategies the child protection agency deploys to protect children at risk or harm in the borough. Introduction The purpose of this research project is to investigate the child abuse cases at ...

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Principles of Wound Management in the Clinical Environment

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Case Study - Short Answer Questions Case Study Scenario: John Jones, age 32, is admitted to your ward after post-surgical lancing of a cutaneous abscess located on his perineum. The abscess was caused by MRSA bacteria. The abscess required excision and drainage to remove pus and debris. Mr. Jones is under police guard as he has been on remand at the nearby Correctional Centre for ...

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Behaviors and Practices of Nursing Students

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Overview and Critical Appraisal of the Studies All of the included studies clearly outlined their research question, purpose, target population, sample and its characteristics. Out of 11 studies, five studies used cross sectional design (1, 9-12), two studies used longitudinal design (13-14), two studies used experimental designs (8, 15), and one study each used qualitative (16) and action research method (17). Out of 11 studies, ...

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Breech Presentation and Postural Management

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RESEARCH PROPOSAL Does postural management promote spontaneous cephalic version of breech presentation in the third trimester of pregnancy? A randomised control trial proposal INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Breech presentation involves a longitudinal lie of the fetus with the buttocks in the lower pole of the maternal uterus. The incidence of breech presentation in the UK is approximately from 4 to 5% at term, although ...

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Defining Recovery in Nursing

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Introduction "Recovery" is a term frequently used in mental health nursing practice and in other various disciplines around the world. Yet, understanding of the concept of recovery continues to be confusing and unclear as most disciplines define it to suit their purpose of existence. The perception of "recovery" as a term in mental health care is very different from how other disciplines perceive the concept ...

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Impact of Elevated ProBNP on Clinical Outcomes

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The impact of elevated proBNP on clinical outcomes in non-cardiac vascular procedures Introduction N-terminal prohormone Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) is a prohormone attached to an inactive 76 amino acid N-terminal protein. 1 It is cleaved to release Brain Natriuretic Peptide in response to excessive stretching, secondary to increased intravascular pressure in the ventricles of the heart.2 Both BNP and proBNP play an important role in ...

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Cannabis Use in Young People

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INTRODUCTION Cannabis, also known as Marijuana or weed is a commonly used illegal substance in the United Kingdom (UK) today even among persons under the age of 18 research shows (Rcpsych.ac.uk, 2017) Presently, young people in the UK are likely to smoke cannabis as cigarettes which impacts negatively on their mental health and the community at large. Peer pressure to use drugs especially cannabis is ...

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Learning the Surgical Scrub Technique

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FACILITATING THE LEARNING OF SECOND YEAR STUDENT NURSE on SURGICAL SCRUB TECHNIQUE ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION This report is focused on the learning facilitation of a nursing skill to a second-year student nurse. The placement was in the main theatres in a large hospital, hence creating a welcome environment, stabilising a good relationship between the mentor and mentee and introducing the student to the multidisciplinary team, was ...

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Plan to Improve Health and Well-being

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HEALTH According to WHO health is a complete wellbeing of physical, mental and social health with absence of diseases. According to this definition I don't think I am really healthy as I am not doing any exercise daily, I am not taking equal portion of fruits and vegetables every day. I take too much stress over little things as well as get angry easily. ...

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Reflection on Nursing Teamwork

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Implementing an effective teamwork skill is essential in nursing. I would be reflecting on the dynamics of my own personal experience on Enquiry Based-Learning, an important element in my programme of study. Nurses are everywhere, working with different professionals to achieve a common outcome that leads toward a patients' wellbeing. For this reasons, my course, in a way focused on enquiry based learning to develop ...

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Indications of Enteral Tube Nutrition

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Enteral Nutrition - Enteral nutrition refers to the provision of protein, electrolytes, calories, vitamins, minerals, trace elements and fluids via intestinal routes either orally or via feeding tube. Up to 60% of hospitalized geriatric patients have malnutrition (1). Nutritional support is indicated for patients who have existing or are at risk of malnutrition. Initiate Enteral Nutrition (EN) within 48 hours of admission if no contraindications ...

