Tracy Aicher Abstract #2 Professor Martin October 3‚ 2010 Abstract #2 Wills‚ E.M. (2011). Grand theories based on human needs. In McEwen‚ M. & Wills‚ E.M.‚ (Ed). Theoretical basis for nursing (pp. 121-144). (3rd ed.) Philadelphia‚ PA: Wolters Kluwer Health & Lippincott Williams & Wilkins In this chapter‚ (Wills‚ 2011) reviews some of the earliest human needs theories from Florence Nightengale‚ Virginia Henderson‚ Faye Abdellah‚ Dorothy Orem‚ Dorothy Johnson‚ and Betty Neuman. These
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mobility r/t muscle weakness and disease process self care deficit: dressing and grooming r/t cognitive impairment chronic confusion r/t impaired decision making ineffective coping r/t impaired information processing noncompliance with nursing staff r/t behavior problem due to mental decline impaired verbal communication r/t aphasia-speech deficit risk for falls r/t muscle weakness risk for impaired skin integrity r/t bedridden/chairbound - History of Trauma - Time‚ cause
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Accountability of Professional Nurses: Informed Consent Informed consent is used as a safeguard to ensure the patient’s understanding of the care or procedure needed to treat a medical issue. It also ensures the patient’s understanding of any adverse effects that can occur due to the care or procedure needed. Verbal consent is usually obtained at the bedside when discussing what minor procedures or tasks need to be done‚ drawing blood‚ for example. Signed informed consents are mainly used
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Promise vs. Duty in Nursing James Mele RN According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary (1997)‚ the definition of a promise is “a pledge to do or not to do something specified.” For the sake of not sounding like a bunch of politicians who seldom keep their rhetorical promises‚ I think we should change the word to something more honorable such as to duty. Duty‚ according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary (1997) is “conduct or action required by one’s occupation or position”. That is much more fitting
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8-hour shifts. Different shifts have been put into place to help improve nurse satisfaction‚ decrease the nursing shortage and save the hospital money. The 24-hour day is made up of two 12-hour shifts; 12 hours in the day and 12 hours at night. There has been quite an ongoing debate over the years regarding this issue of nurses working over 8 hours in a single day. Many people‚ such as hospital nursing administrators‚ have reason to believe that working long hour shifts causes more errors in the workplace
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of the information and knowledge gained‚ by suggesting how these skills will be applied to the student nurses future practice. Disease management improves the quality of a patient’s lifestyle and activities of daily living‚ through education and nursing intervention on their condition‚ empowering them to take a more significant role in their own care. It considers all additional factors to the actual medicinal treatment for the disease‚ providing a holistic approach. It is therefore imperative that
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exemplifies this by creating a baseline of quality care that both nurses and doctors can utilize in providing care to a dying patient. Comfort has been called a distinguishing characteristic of the nursing profession yet‚ until Katharine Kolcaba‚ had never been conceptualized within a theory for nursing (Kolcaba‚ 1994). In pediatrics‚ written protocols for end of life care are more directed at pain relief than providing comfort to the patient. In the area of pediatrics‚ care is not only provided
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There are two distinct models of disability that seek to empower those with disabilities- the medical model and the social model. The medical model refers to a disability as a “physical or mental impairment of the individual and its person with social consequences. It regards the limitations faced by people with disabilities as resulting primarily‚ or solely‚ from their impairments” Wasserman et al (2011). Under the medical model people are defined by their illness or medical condition. The medical
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pathophysiology of infective endocarditis as it relates to this case. c. What additional clinical manifestations should the nurse include in the assessment of the patient? d. What medical management should the nurse anticipate for the patient? e. What nursing management should be provided for the patient and family? 2. Mrs. Robbins‚ a 58-year-old patient with suspected aortic stenosis‚ presents to the cardiac care clinic for evaluation. About 1 month ago she noticed that she was having increasing
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fumes; irritants that can be inhaled‚ ingested‚ or contacted through the skin; noise‚ light‚ motion‚ and any objects or substances one may encounter in the home‚ schools‚ or workplaces‚ or while shopping‚ traveling‚ or carrying out normal activities. Nursing Process Step: Data Collection (Assessment) Cognitive Level: Evaluation Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance Sub Category: None When giving an inhaled medication‚ auscultate the lungs for adventitious sounds and measure the oxygen saturation
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