Concepts in Nursing Research Methods

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Critique criteria The criteria used for this critique were derived from relevant nursing literature (Feninstein & Horwitz, 1997; Cormack, 2000; Khan et al, 2003). About a dozen criteria were specified: design, sample, inclusion/exclusion criteria, time frame of study, data collection, reliability & validity, and data analysis. Study Design Catlette (2005) used a qualitative design. While this approach has its merits, principally a greater degree of realism ...

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Elements of a Good Nursing Report

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Introduction The mechanism of the nursing report is a comparatively ancient one. Certainly it was routinely used in the pre-Nightingale era of nursing and there are reports of such formal handover mechanisms in Chaucer and other medieval writings (Carrick P 2000). As the nursing profession has evolved over time, the requirements, expectations, demands and indeed the procedures employed in the giving of the nursing report, have ...

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Role of the Midwife in Care Interventions

22 Jan 2018

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Title: Discuss the following statement in relation to birth. Midwifery expertise is as much about knowing when not to interfere in the physiological process of pregnancy and birth as it is about recognising when and how to intervene in a way that will facilitate and enhance the woman's ability to give birth.   Essay Women have been giving birth throughout the ages. On the one hand ...

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Ethical Issue: Refusal of Treatment

22 Jan 2018

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Introduction The broad scope of nursing practice demands familiarity with the all of the ethical, professional and legal issues relating to clinical practice. The Nursing and Midwifery Council standards of conduct, performance and ethics require that nurses provide high standards of practice and have a duty of care to all patients (NMC 2007). This paper discusses the case of Alastair and explores the ethical, professional and ...

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Nursing Role in Elderly Person Discharge Planning

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Title: Critically discuss the role of the nurse in the planning and implementation of safe discharge for the hospitalised elderly person. 1. define your understanding of discharge planning linking it to the ageing process and the reasons why older people are more susceptible to poor discharge planning. The NHS is effectively a rationed service with a finite limit on its resources. Coast points out that one ...

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Analysis of Quality Improvement Initiative

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With reference to the practice development literature, critically discuss the principles informing a quality improvement initiative in your area of practice as a Community Registered General Nurse Introduction The purpose of this assignment is to critically analyse a quality improvement initiative, namely the updating of care plans and other documentation within the student’s area of practice, which is Community Nursing. The chosen initiative has occurred within ...

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Life stage analysis: Maturity – Old Age

22 Jan 2018

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In 2005, an estimated one in six individuals was over the age of 65, representing 16 percent of the UK population[1]. The National Statistics Office reports that the largest population increase was evidenced in the 85+ age group, growing by more than 64,000 (6 per cent) in 2005, totalling 1.2 million individuals[2]. Many factors are responsible for this the growth rate in the over 65, primarily ...

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Reflection on Uncomfortable Experience - Bed Bath

22 Jan 2018

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'People & Personal Development'. Introduction The development of reflective skills is a key element of personal and professional development for nursing and healthcare staff (Smith, 1998). However, it is important to be able to develop effective skills in reflection, which incorporates much more than simply reviewing incidents, but forms part of a process of ongoing development of self awareness and insight into the actions of self ...

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Preparation and Delivery of Nursing Oral Presentation

22 Jan 2018

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A Reflective Commentary on the Preparation and Delivery of the Oral Presentation The presentation undertaken focussed on an eighty-year-old Asian female who spoke extremely limited English. Therefore any communication barriers needed to be addressed and this was achieved by asking the family to interpret. She is an obese individual who has a Body Mass Index of 30. She has type 2 diabetes mellitus, a right-sided chronic ...

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How to Write a Nursing Essay

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Getting Started – The Planning Phase The key to success when writing a nursing essay is the detail applied when planning the piece. It is essential to create a clear and robust essay structure, taking into account all of the learning outcomes expected of the finished piece. As well as understanding the essay title it is also important to become fully acquainted with the learning outcomes ...

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'Nesting' and 'Matrescence' as a Birthing Strategy

22 Jan 2018

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Critique of Walsh (2006) “'Nesting' and ‘matrescence' as distinctive features of a free-standing birth centre in the UK. Introduction The provision of evidence-based midwifery care in the current UK maternity care setting is of high priority (Rosswurm and Larrabee, 1999). According to Kitson et al (2000) the implementation of research-derived evidence into clinical practice is mediated by the relationship between the attributes of the research in ...

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Nursing Crisis Intervention: Stroke

22 Jan 2018

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Stroke is a global problem of the increasing elderly population. According to the Department of Health (2007a), stroke is the third leading cause of death in the UK, with more than 110,000 individuals falling victim to a stroke each year at a cost to the National Health Services exceeding £2.8 billion. The Stroke Association (2007) places this number at 130,000 with a mortality rate at 67,000 ...

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Benefits of Postnatal Debriefing

22 Jan 2018

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215133 POSTNATAL DEBRIEFING STILL VALUED BY WOMEN Introduction Providing debriefing for women in the postnatal period is believed by many midwives to help women to adjust to their childbirth experiences, and to help reduce postnatal psychological morbidity. The evidence base is equivocal in relation to the efficacy of these kinds of interventions, which are typically delivered by midwives in clinical practice. This essay will review several ...

