Developing Nursing Standards Standards of practice are professional expectations that any nurse‚ regardless of his/her role‚ should follow. These standards are crucial as they promote‚ guide‚ and direct the nursing practice. They are legal and professional requirements that regulate how nurses should perform at work. Furthermore‚ they ensure that nursing practice the profession safely. Several documents establish the foundation and create the framework for scope and standards of nursing. The first
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Health History Biographical Data Name: JT Birthplace: Couderport‚ PA USA Address: 34 Coneville Road Coudersport PA 16915 Gender: Female Phone Number: 814-698-2425 Marital status: Not married Age: 18 Race: White Birthdate: 8/29/1995 ethnic origin: German Primary Language: English occupation: Full time Student Social Security Number: xxx-xx-9301 Source: Patient herself‚ seems reliable Reason for seeking care: Yearly checkup
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In the early 1900s industrial accidents were commonplace in this country; for example‚ in 1907 over 3‚200 people were killed in mining accidents. At this time legislation and public opinion all favored management. There were few protections for the worker’s safety. Today’s industrial employees are better off than their colleagues in the past. Their chances of being killed in an industrial accident are less than half of that of their predecessors of 60 years ago. According to National safety Council
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Global Health Nursing Primary Health Care/Primary Care This discussion will cover the demographic trends that impact global health today‚ look at patterns of health and disease that impact global health‚ explain the difference between primary health care and primary care‚ and review the World Health Organizations (WHO) priority for global health. There are many factors that affect global health including population‚ environment‚ and disease. One of the greatest pressures on the global community
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that according to participants statements “ethics” means compliance with principles of ethics in their practices for example making ethical decisions or holding ethical values( honesty‚ justice‚…) in nursing practices. Being confidant or paying attention to patient’s privacy are other examples
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The History and Development of Clinical Mental Health January 19‚ 2014 Capella University Online The History and Development of Clinical Mental Health The history of mental health counseling and philosophies that developed formed the foundation of professional counseling and is responsible for how the profession is perceived today. The current standards‚ regulation‚ and credentialing set by the profession in addition help form an identity for the profession. Mental Health
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Advanced Practice Nursing: The Role of Health Care Reform Lauren Minimo Azusa Pacific University The Development of Advanced Practice Nursing: The Role of Health Care Reform The purpose of this paper is to describe the role of health care reform with regards to the evolution and development of advanced practice nursing (APN) in the United States. Foundational aspects prominent in the development of defined APN roles include the health needs in society‚ support for innovation in health care‚ governmental
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Health disparities is defined as significant differences with regard to the rates of disease incidence‚ prevalence‚ morbidity‚ mortality‚ or life expectancy between one population and another (Miller‚2015). One example of a health disparity that affects older adults much more often than other classes would be something such as dementia. Dementia is a disease that affects older people much more often than younger. This disease also progresses as one gets older so the oldest of adults are even more
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The manual provided will provide help and guidance for the public health nurses in fulfilling her role in the management‚ care and support of client requiring complex care in the community setting. In Ireland Public health nurses have been providing nursing and midwifery care to people and their families in the community for years. Public health nurses are viewed as possessing a wide range of skills and knowledge in caring for clients across their lifespan. Their role varies from routine visits
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information about her health confidential. However‚ it is affecting the mental stability of her daughters because they are afraid of their mother’s declining health. Also‚ their intellectual abilities are being demised as shown by their worsening grades at school. She also needs to decide if she needs to report the situation as a case of neglect. Since the mother cannot properly even care for herself‚ let alone her daughters‚ it is logical to think that as the mother’s health declines‚ so will her
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