Assessment Tool Analysis NUR/440 Week 3 January 1‚ 2014 Assessment is a vital aspect of nursing care. Assessment is the first phase of the nursing process. A thorough assessment involves gathering information and data about and related to the patient. The data that is collected includes physiological‚ psychological‚ environmental‚ sociocultural‚ economical‚ spiritual‚ and developmental history of the patient. Data may be objective or subjective. Objective data refers to the measurable
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audience is nursing students. There is a lot of information that nurses don’t necessarily need to know. Martinreyes626. (2014‚ January 3). Oxygenation of the Respiratory System for Nursing [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92503sXnOLM The videos from this particular user are great for nursing students because this guy is a nursing student. Martin Reyes‚ the user who uploaded the video‚ apparently makes these videos‚ speaking about what he learned in nursing school
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ANA Largely understood‚ ethics consist of principles‚ which guide the behavior of entities‚ groups or professions (Wilkins 2007). Nurses as professionals make autonomous decisions on how they will care for patients. But they are still held accountable to their profession as a whole as regards these autonomous decisions. A nurse’s deportment has been vastly scrutinized from the start. The famous Florence Nightingale pledge in 1893 included the vow to “abstain from anything deleterious and mischievous…
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NURSING PROCESS The client is a 70 year old‚ Caucasian male who is a retired siding salesman from Riverside‚ IA‚ who has an extensive history with Paralysis agitans (Parkinson’s disease). The client was first admitted to the long term care facility in December 2012. The client explained that he came to be at this facility after “already being in two places like this”. He was removed/discharged from the last long-term care facility for being what he called “disruptive”.
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Long-Term Care Facility Study Team B HCS/437 January 19‚ 2014 Rick Johnson Long-Term Care Facility Study La Costa Glen Carlsbad La Costa Glen is a retirement community that is also a continuing life community. Seniors can join the community as active adults and live independently knowing that if and when the time comes where they may need further assistance of even skilled nursing care they can remain in the same community. It is comforting to know that you can remain with friends close by‚ able
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Nurse Educator The AACN Preferred Vision of the Professoriate in Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs (2008) states that “courses in the nursing program will be taught by faculty with graduate-level academic preparation and advanced expertise in the areas of content they teach.” There is national recognition‚ however‚ of the growing shortage of nursing educators to fill faculty and other educator roles within the healthcare delivery system. Master’s programs that prepare graduates for nurse
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Pursuing A Nursing Career Pursuing A Nursing Career Nursing Industry: A world of Opportunity Nursing Industry: A world of Opportunity Flexible schedule – convenient shifts to fit your schedule Challenge - everyday a new challenge; no boredom. . Accomplishment – Become an outstanding person Pride - Helping people on a day to day basis Wisdom/Knowledge – Become familiar with the human anatomy and the medical world. Flexible schedule – convenient shifts
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situations arise and the context of practice changes. DESCRIPTION It is a Sunday morning; I was on duty as an on call manager for the day. I have been called by a junior nurse from maternity ward to set a peripheral line for her patient under her care. As a junior nurse she is not confident to set a line by looking at patient condition that is very weak. Without delaying‚ I went to visit that particular patient to help my nurse. This patient is a 40 years old Malay lady‚ who had done Total Abdominal
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For my final exam question my choice was: Discuss research utilization in nursing practice versus evidenced based practice of nursing. Are the definitions interchangeable? The reference chapter used was chapter 17 in the text book titled Using Research Findings in Practice Settings. I would like to start off by defining Research Utilization and Evidence Based Practice. Research utilization refers to using research knowledge to change an existing clinical practice or profession situation
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Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) are often primary care providers and are at the forefront of providing preventative care to the public. APN practice is typically defined by the Nurse Practice Act and governed by the states Board of Nursing‚ but other laws and regulations may impact practice‚ and other boards may play a role. The purpose of this paper is to develop a greater understanding of the scope of practice for nurse practitioners within the state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s mission for nurse practitioners
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