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Abortion Issues in Midwifery

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This topic has been chosen to examine in detail the impact of law and ethics upon nursing practice and midwifery, including the ethical dilemmas that face nurses and midwives on a day-to-day basis. It is thereby demonstrated that despite the governance of health professional practice by bodies such as the Royal College of Nursing and the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, ...

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Factors Impacting on Nursing Care Quality

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Introduction Nurses play an indispensable front-line role in patient care within the NHS. However, issues such as role ambiguity, management concerns, training deficiencies, and a limited evidence-base raise serious questions about the quality of health care nurses dispense. This essay considers some of these issues. Role Ambiguity Although nurses offer a wide variety of patient care services, there is considerable ambiguity about specific work responsibilities in ...

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Prevalence of Inappropriate Behavior With Schizophrenia

18 Jan 2018

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Sexuality is basic human need. This need is present at every developmental stage and as age increases, it become more dominant. According to Freud if person fixated at one stage or its needs repressed then in later life it comes in his behavior (Townsend, 2006). According to Muslim Public Affairs Council (1996) sex and sexuality are consider taboo subjects in Pakistan. Our culture also doesn’t allow ...

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Management and Leadership (M&L) Reflection in Nursing

18 Jan 2018

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Description of the incident /near miss The incident occurred in a care centre that provides nursing care and support for 20 young people with a physical disability (YPD) and 65 older people. The settlement consists of four individual units; two “dementia”, one “residential” and one “YPD” providing care for people with many different conditions. Staff work allocated to individual units but is expected to help out ...

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Identification of Hazards Associated With Shift Work

18 Jan 2018

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Chapter 1 1.0 Introduction Modern society has acquired rapid changes that have been shaped and dominated by economic and productivity strategies, as well as human behaviour on individual, social and professional perspectives. The 24-hour society’ represents a platform whereby time constraints, that previously used to limit human activities, have been lifted in order to balance the essential and urgent needs of the society at any given ...

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Complaint of Chest Pain Case Study

18 Jan 2018

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Jon Teegardin   When assessing the patient with chest pain, it is important to pay attention to all of the information available from the patient. Not all chest pain is related to cardiac issues, and not all incidents of myocardial infarction present with classic chest pain symptoms. There are many possible causes of chest pain. The source of chest pain can be cardiac, respiratory, ...

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Health Promotion in Nursing: Child Obesity Interventions

18 Jan 2018

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This essay will explore the knowledge, skills and attitudes nurses need for health promotion. In the last decade health promotion has been a significant part of health policy in the UK (Piper, 2009). For instance the Department of Health (DOH) policies: Choosing Health (DOH, 2004) and Better Information, Better Choices, Better Health (DOH, 2007), both highlight health promotion as a main concern in health service (Piper, ...

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Depression & Anxiety in Older Adults: Gaps in the Knowledge

18 Jan 2018

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Depression and Anxiety in Older Adults: Are there gaps in current knowledge regarding diagnosis and treatment? Introduction Mental health problems in older adults can cause a massive social impact, often bringing about poor quality of life, isolation and exclusion. Depression is one of the most debilitating mental health disorders worldwide, affecting approximately 7% of the elderly population (Global Health Data Exchange, 2010). Despite this, it is also ...

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Postoperative Pain Management Case Study

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Introduction Postoperative pain management is the main issue in the case study of Josie Elliot, a 26 years old woman who had a surgery for internal fixation of fractured right wrist- the radius and scaphoid bones.Therefore, this assignment mainly describes the importance of pain management in post-operative care and also discusses the possible effects of unrelieved pain in the case of Josie Elliot. This writing further ...

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Anaemia During Pregnancy: Case Study

18 Jan 2018

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ANAEMIA DURING PREGNANCY The wonder and joy ofpregnancyis matched by the body's ability to adapt to looking after the growing baby. In addition to the mother's physiologic needs, there is the additional need to provide the building blocks for optimal growth of the baby. All this construction requires energy and oxygen as the fuel that helps drive the engine. Oxygen in the air that we breathe ...

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Barriers to Accessing Reproductive Healthcare

18 Jan 2018

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Hina Mirza   As a part of Reproductive Health Course year III BScN, for community clinical we went to karimabad colony to assess family needs related to health. There I visit one family that I choose as my secondary client. After assessing different dimension of health when it comes to Reproductive health assessment, I took initiative by asking about normal menstrual cycle of the ...

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Effectiveness of Contrast Bath on Level of Neuropathy Pain

18 Jan 2018

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DISCUSSION The study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of contrast bath on level of neuropathy pain among clients with diabetes mellitus attending diabetic outpatient department. This chapter discusses in detail the finding of the analysis in relation to the objectives and hypotheses of the study. The following were the objectives of the study and further discussion will exemplify how these objectives were satisfied and how ...

