Present value is where the value on a set date of a future payment is discounted to reflect the time value of money and other factors. This can also apply to a series of future payments. Present value calculations are commonly utilized in business and economics to provide a way to compare cash flows at different times. Present value can be described as the current worth of a future sum of money or stream of cash flows given a specified rate of return. (http://www.getobjects.com) Future cash flows
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Nurse Practice Act Extra Credit Definition of Nurse Practice Act(s) Nursing practice acts in each state are laws that define the responsibilities of the nurse. The acts are intended to protect patients from harm as a result of unsafe or incompetent practice‚ or unqualified nurses. They contain general statements of appropriate professional nursing actions. The nurse must incorporate the nursing practice act with his or her educational background‚ previous work experience‚ institutional policies
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Nurse Practitioner Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse (RN) with more education and training than a registered nurse in family and pediatric practice. Nurse Practitioners can provide health care for kids. They manage acute and critical ill clients both mental and physical. They are able to provide care without the supervision of a doctor. NPs still have to refer to doctors when things are out of their scope of practice. NP can be referred to as (advanced practice nurses‚ APN). NP’s follow
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social talents‚ roles‚ intellectual traits‚ and emotional states and more –all make up our self-concept. Figuring out who you are can mean the difference between failure or success in life. From birth we are taught who we should be by our parents and society. However‚ it is ultimately up to us who we become. I am a 33 year old mother of three and a nurse. My self concept is constantly changing as life confronts me with new roles to play and trials to overcome. Although I have many attributes I pride myself
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Admission Letter Albert Einstein once said that only a life that is lived in the service to others is worth living. As a future nurse‚ I plan to be in service to others to reach success and do my best to learn both theory and practice‚ to work on my personal and professional skills and share this knowledge with others. My plan to being successful in completing the Nursing Program is a mixture of my character‚ patience‚ devotion to medical standards and learning by valuable examples in life. Reaching
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medical field doctors and nurses are two groups of people who share an almost indistinguishable goal‚ and that is to serve the patient to the best of their ability. Yet‚ although these two professions have a lot in common there is much that is different between them. This includes the differences in power‚ pay‚ status‚ class‚ and gender. In the United States the most common kind of nurse is known as a registered nurse or RN. The education process for this kind of nurse is graduation from any university
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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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Violence Against Nurses Intro to Nursing (14SPNURS361246) January 19‚ 2014 Violence Against Nurses Violence is a growing problem in the field of nursing‚ as the mental instability that might preempt violent attacks is very often related to the cause that brought the attackers to the facility in the first place or can even serve as a reaction to the perceived institutionalization of the facility. This can encompass behavior or mood destabilization of various medication side-effects
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CONTRAST NURSES AND DOCTORS Name: Date: Tutor: Topic: Introduction It is typically impossible to satisfactorily talk about a health facility without a thought of doctors and or nurses being a part of it. Even though these are two different personalities in terms of what their duties are‚ they all function towards a common good of restoring good health and therefore one can hardly function properly without the other. This piece is going to compare and contrast the nurse and
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Howell Mrs. Savage Medical Anatomy 3 10 April 2013 Labor and Delivery Nurse It was said best by an unknown author‚ “If love can’t cure it‚ nurses can.” Nursing is a broad and dependable career option. There are many different fields of nursing; particularly there is “Labor and Delivery.” The duties of a labor and delivery nurses consist of assisting women during their pregnancy‚ labor‚ and post-birth. Labor and delivery nurses must contain qualities of professionalism‚ good analytical skills‚ and
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