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Impact of Increasing Nurse Attrition Rates

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Introduction Schools and nursing departments all across the United States suffer from decreasing number of nurse graduates and increasing attrition rates (Beacham, Askew, & Williams, 2009). Researchers have pegged the average attrition rates to 50 percent among nursing students in the baccalaureate programs and 47 percent among associate degree students (Newton & Moore, 2009). The attrition rates are higher among minority nursing students (Gardner, 2005) ...

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Historical Contributions of Nursing Leaders

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Name three historical nursing leaders and explain how their contributions impacted community/public health nursing. The three historical nursing leaders are Florence Nightingale, Lillian Wald, and Nancy Millio. Florence Nightingale: After the Crimean War, Nightingale organized hospital nursing practice and nursing education in hospitals. Nightingale concerned about the environmental determinants associated with health and disease. She identified principles that continue to guide the practice ...

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Clinical skill: Moving and Handling

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Introduction The 'Moving and Handling' clinical skill has been chosen for this essay. The aim of this essay is to consider other research and highlight the key factors that healthcare professionals must take into account while developing appropriate moving and handling plans for patients, as professional carers. The discussion will also include the role of moving and handling strategies in the delivery of palliative rehabilitation ...

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Prevention of Workplace Musculoskeletal Disorders

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The prevalence of work related musculoskeletal injuries has been on the rise. These injuries have a significant influence in the work place and its one of the emerging problem in the societies representing second largest work related temporary disability (Miller, 2006). They are known as one of the most significant occupational problems hence requiring more compensation, increased medical bills, lower productivity and poor quality of ...

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Strategies for Community Mental Health Services

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Topic Paragraph: In our current society, many believe that barriers to mental health treatments are "limited availability and affordability of mental health care services, insufficient mental health care policies, lack of education about mental illness, and stigma" (Unite for Site, 2000-2013). If those barriers exist for people with mental health issues to access treatments, then what are the strategies available to problem solve the situation? ...

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Biological & Psychological Functions

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Biological & Psychological Functions Reproduction: Reproduction provide the chance to give birth to the children. These children are the nucleus of society and perpetuates human race. Provision of Food, Housing and Clothing: Family provide its member the facilities and requirements of basic needs like food supply, house and clothing. These things are to be provided by the family to its members. Love and Affection: ...

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Service Planning Improvement Reflection

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through focus groups between midwives, paediatricians and obstetricians and achieving level 2 on the ICF CW3. I am also working at level 2 on the ICF CW4 as I participate in collective decision making but not autonomously. I do feel that I achieve level 3 at times but this is not consistent and usually due to lack of confidence or lack of knowledge of the ...

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Elderly Care Case Study: Diarrhoea, Nausea and Vomiting

01 Aug 2017

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This essay will discuss the case study of Mrs Bowling, who is 80-year-old female admitted to hospital with prolonged diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting and decreased mobility. Mrs Bowling is retired teacher and leaves home with her husband. This paper will use the case of Mrs Bowling to discuss about the factors that are taken into account when obtaining health assessment data. Furthermore, risk assessment will be ...

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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Interview and Analysis

01 Aug 2017

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Interview An on-site interview of Ms. Amanda Bergeron was performed to analyze her role as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) in her professional practice setting in which consent was first obtained (Appendix A). Ms. Bergeron is an adult-gerontology acute care certified nurse practitioner (AGACNP) and has been practicing in her current and only position as an AGACNP for three years (personal communication, January 25, ...

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Strategies to Cope with Stress

01 Aug 2017

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Stress is a part of day to day living. As a college student[SC1] I experience stress meeting academic demands, adjusting to a different schedule every week, or developing relationships with others. The stress I or anyone else experience is not necessarily harmful; in fact, stress is a normal part of life. Although we tend to think of stress as caused by external events, events in ...

