Nurses with Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees are better prepared to participate on today’s health care system. Being part of the BSN program growth my skills in critical thinking‚ health promotion‚ leadership‚ holistic care assessment of the adult and across the lifespan‚ and management. Every one of these classes provides me with the information required to advance on my clinical practice‚ and access to better job opportunity. According to the IOM‚ nurses with Bachelor of Science in
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What is Nursing Professionalism? Cathy Soto Nursing 408 Transitions in Professional Nursing Linda Jacobson 9/21/2011 Abstract According to Maister (1997) "true professionalism means the pursuit of excellence‚ not just competence". Nurses must be competent in their pursuit of excellence. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Position Statement‚ rapidly expanding clinical knowledge and mounting complexities in health care mandate that professional nurses possess
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Occupational career that interest myself the best in the medical field is Nursing. I certainly would enjoy doing this type of work in the future. Helping other people and knowing that they are blissful and being taken care of‚ I myself feel pleased that I happen to complete my job correctly. I could teach the next generation from What education I have learned and they can achieve the same for people. Why does this career choice interest me? Since I was in elementary school‚ I always told my
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Element: Prevention of pressure ulcers This essay is going to explore the nursing process with regard to the prevention of pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers are a widespread and often underestimated health problem in the UK. They occur in 4-10% of patients admitted to hospital (Ward et al‚ 2010). This essay‚ using case study 4‚ will explore the holistic nursing process‚ and also the biological‚ sociological‚ psychological and ethical issues regarding the prevention of pressure ulcers. Lily
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Mora‚ Nichole Mae V. March 15‚ 2013 BSN III-A Thea Camille Samonte‚ RN‚ MAN TERM PAPER ABOUT ABORTION I. INTRODUCTION Abortion‚ expulsion of the products of conception before the embryo or fetus is viable. Any interruption of human pregnancy prior to the 28th week is known as abortion. The term spontaneous abortion‚ or miscarriage‚ is used to signify delivery of a nonviable embryo or fetus due to fetal or maternal factors‚ as opposed to purposely induced abortion
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To begin with upstream‚ it is defined as the level in which we use primary prevention methods before the person gets the disease. (Levels of Disease Prevention‚2009) Primary prevention aims to prevent the disease from occurring. So primary prevention reduces both the incidence and prevalence of a disease. (Levels of Disease Prevention‚2009). In primary prevention‚ choices are encouraged that will promote the overall health of an individual‚ population or community. Basic healthcare choices such as
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History of Pediatric Nursing Pediatric Nurses are defined as nurses who devote their knowledge and skills to caring for children and their families from infancy through late teen years (Pediatric Nurse). Pediatric Nursing did not develop as a specialty in the U.S. until the second half of the 19th century. During this period‚ hospitals did not admit children with communicable diseases because of high mortality rates. Most children were delivered with the help of midwives and cared for by their
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Reflection on Nursing Philosophy Elizabeth A. Roberts University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation In partial fulfillment of the requirements of N4685 BSN Capstone Jeanean Boyd‚ MSN‚ RN April 6‚ 2017 Reflection on Nursing Philosophy As I come to the end of finishing the BSN Capstone course‚ I find myself reflecting on the past‚ the present‚ and the future. I cordially invite you on my journey through my nursing education at University of Arlington (UTA)‚ Arlington
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knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing helps nursing practice today because it shows not only how far we have come in healthcare and nursing but also how important education has been and still is for nurses. Looking back on history and research of practices help us understand why we do some of the things we do today as nurses such as something as simple as washing our hands. It is also amazing how far medical technology has come. Three trends in nursing practice: 1. The training and education
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To non-nursing individuals‚ specialty nursing and advanced practice nursing may be similar. However‚ for the nursing professionals there is a huge difference between the two practices. Advanced practice nursing is more than a specialty nursing practice because of the incorporation of the different competencies‚ such as higher education/knowledge‚ autonomy‚ and expertise (Hamric‚ Hanson‚ Tracy‚ and O’Grady‚ 2014). Beitz (2000) has stated that "specialty nursing practice is the application of a range
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