Introduction Over time in health care there have been times in which‚ the directors of the hospital have been trying to get rid of Licensed Practical Nurse or LPNs and want their nursing staff to only be Registered Nurses or RNs. If LPNs are eliminated there will be a huge nursing shortage in the hospital setting. If a LPNs is currently working in a hospital setting are told to get their RN by a date or they will be fired. This is a problem because older LPN that is close to retirement they are not
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BED POSITIONS AND USES PRONE The prone position is a position of the body lying face down. It is opposed to the supine position which is face up. Using terms defined in the anatomical position‚ the ventral side is down (which is towards the abdomen)‚ and the dorsal side is up (which is towards the back or posterior of the body). Prone refers to that pattern for the forearm‚ where the palm of the hand is directly behind the head‚ or at the sides and the radius and ulna are crossed. The main physiological
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Hi Katherina‚ Human error in nursing is usually unavoidable‚ unpredictable and unintentional. Further‚ some risks include language barriers‚ neglecting to follow the policy‚ in a hurry to complete the task. As a supervisor‚ I encountered a nurse who gave a patient the wrong medications. The error occurred when the patient answered to the wrong name‚ and the nurse failed to check the patient’s identification bracelet. Other errors can include carelessness on the behalf of the staff as well as not
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A Community Diagnosis of Barangay Bagong Katipunan‚ Pasig City Presented to the Faculty of the College of Nursing Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig Kapasigan‚ Pasig City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Primary Health Care II Group: Uno Sais BSN II - Watson Leader: Custodio‚ Chelsea Rose S. Assistant Leader: Jordan‚ Janine B. Members: Agosto‚ Ma. Katherine Andaya‚ Ralph Renz Batoy‚ Apple Peach Bernabe‚ Patrick Benj Cruz‚ Dawn Molly Cuecao‚ Renalyn De Jesus
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How can community health nurses apply the strategies of cultural competence to their practice? Provide at least one example from each of four strategies: cultural preservation‚ cultural accommodation‚ cultural repatterning‚ and cultural brokering. What is a possible barrier to applying the strategy/example chosen? Use an example that is different than the postings of other students. As an OB nurse‚ I care for many Hispanic women having babies. One of the culturally challenging barriers I have come
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Centered Care There are several different degrees in nursing that may be obtained. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) endorses three routes of becoming a registered nurse (RN) including: the 3-year diploma program‚ the 3-year associate degree in nursing (ADN) program and the 4-year baccalaureate of nursing (BSN) program (American Association of College of Nursing [AACN]‚ 2014‚ para. 3). Although‚ there are differences in nursing degrees all three take the same NCLEX-RN exam (AACN
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ROLE OF COMMUNITY RADIO IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT By Saad Ullah Khan Research Scholar‚ Department of Mass Communication Aligarh Muslim University‚ Aligarh 202002‚U.P.‚ India Email: saadgeneration84@yahoo.co.in ABSTRACT: India became independent on 15 August 1947.Though‚ after Independence we achieved tremendous success in many fields but still much is needed to be done in order to become a developed nation. Statistics betrays that after Independence our growth rate has increased from 3% to 9 %
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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR NURSING PRACTICE Answer all the questions comprehensively. 1. All nurses have a conceptual model for nursing practice. From the perspective that a nurse needs a clear conceptual model of nursing as a basis for nursing process‚ identify components of any concepts of nursing that you could use in implementing the nursing process in your area of responsibility. Explain your answer. 2. Enumerate at least three (3) health promoting behavior in which you do
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Community Assessment Daemen College Department of Nursing Holly Weaver‚ Kristen Weaver‚ Dianna O’Brien‚ Jake Lundquist Table of Contents Page I. Background Information on Affiliating Agency………………………………… 5 II. Definition of the Community……………………………………………………. 6 III. Approaches Used to Assess the Community…………………………………….. 6 IV. Description of the Survey……………………………………………………….. 6 V. Demographics……………………………………………………………………. 7 A. Age and Gender………………………………………………………………
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Nursing metaparadigm The American Nursing Association defined nursing as the protection‚ promotion and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and population(2013 American Nurses Association) I perceive nursing as an act used to guard‚ further the progress‚ and keep health at a fully perfect level. This is achieved by
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