The psychosocial theory of stress and coping is of the utmost importance to patient care and recovery. It has been found that among other things‚ stress can affect the rate of wound healing‚ susceptibility to infectious diseases‚ and the development and progression of cancer (Walker et al‚ 2007). The nurse plays an integral role in the management and alleviation of patients’ stress‚ and can provide valuable mechanisms to aid in the process of coping with the stressor. Stress is a concept‚ not
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1.1 REASONS FOR COMMUNICATION The reasons why people communicate is to (a) express needs (b) to share ideas (c) to build relationship and socialise (d) to ask question and share experience 1.2 HOW COMMUNICATION AFFECTS RELATIONSHIP IN THE WORK SETTING communication affects relationship at work place e.g. with colleagues‚ people using services‚ children and their families‚ help to build trust‚ understanding of individual needs‚ communication is used to negotiate‚ to prevent or resolve conflict and
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Nursing Care Plan for Rhonda Silverman (pseudonym) Introduction Rhonda Silverman is a 89 year old female who is currently residing in a rest home. She formerly worked as a short hand typist prior to her marriage after which she had 3 children and was actively involved in volunteer work within her community while her children were being raised. Rhonda has had a very active life and loves to travel. She has visited North America‚ Europe‚ Asia and Oceania. As she has aged her health as deteriorated
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DEMONSTRATION INTRODUCTION The demonstration method teaches by exhibition and explanation. Although it is sometimes used to refer all illustrative teaching‚ the term demonstration usually is taken to mean explanation of a process‚ as opposed to exemplification of the object itself. One of the advantage of demonstration is that it trains the student in the art of careful observation‚ a quality which is so essential to a good nurse. The demonstration method in itself is learning through observation;
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an orderly and logical way (Hogston et al. 2002). A nursing framework is a structure used to organise care given to patients (Siviter‚2))000) This essay will explore a needs orientated approach to the care that is delivered to a patient and examine the significance of the use of models and frameworks in the nursing process. The nursing process is a framework for organising individualised care. It involves four phases: assessment‚ planning‚ implementation and evaluation (Richards and Edwards 2003)
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promotes safe and appropriate nursing care and meets professional and legal standards (CRNBC 2008). These purposes and other important functions of record-keeping will be described in this assignment. The professional and legal implications of poor record-keeping will also be outlined. The topics will only be briefly and broadly discussed due to word count limitation so further reading is recommended. Record keeping may be defined as information that outlines any care or service provided to a patient/client
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S SITUATION NAME: Robert DeBourgAGE: 62 GENDER: Male Patient’s main concern is Uncontrolled Blood Pressure and occasional Tachycardia. B BACKGROUND Patient is a smoker with 20 years of smoking ½ pack of cigarette per day. Diagnosed with Heart Murmur at age 12. Diagnosed with High Blood Pressure in 2013. Mayocardial Infarction on 4/13/2014‚ Patient was admitted at St. Rose Hospital and received Cardiac stent placement on 4/14/2014. Patient is on multiple cardiac medication and following up
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nursing intervention on promoting self-care ability in breast cancer patients after breast surgery Background Self-care is one of the most important parts in post-operative patients’ further life and health recovery. Specific nursing intervention in the post-operative period is essential in promoting healing and improving patient’s quality of life. The purpose of this research is to analyse the effect of a nurse-directed intervention on post-operative self-care ability in breast cancer patients to
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What is Person Centred Planning Person centred planning is a set of approaches designed to assist someone plan their life with support. It is most often used as a model to enable people with disabilities or otherwise requiring support to increase their personal self determination and improve their own independence. It discovers and acts on what is important to the person. In dementia care is a key aspect of best practice. It is a way of caring for a person with dementia as an individual with
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differences that we are not familiar with or understand. Yes‚ our patients will have different cultural values‚ beliefs and practices from our own‚ but we must still show them respect. In the following case study we will look at the best ways to provide care based up the Giger and Davidhizar Model and Dr. Campinha-Bacote Model of transcultural nursing. Giger and Davidhizar believe that each individual is culturally unique and should be assessed according to the six cultural phenomena (Giger and Davidhizar
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