Importance of Having an Inter Professional Team

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This essay is meant to throw light on the importance of having an inter professional team that would make the service delivery to patients easier. In this essay I will discuss the roles played by nurses and other professionals in the team. The essay will reflect the efficiency of such a team and their work distribution and involvement. I will highlight the ways in which a team ...

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Diabetic With Exertional Dyspnea and Anasarca: Case Study

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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A fifty year old gentleman, a known diabetic and hypertensive presented with exertional dyspnea and fluid overload. He was detected to have renal failure and associated evidence of cardiac disease, cardiorenal syndrome Type 4. He improved with decongestive therapy and conservative management. In view of the presence of microvascular complications of diabetes, he was diagnosed as diabetic nephropathy stage 5 and initiated on maintenance haemodialysis. The approach ...

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Rebound Tenderness in Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Abdominal pain is a common presentation within the accident and emergency department [A+E] and specialist nurses working in this environment need to be familiar and confident in dealing with this presentation (Hibberts and Bushell 2007, Pines, Pines, Hall, Hunter, Srinivasan and Ghaemmaghami 2005). Abdominal pain can be associated with a wide variety of surgical and nonsurgical conditions, with the most prevalent cause being acute appendicitis (Lin, Chen, ...

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Should Nurses Be Allowed to Diagnose Patients?

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Nowadays, the more controversial is the question as whether nurses should be allowed to diagnose patients? This issue is highly significant because nurses are equally responsible for patient care as do doctors and their knowledge can contribute towards appropriate diagnosis. However, Croasdale (2008) claimed that "nurses have limited diagnosing skills". Here the essential point on which I differ is that, today nurses are more knowledgeable and competent ...

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Gender Bias in Nursing

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Gender Female Bias Gender bias is common in nursing. It is my own experience of facing gender bias in my own institution. When I was working as an Instructor in my institution, there was opportunity to for me to get promotion but was denied and it was given to a female colleague. As I was working there for last three years with an out standing performance for ...

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Health Promotion Strategies for Obesity

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Introduction Australian Health Ministers have identified obesity as an area of National Health Priority Area as evidenced and supported by Durand 2007 “reversing the obesity epidemic is an urgent priority”. Through this essay we will discuss the determinants of health, what is obesity and possible strategies for primary, secondary, and tertiary health promotion for obesity. Most of the primary strategies used are targeted towards children as most ...

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Inter-professional Working and the Needs of the Patients

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QUESTION I "Not sharing information is detrimental to inter-professional working" Indeed, the needs of patients are best met by the inter-professional team, the evidence indicates that collaboration can promote coordination, cooperation between carers and significantly improve patient outcome and resource management (DoH, 2000, 2001a, 2001b). ‘Inter-professional’ working has thus become popular following pivotal policies drafted to structurally re-shape the National Health System (NHS) and influence how ...

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Communication and Interpersonal Skills Reflection

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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The aim of this report is to look at a critical incident that occurred in placement and relate this to the theory and knowledge regarding communication and interpersonal skills, so as to demonstrate an understanding of my views on the art and science of reflection and the issues surrounding reflective practice Reflection is part of reflective practice and a skill that is developed. It can be seen ...

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Impact of Ageing on Psychological Health

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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It should be noted that all names of individuals and places in this report have been changed in order to protect the patients' confidentiality (Nursing & midwifery council 2009). Therefore the patient will be known as Mrs.Brown.Mrs Brown is an 86 year old lady who lives with her elderly husband. According to Mrs Brown husband they have two sons together and 3 grandchildren, they both visit occasionally. ...

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Procedure of Performing Ankle Brachial Pressure Index

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Description I accompanied the District Nursing Team on placement to a Doppler Clinic for patients referred by their GPs to be assessed for compression bandages. I was talked through the procedure of performing Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI), which required the following equipments: Hand-held Doppler ultrasound machine; 8 MHz probe (5 MHz probe if required for large or oedematous limbs); ultrasound transducer gel; sphygmomanometer and cuff and ...

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Roles and Responsibilities of a Qualified Nurse

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Professional Role Development The aim of this essay is to explore and discuss important aspects of the roles and responsibilities of the newly qualified nurse. It will look at and abroad discuss on different type of roles and responsibilities including transition. The roles and responsibilities of a qualified nurse include essential professional skills such as leading in care management and care delivery situations as well as maintaining ...

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Values of Nursing, Person, Health, and Environment

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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The values of nursing are acquired during socialization into nursing code of ethics, nursing experience, teachers and peers. Watson (1982, pp 20-21) outlined four important values of nursing; strong commitment to service, belief in the dignity and worth of each person, commitment to education and professional autonomy. Nursing education, concepts and programs for improving the knowledge in health facility are provided to maintain moral, theoretical and clinical ...