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Raising Awareness of Cholesterol Link to CHD

18 Jan 2018

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  This essay will be based around a health promotion activity that was carried out by 6 students, the main focus is health promotion and raising awareness of cholesterol link to CHD. Centre for disease control and prevention (2013), defines cholesterol as a waxy, fat-like substance in the body that is necessary for normal function. In addition, health needs assessment will be identify, continuing with target ...

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Relationship Between Health Status and Gender

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Examining the relationship between health status and gender must take into account the different reflections of gender construction in Australia (Lumb, 2003, p.73-74).There are numerous expressions of masculinity and it can prove difficult to associate health status with this broad criterion (Smith, 2007, p.20, 22-23).Traditionally, gender and health status relied upon there being a broad comparison between gender definitions and “social roles” in which men would ...

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Non-pharmacological Pain Relief Intervention in Labour

18 Jan 2018

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CHAPTER – II REVIEW OF LITERATURE Review of literature is an important step in the development of any research project. This chapter deals with the information collected with relevant to the present study through the published and unpublished materials. These publications were the foundation to carry out the research work. This helps the investigator to analyze what is already known about the topic and to describe ...

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Communication Skills in Assessment of Service User

18 Jan 2018

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An Evaluation of the communication skills demonstrated in the assessment of a service user This assignment will analyse the communication skills of a physical skill that has been observed by a member of staff whilst in practice. Furthermore relevant literature will be explored to interpret if the communication skills that were used were the most effective including that of both verbal and non-verbal communication skills. All ...

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Nursing and Patient Led Intervention Case Study

18 Jan 2018

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Doris presented wound to left medial malleolus that has been caused by banging her left leg on fire 6 weeks ago. The wound measures 4 cm x 5 cm, filled 90% slough, 10 % granulation on wound bed and had copious odour to exudate. SMART OUTCOME / OBJECTIVE To reduce the size of Doris’ ulcer from the current 4 cm x 5 cm to 2 cm ...

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Earthquake Preparedness of Staff Nurses Research Proposal

17 Jan 2018

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A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INFORMATION BOOKLET ON EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS IN TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF STAFF NURSES WORKING IN SELECTED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS OF GUJARAT STATE  INVESTIGATOR Bhavisha R. Patel   ABSTRACT Disaster has been Mankind’s constant though inconvenient companion since time immemorial. The fury of nature can be as disastrously beautiful as the gifts of nature received gratis. ...

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Strategies to Reduced Diabetes Appointments

17 Jan 2018

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1 Introduction The aim of this project is to reduce the number of appointments that those on the diabetes register need to attend by offering a “one stop shop” for both retinal screening and diabetic review. The surgery I work in is demographically situated in one of the most deprived areas in the UK and typically the patients attending are those who make poor ...

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Annotated Bibliography: Nursing Care of Patient With Stroke

17 Jan 2018

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This annotated bibliography will discuss three pieces of literatures, which include a Department of health policy. Demonstrating an understanding of the chosen articles with the use of additional literatures to analyse identify and explore learning and how it will influence the nursing care of patient with stroke. Furthermore, the analysis of how the literature search was performed, the database used, search term used, the inclusion and ...

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Effect Of Pharmacist and Nurse on Improving Blood Pressure

17 Jan 2018

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Afzal Hussain   Problem and Purpose In this paper, I will be critically analyzing the article “A Randomized Trial of the Effect Of Community Pharmacist and Nurse Care on Improving Blood Pressure Management in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus- Study of Cardiovascular Risk Intervention by Pharmacists–Hypertension (SCRIP-HTN) by Donna L. Maclean ; Finlay A. McAlister; Jeffery A. Johnson, Kathryn M. King; Mark J. Makowsky ; Charlotte A. ...

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Respiratory Disease Patient Assessment

17 Jan 2018

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Total Patient Care Patient Profile Name of patient: Miss Cheung Sex/ Age: F/ 17 Hospital/ Ward. Bed no.: Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital (AHNH) / E4 (Paediatrics unit) / 25 Demographic Data (Client’s personal particulars) & Psychological assessment: Miss Cheung, 17 years old, was born in Hong Kong in 1996. She speaks in Cantonese. She is a student and studies in secondary six. She is ...

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Health Promotion Activity for HIV

17 Jan 2018

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GRACE GAISEY HEALTH PROMOTION Health promotion about raising awareness of Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV). Group members- Grace Gaisey, Ethel Onyewuotu, Isabelle Bialan, John Daramewa, Nana Sarpong- Mensah and Peace Uzoma. Introduction This essay highlights assessing, planning, implementing and the evaluation of a health promotion activity on HIV. The World Health Organisation (WHO), 2013) defines HIV as ...

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Treatment Planning System Software Reflective Essay

17 Jan 2018

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“Improving one’s learning and performance could be considered to be a ‘meta-skill’, that is the skill of learning how to learn.” (The Open University, 2012) Clinical skills chosen The clinical skill that was chosen is learning how to use Varian Medical Eclipse™ Treatment Planning System software and acquiring knowledge on how to plan a treatment for the different cancers. Eclipse™ is a comprehensive treatment planning system ...

