Medical Board of Australia (MBA) and the Nurses and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) both recognise that good record keeping is required to provide safe‚ high-quality health care (MBA‚ 2014; NMBA‚ 2008‚ 2014). Clinical documentation reflects the assessment of the patient‚ the clinical findings‚ the plan‚ patient’s response and outcome of care (Heartfield‚ 1996; Jeffries‚ Johnson‚ & Griffiths‚ 2010). Accurate documentation is seen not only as a record of patient care (Rodden‚ & Bell‚ 2002) but also
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Heritage Assessment Culture is a pattern of behavior and values shared by an ethnic group. Cultural heritage is a set of traditions within the culture that is hand down from the older generation to the younger generation within the family. These traditions influence the family’s decisions in relation to their diet‚ education‚ daily living activities‚ religious beliefs and practices and also health and illness beliefs. In this paper‚ the author will focus on the usefulness of applying a heritage
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Application of Theory in Nursing Process Introduction * Theories are a set of interrelated concepts that give a systematic view of a phenomenon (an observable fact or event) that is explanatory & predictive in nature. * Theories are composed of concepts‚ definitions‚ models‚ propositions & are based on assumptions. * They are derived through two principal methods; deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning. Objectives * to assess the patient condition by the various methods
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Heritage Assessment and Health Management Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V July/ 12/2013 Heritage Assessment and Health Management Heritage is a genetic gene of culture. Every community has their own culture and it vary in individual to individual (ANA2011).By heritage a culture pass onto generations to generations its beliefs‚ customs‚ practices‚ values and traditions .It has an important role on the community for development of the future of society (Culture in development).Heritage
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Assessment of pain http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-specialisms/pain-management/assessment-of-pain/1861174.article 18 September‚ 2008 | By Sharon Wood Assessment and diagnosis for succesful pain management To provide optimal patient care‚ nurses require appropriate knowledge‚ skills and attitudes towards pain‚ pain assessment and its management. This must be based on the best available evidence to prevent patients from suffering harm (NMC‚ 2008 ). It is unacceptable for patients
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Holistic and traditional medicine both are intended to provide optimal health care while keeping your body functioning at its highest level. However‚ both have different approaches to treat the disease. Traditional medicine utilizes modern health sciences‚ latest scientific researches and different surgical options to treat various health concerns. While‚ holistic medicine prevents‚ improves and treats a variety of health conditions with various effective alternative treatment options. In this article
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Running head: HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Focused Health Assessment Nancy E Gundersen Grand Canyon University NRS429v December 4‚ 2011 Family Focused Health Assessment This paper will assess a family interviewed using Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns. It will summarize the findings for each health pattern from a designated number of interview questions. The author identifies two wellness nursing diagnoses based on the author’s assessment of the family health patterns and the answers
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Family Assessment Assignment As a nurse practicing in today’s health care environment it is always important to be very attentive for the needs of the patient and the patient’s family. In order to realize the needs of the patient and the patients loved ones it is often helpful to conduct a family assessment. This assessment was carried out on an urban family which is in the middle income group. Some of the factors which were inferred from the assessment were as follows. In terms of values‚ health
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some negative factors or issues. Reflection and reflective practice is not a new idea and not only nursing professionals use reflection. It wasn’t brought about to confuse or make a practitioners life difficult. It has been around for a long time and Dewey (1933) was the one person who is known to have brought reflective practice into his work (Ghaye and Lillyman 1997). It is also noted in the Nursing Standard that Dewey is acknowledged as the first educationalist to right about reflection and learning
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Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Assessment Grand caynon University April 22‚ 2012 Family Health Assessment Introduction Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns (2007) help organize basic family assessment information (Friedman et al.‚ 2003). The writer of this paper will focus on health assessment of a Nigerian family after a thorough interview of Mr & Mrs Amadi and their two daughters. Mr Amadi is 48yrs‚ Mrs Amadi is 43yrs‚ the first daughter is 14yrs and the
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