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The Principles of Nursing and Health

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Introduction This assignment into principles of nursing and health will explore dimensions of health; it will give an insight to a person who has a condition called multiple sclerosis. Looked at will be what determinants of health are to this person. Underpinning professional, legal and ethical implications surrounding health should the individual require nursing care is of great importance. Finally the assignment will give a reflection of ...

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Augmentative and Alternative communication (AAC)

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Introduction: Communication is one of human basic needs. It is an essential part of life that no one can live without it. It is a process of transferring information, ideas, attitudes, or feelings from an individual to another individual or to a group of individuals. The process includes the exchange of experiences between individuals; under the shared common understandings of media or symbols that contain the information ...

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Controlling Operative and Postoperative Pain | Literature

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Review of literature is a key step in research process. The literature review is to discover what has previously been done about the problem to be studied what remains to be done, what methods have been employed in other research and how the result of other research in the area can be combined to develop knowledge. It is essential step; it can be done before and after ...

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Multi-disciplinary Care Management in Orthopaedic Ward

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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The purpose of this assignment is to explore, discuss, and analyse multi-disciplinary care management of a patient admitted to an orthopaedic ward. It will look at how collaboration with other agencies and disciplines takes place. In addition, their role in the rehabilitation and discharge planning. It will conclude if the special needs of the patient were met which will be discussed throughout the assignment. This assignment will ...

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Laminar Air-flow to Control Operating Room Infection

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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INTRODUCTION Surgical site infections (SSIs) are defined as infections occurring within 30 days after surgical operation or within one year if an implant is left in place and affecting either the incision or deep tissue at the operation site (Owens and Stoessel 2008). SSIs are reported as the major cause of high morbidity and mortality among post -operative patients (Weigelt et.al. 2010). According to UK National Joint ...

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Patient Need During Mechanical Ventilation Literature Review

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Review of literature is a systematic search of the published work to gain information about a research topic. It is a compilation that provides the ground work for the study. A literature review is a "Critical analysis of a segment of a published body of knowledge through summary, classification and comparison of prior research studies, review of literature, and theoretical articles.''(Wisconsin 2004) This chapter deals with the ...

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Literature Review on Preconception Counseling and Education

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Review of literature is an essential step in the development of a research project. It helps the researcher to design the proposed study in a scientific manner. So as to achieved the desired result. In this chapter the researcher will present the review of literature in the following heading. Section-I: Studies related to Importance of preconception counseling and health education. Section-II: Studies related to Knowledge and ...

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Behavioral Systems Theory Utilization and Application

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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A body or collection of knowledge that is of most use in giving definitions and explanation to the profession of nursing is referred to as a nursing theory. Theories are based on assumptions made up of models, concepts, definitions, and propositions. Croyle (2005) defines a good theory as one that is logical, supported by a past research in the same field, consistent with everyday observations. Florence Nightingale ...

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Literature Review of Risks Prevention of Pressure Sores

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A review of literature provides the concept to continue for the contemplated research, an understanding of the status of the research in the problem area includes research approach, method, instrumentation, and analysis. The literature review is organized under the following headings: Review related to the prevalence of pressure sore Review related to the etiology and risk factors of pressure sore Review related to the prevention of ...

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Benefits of Organizational Reflection

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A successful organization can be described as thinking and seeing organization. Such organizations are characterized by high levels of information flow and awareness among all its members. The availability of information improves the awareness and understanding of organizational weaknesses, strengths, threats and opportunities (Reynolds and Vince 2004). The organization members are also able to understand the history and strategic future plans for their organization as well as ...

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Critical Evaluation of Change Managed in Practice

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The Government has clearly outlined the need for nurses to develop leadership skills at all levels within the workforce in order to deliver the NHS modernisation programme (DH [1] 1998; DH 1999). The leadership role expected of community practitioners is evident in 'Shifting the Balance of Power' (DH 2001a) and 'Liberating the Talents' (DH 2002) with the expectation that health visitors will lead teams which will deliver family-centred public ...

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Self Reflection on Developing Confidence

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Competence is difficult to measure and define because it is a complex concept (FitzGerald et al., 2001). As many people wrongly think, competence is not simply the satisfactory performance of a set chores; competence is much wider than that. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (2011) defines competence more extensively as the putting of skills, knowledge ,attitudes, values and power to perform that base productive and or better ...

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Reflection on Self Development in Mental Health Nursing

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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The Nurse Association (ANA) (2003) defines nursing as the promotion, protection and improvement of health and abilities, stopping of illness and injury, relief of suffering through identification, medical care and support in the care of individuals, families, societies and citizenry (Nancy, 2001 p.2).Generally nursing is liable to the society for providing quality, economical as well as improving the care rendered. Hence, nurses are responsible for their patients' ...

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Information Giving and Counselling Skills Case Study

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INTRODUCTION As health professionals, every day we are invited to face patients presenting different problems and which need various solutions or therapies such as medical treatment, information giving, teaching, counseling, etc. I am a trained nurse in dialysis and renal pathologies management and I work in dialysis unit of our hospital. My main role is to receive patients with renal pathology and lead them to the Nephrologist, ...