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Role of a Mentor within Pre-registration Midwifery Education

01 Aug 2017

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The aim of this assignment is to critically analyse the theoretical principles involved in teaching and learning for personal and professional practice. I will critically evaluate the role of a mentor within pre-registration midwifery education through personal reflection. I have attached details in appendix one which explores the experience and my feelings. To maintain confidentiality and to act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery ...

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Anaesthetic Care Post Mastectomy

01 Aug 2017

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The aim of this essay is to discuss, analyse and evaluate the anaesthetic care delivered to a female patient who underwent right mastectomy under general anaesthesia. For confidentiality purposes I refer to my patient as Jane .Saunders (2016) points out that confidentiality is a moral obligation to the patient and it continues even after the patient's death and any disclosure of information requires special justification. ...

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Oxytocin During Labour - Literature Review

27 Jul 2017

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For many years, early administration of a prophylactic uterotonic has been included in the package of care known as active management of the third stage of labour (AMTSL), however, this became routine practice without rigorous evaluation. Trials to date have been less than robust as they fail to report data for all maternal and neonatal outcomes with inconsistencies in timing, route and type of uterotonic ...

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Aged Care Case Study - Theories of Ageing

27 Jul 2017

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Clinical Speciality Assignment - Aged care related case study. INTRODUCTION: For privacy through this case study the writer will refer to the patient as Mrs A. This case study will investigate the health condition of Mrs A. Mrs A is 82 years old and has lived with Parkinson's Disease for the last 20 years. Mrs A is currently taking Levodopa, Atanol and Lepitol. Mrs A's ...

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Vulnerabilities of Gypsy and Traveller Community

27 Jul 2017

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This essay will examine the Gypsies and Travellers community as a vulnerable group. It will also explore diverse subject matters around vulnerabilities in this group by indicating and describing some of the risk factors, and how these vulnerabilities affect their health and wellbeing. The rationale for choosing this particular group will be provided followed by the provision of prevention intervention and support by the multi-disciplinary ...

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Care for Mechanically Ventilated Patients

27 Jul 2017

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The following case study will focus on a discussion around pain assessment and complexity of care delivered to individuals, who are mechanically ventilated, with altered levels of consciousness. The pathophysiology of ventilation and its associated consequences and symptoms for a patient's care will be thoroughly examined. Aspects of pain assessment in individuals, who are sedated on ventilation support, and nursing interventions to identify levels of ...

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Interpersonal and Workplace Conflict in Nursing

23 Mar 2015 24 Jul 2017

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Keywords: conflict example, conflict resolution Conflict may be simply the recognition of difference between two or more people, group or departments due to variation in attitudes, behaviors, values, beliefs or goals. In work place, conflict can be originated from two sources: staff to staff interaction and manager to staff interaction or some time both can be found in same timing. It may be external or internal in ...

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Hypertension Case Study Nursing

23 Mar 2015 20 Jul 2017

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Keywords: hypertension case study, hypertension example 1) CASE SUMMARY Mr. MS is a 58-year-old Malay male who was previously diagnosed with hypertension, gout and triple vessel ischemic heart disease. He first presented with chest pain in March 2010 where he was diagnosed with ischemic heart disease. He was unable to complete an exercise stress test and an angiogram done in Hospital Sultanah Aminah found him to have ...

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Barriers to Verbal and Nonverbal Communication

23 Mar 2015 20 Jul 2017

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Keywords: reflective essay communication, communication in nursing Communication is a process and has many aspects to it. Communication is a dynamic process by which information is shared between individuals (Sheldon 2005). This process requires three components (Linear model Appendix figure 1.1), the sender, the receiver and the message (Alder 2003). Communication would not be possible if any of these components are absent. While Peate (2006) has suggested ...