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Role of Nurse Practitioners in Reinventing Primary Care

17 Jan 2018

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The Quality and Effectiveness of Care Provided by Nurse Practitioners Expanding the Role of Advanced Nurse Practitioners — Risks and Rewards Glaiza Lanuza   The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Reinventing Primary Care (Mary D. Naylor and Ellen T. Kurtzman. 2010) The authors in this study acknowledge that Nurse Practitioners are the fundamental category of advanced practice nurses yielding immediate care in the United ...

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Physical Observed Assessment Analysis

17 Jan 2018

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COMMUNICATION Any form of interaction is done through communication as a skill. To human interaction it is pivotal. Communication is a process which enables people to relate with those around them and to make concerns and needs know very well indeed. Communication can be verbal and non- verbal.Peate (2005) states that non- verbal communication reinforces a verbally communicated message. Building an important sustaining relationships with a ...

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Effect of Marriage on Mental Health

17 Jan 2018

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Sara Zafarullah Sheikh (GN12119)   According to World Health Organization, an individual with good mental health is able to cope with the stress of everyday life, knows his or her own abilities and work productively in every aspect to contribute to the community. On the other hand marriage is defined as a union of husband and wife in a universal and legitimate relationship recognized ...

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Benefits of Therapeutic Education (TE)

17 Jan 2018

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The WHO states that “‘‘the aim of therapeutic education (TE) is to teach the patient the adequate know-how. The patient’s TE is a permanent process, which is part of medical care. It includes sensitization, information, learning and psychosocial support, which are all related to the pathology and its treatments. The education should allow the patient and his family to have a better collaboration with the health ...

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Ethical Issues in Paediatric Wards

17 Jan 2018

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Smith, a five-day-old newborn, experienced a decrease in oxygen saturation and abdominal distension. Abdominal radiograph indicated free air in abdomen. When obtaining the consent for surgery, the parents refused the use of blood or blood products, because both of them were Jehovah’s Witness (Meadow et al., 2010). There are no absolute rights or wrongs to this case, which is based on a synthesis of this clinical ...

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Developing Cultural Competence in Nursing

17 Jan 2018

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Christopher Mason Cultural Interview with Patrick de Mendoza The culture in which we are raised greatly influences our attitudes, beliefs, values, and behaviors. Our families taught us how to believe about and treat people who were different than we are. In order to provide sensitive and effective care to persons from cultures that are different from our own, two things must occur: An ...

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Underwater Seal Drainage Tube Management

17 Jan 2018

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Underwater seal drainage tubes (chest tubes) are inserted to drain the pleural cavity (the potential space around the lung) which can contain blood, air or lymph (Rajaraman, Happy& Tony W., 2010). The chest tube is connected to a water-seal plastic container and there is only one-way movement of air and fluid from the pleural cavity. In general, the water-seal container should not be empty or changed ...

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Nurse Life Care Planning

17 Jan 2018

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Debilitating and tragic accidents, painful, chronic illnesses that leave one dependent and unable to do many simple activities of daily life – who would you want to help plan the highly important details of care to maintain the rest of yours or a loved one’s life? Nurse Life Care Planners play a significant role in combining the assessment and diagnoses of a patient to develop a ...

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Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Middle-Aged

17 Jan 2018

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Community Care Plan: Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Middle-Aged to Elderly Populations in Mesquite   Assessment Community Nursing DX: Increased risk for cardiovascular disease in middle aged to elderly populations in the Mesquite (75150) related to the behavioral health habits as evidenced by leading cause of mortality statistics (heart disease, dshs.state.tx.us), higher rates of smoking/excessive alcohol consumption relative to ...

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Communication Skills in Health Assessment

17 Jan 2018

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An Evaluation of the communication skills demonstrated in the assessment of a service user This essay will evaluate an admission assessment observed a specific assessment observed which was done by mentor. Communication skills that she used will be analysed. Furthermore appropriate literature will be used to understand if the communication skills that were used were the most effective as well as that of both verbal and ...

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Lumbar Metastatic Disease Diagnosis

17 Jan 2018

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Arlena Davis   What additional historical information do you want to collect from the patient? Healthcare professionals are supposed to gather historical information from the patient when diagnosing lumbar pain. Gathering historical information ensures proper diagnosis of lumbar pain and treatment. The following historical information would be obtained from the patient. The doctor will determine whether the patient has had any spinal ...

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Correlation Between Family and Domestic Violence

17 Jan 2018

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Assessment Task - 1 The following essay is a discussion of the correlation between family and domestic violence and impacts this has on mental health. Authoritative journal articles which form the basis of evidence-based practice will be used to discuss the impact of domestic violence on mental health taking into consideration bio psychosocial factors influencing domestic violence and mental health for adults and children. This essay ...

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Pathophysiology of Skin Alterations

17 Jan 2018

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Skin Alterations Beverly Phelps   Abstract Human skin is the largest multifunctional organ of the body, and knowledge of its structure and function is essential to clinicians and researchers. The skin has two layers, the epidermis and dermis, separated by a basement membrane zone. It provides protection, sensation, thermoregulation, biochemical/metabolic, and immune functions. Key and emerging concepts important to understanding pathophysiological mechanisms for practicing clinicians are: ...

