To begin with upstream‚ it is defined as the level in which we use primary prevention methods before the person gets the disease. (Levels of Disease Prevention‚2009) Primary prevention aims to prevent the disease from occurring. So primary prevention reduces both the incidence and prevalence of a disease. (Levels of Disease Prevention‚2009). In primary prevention‚ choices are encouraged that will promote the overall health of an individual‚ population or community. Basic healthcare choices such as
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knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing helps nursing practice today because it shows not only how far we have come in healthcare and nursing but also how important education has been and still is for nurses. Looking back on history and research of practices help us understand why we do some of the things we do today as nurses such as something as simple as washing our hands. It is also amazing how far medical technology has come. Three trends in nursing practice: 1. The training and education
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Cues | Nursing Diagnosis | Scientific Explanation | Objectives/Plan of Care | Nursing Interventions | Rationale | Evaluation | S> “ Hindi pa masyado magaling ang sugat ko” as verbalized by the patientO> S/P Appendectomy>with surgical incision at right lower abdominal area>with dry intact dressing on the surgical site | Impaired Skin Integrity related to skin/tissue trauma | Inflammation of the appendix↓Acute Appendicitis↓Appendectomy↓Dissection if right lower abdominal tissues↓Disruption
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Fundamentals of Nursing Informatics Technology can be very helpful in improving safety and quality of health care. Nursing informatics refers to the combination of technology‚ nursing as well as the assimilation of data. It deals with the use of technology in order to organize and provide health care in the best and most resourceful manner. Computerized systems allow quicker and more accurate charting or record keeping. These systems save time and improve the quality of information furthermore
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The objective of this paper is to analyze the procedures used in detecting and investigating complex criminal fraud. Specifically I will be reviewing the case of FirstPlus Financial Group Inc and the Lucchese organized crime family. FirstPlus Take Over The FirstPlus indictment‚ filed in November 2011‚ accuses 13 people of seizing power at a FirstPlus Financial Group Inc. (FPFG) which eventually filed for bankruptcy. Among those indicted were two men with alleged ties to the Italian Mafia; Nicodemo
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Practice III. Different fields & pay rates A. Kinds of nurses B. There requirements (what extra classes they may need to take) C. The pay rates for different fields of nursing. Becoming a nurse or helping people has always been something I’ve enjoyed most‚ this is why I’ve chosen nursing as an interest in my life. The thing that made me interested in this field‚ I would have to say: the parts of making someone feel better; I especially would like to work with elderly‚
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future. It will discuss the turn of the twentieth century and the importance of this era on the nursing profession. (Brodie‚ 2010) The development of nursing education and Florence Nightingale’s contribution to modern day nursing (Hoyt‚ 2010). Possibilities for the future‚ which will enable further social standing and the prominence of nursing as a profession. (Fairman‚ 2012) The study of nursing history helps us to better understand the issues of autonomy‚ unity‚ supply and demand‚ salary‚ and
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Nursing as an Entity Casey Berling‚ BSN Student Eastern Kentucky University NSC 252 Intro to Professional Nursing Department of Baccalaureate & Graduate Nursing‚ College of Health Sciences October 31‚ 2012 If the question was asked‚ “What is your definition of nursing‚” to the thousands of nurses in the world today‚ there would be one word that would unite them all‚ and that is the word care. Nursing strives to be a very unique profession where selfishness‚ and self-serving
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2.1. Define the risk assessment scope & risk criteria 2.1.1. Objective The purpose of this step is to develop the context for the risk assessment and to define risk criteria that will be used for evaluation of well integrity risks. The deliverables from this step are: risk assessment scope; list of risk criteria. 2.1.2. Define risk assessment scope The context and scope of this specialist risk assessment should be defined by the more general risk assessment step in
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bullying does not stop on the playground. Within health care‚ and nursing in particular‚ there is growing evidence of “in the work place” bullying (Malcolm‚2006).Little is known about why there is such animosity between nurses but maybe if more people are aware of its presence‚ then it can be eliminated.(Stokowski‚2010). What is Nurse to Nurse Bullying? Bullying is a term that is well known by everyone but in the nursing profession it may not be well understood. Nurse bullying is defined
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