The nurse-patient relationship has always been considered to be an essential aspect of the nursing profession‚ which has an impact on the wellbeing of both sides. The nurse-patient relationship has a unique purpose and is extremely complex and often difficult to understand from an outside perspective. The role played by the nurse is pivotal in patient care‚ as establishing a good relationship can be vital in helping the patient make clinical and psychological process. In the discussion that follows
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class I was under the influence of many of these schemes. After the daunting task of analyzing the food I consume‚ I have learned my diet needs improvements in many areas. Having a healthy and nutritious diet is possible. It takes time‚ analysis and a willingness to ensure you are providing your body with the essential nutrients it needs. According to MyPyramid plan‚ I should be consuming six ounces of grains‚ 2.5 cups of vegetables‚ 1.5 cups of fruit‚ three cups of dairy and five ounces of meat
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Peplau (1952) observed the nurse as a fundamental tool for change whilst explaining how powerful the nurse-patient relationship is. The nurse approaches the relationship with understanding and experience obtained personally through their lives but also through their training and work. Generally‚ it is considered the more training and work experience a nurse has‚ the more therapeutically effective they are likely to be but this is not always the case. Stuart and Sudeen (1997). There are many influences
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Heavy Patient to Nurse Ratios Decreasing Job Satisfaction and Increasing Turnover The effects of inadequate bedside nurse staffing levels on job satisfaction and turnover rates is of major concern in healthcare facilities nationwide. In this paper‚ I will summarize evidenced-based nursing research which shows that heavy patient assignments and high patient to nurse ratios are contributing to staff burnout and dissatisfaction in the workplace and results in increased turnover rates of the registered
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infrastructure and processes in primary care‚ specialty clinics and mental health. The focus of The Patient Experience Objectives are to improve the utilization process‚ improve the scheduling process and improve the transfer of care process. Economic‚ Environmental and Healthcare Trends In developing the organizations strategic plan it was important for leadership to focus on the economic‚ environmental and healthcare trends affecting the organization. Economically the VA struggles
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C.S. is a morbidly obese 32-year-old female admitted to the hospital on 8/26/05 with an admitting diagnosis of poly-drug overdose. According to the patient‚ the last thing she remembers is going to bed and then waking up in the hospital 2 days later without any recollection of what had happened. She has a history of suicide twice in the past‚ but denies suicidal ideations this time. C.S. also has a history of Diabetes type II that is normally controlled with oral medications. She states that
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Description A junior nurse approached Mr. X to give him his IV antibiotic. She explained the indication‚ but when she was about to give the medication‚ Mr. X started shouting at her in bad words. She tried to calm the patient by explaining it is an antibiotic and will be given through the peripheral line. He became aggressive and slapped her. She panicked and went blank. She then retrieved from the room. She was traumatized and chose to remain silent. She started to avoid Mr. X. I was the team leader
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and Burnout Among Registered Nurses"... Continue Reading... View all Letters... HomeANA PeriodicalsOJINColumnsEthicsInterstate Nursing Practice and Regulation Ethics: Interstate Nursing Practice and Regulation: Ethical Issues for the 21st Century Mary Cipriano Silva‚ PhD‚ RN‚ FAAN Ruth Ludwick‚ PhD‚ RN‚C "The ethics incorporated into good nursing practice are more important than knowledge of the law; practicing ethically saves the effort of trying to know all the laws
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My Registered Nurse Career Path [anecdote]Before I entered High School‚ever since I was small I already new what my future path was going to be‚ but without knowing I would need to take two classes I knew myself was not good such as psychology and calculus.My High school experience was entertaining and preparatory. I looked beyond my homework assignment and got great advice from teachers‚ although did not seek advice from counselors regarding how life was outside of high school. On the other hand
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BSN Nurses Create a Safer Patient Environment In recent years a movement has been emerging in more and more hospitals and health care facilities to hire nurses with BSN degrees. In addition‚ many health care employers are requiring‚ or at least urging‚ their current staff to earn higher degrees. This movement gained momentum following a study released by the Institute of Medicine in October 2010 recommending “increasing the number of baccalaureate-prepared nurses in the workforce to 80% and doubling
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