on their first time working as a nurse and develop their skill as they gain experience. The new method of bedside reports included in a nurse’s work caused them to adapt into a new skill. In the bedside shift change reports‚ some nurses preferred the new method‚ while other preferred their previous functions in the hospital (Johnson & Cowin‚ 2012‚ p. 123). The implications for nursing management explained that “formal training in communication may be advantageous when introducing changes to clinical
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to nurses who serve areas in which English is a second language. Also‚ it would be helpful for employers to provide cultural awareness training class to nurses before they enter a community. Maurer‚ F. & Smith‚ C. (2009). Community/Public Health Nursing Practice: Health for Families and Populations‚ 4th
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What is the future of nursing and what changes will lead the way? The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is an organization free of government bias and not for profit‚ who provides the people of government that make health care decisions‚ as well as the public‚ advice regarding how to improve health and health care. The IOM states “with more than 3 million members‚ the nursing profession is the largest segment of the nation’s health care workforce. Working on the front lines of patient care‚ nurses can
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I believe that implementing strategies to promote‚ maintain‚ and restore health is key to the nursing career; the main goal of nursing is to improve an individual’s health. In my clinical experience‚ it’s to maintain the individual’s health issues or diseases. An example of using teaching/learning principles is when taking a resident’s blood glucose a family member asked me what the normal range for blood glucose is. I explained that a blood glucose level between 70-100mg/dL is desired. Then I went
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Chief Nursing Officer: Is This the Future Nursing is a large area for opportunity. Over the next couple of years‚ nurse leaders will be looking to retire. Approximately 55% of nurse leaders will be retiring. There are several nurse leadership positions. At the entry level‚ one can see filling a role as a supervisor or assistant manager. This role only requires two to three years clinical experience and to have a Register Nurse licensure. It requires managing day-to-day operations of a department
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myself. It is through hearing the many stories I have heard from family members that are in the medical field and a sister that became a CAN and had planned to be a nurse that made me really begin thinking about nursing as a possible career. The further I learned and read about nursing‚ the more I was intrigued. I chose to take Health Occupations 1 at KEC this year‚ my senior year in High School. By the end of this course I will become a CNA. Through this experience‚ it has not only provided me
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left leg when she tripped on a hole. Per OMNI‚ the patient had chronic low back pain‚ sciatica‚ spondylolisthesis and spondylosis. Per medical report dated 9/4/15 by Dr. Windham‚ the patient has done well with Cymbalta and Celebrex‚ and zolpidem for her trouble sleeping. She takes hydrocodone occasionally for breakthrough pain. Based on the medical report dated 12/02/15‚ the patient presents for recheck of her back. She is long since P & S and is prone to flares and exacerbations. She has done well
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Dr. Bruce D. Perry was invited by the staff of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) to evaluate six year old Justin‚ who kept on throwing his feces and food at the staff. When Dr. Perry arrived at the PICU‚ he heard the loud screaming before he found the boy who was obviously malnourished and was wearing a loose diaper while sitting in a cage. The crib looked similar to a dog cage with iron bars and plywood wired to the top. Justin was being treated for severe pneumonia and would fight the staff
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Minority Report VS Future Vision Steven Spielberg’s movie Minority Report portrays a world where murder never happens‚ our future society will not be as lucky. In the movie Minority Report police utilize a psychic technology to arrest and convict murderers before they commit their crime. This prevented almost all murders from happening which made the world a more peaceful place. In my vision of the future we are going to be solving crimes with floating cameras capturing everybody’s every move.
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Healthcare organizations such as nursing homes continuously attempt to pursue quality performance to improve clinical outcomes and patient experiences. Patient safety is an essential and vital component of quality nursing care. This paper discusses many important quality measures such as health inspections‚ medical and behavioral standards and staffing for Mecklenburg Health & Rehabilitation Center‚ nursing home. Quality of nursing home care is a major deciding factor for recovering from illness
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