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Person Centred Mental Health Care for Schizophrenia

17 Jan 2018

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Person Centred Mental Health Care Disha Gupta References Essay: Ben is a 22 year old male who has been admitted to the acute in patient unit as a compulsory client under the Victorian Mental health Act (2014) who has a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Question When using recent research evidence please addresses the following; Identify the rationale and discuss strategies the mental health nurse will use ...

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Benefits of Evidence Based Practice (EBP)

17 Jan 2018

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Evidence Based Practice, also known as EBP according to (Liamputtong, 2013) is a “process that requires the practitioner to find best empirical evidence about the effectiveness or efficacy of different treatment options and then determine the relevance of the evidence to a particular client’s situation”. EBP values, enhances, and builds on the clinical proficiency, knowledge of the disease mechanisms, and pathophysiology. It involves complex and conscientious ...

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Uncertainty in Illness Theory Analysis

17 Jan 2018

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UNCERTAINTY IN ILLNESS THEORY MIDDLE RANGE THEORY ASSIGNMENT BY STEPHANIE MORRIS Background and credentials Merle Mishel strives to enhance patient outcome and care during uncertainty by identifying uncertainties and addressing them. Mishel has a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Boston University and Master of Science in nursing from the University of California. She also has a Master of Arts degree in psychology and a postgraduate ...

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Dual Diagnosis: Eating Disorders and Alcohol/Substance Abuse

17 Jan 2018

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Alcoholism is characterized by a strong craving to drink, an inability to stop drinking once beginning, a physical dependence upon alcohol to prevent symptoms of withdrawal, and a need for greater amounts of alcohol due to increased tolerance. Substance abuse is defined as the routine use of harmful substances for mood-altering purposes and can include illicit drugs, such as cocaine or heroin, prescription or over-the-counter drugs. ...

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Nursing Care for Acute Exacerbation of COPD

17 Jan 2018

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Introduction This essay is focused on the signification of health assessment throughout the nursing process of a scenario of patient (Mr Lee) who diagnosed with acute exacerbation of COPD and express how health assessment and emergency assessment help to plan a suitable nursing care for Mr Lee. Background Firstly, let’s describe of Mr. Lee’s health status. Mr. Lee, aged 70, graduated from high school, retired. He ...

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Q-syte Connector on Prevention of Thrombophlebitis

17 Jan 2018

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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION “To do what nobody else will do, a way that nobody else can do, inspite of all we go through; is to be a nurse.” - Rawsi Williams.RN. The first principle to enunciate in a hospital is “do the sick no harm” (Florence Nightingale, 1859). Curing is a part of doctors and caring is in nurses’ domain. The intravenous (IV) cannulation is a ...

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Role of Multi-Detector CT in Paranasal Sinuses

17 Jan 2018

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SUMMARY OF THESIS Name of speciality : Radio-diagnosis Name of System : Head and Neck Title of Thesis and : Role of Multi-Detector Computed Tomography in Paranasal Sinuses Pathology, 2015. Lakshmi Kumar Chalamarla Name of Supervisor : Dr. Kavita Kapoor, Consultant Imaging, Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre, New Delhi. Hospital/Institute : Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre, New Delhi-110062. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To characterize pathologies ...

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Reflection on a Clinical Experience on Staffing Challenge

17 Jan 2018

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Description. As a requirement of my nursing course, am writing an essay on an incident that happened during my clinical experience. This was in a Tier 4 public hospital which serves a whole county within the republic in a densely populated area that has a population of 10 million people as per the latest censes of 2009. It also serves the neighboring counties. It has all ...

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Influences on Nursing Professional Practice

17 Jan 2018

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The Illness-Wellness Continuum, developed in the 1970s, illustrates that health is a dynamic state; there are several degrees of health. “Good health”, or High-Level Wellness, is achieved through awareness, education and growth, and is found on the right of the horizontal Illness-Wellness Continuum diagram. Signs, symptoms, and disability, which are evidence of worsening health (and eventually Pre-Mature Death), are found on the left side of the ...

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Roles and Responsibilities of The Qualified Nurse

17 Jan 2018

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VANITHA RAMAN INTRODUCTION A qualified nurse is central to the provision of safe, high quality nursing care and the backbone of the healthcare system. Qualified nurses are individually accountable for their own practice and have a personal responsibility to maintain their competency and meet professional standards in order to maintain their licence to practise. The role of the registered nurse has evolved with changes ...

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Reflective Analysis of Viva Voce

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Introduction Viva voce and a reflection, both a requirement for successful completion of the course. For somebody not used to this form of assessment process, it is just but normal to ask oneself what? , why? and how?. Although a brief and complete orientation, description and information was provided in the early part of the curriculum, it is only in the end that I have fully ...

