beneficially develop the knowledge base of nursing‚ guide practice‚ and contribute to favorable outcomes. Description of Theory Purpose Myra Levine was an experienced nurse and teacher who sought to educate medical-surgical students about major concepts in nursing. Levine wanted the focus of nursing to be patient-centered instead of task-oriented (Sitzman & Eichelberger‚ 2011). Also‚ like other early nursing scholars‚ Levine wanted to distance nursing practice from medicine (Meleis‚ 2012).
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including the setting‚ the kind of nursing‚ and the needs of the client. The relationship is dynamic and uses cognitive and affective levels of interaction. It is time-limited and goal-oriented and has three phases. During the first phase‚ the phase of establishment‚ the nurse establishes the structure‚ purpose‚ timing‚ and context of the relationship and expresses an interest in discussing this initial structure with the client. Data collection for the nursing care plan continues‚ and basic goals for
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As a nursing student‚ I learned to shave patients in preparation for surgery; as a public health nurse‚ I taught mothers to clean their infants’ umbilical cords with alcohol and showed patients newly diagnosed with diabetes how to wipe the skin with alcohol before injecting insulin. Since then‚ high-quality research has shown that pre-operative shaving increases rather than decreases post-operative infections (Kjonniksen et al. 2002)‚ that cleaning umbilical cords with sterile water shortens the
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Teaching and Learning Styles Grand Canyon University Susamma George NRS429V King Patricia 06/26/2011 Teaching and Learning Styles Teaching and learning is the basis for any type of education process. Understanding the various teaching and learning styles of the student and teacher can greatly
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References: 1) Mosby (Third edition) Pharmacology And The Nursing Process (Lilley/ Aucker) chapter 36 ( Antibiotics ) 2) Medical surgical nursing (Third edition) ‚Unit 2 Chapter 8 (Nursing care of clients with infection )‚ ( Lemone & Burke ) 3) Pharmacology for nurses ‚unit 5‚ 2005.Adams.Josephson.Holland 4) Aspects of Nursing Care 7Th edition‚ 5) Introduction to clinical pharmacology‚ Edmunds. 6) Drug Therapy in nursing (Diane S. Aschenbrenner and Samanta J.venable 7) http://en.wikipedia
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Nursing Management 1 PARASAGITTAL MENINGIOMA Nursing management of a patient with Parasagittal Meningioma Nursing Management 2 Nursing management of patient with PARASAGITTAL MENINGIOMA P.A a 41 years old male was brought to the hospital due to the chief complaint of headache and dizziness. During the interview‚ the patient stated that 2 days prior to admission‚ he was having a severe headache associated with blurring of vision and dizziness. He took paracetamol which provided temporary
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Park……………………………3 Functional Scope………………………………………………4 Process of care measures…………………………………….5 Inpatient Quality Management Philosophy………………….6 Data Collection and Analyses…………………………….7-12 Inpatient Quality Management Flow Chart……………..13-15 Performance Scorecard………………………………………16 Observations and Recommendations…………………..17-18 References…………………………………………………….19 • • Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care group based in Oakland‚ California. It provides care throughout eight regions in the United States and
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ulcers continue to be a prevalent issue in the health care system and causes “pain‚ slow recovery from morbid conditions‚ infection and death” (Kwong‚ Pang‚ Aboo‚ & Law‚ 2009‚ p. 2609). In the field of nursing turning and repositioning patients is a well-known nursing intervention to prevent development of pressure ulcers. However‚ many hospitals and facilities still neglect to apply this as a standard policy. This gives room for nurses and nursing aides to overlook the importance of this intervention
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of every aspect of their care. Person centred practice endeavours to form a partnership with the service user to develop a plan of care which can be developed over time to suit every aspect of their needs. Person centred care is ’user focussed’ and is designed to preserve independence and promote individual choice. This leads to greater autonomy and inclusion and builds solid relationships with the service users and their families. Broadly speaking‚ Person centred care is about preserving individuality
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spiritual life. According to Kolcaba comfort is the satisfaction of basic human needs for relief‚ ease‚ and transcendence arising from health care situations. After learning this theory I have understood three important aspects of nursing theories. These aspects are: the terms transcendence and midrange theories and the application of theory in the nursing process. When I first read the articles about the comfort theory I got mixed up. The confusion was brought about by the various terms used
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