Haley Dexter Adolescent and Family Systems Paper 12/15/14 “A lot of people think that addiction is a choice. A lot of people think it ’s a matter of will. That has not been my experience. I don ’t find it to have anything to do with strength.” - Matthew Perry The novels‚ Tweak by Nic Sheff and Beautiful Boy by David Sheff have shed an enormous amount of light on a topic that most of the population tries to avoid and pretend doesn’t exist: drug addiction. These novels are both compelling and haunting
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The nursing process: A help or a hindrance to contemporary nursing practice. Introduction. The nursing process is the core for the nursing care plan and enables one to think like a nurse. It was based on the theory developed by Ida Jean Orlanda in 1950’s where she observed good and bad nursing practices (Faust‚ 2002). The nursing process is important as it is a systematic problem solving approach which involves the partnership with both the patient and their family. It serves as an important tool
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a scale that is used to evaluate families and the structure of it. “This model bridges family theory‚ research‚ and practice” (Braithwaite‚ Bylund‚ Galvin p 32). There are two categories that make up this scale; cohesion and adaptability. This test can be used as a tool to help families see where their strengths and weaknesses are. It could be a good tool to use before getting married to see where the two families are different or similar. The purpose of this paper is to discuss in more detail what
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Running Head: A PHILOSOPHY OF NURSING 1 A Philosophy of Nursing Megan Cole‚ RN Georgia Southern University NURS 3139 Fall 2012 A PHILOSOPHY OF NURSING 2 A Philosophy of Nursing The American Nurse’s Association’s Nursing’s Social Policy Statement (2003) defines nursing as the “protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response
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My Values and Beliefs as a Nurse Mukesh Sharma The University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing In partial fulfillment of the requirements of N3645 Transition to Professional Nursing Part A Jeanean Boyd‚ MSN‚ RN April 21‚ 2013 Online RN-BSN My Values and Beliefs as a Nurse We all have our own philosophies about what we do in our lives or toward life itself. The same way‚ we have our own philosophies behind the work we do or the profession we carry. ‘Philosophy’ basically
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Checkpoint: Determining Diagnosis Code Categories Wm. Victor Golden HCR 220 Aug 18‚ 2011 Instructor Charity Booker * A 68-year-old male presents to the office complaining of pronounced weakness on the right side of his body and slurred speech for the past 24 hours. Based on the examination‚ the physician orders an MRI to investigate a possible transient ischemic attack. The diagnosis category I would choose in this case would be Symptoms‚ Signs‚ and Ill-Defined Conditions—Codes 780–799
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Tele-nursing is the use of telecommunications technology such as videos‚ computers and tele-monitoring technologies to provide nursing care and advice at a distance. This growing technology offers many advantages in the delivery of healthcare information‚ disease monitoring‚ health promotion and disease prevention services‚ as well as nursing diagnosis‚ treatment and education to patient at home from a centralized location. Tele-nursing can be instrumental in helping patients and families to be
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Regis Schratz History of Media Arts II – Andre Puca 2 April 2013 Reception Paper All in the Family: Too Real for TV? When All in the Family came out in 1971‚ it caught an impressive amount of attention. The CBS sitcom ventured into the dangerously taboo ideas and viewpoints held by conservative individuals in the early 1970s and brought them into the public dialogue through the loud‚ uncensored mouth of Archie Bunker. Like it or not‚ this show proudly displayed the inner racist‚ sexist‚
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the Hispanic family is dependent on one another and possesses the most important social unit (Zepeda‚ 2011). In the Hispanic culture‚ it is customary to be morally responsible for other family members and help them in their time of need when they are experiencing financial problems‚ unemployment‚ poor health conditions‚ and other life issues (Zedpeda‚ 2011). Respect for the elderly and authority is a major point of teaching as well as preserving the Spanish language within the family (Zepeda‚ 2011)
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Nightingale is the most recognized name in the field of nursing. Her work was instrumental for developing modern nursing practice‚ and from her first shift‚ she worked to ensure patients in her care had what they needed to get healthy. Her Environmental Theory changed the face of nursing to create sanitary conditions for patients to get care. Biography of Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in Italy to a wealthy British family. She was raised in the Anglican faith‚ and believed
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