This essay will explore the nurse’s professional responsibility for safeguarding vulnerable patients. It will identify vulnerabilities specific to Blanche‚ a ninety year old lady with medical and physical problems (appendix 1). Other issues such as patient rights‚ autonomy and accountability will be discussed. It will consider the nurses professional behaviour and interventions to support Blanche. The Department of Health (DH‚ 2000a‚ p.8) define a vulnerable adult as a person over eighteen
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and Sociology An Uneasy Relationship Deidre Wick s Overview ■ ■ ■ Why is nursing often depicted in a negative light? What is the ‘New Nursing’? What are some of the new developments in nursing in Australia and overseas? This chapter examines some of the more recent sociological writings on nursing and discusses them in relation to the practical insights they have to offer for nursing. Recent nursing reforms in Australia and the United Kingdom are analysed to see how these might be
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As a graduate nurse anesthetist from Clarkson College‚ I am hoping to fulfill my personal and professional goals. After graduation‚ the foremost goal is to prepare for the certification exam that will enable me to practice as a nurse anesthetist for which I will be working so hard for two years before graduating from Clarkson College. Upon obtaining a license‚ my professional goal is to work for a healthcare company or an association that will enable me to use the skills I learned throughout my graduate
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essential foundation of nursing practise; it is primarily dependant upon verbal and non-verbal communication. Encompassing both speech and behavioural aspects‚ efficient delivery and receiving of the nurse-patient messages initiates advantageous relationships‚ or contrarily‚ generates significant repercussions if applied ineffectively‚ thus affecting the quality of the nurse-patient relationship. This essay will discuss how effective verbal and non-verbal communication in nursing practice will facilitate
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Compelling evidence suggests that regions of the United States face a nursing and physician shortage that our legislators‚ health officials‚ and medical professionals must address. To ensure that quality medical care is not harshly impacted‚ the hospitals and public health leadership‚ in general‚ will need to tackle the nursing shortage with solid long-term solutions. It is no secret that the United States faces a critical nursing shortage‚ a trend that potentially threatens to undermine quality medical
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What is Nursing The metaparadigm of nursing makes nursing unique field of practice from any other profession. By understanding what each of the four concepts mean and how they relate to nursing‚ it can help promote good quality of care. In return‚ by providing quality care to the patient can have an increase quality of life. The four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm described by Kearney-Nunnery (2016) are nursing‚ human beings‚ environment‚ and health. Nursing is defined in Kearney-Nunnery
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Professional Values and Ethics Professional values and ethics go hand in hand. They are the corner stone of our career foundation as well as personal endeavors. Values and ethics help guide a person’s professional decisions in many ways. Which jobs to pursue‚ what form of career they want to have‚ and even what type of professional relationships they foster can all be guided by ones values and ethics. But what are values and ethics? Where do they come from? And how do they affect professional relationships
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head: THE IMPACT OF THE NURSING SHORTAGE The Impact of the Nursing Shortage Cori University of Phoenix Contemporary Issues and Health Policy NUR 478 Deborah W. Ayers-Facilitator Jun 21‚ 2006 The Impact of the Nursing Shortage The nursing shortage has had a cyclical pattern in the United States for many years. There have been brief periods of time with too many nurses and even longer periods with too few nurses. Previous efforts to increase the nursing population have been made
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continual change in the roles of nurses. The article also poses a concept that nursing now is not based on caring‚ but medicine. "By accepting continual changes to the role of the nurse‚ the core function of nursing has become obscured and‚ despite assuming medical tasks‚ the occupation continues to be seen in terms of a role that is subordinate to and dependent on medicine." (Iley 2004) Nurses are taking a more professional role‚ and more tasks are being delegated to assertive personnel. Therefore‚
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I. SAFE AND QUALITY NURSING CARE CORE COMPETENCY 1: Demonstrate knowledge based on health/illness status of individual/ groups Indicators : ○ Identifies health needs of patients/groups ○ Explains patient/group status CORE COMPETENCY 2: Provides sound decision making in care of individual/groups considering their beliefs‚ values Indicators : ○ Problem identification ○ Data gathering related to problem ○ Data analysis ○ Selection appropriate action ○ Monitor progress of action
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