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Clinical Governance Impact on Occupational Therapy

23 Mar 2015 20 Jul 2017

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Keywords: clinical governance ot, clinical governance orthopaedics This paper aims to understand how clinical governance affects Occupational Therapists (OTs) and how an OT could implement a clinical governance initiative in an in-patient ward within an adult orthopaedic department. The right to high-quality care is the first item on the paper 'A First Class Service' (Department of Health, 1998). It aims to deliver this care through clinical governance. ...

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Factors and Dimensions of Health

23 Mar 2015 20 Jul 2017

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Keywords: dimensions of health uk This essay will describe the dimensions of health. It will also go on to discuss how determinants of health can affect an individual's health. Furthermore the essay will explain the professional, legal and ethical principles that will apply when nursing this individual. In conclusion this assignment will identify personal concept of nursing. Describe the Dimensions of Health "Health is the extent to ...

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Professional Values in Nursing Essay

23 Mar 2015 20 Jul 2017

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Keywords: professional attitude in nursing, nursing professional The Nursing profession, much like other professions, has unique binding values, attitudes and behaviors. This paper outlines these values and their significance to the nursing professionals in their daily practice. Two theories of nursing form the basis of this project. These theories are important since despite the evolving nature of the nursing profession over time due to technological advancements, the ...

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Professionalism in Healthcare Essay

23 Mar 2015 20 Jul 2017

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Keywords: importance of professionalism in healthcare According to the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education (see Bossers, Kernaghan, Hodgins, Merla, O'Connor, Van Kessel, 1999, p.16-21), professionalism can be subdivided into three different sections. These include professional parameters, professional behaviours and values, as well as professional responsibilities. Professional parameters simply relate to the principles of ethical and lawful matters while professional behaviours and values are pertaining to the area ...

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Importance Of Hand Washing In Healthcare Nursing Essay

23 Mar 2015 20 Jul 2017

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Keywords: hand hygiene essay, handwashing importance Hand hygiene is a major issue in infection control. It is considered to be the most important infection preventing measures. Many infections are spreading by direct contacts. To prevent contamination, good hand washing techniques must be practised. Hand washing is also the least expensive measure to prevent transmission of nosomical infections. Hand washing is just one important way of avoiding transmission ...

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Nursing Handover Literature Review

23 Mar 2015 19 Jul 2017

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Keywords: nursing handover guidelines, nursing handover models The aim of this assignment is to undertake a literature review of nursing handover and determine the effectiveness of nursing handover in improving patient care. A summary of the literature review findings will be present and finally the assignment will outline a strategy of change and how the change can be implemented in practice. According to Kennedy (1999), handover is ...

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Reflective Essay on Dementia

23 Mar 2015 19 Jul 2017

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Keywords: dementia reflection essay, reflective essay dementia care My first administrative position in mental health was working on a Geriatric Psychiatric unit of the local hospital. Many of the patients were elderly patients with Alzheimer's. This was my first experience with Alzheimer's disease and the effects it has on their families. "Alzheimer's is the most common type of dementia and is incurable, degenerative, and terminal" (Wikipedia) . ...

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Why is Reflective Practice Important in Healthcare?

23 Mar 2015 19 Jul 2017

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Keywords: reflective practice in healthcare INTRODUCTION The ability to become reflective in practice has become a necessary skill for health professionals. This is to ensure that health professionals are continuing with their daily learning and improving their practice. Reflective practice plays a big part in healthcare today and is becoming increasingly noticed. This assignment aims to address the definition of reflective practice, advantages and disadvantages associated, implications ...

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Professional Values in Nursing

23 Mar 2015 18 Jul 2017

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Introduction When defining a personal nursing philosophy, the individual nurse must not simply review his or her own schema of values and beliefs, but must also reassert their own personal confidence in their value system. By taking into consideration the frameworks of theorists, such as Kohlberg (1981) and Gilligan (1982), nurses will better understand their own personal values as well as the values of the profession (Burkhardt ...

