damaging behaviors. The American Nurses’ Association estimates between ten and twenty percent of nurses will abuse drugs within the workplace at some point during his/her career (ANA‚ 2002). This percentage is similar to that of substance abusers within the general population. Due to the ease of access to narcotics on the job‚ it can be difficult to recognize a problem in the early stages. Only once the nurse’s activities have been suspected due to medication shortage or job performance problems
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Mrs. H. Oliver RN‚ BSN‚ Nurse Educator Health Science Technology Registered Nurse A Registered Nurse (RN) occupation is to provide care for patients‚ treat patients and educate patients and the public on various medical conditions. Also RNs give advice and emotional support to patients and their families. They record the families’ medical history and analyze test results. They prescribe medication to help with recovery of a patient. Depending on what degree a nurse has they could work in
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Medication errors remain the most preventable cause of injury in healthcare today impacting and influencing all six QSEN (Quality & Safety Education for Nurses) competencies; Patient Centered Care‚ Safety‚ Evidence Based Practice‚ Quality Improvement‚ Informatics‚ Teamwork‚ Collaboration‚ and Professionalism. The effective implementation of medication reconciliation is an effective tool in reducing medication errors‚ eliminating costly mistakes‚ fostering teamwork‚ collaboration and professionalism
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should be given at schools about type 2 diabetes to reduce their chance of getting type 2 diabetes in the future. I have chosen this question because Type 2 diabetes is becoming a big concern in New Zealand as we have one of the highest rates in the world that has type 2 diabetes. Also‚ this ailment is a concern to me personally because my family has a blood line of type 2 Diabetes. In this report‚ I will be thoroughly explaining the ideas of: what type 2 diabetes are‚ how the numbers of children and
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The causes and effects of diabetes Type 1 diabetes causes Type 1 diabetes is caused by the immune system destroying the cells in the pancreas that make insulin. This causes diabetes by leaving the body without enough insulin to function normally. This is called an autoimmune reaction‚ or autoimmune cause‚ because the body is attacking itself. There is no specific diabetes causes‚ but the following triggers may be involved: • Viral or bacterial infection • Chemical toxins within food • Unidentified
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Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases in which the individual has high blood glucose levels as a result of the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin‚ or as a result of the cells in the body not responding to the insulin produced. The aim of this documentation is to outline the normal regulation of blood glucose levels in the body which includes the role of the hormone producing alpha cells and beta cells in regulating these levels‚ and the effect that the pathophysiology of diabetes
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Link between diabetes and depression Depression can strike anyone. It is becoming increasingly common in the general population. According to the World Federation for Mental Health‚ approximately one in four people will experience it at some time in their adult life. While it is normal to feel down from time to time‚ when feelings of sadness do not seem to go away or life seems hopeless‚ this can be a sign of depression which can be a serious problem. Though seemingly unrelated‚ studies have
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Nurses and AARP AARP Key Nursing Roles “The American Association for Retired Persons changed (AARP) is a nonpartisan‚ nonprofit organization that is dedicated to it members over the age of 50 interest” (AARP‚ 2012). “The AARP provides products and services for members including educational programs and discounts for third-party companies which is the most widely used benefit by members” (AARP‚ 2012). With the expected rise in the population of people over fifty‚ AARP is focusing
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Informative Speech Diabetes Specific Purpose: To give information about diabetes and the types. Introduction: There is something in the world that people are crazy for. It’s something that they just couldn’t live without and they always want more of it. That is the sweet taste of sugar. Although that sweet taste that everyone loves can’t be devoured by every person. The people that I am talking about is the people that are diabetics. Some diabetics can’t have any sugar or if they can have some
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Anemia August 11‚ 2011 (Kansas City‚ Missouri) — Taking less blood from acute-MI patients for diagnostic tests may improve patient outcomes by reducing the risk of hospital-acquired anemia‚ a new study published online August 8‚ 2011 in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests [1]. Multiple studies have shown that hospital-acquired anemia is associated with greater mortality and worse health status in patients with acute MI‚ but the relationship between diagnostic phlebotomy and the risk of hospital-acquired
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