BACKGROUND Introduction Nursing is the process of caring for‚ or nurturing‚ another individual. In order to render care to an individual‚ the nurse should apply the art and science of nursing that includes the therapeutic use of self‚ apply and perform different nursing procedures‚ critical thinking skills‚ communication and assessment skills‚ proper and accurate documentation and most importantly‚ the practice and use of the nursing process. (Berman‚ A.‚ Snyder S. J.‚ Kozier‚ B. & Erb‚ G.(2008)
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Nursing‚ is considered a practice-based discipline involving many nursing theories as well as inputs from several other scientific disciplines. It is also a branch of knowledge that is ordered through the theories and methods that is evolving as inputs from several other scientific disciplines. Nursing practice integrates numerous roles and functions of the nurse as it focuses mainly on the achievement of optimal functioning of the patient. It encompasses the maintenance and promotion of health of
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Using Cultural Competency in Practice Cultural competencies is a term that has long saturated the healthcare world‚ especially nursing. The United States has become a melting pot of culture and ethnicity and to practice in the hospital setting it is essential to know the backgrounds of your patients and their families. Different cultures have different perceptions on health and illness. Providing culturally competent care includes knowledge about subcultures‚ attitudes‚ and skills that’s supports
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Nursing‚ is a demanding and an exhausting career in the society. Because of the shortage and high demand on the medical treatment‚ there are some changes in this generation. Firstly‚ the gender stereotype of nurse is changing. The government had hiring more nurses not only the female but also the male so as to solve the problem of supply does not meet the demand. The popularity of male nurse is raised increasingly. There will be more manpower to serve for the patients‚ it will be favorable for the
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allow an individual to practice as an RN: the diploma‚ the Associate degree‚ and the Baccalaureate degree. The diploma route is a hospital based program that prepares an individual to sit for the NCLEX-RN. It is usually a two to three year program. It prepares the student for nursing jobs for delivering direct patient care in the hospital or other inpatient setting. The associate route RN is typically a two-year program that focuses on teaching the student technical nursing skills with basic education
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Defines evidence based practice as the practice of nursing in which the nurse makes clinical decisions on the basis of the best available current research evidence‚ his or her own clinical expertise‚ and the needs and preferences of the patient. Evidence based practice provides nurses with a method to use critically appraised and scientifically proven evidence for delivering quality health care to their patients. Research is a useful and valuable tool to the field of nursing. While this particular
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Throughout the history of nursing‚ training of those entering the field has varied from rudimentary to extensive. In the 19th century‚ training for nurses was minimal and there was no set curriculum (Nursing Timeline of Historical Events‚ 2014). With the nursing focus shifted from caring for the sick and dying‚ to caring for ill people and providing preventative care for well people‚ the training for nurses has also changed. This discussion will focus on the differences in competencies of nurses
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Multi-Professional Support of Learning and Assessing in Practice Theoretical Assignment The Role of a Nursing Mentor The design of this essay is to focus on two different aspects of mentorship in a nursing environment. Part one will focus on the role of a clinical mentor and part two will explain an assessment of a student nurse through the vision of a new mentor observing a clinical procedure undertaken by the student. The aim is to cover the learning outcomes of the module and focus on current
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Care Paper Over fifty years ago‚ Madeline Leininger was on a mission to advance the practice of transcultural nursing. Times have definitely changed in the last fifty years‚ and transcultural nursing has become a major focus for the government as well as many nursing organizations. Emerging standards of care regarding culturally competent care‚ is an important aspect of the health care industry‚ especially nursing. With the growing population‚ there is an increasing amount of people that are not
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS ~~E FINANCIAL MARKETS A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO TRADING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 1ECHNICAL ANALYSIS ~~ FINANCIAL MARKETS A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO TRADING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS JOHN J. MURPHY NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF FINANCE Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Murphy‚ John J.‚ [date] Technical analysis of the financial markets I John J. Murphy. p. em. Rev. ed. of: Technical analysis of the futures markets. c1986. Includes bibliographical references
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