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Literature Review of Caregivers Stress and Coping

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A Literature review is a critical summary of research on a topic of interest often prepared to put a research problem in context .A literature review helps to lay the foundation for a study and can also inspire new research ideas. A systematic review of literature and appraisal of all the relevant scholarly literature on the specific topic involves an in depth study. An extensive review of ...

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Comparison of Normal Saline and Heparin Flush

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Review of literature is an essential component of the research process. It aids the researcher in the formulation of the research plan or proposal and condition of the study. It aids in relating the outcomes of the study to the findings of other investigations Review of literature is defined as a critical summary of research on a topic of interest, often prepared to put a research problem ...

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Concept of Care and the Nursing Metaparadigm

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Caring is a core element in nursing even yet it remains elusive to the entire nursing metaparadigm. All nurses as required by their profession must be caring. For it is through caring that nursing derives its uniqueness and contributes significantly to health care (Thorne, Canam, Dahinten, Hall, Henderson, and Kirkham, 2002). This is not only the patient as an individual but the family and community as well. ...

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Theories of Leadership in Professional Practise

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Leadership is one of the greatest challenges faced by the nursing profession. Powerful leadership skills are needed by all nurses. Now a days the U.K health care field is changing and it is always changing. Leaders in nursing has meet the opportunities and challenges that presently exist and to make work changes. Leaders are not merely a series of skills or tasks rather its an altitude that ...

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Care and Management of Asthma

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Asthma is a common incurable disease that affects the small tubes carrying air in and out of the lungs in the airways; it is more common at childhood stage but can also occur at a later age (British Lung Foundation, 2011). The major cause of asthma has not been determined but it is believed that some factors as allergies, exercise and common cold contribute to its development. ...

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Right Ventricular and Left Ventricular Cardiogenic Shock

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Cardiogenic shock is a major and often fatal complication of a variety of acute and chronic disorders whereby the heart muscle fails to effectively pump blood forward and is unable to maintain adequate tissue perfusion. This ongoing clinical problem of cardiogenic shock often results from cardiac failure. Nurses and physicians need to work together to develop a rapid and well-organized treatment approach to this devastating condition. Acute ...

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Explaining the Nursing NMC Code of Conduct

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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(A.) A code of conduct is a set of customary principles and expectancy that are considered binding on anybody who is member of a certain group. Nursing and midwifery practice in the United Kingdom are bound by a set of precepts and standard that set the least requirements for anyone wishing to practice nursing or midwifery within England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Island. There is a ...

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Reflection on Leadership, Communication and Teamwork

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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1.0 Introduction Complexities in assignments and projects have facilitated the adoption of team approaches to problem solving. In many learning institutions and places of work, team approach has led to different people being brought together in order to benefit from their varying but combined experience and manpower. Studies by Pokras (2002) have revealed that team members perform to their best standards if a common target or goal ...

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Reflective Essay on Referral Systems in Nursing

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Learning Objective:- To acquire knowledge about the various referrals systems used in my placement area. This reflective essay describes my experience in achieving my learning objective, referral system which I had taken as a part of the ONP programme. According to Dewey (1916) "Reflection is a process which perceives connections and links between the parts of an experience" (cited by Boud et al, 1985). When nurses reflect ...

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Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Diabetic foot disorders are the rated as the number one cause of hospitalisation for diabetic mellitus patients in the United States and abroad. Among these disorders are, foot infection, ulcerations, cellulitis and gangrene. It is estimated that a 100 people per week lose a digit, foot or a lower limb due to diabetes mellitus8. Diabetic foot disorders and its long term complications account for direct medical budget ...

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Treatments for Type 1 Diabetes

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Type 1 Diabetes, which normally called as juvenile onset or Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) are usually appear during childhood, teenage years, or early adulthood(7,8). In the Islet cell of pancreas, Beta makes insulin. It is an autoimmune disease meaning that immune system will destroys beta cell, hence insulin cannot be produced. As a result the cells in our bodies will not be able to process the glucose ...

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Value of Reflective Practice for Skills Development

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Reflective practice has been defined as "Involving self, a process that is undertaken in response to a positive or negative event that may be initiate consciously or subconsciously, that requires to provide an answer" (Chapman, Dempsey et al. 2009). It has also been defined as "Paying critical attention to the practical values and theories which inform every day actions, by examining practice reflectively and reflexively, this leads ...

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Theories of Psychological Care in Nursing

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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The best definition of psychosocial care is found in the National Council for Hospice and Specialist (2000) which describe it as "concerned with the psychological and emotional wellbeing of the patients and their families/carers, including issues of self-esteem, insight into an adaption to their illness and its consequences, communication, social functioning and relationships". Psychosocial care theory differs from theory of biomedical care in that the former uses ...