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Depression and Anxiety in Older Adults: Knowledge Gaps

17 Jan 2018

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Depression and Anxiety in Older Adults: Are there gaps in current knowledge regarding diagnosis and treatment? Introduction Mental health problems in older adults can cause a massive social impact, often bringing about poor quality of life, isolation and exclusion. Depression is one of the most debilitating mental health disorders worldwide, affecting approximately 7% of the elderly population (Global Health Data Exchange, 2010). Despite this, it is also ...

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Nursing Assessments for Geriatric Client with Mental Illness

17 Jan 2018

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In this assignment, nursing assessments and interventions for a geriatric client suffering from long term mental illness, depression and suicidal tendencies is studied with reference to relevant theories, nursing assessments and interventions. Systematic approach of studying nursing process will be explained along with a role of mental health nurse in care assessment of the patient. There are four stages which are identified in the nursing process ...

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Effectiveness of Exercise Programme on Balance Score

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This chapter deals with the summary and conclusion made from present study. It clarifies the limitations of the study, implications and recommendations given for various areas in nursing practice, nursing education, administration and research. The primary purpose of the intervention is to improve the balance score among elderly people in the age group of 60-80 years. DISCUSSION The present study was aimed to assess the effectiveness ...

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Plan for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Prevention

17 Jan 2018

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B.Trimble Healthy People 2020 identified intimate partner violence (IPV) as an increasing public health issue. Previously thought of as a private matter, IVP has received little attention by the health care sector. IPV affects millions, both men and women; it crosses racial, ethnic, religious, economic, and educational groups. The financial effects of IPV are estimated at ...

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Nursing Management of a Chronic Illness: Diabetes

17 Jan 2018

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Maddison Adams   Over time, ineffective management of diabetes can lead to a number of health related problems such as damage to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys and nerves. Diabetes is a rapidly growing health epidemic. Insulin is a hormone that is produced to regular blood sugar levels. Diabetes is a chronic illness that can be caused by the pancreas producing an inadequate ...

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Technologies Used in Aged Care Facilities

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Table of Contents (Jump to) Technologies used in Aged care facilities Introduction Diffusion of technology in everyday lives Technologies used in Aged care facilities Enhancing the nature of aged care in the communities The need of assistive technologies in the aged Conclusion References Technologies used in Aged care facilities Introduction Elderly care, or just elder care, is the satisfaction of the extraordinary needs and necessities that ...

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Literature Review of Pain Assessment Tools

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Introduction This essay will identify the issue of poorly addressed acute pain in hospitalized patients and critically compare and discusses a range of pain assessment tools referring to contemporary research literature and practice guidelines for patients who are able to self describe their pain and who are unable to self describe their pain due to verbal communication barriers, critical illness or delirium/dementia. Main Body According to ...

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Radiation Induced Symptoms in Gynaecological Malignancies

17 Jan 2018

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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Cancer is a condition where a specific part of the body cells grow and reproduce uncontrollably .The Cancerous cells invade and destroy the surrounding healthy tissues , including organs .( National Health Service, 2005). Gynaecologic Cancers are the uncontrolled growth of cell and spread abnormally in the female reproductive organs, including the cervix , ovaries ,uterus , fallopian tubes, vagina and vulva .(American ...

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Alcohol Energy Drinks (AEDs) in Student Drinking Community

17 Jan 2018

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Adapted McMasters Critical Review Form – Qualitative Studies Study Purpose: Was the purpose and/or research question stated clearly? Yes No Outline the purpose of the study and/or research question: This research aims to investigate how the university students feel about the pre-mixed AEDs, including their perceptions and their experiences. Meanwhile the university students in this study indicate young people between 18 ...

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Developing Autonomy in Learning

17 Jan 2018

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Thinking of me as an educator or instructor, and entering in teaching profession is one of my dreams and goals of life. This time a graduate study is giving me the opportunity to explore my professional development in the field of teaching and education. Before entering to the first class of practicum, naturally I was feeling the burden of responsibilities in terms of thinking more critically ...

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Perspectives on Ageing | Essay

17 Jan 2018

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Lachlan Donnet-Jones Ageing is a term used to describe the physical, psychological and social changes that occur to an individual over time. While most individuals possess their own interpretation of ageing, the issues and challenges faced by the older population is a topic commonly misunderstood. This can be due to generational differences in morals, values, beliefs and a lack of understanding, leading to various ...

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Importance of Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI)

17 Jan 2018

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Ankle Brachial Pressure Index test use as a tool of foot assessment in diabetic patient to reduce rate of lower extremity amputation. INTRODUCTION This essay will reflect on the importance of ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) use as a tool while performing foot assessment (FA) to identify diabetic patients who are at risk of foot ulcers and detecting vascular impairment in diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) hence ...

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Developing a Moral Community with Limited Resources

17 Jan 2018

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Dwayne Potenteau During one of my experiences in hospital I was assigned to a nurse in Telemetry. The nurse (we will call her Susan) had been on shift for about an hour and was already working at a torrid pace. In addition to the clients she had to monitor which were 8 in total, the Rn was also assigned 6 patients to care for. ...

