For the purpose of this assignment and as per my experience during a previous clinical rotation‚ the professional nursing role that I have chosen to analyze is the Director of Nursing. I had the privilege of being precepted by the Director of Emergency Services at Coral Gables Hospital and during the preceptorship I gained tremendous insight into the duties and responsibilities of the role as my preceptor was very inclusive and willing to share her knowledge. Having experienced and partaken in the
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language pathologists. As soon as this patient is medically stable they can be discharged. The PT’s and PTA’s work with these patients a few times a day until they are safe to return to their home. The other facility I have chose is a nursing home or a skilled nursing facility. Here‚ PTA’s care for long-term patients who are usually elderly. Other health care professionals
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The demographic information on the nursing home on a macro level The quality of life of older adults in a nursing home is challenging. It has many different aspects and it also depends on the need of the person. Some of those characteristics are control by elderly people who are being placed in the nursing home‚ if they are well enough to comprehend what is going on. Older people are placed in nursing homes for different reasons‚ for example‚ it could be simply because people are too old to take
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nurse‚ I know that nursing is all about the compassion you show to patients. In order to be a good nurse‚ one has to understand both the physical and emotional needs of their patients. A good nurse allows their ethics to guide their nursing. My vision of nursing will not only encompass the care I give to patients‚ but also the care I provide for the community in which I live. Nursing is rooted in public service and the desire to help others. I hope that my philosophy of nursing will incorporate my
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Belhaven’s Nursing program will facilitate Christian values and a positive outlook in my life as I matriculate through the program and as I engage in my career. I will be proud to know I am serving God’s people by using the knowledge I attained throughout the course of this program. If chosen as a candidate‚ my development and practice in the field of nursing would be powerful. I will be provided the tools to care for God’s people‚ open
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Patients with diabetes need to understand what diabetes is. Patients who understand what diabetes is and the complicated process associated with the disease are more likely to comply with the prescribed regimen. Diabetes Mellitus is a syndrome with disordered metabolism and inappropriate hyperglycemia due to either a deficiency of insulin secretion or to a combination of insulin resistance and inadequate insulin secretion to compensate (Davis‚ 2001). Diabetes is a chronic progressive disease that
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Module 2: Nursing Theory Development‚ Analysis & Evaluation 1) What is the relationship between: Methatheory deals with the processes of generating knowledge and debating broad issues related to the nature of theory‚ types of theory needed‚ and suitable criteria for theory evaluation. Metatheory -refers to the phiosophical and methodologic questions related to developing a theroretical base for nursing. Gran Theory - Grand theories are thef conceptional frameworks of broad perspesctives
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What is nursing? What exactly does it mean to nurse a patient‚ and how has this definition changed over the past centuries? What does the discipline of nursing consist of? In this essay‚ I aim to attempt to answer these questions‚ along with the help of a myriad of nursing researchers whose studies have helped to broaden my perspective on what exactly it is that I now do for a living. I will be discussing the different types of nursing knowledge that assists us as nurses to care for patients and
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Discussion 6 There are six stages of grief a person needs to go through in order to heal from the loss of a loved one. The stages are acknowledging the reality of the death‚ embracing the pain of the loss‚ remembering the person who died‚ developing a new self-identity‚ searching for meaning and receiving on going support from others. The first step is acknowledging the reality of the death. For some people fully acknowledging the death and the reality their loved one will never come back can
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As a new nursing student‚ I have realized my greatest challenge lies within my internal dialogue. I frequently wonder if I have the strength and ability to be a successful nurse. Nursing is an incredibly rewarding profession but requires a great amount of resilience and self-care in order to sustain a healthy life. This includes being able to maintain a higher level of positive thinking. During my first quarter‚ I have already experienced self-doubting thoughts about my academic abilities that often
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