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Study Into Female Pain During Childbirth

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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SUMMARY Delivery is a one of the miracle of every women's life. The mothers suffer much distress. After child birth due to painful perineum. Perineal pain is most commonly associated with child birth by vaginal delivery. Pain following episiotomy appears to be universal. The mother undergoing episiotomy is characterised by greater blood loss in conjunction with delivery, and there is a risk of improper wound healing and ...

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Congestive Heart Failure: Complications and Affects

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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Congestive heart failure is a cardiac disease that causes many complications and affects many individuals in multiple ways. Aspects of one's life that are impacted by CHF are: activities of daily living, including social, family, and spiritual involvement. It can be very difficult for someone with heart failure to manage the disease and deal with the complications both physically and emotionally. However, there are some preventative measures ...

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Reflection on Experience With Surgical Wound Care

23 Mar 2015 04 Jan 2018

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"Reflective Practice is something more than thoughtful practice. It is that form of practice which seeks to problematise many situations of professional performance so that they can become potential learning situations and so the practitioners can continue to learn, grow & develop in and through practice" (Jarvis 1992). Moon (2004) defines reflection as part of learning and thinking. We reflect in order to learn something, or we ...

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Communication Skills in Nursing

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Communication is a vital part of the nurses role. Theorists such as Peplau (1952), Rogers (1970) and King (1971) all emphasise therapeutic communication as a primary part of nursing and a major focus of nursing practice. Long (1992) further suggests that communication contains many components including presence, listening, perception, caring, disclosure, acceptance, empathy, authenticity and respect. Stuart and Sundeen (1991, p.127) warn that while communication can facilitate ...

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Case Study: Hypertension in Pregnancy

23 Mar 2015 03 Jan 2018

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Main Complaint My patient Madam Siti a 31 year old Indonesian maid Gravida 3 para 2 at 38 weeks and 1day of Period of Amenorrhoea (POA) was admitted to the ward for blood pressure stabilization and induction of labour (IOL). History of Presenting Illness She was referred from antenatal clinic during follow up in PPUKM on 29/11/2010. During the check up at the follow up, her vital ...

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Reflection Paper on Effective Listening Skills

23 Mar 2015 03 Jan 2018

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Listening is defined, "the act of hearing attentively (Princeton, 2010)." Restated, it takes more than simply hearing communication; listening is an active thought process. It is hearing and concentrating on the verbal as well as the non-verbal. I took the listening quiz (Burley-Allen, 1982). My score was 75. What does this mean? According to Burley-Allen (1982), a score of 75 is average. I think effective listening skills ...

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Patient-Nurse Relationship: Alcohol Dependency Care

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Diagnosis J.H was admitted to Unit 9 with a diagnosis of alcohol dependence causing induced mood disorder with depressive features. The diagnostic criteria outlined by the DSM-IV for substance dependence states that three or more of the following impairments must be seen in the patient, a tolerance for the specific substance, withdrawal symptoms if the substance stops being taken, persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut back ...

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Leadership Styles in Professional Nursing

23 Mar 2015 03 Jan 2018

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The health sector's success relies mainly on the leadership of the nurses in command; this may be a nurse manager who is in control of a unit or a nurse executive who controls numerous units. To be able to successfully lead the others the nurses need to have the necessary leadership skills that will be employed to solve all the challenges (Mahoney, 2001). The effective leadership skills ...

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Emotional Support for Patients With Depression

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Depression is regarded as a major global public health problem it affects all types of people in all cultures a cross the world, and is the cause of substantial suffering and disability Worldwide. Depression is fourth leading cause of disability .Depression is predicted to be the second leading cause of disability in the year (2020) the disability also increases with severity of the depression. The World Health Organization ...

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Summary of Chinn's Four Ways of Knowing

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Reaction to Chinn's Four Ways of Knowing: Peggy L. Chinn, RN, PhD, FAAN is Professor of Nursing at the University of Connecticut. She earned her undergraduate nursing degree from the University of Hawaii, and her Master's and PhD degrees from the University of Utah. She has authored books and journal articles in the areas of nursing theory, feminism and nursing, the art of nursing, and nursing education. ...

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Activities of Living Model Case Study

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Assessment -> diagnosis -> plan -> intervention -> evaluation Section 1: Brief introduction to the person: (max 200 words) Anna is a 42 year old lady who has Rett syndrome and severe learning disability. Anna was born after a normal pregnancy. Anna has one brother and a sister who does not have learning disability or any specific health problems. Anna has been ...

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Pathophysiology of sepsis | Case Study

30 Nov 2017

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Thomas, a 70-year-old man, admitted to hospital with a five-day history of coughing with yellow-green sputum, pyrexia, rigors, poor appetite, mild chest pain and increasing difficulty of breathing. The initial observations are: Neurological: Altered neurological status, GCS 11/15. Agitated and confused. Cardiovascular: Sinus tachycardia, HR 135bpm. Hypotension, 90/45 mmHg. Respiratory: Tachypnoeic, RR 35bpm. Decreased saturation while receiving 6L O2 through Hudson mask. Metabolic: Febrile, 39 degree ...