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Congestive Cardiac Failure: Signs, Symptoms and Treatment

17 Jan 2018

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James Rowe Assessment 2 Mr Wright's admission states that he has heart failure (Congestive Cardiac Failure). Clearly define heart failure. What organs and which body systems are affected by this disorder? CCF is a condition in which the heart doesn’t pump as it should and therefore has an impaired cardiac output. Causes include MI, ischaemic heart disease and cardiomyopathy. Mainly includes heart ...

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Respiratory System Procedures

17 Jan 2018

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Carol Bailey, MSN, RN Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits Introduction You are a nurse working in a PCU. Your clinical unit specializes in the care of patients who are undergoing treatment for pulmonary disease. You often provide care and patient teaching for patients having tests and procedures for pulmonary conditions. Your assignment today includes providing care and ...

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Effect of Communication on Collaborative Working

17 Jan 2018

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Discuss how communication within an inter-professional team could affect collaborative working. Inter-professional learning and collaborative working in healthcare are two significant practices that must be understood as health care practitioners and trainee health professionals, to deliver high quality of patient-centred care in National Health Service (NHS) through effective communication. Thus, the aim of this essay is to critical discuss and analyse how communication within an interprofessional ...

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How Can a Nurse Improve and Develop Professional Identity?

17 Jan 2018

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According to DeJong 2014, professionalism can be defined as the means of acting in an acceptable and appropriate way while adhering to a professional code of conduct. It also means completing given tasks and responsibilities on time. On the other hand a Professional identity can be described as a set of principles that define a person in their professional career. A professional identity can also be ...

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Assessment and Accountability in Nursing

17 Jan 2018

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Mentors have responsibility to assist students to develop their clinical skills and knowledge on placements. As well as developing clinical skills, students also develop their interpersonal skills and as a result of this experience gain maturity. (NMC, 2008) .To determine students have achieved the professional standards or competence, mentors must make assessments while their placement. This is vital to protect the public from unsafe and incompetent ...

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Features of Intellectual Disability, and Interventions

17 Jan 2018

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INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY Mr. Basavaraj S Hukkeri Assistant Professor D. Y Patil college of Nursing, Kolhapur Intellectual disability (ID), once called mental retardation, is characterized by below-average intelligence or mental ability and a lack of skills necessary for day-to-day living. Mental retardation refers to significantly sub average general intellectual functioning resulting in or associated with concurrent ...

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Pharmacists Role in Complementary & Alternative Medicines

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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Pharmacists Role in Complementary & Alternative Medicines The first section of this paper will provide background information on the use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) and their associated risks and benefits. Additionally, information on the pharmacists’ role in CAMs and services in their pharmacies will be discussed. Next, the theory that potential ethical conflicts arise for pharmacists between keeping the health and wellbeing of clients and ...

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ABCDE Approach for Critically Ill Patients

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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The topic I have chosen for my vignette is a patient with chest pain. The Resuscitation Council (UK 2006) recommends that clinical staff should follow the ABCDE approach when assessing and treating critically ill patients. This will help to identify the deterioration of critically ill patients.With this in mind, it is important that patients presenting with cardiovascular conditions are promptly assessed and treated. Here I am following ...

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Ethical, Legal and Professional Duties of Nurses

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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Introduction: Nurses are subject to a large number of ethical, legal and professional duties which are so many to be discussed in this essay so that is why only main important ethical and legal duties will be discussed in this essay. According to the scenario, these main ethical and legal duties will be respect of patient's autonomy and the duty of care which is given to all ...

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Decision Support Methods in Healthcare

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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Introduction Currently, healthcare practitioners are working hard to ensure that the safety of patients is guaranteed. They are also working toward averting expensive lawsuits that result from medical malpractices. Additionally, medical practitioners have devised mechanisms for the bar-coding of medicines, patients, and nurses to ensure that patients receive safe medicines and quality healthcare services (Tan, & Sheps, 1998). Some healthcare systems are using decision support methods and ...

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Importance of Statistical Research in Medicine

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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The Nepal Journal of Epidemiology is the first journal of its kind in Nepal. Our main objective in pioneering this journal is to attempt to provide a common platform for all researchers, particularly those doing epidemiological studies on prevailing public health problems in the community. We wish to make this journal one that follows standard criteria of scientific article writing with sound technical knowhow. We have introduced ...

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Relationship Between Staff Motivation and Performance

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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INTRODUCTION Shortages can be a symptom of demotivation, poor management and lack of organizational support (Zurn et al., 2005). Shortages are resulting in heavy workload, which is a precursor to job stress, and burnout, which have also been linked to low job motivation. Nurses' job motivation is an elusive concept, which is defined within its extrinsic and intrinsic values (Cowin, 2002). Extrinsic values encompass the tangible aspects ...

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Reflection on Nursing Presentation

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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Working in the surgical ward entails numerous responsibilities for a health care practitioner like me. Thinking about the holistic care, recovery of patients and minimising any complications from occurring are a few of those responsibilities that a surgical nurse always has to keep in mind. According to Anthony Lee (2007), whether it is abdominal surgery, plastic surgery, or any other invasive surgical treatment, it is dangerous to ...

