Nurse Practitioner Specific work activities Analyze patients’ medical histories‚ symptoms‚ and test results to determine the best diagnosis Order‚ perform‚ and interpret medical tests such as blood counts‚ electrocardiograms (EKG’s)‚ and x-rays Prescribe medications based on patient’s condition‚ age‚ weight‚ and gender Develop treatment plans Diagnose and treat illnesses‚ infections‚ and injuries Counsel patients about medications‚ especially side effects and interactions with other drugs
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Definitions Evidence-Based Practice. The term evidence-based practice (EBP) was used initially in relation to medicine‚ but has since been adopted by many fields including education‚ child welfare‚ mental heath‚ and criminal justice. The Institute of Medicine (2001) defines evidence-based medicine as the integration of best researched evidence and clinical expertise with patient values (p. 147). In social work‚ most agree that EBP is a process involving creating an answerable question based on
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Buster‚ Mr Bluebird. Colin’s mum works in a shop. His dad walks him to school and back. His dad got him his tea and took him to the park. At the park‚ he used to swing as high as the bar‚ he swings back in such a way that his dad would call him –The Bluebird of Happiness. Then‚ Colin’s mum took him and moved away. It happened when Colin’s father had gone to spend a day with his sister. Two friends of his mum came with a van and packed everything. Then they went off. At first‚ he thought his dad will
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Duty to Warn/ Duty to Protect BSHS 335: Ethics and Values for Human Services Professionals By: Monica Sandoval Confidentiality between client and therapist could be a risky and tricky. There is no set standard toward the restrictions of its content. It’s morally right to respect and protect the client trusting information but at times it is ethically and legally impossible to keep this information confidential. The duty to warn is that obligated by case law the therapist has to notify the
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There are many different practice models that influence the way social workers choose to help people meet their goals. Here are some of the major social work practice models used in various roles‚ such as case managers and therapists: Problem solving Problem solving assists people with the problem solving process. Rather than tell clients what to do‚ social workers teach clients how to apply a problem solving method so they can develop their own solutions. The problem solving model focuses on
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How to Take a Pulse The pulse refers to the pressure of the blood pushing against the wall of an artery‚ (a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart)‚ as the heart beats and rest. When taking a pulse you are counting beats per minute‚ (the rate) and recording three different facts about the pulse the rate‚ the rhythm‚ and volume of pulse. These facts are very important to complete information and help in assessing your patient. Also‚ when taking a pulse find arteries that lay close
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Patient Visit 1. Log into AllScripts and Select Site 2. View Daily Schedule for Patients that have Status “Nurse/MOAReady” 3. Room Patient 4. In Exam Room‚ Log into AllScripts‚ Select Site‚ and Click Daily Schedule tab. 5. Double Click Patient to open Clinical Desktop 6. Change Patient Location to Exam Room # 7. Reconcile Meds and Allergies 8. Start Visit Note 9. Enter Vitals 10. Add Chief complaint and/or Reason for Visit 11. Add Past Medical History
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of nurses in the work setting. Within the nursing license‚ the nurse is legally bound to practice within the scope of nursing that each state defines by a Nurse Practice Act (NPA). The scope includes upholding the patient bill of rights and total patient care. According to the NLN (Springhouse‚ 2004)‚ “Patients have the right to information about their diagnosis‚ prognosis‚ and treatment — including alternatives to care and risks involved — in terms they and their families can readily understand
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never interesting for its own sake‚ as art must be…‚” was the claim of conservative writer and philosopher Roger Scruton in his controversial 1989 paper ‘But is it art?’ Many responded strongly to Scruton’s claim that a photograph‚ unlike a painting‚ can never be representational‚ in any aesthetically pertinent sense of the word. He argues that there is an “intentional” relationship between a painted representation and its subject; an intentional relationship which simply cannot exist between a photograph
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Sue said in‚ Becoming Culturally Competent in Social Work Practice “It is crucial that social workers understand and be able to share the worldview of their culturally diverse clients” (Sue‚ n.d‚ pg 26). The goal of this assignment is to understand how culture‚ power‚ and privilege have been influential in my own personal identity and how I engage with clients in social work practice and how they engage with me. Alan Watts once said‚ "trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth"
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