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Effect of Policy on Hand Washing Effectiveness | Article

30 Nov 2017

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In the article “Bare below the elbows: does this policy affect hand washing efficacy and reduce bacterial colonisation?” published July 2010, the authors Wijwardena & Greatorex main focus was to establish whether dress code affects bacterial colonisation before and after hand-washing. Research was conducted using questionnaire and results were collected in the form of quantitative data. The result shows that there were no significant difference between ...

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Area Evaluation for District Registered Nurse

30 Nov 2017

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Greenon Local School District Stephanie C Ebbs Wright State University - College of Nursing and Health School Nursing The Ohio Department of Health (2014) defines public health nursing as promoting physical and mental health, disease prevention, injury, and disability. The ODH goes on to state public health nursing includes the individual client, family and support system of the client, as well as the community in which ...

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Tinnitus: Causes and Treatments

30 Nov 2017

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What is Tinnitus? Tinnitus is one of the most common conditions, 1 of every 5 persons suffers from it, but despite of popular belief it is not a disease. So, what is really tinnitus? Tinnitus is a condition that makes the patient hear a sound like ringing, buzzing, hissing or other sounds, when they aren’t really made by any exterior factors. The noise can have different ...

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Benefits of Evidence Based Practice in Nursing

30 Nov 2017

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Assignment: Nursing Evidence based details Table of Contents Part A: Essay References Part A: Essay The health care practices that are evidence based are accessible for many diseases and ill health cases like diabetes, heart failure, Asthma etc. The implementations of the evidence-based safety excercises is not an easy job, and require to form policies which deal with the complication of the health-care system. There is ...

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Stereotyping in Nursing Care | Reflection

30 Nov 2017

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PLACEMENT REFLECTION Introduction Reflection has been defined within healthcare as the active process of reviewing, analysing and evaluating experiences, drawing upon theoretical concepts or previous learning, in order to inform future actions (Reid, 1993). A reflective practitioner often reflects on experience and is capable of reflecting-in-action, continually learning from experience to the benefit of future actions (Schon, 1983). This essay is a reflective account based on ...

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Reflection on Nursing Presentation

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REFLECTION ON MY PRESENTATION Introduction: As part of my overseas program I had to deliver a 15 minutes presentation on choice of subject in front of my colleagues. An effective presentation makes the best use of the relationship between the presenter and the audience. It takes full consideration of the audience’s needs in order to capture their interest, develop their understanding, inspire their confidence and ...

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Influence of Culture in Nursing Curriculum | Research

30 Nov 2017

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Amber Hussain Abstract: The aim of this study is to identify the influence of culture in nursing curriculum. 30 nursing instructors participated in the study. A questionnaire was distributed, which included five thematic categories. Findings revealed that teachers view definition of culture differently and they are aware of its importance in nursing in order to provide cultural sensitive patient care, but they view student ...

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Motion Sickness: Causes and Treatments

30 Nov 2017

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Motion Sickness Safa Al Khatib Contents Introduction – Main Content – Reasons that cause motion sickness – Motion Sickness Symptoms – Ways of avoiding motion sickness – Treatment for Motion Sickness – Medications for Motion Sickness – Conclusion – Bibliography Introduction – Motion sickness is also known as kinetosis. This sickness occurs ...

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Rolfe, Freshwater and Jasper (2001) Framework for Diabetes

30 Nov 2017

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Reflective account, using framework from Rolfe, Freshwater and Jasper (2001) of a patient with regards to a long term condition and identification of a learning need to be achieved during the module. This essay is reflective based on my experience while on a clinical placement. The aim is to demonstrate an understanding of my views encountered in practice using the Rolfe, Freshwater and Jasper (2001) framework ...

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Calgary Family Assessment Model | Case Study

30 Nov 2017

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Chronic Health Challenge with Mrs. L Maribel Jody   This paper will discuss the components of the Calgary Family Assessment Model and bringing into context Mrs. P.L., whom two nursing students had the pleasure to interview. This paper will also explain Rolland’s Chronic Family Life Cycle and how this framework links with Mrs. P.L as she is living with multiple sclerosis. Calgary Family Assessment Model According ...

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Evidence Based Screening Case Study

30 Nov 2017

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Christopher Mason Clinical scenario Miss. J, (not the patient’s real title or Initial), is a 37-year old female who was recently admitted to the hospital for chronic fatigue leading to exhaustion. As a career she says, “I am a professional writer and aspiring actress.” She lives alone on the Westside of Los Angeles in a one bedroom apartment. During our conversation she disclosed that ...

