registered nurses’ ability to make excellent clinical decisions. It will examine what factors can change a nurses’ capability to be aware of‚ and act on abnormal assessment findings. As well as assessment being part of the nursing process that is used in every day nursing‚ it is also a critical part of patient safety (Higgins‚ 2008). Assessment findings are used to determine what needs to be done for the patient next. Early warning scoring systems currently exist to aid in the early detection
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Impact of Pressure Ulcers on Nursing Care Theory Project May 15‚ 2013 ADN 151 The issue that I identified as a healthcare safety topic currently impacting nursing is pressure ulcers. A pressure ulcer is localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence‚ as a result of pressure‚ or pressure in combination with shear and/or friction. I chose this topic for my paper because as a future nurse I would like to be able to prevent any new injuries
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3N Clinical Nursing Care Plan NURS 2230 Lakehead University October 2‚ 2014 I declare that this paper is my original work. Excepting where I have cited my own previous work‚ this paper in its entirety‚ or any portion thereof‚ has not been submitted to meet the requirements of any other credit course. Student Signature: ____________________________________ Date: ____________________ Patient History In the context of this paper‚ the patient will be referred to as
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Applying Dorothea Orem ’s Self-Care Deficit Theory To Practice Dorothea Orem developed her self-care deficit theory of nursing under three interrelated theories known as the theory of self-care‚ theory of self-care deficit‚ and theory of nursing systems. Each of these theories explains concepts of basic conditioning factors to support her general theory. Orem’s theory suggests that all individuals have a need for self-care action on a continuous basis. When self-care can no longer be performed due
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Unfortunately‚ many older adults are viewed as if their opinions or ideas are not worth listening to. The research article‚ the experience of being listened to: a qualitative study of older adults in long-term care settings‚ explored the experience of being listened to for older adults residing in long-term care settings. Throughout the study‚ certain themes emerged from the participants’’ interview statements which were collected and categorized. As these themes are emergent‚ they allow the researcher to
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Nursing Care: Congestive Heart Failure Beverly Baum‚ Chrysten Brown and Christina Bhowanidan Herzing University Nursing Care: Congestive Heart Failure The general population is living longer than ever before. The Federal Interagency on Aging-Related Statistics (2012) states “The number of older people will increase dramatically during 2010-2030 period. The older population in 2030 is projected to be twice as large as their counterparts in 2000‚ growing from 35 million to 72 million and
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Nursing Care Plan for Rhonda Silverman (pseudonym) Introduction Rhonda Silverman is a 89 year old female who is currently residing in a rest home. She formerly worked as a short hand typist prior to her marriage after which she had 3 children and was actively involved in volunteer work within her community while her children were being raised. Rhonda has had a very active life and loves to travel. She has visited North America‚ Europe‚ Asia and Oceania. As she has aged her health as deteriorated
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Nursing Care of a Patient Diagnosed with Pneumonia Tiara Graham Linn Benton Community College Nursing Care of a Patient Diagnosed with Pneumonia Patient Description Patient is a Caucasian 83 year old female that came into the emergency department from Wynwood assisted living facility with an increase of fatigue‚ worsening confusion and a 1 day history of a fever. Patient weighs approximately 90 pounds upon admission with a height of 64 inches. Patient has known COPD and is a former heavy
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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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5th November 2013 Essay 1: ‘Evaluate the claim that Person–Centred Therapy offers the therapist all that he/she will need to treat clients’. In this essay I will look at the benefits and the disadvantages of person-centred therapy and consider whether it provides sufficient tools for the therapist to be effective in the treatment of the client. Looking at the underlying theory (self-actualisation‚ organismic self‚ conditions of worth etc)‚ and the originators of it‚ namely Abraham Maslow and
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