Nursing is seen as a science much more often than it is an art. Nursing is considered a science because you have to know the disease process‚ how medications work and which ones to give‚ and be knowledgeable about new policies and new technological equipment. The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor states that the science of nursing is applying theory to the practice. (p.5) One science of nursing would be the use of evidence-based practice. Evidence-based practice is when nurses use the practice that
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Meeting Essential Care Needs Mrs Gale is a 70 year old widow and retired unskilled worker. The patient lives alone and relies on her son to provide basic care‚ medication and meals. Mrs Gale has a history of weight fluctuation owing to lifestyle but is currently at risk of malnutrition due to Parkinson’s disease. Mrs Gale shows signs of early dementia and suffers from poor mobility and pain caused by arthritis. Mrs Gale also has mild depression triggered by loss and has become socially isolated
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Does AT&T Inc. Culture Need Improvement? AT&T is one of America’s largest employers and the largest private-sector employer of full-time union labor. The company is the top U.S. provider of next-generation TV services‚ wireless‚ high speed Internet access‚ Wi-Fi‚ local and long distance voice‚ and directory publishing and advertising services. AT&T is also recognized as the leading worldwide provider of IP-based communication services
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Written Assignment 2 Liberty University What is a research hypothesis? Define directional‚ nondirectional‚ and statistical/null hypothesis statements. A research hypothesis is a statement about two variables‚ independent and dependent‚ and their relationship with an expected outcome based on the research question which‚ if directional‚ will state the expected direction of the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. If the research hypothesis is nondirectional it will not
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Patient Safety/Quality Care/Improvement Case Study 1. Overview of what are medical errors and possible consequences of such errors? The Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines medical errors as “the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim.” Medical errors do not all result in harm or injury. Medical errors that cause injury or harm are sometimes called preventable adverse events – that is the injury is thought to be due to a medical intervention
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Nursing Practice and Palliative Care Palliative care is a specialized segment of health care which involves minimizing and preventing the patients’ pain and suffering. Patients suffering from chronic illness‚ end of life or curable illness may be placed in palliative care. The goal of palliative care is to improve the quality of life for the patient and family. The role of the BSN prepared nurse regarding palliative care is to be knowledgeable on palliative and gerontologic nursing practice. The
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NURSING CARE PLAN Nurs 326 SFSU Student Name: Alena Makarava Instructor/Clinical Site Gerardo Caritan‚ RN‚ MSN Date: 2/26/2015 Ms. X is a 34 year old female. The patient is a G3 P2‚ with both children delivered by C-section‚ with the only complication in both being low birth weights. Ms. X has a longstanding history of hypertension‚ anxiety and depression. Additional health history includes a vitamin D deficiency‚ back surgery in 05/06 due to a herniated disc‚ and two previous cesarean
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Victoria Webb Communication system (Nurse Call) implementing. Many factors drive change in a business. Lewin identified four forces. In Lewin’s model there are forces driving change and forces restraining it. Where there is equilibrium between the two sets of forces there will be no change. In order for change to occur the driving force must exceed the restraining force Lewin’s analysis can be used to Investigate the balance of power involved in an issue‚ Identify the key stakeholders on the
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From the ward you are practicing in choose an operation that was done to patient for whom you have given nursing care. From your experience describe the indications and purpose for this operation and the salient post-operative nursing care. Arthritis is one of the leading causes of femoral fractures especially in the elderly. It may also be caused by trauma or injury‚ starting from simple falls to more extensive such as a fall from height. Indeed‚ a femoral fracture affects hip movement as it
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