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Nursing Shortage: Impacts and Strategies

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The Nursing Shortage Steven Donahue   Introduction According to research conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in December of 2013, the United States is at the precipous of a substantial nursing shortage. Their study indicated that the registered nurse (RN) workforce is expected to grow from 2.71 million jobs in 2012 to approximately 3.24 million in 2022, a 19% increase. This considerable growth coupled with ...

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Pain Management and Post Operative Care Case Studies

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This is a scenario based essay in which two scenarios will be looked at. One is on osteoarthritis and osteoporosis patient and the other one is based on oesophageal reflux disorder and peptic ulcer disease. The clinical manifestations of these two health problems and post-operative care of patients with these issues will be discussed in this paper. Complications of gastric diseases here in will also be ...

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Non-pharmacological Nursing Interventions Literature Review

30 Nov 2017

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5 METHODOLOGY A literature review is defined as a critical analysis of a segment of a published body of knowledge through summary, classification, and comparison of prior research studies, reviews of literature, and theoretical articles. In addition to that a literature review will be used for conducting the research. According to Fink (2010), literature review is an evaluative report that is a systematic, explicit and reproducible ...

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Post-insertion Catheter Care Audit

30 Nov 2017

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Portfolio Activity 1 Permissions and ethics considerations This audit is a part of quality assurance (QA) that aim is to assess the adequacy of existing practice about the post-insertion catheter care against the standards, in order to minimize the central venous catheter related infections (CVCRIs) in a medical ward. This QA activity will possesses a negligible risk (NHMRC 2015) because the data will be analyzed for ...

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Self Directed Learning in Nursing

30 Nov 2017

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Introduction Self-directed learning is important for the ongoing professional education for nurses. In its broadest meaning, “self-directed learning” (SDL) Explains a process by which individuals take the initiative, with or without the assistance of others, in analyzing and identifying their learning needs, creating learning goals, recognizing human and material educational resources, choosing and implementing appropriate learning strategies and evaluating learning outcomes. (M. Knowles, Principles of Androgogy, ...

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Caring for the Dementia Patient: Evidence Based Practice

30 Nov 2017

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Lisa Krier   The population of elderly people in society is continually increasing, which places demands on the health care system. Drugs are extensively used in the elderly, and when the patients have dementia, this raises their level of vulnerability (Jedenius, Johnell, Fastbom, Stromqvist, Winbald & Andreasen, 2011). The administration of psychotropic drugs to dementia patients experiencing out of character responses has become increasingly ...

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Management of ICU Delirium

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1. Introduction In the critical care setting, haemodynamic failure is recognised by monitoring the patient’s blood pressure and pulse and treatment may involve fluid resuscitation or the use of inotropic agents (Webb & Singer, 2005). In respiratory failure, the patient’s respiration rate and oxygen saturations are closely monitored and ventilatory support is sought (Cutler, 2010). Just like the heart and lungs, the brain can acutely fail ...

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High Turnover Rate in Long-Term Care in Nursing

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Lisa Krier   Introduction There is a serious problem in this nation, and it is only getting worse. By the year 2030, the number of elderly in the United States, 85 years or older, is expected to reach 8.9 million (Barondess, 2007). According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s website, two-thirds of people reaching the age of 65 will require the services ...

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Research Methods for Patient Research

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Research Methods & Statistics TAQ .1 Research method Explanation When research method could be used (with example and reason for choice) Limitations of the research method (how and why it could be less effective) with explanation based on example Questionnaire A questionnaire is a structured technique for collecting data. It ...

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Florence Nightingale Theory Case Study

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Clinical Application of Florence Nightingale Theory (Paper) Amber Hussain Overview of Theory Everything in this world that has been created by God has some meaning attached to it and has to perform some role in this world. Similarly[M1] Florence Nightingale developed modern nursing based on her life experiences. She was the pioneer who gave the concept of nursing education and was considered as the ...

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Risk Management and Patient Safety in a Hospital

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This essay will present an interaction that took place in practice that captured the multi-disciplinary team discussing a service user. This interaction shows the concept of risk management, patient safety and leadership within a hospital setting. These concepts will be explored and critically reviewed to establish how important leadership and advocating for a service user is. It will also demonstrate how important a good multi-disciplinary team ...

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Jones (2010) Sexual Risk Taking of Teenagers: Critique

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The United States continues to have among the highest teen pregnancy rates of the modern nations (Hamilton et al, 2009). Certain sexual risk-taking behaviours increase an adolescent's chances of becoming pregnant or contracting a sexually transmitted infection. Although efforts have been made to avoid teenage sexual risk-taking through sex education, this continues to baffle researchers, healthcare providers, teachers and parents. The understanding of these behaviours can ...

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Leadership and Change in Nursing

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Leadership and Change Kym Bell   I have chosen to use Jersey College in Trenton, New Jersey for my leadership change project. Jersey College is an educational nursing program that provides the combination of Licensed Practical nursing (LPN); Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and bridge programs for Registered Nurses (RN). The college is located in an urban setting with the student body predominantly ...

