Culture Competence in Nursing Shannon Karlsson California State University‚ Chico Introduction According to the United States Census Bureau (2010)‚ over 30% of the total population in the United States is comprised of various ethnicities other than non-Hispanic Whites. This statistic highlights that the United States (US) has a significant multicultural population today. These diverse cultures bring with them new languages‚ religious beliefs and practices‚ social structures‚ and health care
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Ethics in Nursing Overview According to Aiken (2004) “Ethics is the discipline that deals with rightness and wrongness of actions”. The goal is similar to that of the legal system except that in most cases there is no system of enforcement or ethical penalties. “General ethics is the consideration of the morality of human acts in general”. (Fitzpatrick 2002) In nursing‚ ethical issues arise daily. There are issues such as death‚ dying‚ birth‚ abortion‚ genetics‚ quality of
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CRITICAL CARE FAMILY NEEDS Camelia Sheffield University of Tennessee at Martin Abstract The hospitalization of family members in a critical care setting presents an array of emotions for family members. Critical illness often occurs without warning leaving families feeling vulnerable and helpless with no clear knowledge of what to expect from health care professionals or patient outcomes. The challenge for critical care nurses (Registered Nurses {RNs}) Is to provide care for aggressively
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and Coding will give me a large range of different positions I can hold which include a Medical Coder‚ Medical Collections agent‚ and a Health Information Analyst. Salary range‚ growth potential and the wide range of positions that can be held are all factors that played a role in my decision to become a Medical Reimbursement and Coding agent. Medical coding and billing agents are the invisible engines of the healthcare system.
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sore mouth‚ oedema of ankles‚ increased susceptibility to infection‚ palpitations‚ angina in elderly‚ delayed healing‚ sensitivity to cold‚ cheilosis (dry scaling of the lips and angles of the mouth caused by riboflavin deficiency). Specific nursing Actions for Anaemic patients – briefly review relevant diagnostic assessment‚ explain the condition‚ relating it to the cause of the patient’s problem eg. Fatigue‚ assist and support the patient during diagnostic procedures‚ implement measures to
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HISTORY OF NURSING (PHILIPPINE SETTING) EARLY CARE OF THE SICK HERBICHEROS – herb men who practice witchcraft and are considered healers MANGKUKULAM – who practices witchcraft to inflict pain or illness to a person‚ Difficult child birth and some diseases said to be made by NONO EARLY HOSPITALS: Hospital Real de Manila – 1577 1st hospital established Gov. Francisco de Sande To give service to the king’s Spaniard soldiers San Lazaro Hospital – 1578 Fray Juan ClementeNamed after
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her husband has been experiencing forgetfulness‚ personality changes; and some memory loss‚ for example‚ inability to recognize familiar faces‚ places‚ or objects. Further‚ she stated that he continuously repeats the same stories‚ having forgotten that he has already told them. 1. What is the most likely diagnosis? - A probable diagnosis could be dementia base on patient’s history such as forgetfulness‚ personality changes‚ and memory loss. 2. How would you define this condition
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Carbon Dioxide Flash-Freezing Applied to Ice Cream Production by Teresa Susan Baker B.S. Mechanical Engineering B.S. Earth‚ Atmospheric‚ and Planetary Sciences Massachusetts Institute of Technology‚ 2003 SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY FEBRUARY 2006 © 2006 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All rights reserved
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Short-term goals help you reach your long-term goal. Consider your resources: What do you need to meet your goal? (time‚ money‚ skills‚ people‚ knowledge‚ self-discipline) Do you have enough resources to reach your goal? If not‚ you will have to change your goal or figure out a way to get resources. There are many ways to reach the same goal. For example: Sometimes your goals will conflict. For example‚ you decided to spend more time with your family‚ but you also want to develop good basketball
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2.2 Aetiological agent: Classification and characterisation The monkeypox virus is a member of the genus orthopox (family Poxviridae). Other members include cowpox‚ vaccinia‚ and variola (smallpox) viruses. Poxviruses are the largest vertebrate viruses known. The virions contain a linear double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) genome and enzymes that synthesise messenger ribonucleic acid (RNA). The viruses multiply in the cytoplasm of the host cells. The poxvirus family consists
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