endeavor of your life. Medical illness or death can hit anyone of us‚ at any time and without warning. With this in mind‚ advanced directives are becoming more increasingly popular and for good reasons. An advanced directive can come in many different forms‚ for instance‚ an advanced directive includes a living will‚ medical power of attorney and a healthcare surrogate. The reason an advanced directive should be implemented is when a patient cannot speak for themselves due to medical issues and there by
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“Advanced nursing practice is the deliberative diagnosis and treatment of a full range of human responses to actual or potential health problems.” (Calkin‚ 1984). Advanced nurse practitioners attempt to maximize the use of knowledge and skills and improve the delivery of nursing and health care services. The field of advanced nursing practice differs from basic practice as the former requires clinical specialization at the master’s level. At this level‚ nurses become expert practitioners whose work
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“An Advanced practice nurse is a registered nurse who has acquired the expert knowledge base‚ complex decision-making skills and clinical competencies for expanded practice‚ the characteristics of which are shaped by the context and/or country in which she/he is credentialed to practice” (Heale & Rieck Buckley‚ 2015‚ p.422). An advanced practice nurse has an important role in the health care system. They are the registered nurses educated at Masters or post Masters level in a specific role and patient
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Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) provide care in a variety of multicultural settings. So‚ they must be aware of the various ethnic backgrounds and needs of their patients. There are barriers that pose challenges that require the APN to know different approaches that will help provide the best care and at the same time respect their needs or views. For example‚ the APN in a pediatric setting is challenged with a cultural belief of a parent that does not want their child to be immunized‚ because it
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Advanced practice nurses are expected to practice with competence skills throughout their careers. Hamric’s Model of Advanced Nursing Practice identifies several core competencies‚ these competencies require that APNs utilize a depth and breadth of knowledge‚ skill and judgment that allow them to safely practice and competently adapt to changes in the health care environment. The two competencies that I opted to enlist in my practice are leadership and consultation. I believe these two competencies
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Today‚ advancements in technology are having wide-ranging effects on families and relationships. Choices made now will have long lasting consequences on family ties‚ and attention must be paid to their relationships. Advancements in technology are the main cause why the family ties have become looser today. This issue became a hot topic to be discussed or look after by the people throughout the world. Internet affairs are one of the reasons why the family ties have become looser. The growing numbers
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Wea`am Mohammad Al-jarie Dr. mokhleed zaza physics Medical applications of x-ray Introduction: X-radiation (composed of X-rays) is a form of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers‚ corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz (3×1016 Hz to 3×1019 Hz) X-rays up to about 10 keV (10 to 0.10 nm wavelength) are classified as "soft" X-rays‚ and from about 10 to 120 keV (0.10 to 0.01 nm wavelength) as "hard" X-rays‚ due
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Original article The development of advanced practice roles: implications in the international nursing community S. Ketefian1 EdD‚ RN‚ FAAN‚ R. W. Redman2 PhD‚ RN‚ S. Hanucharurnkul3 PhD‚ RN‚ A. Masterson4 MN‚ BSc‚ PGCEA‚ RN & E. P. Neves5 DNSc‚ RN 1 University of Michigan School of Nursing‚ Ann Arbor‚ MI‚ USA 2 Professor and Associate Dean‚ Academic Affairs‚ School of Nursing‚ University of Colorado Health Sciences Center‚ Colorado‚ USA 3 Professor of Nursing‚ Ramathibodi School of Nursing‚
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GNT1 Task 1 Advanced Pathophysiology Assessment of Geriatric Patient with Multisystem Failure The key immediate assessment of the patient to assess homeostasis‚ oxygenation and level of pain would be: breath sounds oxygen saturation respiratory rate and pattern vital signs cognitive ability urine output finger stick glucose restlessness If available lab results‚ I would like to see the resulted complete blood count with differential and complete metabolic
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