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Congestive Cardiac Failure (CCF) Case Study

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Student Name: Shinderpal Kaur Unit of Competence: Analyse Health information Assessment Title: Analyse Health Information Case Study Mr. Wright Q1:- Mr. Wright’s admission states that he has CCF (congestive cardiac failure). Clearly define CCF. What organs and which body systems are affected by this disorder? Heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), occurs when your heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it ...

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Virginia Henderson’s Need Based Theory and Implications

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Virginia Henderson’s Need Based Theory and Practice Implications Katherine Rose   Virginia Henderson’s Theory of Principles and Practice of Basic Nursing Care According to Nicely and DeLario (2010) Virginia Henderson’s theory, Need Based, which is derived from the Principles and Practice of Nursing is a grand theory that focuses on nursing care and activities of daily living. This theory is appropriate to my future practice ...

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Physical and Psychosocial Problems of Radiation Therapy

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Introduction and background: The word “cancer” itself is traumatic in nature. It effects a person not only physically but also psychologically, financially, culturally, socially, and spiritually etc. According to World Health Organization( WHO) report (2014), in 2012 worldwide 14.1 million adults were diagnosed with cancer, and among them 8.2 million were died. Moreover, breast cancer is the fifth leading cause of death. In the USA, among ...

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Reproductive Health Nursing | Reflection

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One of the important domains of nursing care is to counsel the clients to promote their health and well-being. Counseling can be done for different purposes including personal hygiene antenatal care, and Family planning. Counseling about family planning is a challenging skill which is learnt by nurses during their training period and later on they use their skill as one of the essential parts of their ...

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Family Support in Mental Illness

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Family is an important and inevitable part of an individual and its uninterrupted presence gives us a psychological support and courage to courageously deal with any kind of trouble.It provides a strong and long lasting shelter to a person and every one looks toward his family for primary care. Although family’s role is necessary in physical illness but in psychiatric illness it has an undeniable and ...

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Psychological Care of a Patient | Neonatal Case Study

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Kathleen Gaule Nicolls indicates that the psychological skills should be routine provision. Discuss this statement using a case study from clinical practice. Discuss the relevance of psychology and how it is applied and integrated into a case study. Identify the medical and nursing problems and the related pathophysiology to set the context of the case study. (1000 words.) Portfolio 2 Psychological care refers to ...

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Literature Review Strategy for Evidence Based Practice (EBP)

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Introduction Evidence based practice (EBP) is an approach to health care in which health professionals use the most appropriate information available to make clinical decision for providing high quality patient care (McKibbon, 1998). EBP has shifted the focus of health care professionals from a traditional approach on authoritative opinions to a stress on facts extracted from previous research and studies (Sackett et al, 1997). It has ...

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Physical and Psychosocial needs of Palliative Clients

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Addressing Physical and Psychosocial needs of Palliative Clients Jaweria Bano   Death and dying are certainly unescapable events in human’s life. Palliative is patient and family centered care that enhances quality of life. It is an approach that enhances life of an individual and their families challenging the issues connected with life-debilitating sickness, through the curative action and help of suffering. Palliative mind all ...

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Impact of “Healthy Lives, Healthy People” Policy

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Impact of “Healthy Lives, Healthy People” Policy on Childhood Obesity The cliché ‘Health is wealth’ rings true for anyone and in any situation. As individuals address their own health concerns, governments endeavor to come up with policies related to health that would benefit all. However, even if such policies are intended to be for the common good, inequalities in the implementation of policies and still occur ...

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Management of a Care Facility

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Introduction Managers are tasked to create their organisation’s vision in such a way that it will aide in assuring future stability. This academic paper will discuss how an organisation’s vision is created, communicated and implemented and how this vision will pave the way for conceptualizing its strategic direction in a chosen residential home. The residential home care that was discussed in this paper is a home ...

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Performance of Equipment Maintenance Services in Healthcare

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Performance Monitoring in Equipment Maintenance Services checklist Title Abstract Method: Introduction Choosing And Using Key Performance Indicators Benchmarking In Clinical Engineering Audit Summary Discussion And Conclusion Abstract The objective of this literature review is to deliver results to the key performance indicators in monitoring the performance of equipment maintenance services. Method: Medical equipment management, health source and Medline were used and the search was conducted using ...

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Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching for Medical Student

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CHAPTER - IV DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION This chapter deals with analysis and interpretation of data collected to evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme regarding successful ventilation with the I-gel and Laryngeal mask Airway among the paramedical students. The purpose of the analysis is to reduce the data as manageable and interpretable form, so that the research problem can be suited and tested. The ...

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Importance of Communication in Nursing

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Communication in nursing   Introduction Communication in nursing is vital to quality and safe nursing care (Judd, 2013). There is evidence that continues to show that breakdowns in communication can be responsible for many medication errors, unnecessary health care costs and inadequate care to the patient (Judd, 2013). Several reports exist from the Institute of Medicine that stress the importance of good communication and its link ...

