The nursing assessment of the acutely ill adult is of significant importance and needs to be carried out using a systematic approach and a range of skills acquired by the nurse. It is vital that a nurse performing assessments on acutely ill patients is adequately equipped to recognise a deteriorating patient and act accordingly (NICE‚ 2007). During the nurse’s assessment‚ it is critical to consider all aspects of the patient’s condition and general health and maintain dignity of the patient throughout
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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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Physician Dismisses Nursing Assessments‚ Question of Nurse Advocacy. Summary: The patient was involved in a motorcycle accident in which his bike fell onto and injured his left leg. When the nurses assessing the patient could not detect a pulse in that leg‚ an ominous sign of circulatory failure. The physician when notified chose to dismiss this fact and discharge the patient. The patient would return soon after with worsening symptoms that would require emergency surgery. Should the nurses have
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Discuss how effective leadership can be used to develop a culture of compassion and caring within nursing clinical team Introduction The caring dimension in the healthcare practice‚ policy and research has turned into a new phase since the new decade and compassionate care with managed leadership are now the fundamental points in the nursing practice. Effective leaders in the healthcare settings stress the importance of safety and high quality compassionate care to be their top most priority
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demanding needs due the illness and capabilities. So‚ their love ones take them on a tour to this place that tries to imitate a familiar place‚ but are far from feeling like home. What is this place you may ask?! A nursing home that is “a home away from home”‚ really? In my opinion Nursing homes do not benefit the ones that it’s design to help‚ rehabilitate‚ and care for but to strip the elderly of their dignity‚ sense of belonging‚ and respect. Many elderly people are at times helpless and really
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NURSING DIAGNOSIS | RATIONALE | NURSING INTERVENTIONS | RATIONALE | EVALUATION | February 21‚ 20132pm-10pmImpaired skin integrity related to vehicular accident as evidenced by abrasions.Objective:-abrasions on face‚ both arms‚ and left legGoal:After 6 hours of nursing intervention‚ patient will be able to display timely healing of skin lesions without complication. | Altered epidermis or dermis.Vehicular Accident direct trauma to the skinabrasions of extremities and swelling of the skin in upper
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Caring in Nursing Compassion and Caring Every individual has his/her own unique perception of caring. There are so many ways to show caring that the possibilities are endless. Nurses are often associated with caring because they support‚ comfort‚ and help the patient recover to the best of their ability. Their experiences dealing with different patients that have unique situations on a daily basis help them become better caregivers. Personally I have had several experiences with some great nurses
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the nurse in order to be able to do so (Edwards‚ 2009). This essay will discuss the professional duty of a student nurse with regards to the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) statement “You must respect people’s right to confidentiality”. The professional‚ ethical‚ and legal aspects of confidentiality will be discussed in detail‚ with a focus on nursing adults. Confidentiality in healthcare
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The neonatal period is the period from birth to 1 month where a baby transitions from the uterine environment to external world‚ this includes the initial period after birth which is referred to as the perinatal period. “Neonatal nursing is a subspecialty of nursing that works with newborn infants born with a variety of problems ranging from prematurity‚ birth defects‚ infection‚ cardiac malformations‚ and surgical problems.” (Nann.org). As a neonatal nurse you can look forward to making a difference
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Orlando developed her theory inductively through an empirical study of nursing practice. * For 3 years‚ she recorded 2000 observations between a nurse and patient interactions. She was only able to categorize the records as "good" or "bad" nursing. * According to records: Good Nursing nurses focus was on the patients immediate verbal and non verbal behavior from the beginning through the end of the contact * Bad Nursing nurses focus was on a prescribed activity or something that had nothing
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