The authors‚ nurse‚ psychiatrist and dual diagnosis program manager researched from the centre of addiction and mental health‚ Toronto‚ Ontario‚ Canada. The author’s intent is to describe the role of forensic nurses in assessing and managing risk of violent decline in offenders who have mental illness in forensic psychiatric mental health settings. The target audience is offenders who have mental illness‚ and nurses. This article presents risk assessment of forensic patient nurses’ role. It describes
Premium Mental disorder Psychiatry Schizophrenia
eing a Nurse Is More Than a Job‚ It’s a Treasure To me‚ being a nurse is far more than a job or even a career. It’s an adventure‚ a continuous learning process that I embark on bravely each day‚ in search of life changing events and miracles. Touching the lives of others is a treasure chest overflowing with metaphorical gold‚ whether the help I provide is of great measure or remains unnoticed. The pride I hold in saying‚ "I’m going to be a nurse‚" is immeasurable. Nursing is more than a profession
Premium Patient Nursing Physician
Administrative nurses have the gift of being able to use leadership skills to educate nurses. Daily task include managing the nursing staff and communicating with doctors to better serve patients. They have the unique role of blending business skills and health care expertise. Nurse executives are responsible for creating strategic planning that will help the health care facility run efficiently . Besides patient care‚ administrative nurses also have the task of overseeing and approving budgets
Premium Nursing Management Nurse
completing which resulted in a medication error and patient harm. In this situation the nurse present should make sure they are providing the best care for the best possible outcome for the patient. Critically ill patients are a high stakes population. They can decline quickly
Premium Patient Nursing Health care
will then be anaylsed using theory‚ to create possible explanations and consequences for the behaviour and actions shown by Joe and the nurses. APIE is a nursing process which guides health professionals through the problem solving approach‚ which promotes the individualised‚ holistic delivery of care. It is tailored around the patient’s needs and allows nurses to holistically assess the patient‚ then plan and set goals according to the information gathered. These plans and goals are then implemented
Premium Assessment Evaluation Nursing
Nurse Practitioner Specific work activities Analyze patients’ medical histories‚ symptoms‚ and test results to determine the best diagnosis Order‚ perform‚ and interpret medical tests such as blood counts‚ electrocardiograms (EKG’s)‚ and x-rays Prescribe medications based on patient’s condition‚ age‚ weight‚ and gender Develop treatment plans Diagnose and treat illnesses‚ infections‚ and injuries Counsel patients about medications‚ especially side effects and interactions with other drugs
Premium Nurse practitioner Academic degree Bachelor's degree
Long hours of direct patient care take its toll emotionally and physically. While the profession is rewarding for most‚ the constant stress can become a catalyst for all kinds of self damaging behaviors. The American Nurses’ Association estimates between ten and twenty percent of nurses will abuse drugs within the workplace at some point during his/her career (ANA‚ 2002). This percentage is similar to that of substance abusers within the general population. Due to the ease of access to narcotics
Premium Nursing Nurse Patient
Yaidelyn Alonso SLS1125: Matos 4/20/12 Nurses: “Caring Today For A Healthier Tomorrow” Growing up in a house hold of medical personnel‚ such as my mother and my aunt and other close relatives has really inspired me to become a Nurse Practitioner‚ but most of all my inspiration has come due to the death of my father. I want to help patients who may have false hope‚ who may think that there’s nothing anyone can do‚ I want to give patients hope‚ and I will devote my life to make a difference
Premium Nursing Bachelor's degree Registered nurse
Mr Jones‘ bed bath‚ and ensured that there were not any obstacles around the bed so that my colleague and I could work effectively. Treating people with care‚ respecting their individuality and their dignity is a fundamental part of our conduct as nurses (The Code 2008)‚ therefore we introduced ourselves to Mr Jones and explained what we were going to do even though he did not seem to understand. As I closed the curtains around the bed‚ his behaviour began to change. He started using very harsh
Premium Patient Nursing United Kingdom
need to improve and not properly set for long term uses. An example of workaround situation is : some unsafe practice a nurse administering medicines to a patient without out documenting it. The nurse’s plan being documenting whenever she get a chance to do so. May be the nurse busy with another pt or has emergency so another nurse assigned to help this nurse. The other nurse check the electronic medication administration record (eMAR) and it shows patient due meds. This kind of risky performance
Premium Nursing Patient Nurse