There are many different factors that guide the nursing profession from the law‚ the American nurses association (ANA)‚ to one’s own personal values. A nurse must be able to practice within the regulations that the state has set forth and follow the standards of care‚ scope of practice and code of ethics that the ANA has established. A nurse should also have his/her own principles and philosophy of nursing to help guide why he/she is in the nursing profession. 1) Nursing: Scope and Standards
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Nurses are the leading advocate for improving our country’s nursing education and health to enhance the health care for the elderly and ill. Nurses primary focus is caring for the patients. Observing the illness in which they are enduring‚ assessing their functional status‚ reporting their condition‚ promoting health and disease prevention‚ teaching‚ care strategies‚ assisting them and their family in their care‚ and developing plans to enhance their health are also duties of the nurse. Nurses have
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WHAT IS NURSING? AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLE OF THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE. INTRODUCTION Nursing is a profession‚ the depth and breadth of which is to meet different heath care needs of the population (American Nurses Association(ANA)‚ 2010). This demand to clarify what professionalism or profession mean in the health care field. The term ‘professionalism’ has autonomy and self-regulation as the characteristics central to it. It signifies that a profession has authority to establish standards of conduct
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The Role of the Professional Nurse in Relation to Sexually Transmitted Infections Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been described as “a major public health problem in Europe” (Fenton & Lowndes‚ 2004‚ p. 255). There is evidence that there is an increasing number of persons infected with STIs in the UK (Fenton & Lowndes‚ 2004; Cassell et al.‚ 2006)‚ and primary health care and specialist clinics play a significant role in the diagnosis and treatment of these infections (Cassell
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Discuss the Importance of Documentation in Professional Engineering Jiahao QIAN （A1622061） Introduction Documentation is documents with information‚ provided on paper or other material for people to read to transit certain information from one person to another. Such as tenders‚ instruction books‚ on-line helps. Discussion Every people access documentation commonly in life‚ teaching‚ studying‚ marketing‚ requiring. As for professional engineers‚ documentations are also used in every part of
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Character Traits of an Ideal American There are many character traits that the ideal american would have‚ but this paper will only touch upon 5 of the most important ones. The traits that will be discussed in this paper are honesty‚ loyalty‚ industriousness‚ compassion‚ and integrity. The first mentioned trait‚ honesty‚ is an important character trait. For where would this country be now if her people were not honest? although no one can claim to have never told a lie‚ the ideal american would not
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eachother and Watzlawick (cited by Creasia et al 1996) who suggested that “all communication is behaviour and behaviour is communication” Communication skills have become recognised as a vital part of nursing practice. At the turn of the century‚ the word nurse was defined as “someone trained to care for the sick” (Blondis et al 1982). During the twentieth century‚ the emphasis in nursing has gradually shifted
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The Traits of Winston and Julia from Orwell’s 1984 Throughout one’s life‚ there are people whose similar and contrasting personalities help one to learn more about themselves. In George Orwell’s 1984‚ Orwell demonstrates a character foil between the protagonist Winston and his love-interest Julia. Although Winston and Julia’s views on life‚ and the Party are different‚ they are similar in their hopes to rebel against the Party‚ leading to their overall downfall and doomed relationship. Throughout
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To me‚ being a professional nurse leader means helping other achieve their highest potential though education and competency training. According to Zimmerman (2013)‚ the nursing professional assists and leads nursing staff though changes in technology‚ clinical outcomes and the need for new models of care. As I obtain additional education and knowledge in leadership my perception of the role of the nurse will change from a clinical‚ direct patient care model to a complex system of policy‚ leadership
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Nikolas Tinbergen’s 4 causes of behavior are a framework that can be taken to understand animal behavior. The 4 causes are Triggering Cause‚ Development‚ Function‚ and Evolution. Through these 4 aspects‚ we can investigate the monkey species’ behavior. The first cause is the Triggering Cause. In other words‚ what exactly drove the monkey to produce such a call? The scientists that are studying this must investigate what exactly causes this call‚ for example if it is based on what type of food the
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