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    The role of a children’s nurse The Royal College of Nursing (2003‚ p.3)defines nursing as“the use of clinical judgment in the provision of care to enable people to improve‚ maintain‚ or recover health”. Nursing is a profession which is quite rewarding as it includes providing a range of care to patients and their families. There are four different pre-registration branches of nursing which allows them to work in different areaswith many different people. In this essay‚ it will primarily focus

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    settings. Nurses of today have stressful work loads‚ combined with low wages and low social status. Two groups of nurses were chosen in this study‚ one nursed children and the other elderly. Does taking care of elderly cause more mental stress than taking care of children‚ since old people may need more social contact with the busy nurses and since elderly have a higher risk of dying compared to children. On the other hand experiencing the death of a child could be overwhelming. Nurses have

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    NURSESROLE TOWARDS THE UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS The United Nation’s member states Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for 2015 include reducing maternal and neonatal mortality rates‚ infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Significant progress has been made and the member states particularly developing countries made  substantial headway so far in attaining these goals.  In the Philippines‚ one of the main reasons for the country’s relentless pursuit of ensuring access

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    Introduction The purpose of this assignment is to explore the professional responsibilities of the nurse and their role in safeguarding vulnerable patients‚ all of which are based around a fictitious scenario. The scenario is centred on a patient named Margaret and is going to be used to identify any vulnerability issues Margaret may have. Margaret could be identified as been vulnerable‚ as she is an 89 year old lady who is suffering from a heart condition. Margaret is currently living with her

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    Ethical Leadership in Nursing Kevin L. Meek Western Governors University Professional Roles and Values NVT2 December 08‚ 2012 Ethical Leadership Ethical Leadership in Nursing As advances in healthcare continue to improve the ability to sustain life‚ as well as for individuals to live longer‚ bedside nurses are faced more and more with difficult situations related to advance directives‚ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)‚ as well as to ensure they are functioning

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    A nurse is defined as a person that is trained to take care of the sick as well as those who are injured‚ especially in the hospital. Nursing‚ however‚ is defined as the promotion and protection of health and abilities; the prevention of illness and injuries. Having a clear understanding of the history of nursing allows other nurses to gain more of an appreciation for the important role that the profession has played in the Health Care System. (Egenes‚ 2007) According to the American Nurses Association

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    The role of the child and young person’s nurse has continually evolved since the mid-19th century; it was from the Minister of Health’s publication of the Platt report that it was first recognised and formerly endorsed that children should have the right to be cared for by fully trained and qualified nurses. This was the first of many reports and policies which was specifically aimed at the welfare of children. Although the Platt report was aimed at lessening the psychological effects on children

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    Nurses Role in Substance Abuse Introduction: Nurses Role in Substance Abuse The purpose of this Power Point is to bring awareness‚ education‚ and recognition to this growing disease called SUBSTANCE ABUSE: the associated risk factors that accompany substance use and addiction that challenges the nursing role of today. Substance abuse remains a major health concern affecting not only the patient but also families and their communities. As nurses we play a vital role in assessing‚ evaluating

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    The speciality surgical nurse plays a crucial role in communication and the inter-professional team. The role of a surgical nurse has rapidly developed into a speciality type of nursing. Medical advances in technology continue to expand and develop for surgical nurses and patients undergoing different types of surgery such as palliative‚ exploratory‚ emergency and elective surgery. A surgical nurse is required to have a high level of critical thinking skills‚ ability to multi task‚ an extensive knowledge

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    According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners‚ Nurse Practitioners have been in practice for more than forty years and are continuing to rise. There are many different specialties that one may choose from‚ but I am going to focus on is the family Nurse Practitioner. I have three articles in which I am going to summarize in regards to the roles of a family nurse practitioner. The first article is a case study done in British Columbia‚ the first Nurse Practitioner (NP) was hire and there

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