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Muscle Stretching Exercise for Primary Dysmenorrhoea Pain

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CHAPTER-V DISCUSSION, SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, IMPLICATIONS, LIMITATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DISCUSSION “Dysmenorrhoea” is derived from a Greek word and the meaning of this Greek word is difficult menstrual flow. The two divisions of dysmenorrhoea are primary and secondary. Primary dysmenorrhoea is defined as recurrent, crampy pain occurring with menstruation in the absence of significant pelvic pathology. Primary dysmenorrhoea is caused by myometrial activity resulting in uterine ischemia causing ...

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Role of Genomics Educated Nurses

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GENETICS ROLE IN HEALTH CARE OF PATIENTS 1 Evidence Based Practice Paper on Genetics Role in Health Care of Patients Minimol Shebeen American Sentinel University Evidence Based Practice Paper on Genetics Role in Health Care of Patients Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the incorporation of clinical skill, patient advantages and the best research evidence into the decision-making process for patient care. Clinical expertness relates to the clinician’s ...

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Type 2 Diabetes Leg Ulcer Case Study

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This essay will focus on Molly who is an 82-year-old female who has type II diabetes and has developed a leg ulcer. This essay will primarily focus on Molly’s leg ulcer. It will also discuss how primary health care (PHC) relates to the patient, how it can assist Molly with her health problems, providing her sufficient information and adequate care. Two principals will be discussed from ...

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Reducing HIV Stigma Among Nursing Students

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1 Reducing HIV Stigma Among Nursing Students: A Brief Intervention   The journal article being critiqued is a study of HIV stigma and a study’s intervention at reducing that stigma among nursing students. First, stigma is introduced, the type of stigma’s seen with HIV, and then how those are interpreted in nursing practice. The purpose of ...

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Role of Requirements of a Nursing Entrepreneur

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Nursing Entrepreneur There are numerous careers and opportunities available in the nursing and health care field. The health care industry is expected to have one of the fastest growth rates through the next 10 years. What better time than now to proclaim a self made product or idea, especially when registered nurses have definite advantages over the general public when it comes to starting a business. ...

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Strategies for Patient Safety in Drug Administration

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This essay will focus on the aspect of nurses providing quality care in relation to patient safety within the nursing context of safe practice of drug administration. It will further discuss the underlying risk factors that are related to drug administration error and also discuss how to maintain a good practice to ensure patient safety. Robert et al cited in the National Nursing Research Unit (NNRU ...

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Osteoarthritis Diagnosis and Care Plan

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Patient Initials: JA Unit/Room DOB: 8/17/1926 Code Status Height/Weight 6’1’’ / 126 lb Allergies: No allergies Temp (C/F Site) Pulse (Site) Respiration Pulse Ox (O2 Sat) Blood Pressure Pain Scale 1-10 97*F 79 18   160/80 8 ...

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Strategic Framework for Reform of the Health Service

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Introduction: In 2012 the Department of Health (2012) (DoH) launched its Strategic Framework for Reform of the Health Service. The rationale behind the release of this Framework, through the Health Service Executive (HSE) was the continued improvement of societal health and wellbeing within the State of Ireland. Four key areas were identified for reform: Health and Well Being; keeping people healthy, Service Reforms; providing healthcare that ...

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Acute Stress Disorder Rehabilitation

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“Up to 65 per cent of Australians are likely to experience or witness an event which threatens their life or safety” (19). Quite often trauma victims can recover by their own. However, with others it may have a negative reaction to a traumatic event which can then lead to an illness called Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) (16). This disorder is associated with mental and physical conditions ...

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Developing Smoking Interventions in Nursing

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Hannah Burrell-Davis   Regulatory and legal documents are essential for appropriate nursing practice and influences the way nurses work on a daily basis. The Nursing council of New Zealand’s code of conduct and the smoke-free environments act 1990 are examples of these, having huge impacts on the way nurses practice today. It is important to reflect on how these may influence the nursing practice ...

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Intravenous Medications in the Nursing Environment

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Phoebe Roberts Administer and Monitor Intravenous Medications in the Nursing Environment   Question 1 a. Signs and symptoms of iron deficiency anaemia include fatigue, irritability, tachycardia, pale skin, difficulty concentrating, brittle nails and shortness of breath. (Williams & Hopper 2011 p. 562). b. As the patient has iron deficiency anaemia a blood transfusion is necessary to increase haemoglobin levels within the blood as this helps to ...

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Reducing Bullying in the Nursing Environment

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Introduction Bullying is any repeated and systemic behaviour that expects to victimise, humiliate, undermine or threaten towards others, which can impact on physical and psychological well-being. Bullying has been considered as unaccepted workplace behaviour that affects occupational health and safety, and should not be tolerate in any form (Ref). This paper will provide an analytical discussion of the relevant literature of bulling in nursing environment. Rationale ...

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