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Transition from Student Nurse to Staff Nurse

23 Mar 2015 18 Jul 2017

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Keywords: student nurse transition, transition to staff nurse The author has chosen to examine the perceptions of newly qualified staff nurses during their transition from being student nurses to registered nurses working as staff nurse in various clinical settings to fully understand the issues involved and find ways to make this transition a healthy, enjoyable and productive phase in career development of new nurses. A review of ...

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Principles of Wellness

23 Mar 2015 18 Jul 2017

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Keywords: principle of wellness, philosophy of primary health care This essay will study the case of Shirley, 62, presenting a variety of physical illnesses causing social isolation subsequently resulting in depression. To provide Shirley a learning program to assist recovery, her case will be viewed in the context of two sets of guidelines, Primary Health Care principles and Principles of Wellness. "Depression is an emotional state...[manifesting] anywhere ...

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Stoma Care Reflection

23 Mar 2015 18 Jul 2017

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Keywords: patient with stoma bag, nursing teaching reflection This is a reflective account of teaching a patient stoma care, using Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1988). By conceptualising the reflective cycle as commencing with a description of an event and ending with the development of an action plan, this model facilitates experiential learning. The model is praised for its focus on learning from experience rather than attempting to change ...

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Hand Hygiene and Health Workers

23 Mar 2015 18 Jul 2017

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The purpose of this study to determine the practice of 5 moments of hand hygiene among health care workers in NICU at HRPZ II Kelantan. Hand hygiene is critical in the prevention of Nosocomial infection but however it poorly carried out among health care workers. Hand hygiene very simple procedure and work well to prevent disease because people are the carrier of germ. This study will be ...

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Patients with Complex Needs

23 Mar 2015 18 Jul 2017

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Keywords: complex care needs essays In the modern healthcare climate physiotherapists must provide compelling evidence about the value of what they do (Muir 2002). Additionally they must convince policy makers that, with increasing regularity, physiotherapeutic interventions are not only efficacious, but are also efficient, and suitably evidenced through appropriate scientific research (Haines and Donald 1998). The scope of practice of physiotherapy is defined by the Chartered society ...

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Women's Health Centre Benefits

23 Mar 2015 18 Jul 2017

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Women's health centres are for women only (Broom, 1998). Needless to say, this is an important factor for most women attending the centres (Broom, p. 12). Women who experience domestic or sexual violence, and/or are victims of other abuse (e.g., financial, mental), the safe environment offered by an all women venue is of utmost importance (Broom). Women who attend the centres for other reasons (e.g., Pap [Papanicola] ...

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Health Visitor Reflective Essay

23 Mar 2015 17 Jul 2017

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Keywords: student health visitor reflection, drug addiction home visit I attended a core group meeting for a family with complex needs. Parents Poppy and Richard had struggled to overcome a class A drug addiction and that there were grave concerns about the wellbeing of the 4 children in the family home. I sat opposite Poppy across a small table as this was the last available seat in ...

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Havelock's Theory of Change

23 Mar 2015 17 Jul 2017

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Keywords: havelock theory of change, havelock change model Empowerment is a concept inextricably linked to nursing. With the highest priority placed on the dignity, respect, and preservation of life, nurses obtain enthusiasm and inspiration from assisting patients in maximizing their health - this necessitates empowerment of not only the client, but the nurse as well. In Ontario's long term care (LTC) facilities, an over reliance on the ...

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Roy Adaptation Model in Nursing Practice

23 Mar 2015 17 Jul 2017

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Keywords: roy adaptation model summary The Roy Adaptation Model was proposed by Sister Callista Roy and first published in 1970. The model has greatly influenced the profession of nursing. It is one of the most frequently used models to guide nursing research. This paper discusses an overview of the model, the clarity of the model, five major key concepts in the model, simplicity and generalizability of the ...

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