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Culture of Silence: Talking About Death and Terminal Illness

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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In the past, it may have been acceptable for doctors not to tell a patient they had cancer. There was a culture of silence around talking about death and terminal illness (Heyse-Moore 2009). In On Death and Dying (Kubler-Ross 1973) Kubler-Ross said it was often the wife or husband who was told the diagnosis and then had the burden of whether to tell the painful truth. However, ...

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Improving Concordance to Smoking Cessation Treatment

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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National Institute of Clinical Excellence (2009) identified that medicine taking is a complex human behaviour that lies ultimately, in the hands of the patient. NICE (2009) estimates that between a third and a half of all medicines prescribed are not taken as recommended and Dunbar-Jacob et al (1995) evaluates that up to 80 per cent of patients can be expected not to comply with their treatment at ...

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The Heart, Hands and the Mind in Midwifery

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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The Art of Midwifery Midwifery places the woman and the midwife at the centre of midwifery care. It is said that midwifery is an art that uses the heart, the hands and the mind. In relation to working with woman in childbearing this essay will discuss this statement. The essay will look at these three essential elements of midwifery, the heart, the hands and the mind, showing ...

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Cost Effectiveness of Dialysis for ESRD Patients

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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From 2002-2009 diabetic nephropathies represented 41% of all end-stage renal (ESRD) patients in St. Lucia, which is significantly higher when compared with global distribution. Renal replacement therapy for ESRD is resource intensive, consuming a significant part of the health budget. Financial pressures on the health system continue to increase in the face of the global financial crisis, yet cost-effectiveness studies of ESRD treatment options are not only ...

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Importance of Nursing Informatics in Nurses Daily Practice

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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Introduction Data is the basic and the fundamental concept that this study focus on. Since there is no information can be acquired without availability of data (Ahsan and Shah, 2006). The data that we are talking about in this context is the clinical data, which is the data that gathered about patients in practice by clinicians (Millar et al., 2009). Pressure ulcer (PU) data is one of ...

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History of and Importance of Handwashing

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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Introduction Hand washing is the removal of micro-organisms from hands using running water or alcohol rub or gel (Brooker and Waugh, 2007). It is the most effective way of controlling the spread of infectious diseases in hospitals and populated areas. The skin is a vital part of the body that acts as a demarcation between internal and external environment and hence should be kept clean all the ...

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Development of Nursing Skills in Oral Care Placement

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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INTRODUCTION This essay is going to focus on the nursing skills that I developed during a period of placement simulations and in the community, placing emphasis on oral care, communication and bed bath. It will outline the fundamental aspects of clinical nursing skills that I have begun to acquire. This will also highlight the learning processes which took place and how it helped me to enhance my ...

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Infection Control Practices in Nursing Homes

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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Introduction Literature review on the infection control practices in the Nursing Homes most particularly in the United Kingdom. It is well known that the elderly population has a substantially increased incidence and severity of many infectious diseases (Hampton, 2003). The student will focus on the infection control and prevention issues most specifically to person- to-person transmission and a little regarding food -borne transmission. In fact, the Centres ...

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Reflection: Application of Leadership Skills in Nursing

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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1. Introduction 1.1 This report looks at my existing leadership skills and how they have developed when implementing a postnatal group within my practice. Through developing this group, I will look at how the team responds to my leadership and how I approach situations. As part of my continuing professional development, I will identify changes needed in my approach to future practice in order to provide a ...

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Accountability and Assessment in Nursing Mentorship

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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Introduction The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) (2008a, p.23) declares in its Standards to Support Learning and Assessment in Practice that a “mentor is a mandatory requirement for pre-registration nursing students”. This simply means that student nurses must be guided by nurse mentors. The Royal College of Nursing (2009, p.3) declares that the “significance of the role of a mentor and the quality of the mentorship offered ...

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Causes of Road Traffic Accidents (RTA)

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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Road accident fatalities are one of the major causes of death and injuries in Malaysia. Believed it or not, every years more people died because of road accident compare to diseases. Human factors, including their attitudes, carelessness and health contributed to almost all road accidents in this country and number keep on increasing every year and last year alone it shown increases of 397,194 cases in which ...

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Symptoms of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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Pathophysiology Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is an acquired syndrome that occurs when a stimulus pathologically activates intravascular coagulation and fibrinolysis resulting in an unbalanced hemostasis (Cunningham, 1999; Huether & McCance, 2008; Wada, 2008). The initiation of DIC starts with the release of tissue factor (TF) by the endothelial cells or white blood cells (WBCs). TF are present on many different cell types including lungs, brain, and placenta. ...

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Dignity in Care for Adults with Learning Disabilities

23 Mar 2015 05 Jan 2018

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The primary aim of the proposed research is to analyse the meaning, perceptions and quality of dignity in healthcare with respect to adults who have learning disabilities in the United Kingdom and study the range of healthcare services available for adults with learning disabilities. Specific Objectives To assess challenges of access, inclusion, choice, attitudes and legislation faced by adults with learning disabilities in healthcare. To determine ...

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