Mental health nursing is a career that requires commitment‚ patience and empathy‚ which could be rewarding in helping people. Even though this branch of nursing is very demanding and challenging‚ I feel the satisfaction is great in helping the most vulnerable in society such as the mentally ill. I will like to study mental health nursing because I feel that will lead me directly to one of the most emotionally fulfilling careers‚ as well as‚ giving me the opportunity to help people’s mental well-being
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Bedfordshire University Mental Health Nursing The role of the mental health nurse MHN) while always having the same basic skills set will have a different emphasis within the various service settings such as Community‚ Acute or Forensic which is the topic of this essay The forensic MHN specialises in the assessment and treatment of people who may be mentally ill and are normally in the criminal justice system with the service provided in a secure environment. They may also work with
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Public Health Nurses are known to bring his/her leadership and management expertise to the community for a better recovery after catastrophic events. According to Stanley et al.‚ “public health nurses are leaders in policy and planning to ensure that the communities they serve received prioritized and actionable solutions to their health and social problems.” The long-term environmental effects of catastrophic event are healthcare infrastructure loss such as damage of hospitals‚ clinics‚ pharmacies
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amount of interest from all the healthcare professionals. Obesity is one of the factors that contribute in developing other conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (Temple Health Jeans Hospital‚ 2012). Due to this‚ it is vital for the nurses to have enough understanding regarding obesity. Nurses play an important role as patient’s advocate and educator to facilitate patient with up to date information for patient to make a right decision regarding their own health. Obesity is a vast topic
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Professional Nurse Leader Leadership is a key skill for nurses at all levels.A professional nurse leader can come in many different forms. They can be a manager‚ charge nurse‚ a floor nurse‚ or a new nurse. A professional may be in a manager role or may not be in a management role. Some of the management roles would include nurse manager‚ nurse administrator‚ nursing supervisor‚ director of nursing‚ vice president of nursing and chief nursing officer. The key is to have successful nursing leadership
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A Labor and Delivery nurse help bring people into the world everyday. The care for women during labor‚ childbirth‚ monitoring the baby and the other‚ coaching mothers and assiting doctors. As a Labor and Delivery Nurse you’ll prepare women and their families for the stages of giving birth and help patients with breastfeading after the baby is born. Labor and delivery nurses are registered nurses (RNs) who provide care to women and their newborns during the various stages of pregnancy and childbirth
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BACKGROUND Obesity has reached global epidemic proportions‚ and has become a major health problem of out society. According to Peeters et al. (2007)‚ 32% or 60 million people are now obese in the United States. The condition develops as a result of the interaction between genetics‚ lifestyle behavior‚ and cultural and environmental influences. Fat accumulates when more energy is consumed than expended. The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has adopted a classification system of body
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How do tertiary level students maintain good health? In order to answer this question‚ I would first define health. The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined health as “A state of complete physical‚ mental and social well beings‚ and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. In today’s hectic world that we live in‚ maintaining good health is very important for us to keep up with today’s required lifestyle. I say this because healthy foods today are very expensive. We all need to
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secondary and tertiary levels of Health Promotion Shirley Allen Grand Canyon University Primary‚ secondary and tertiary levels of Health Promotion In excess of ten years‚ health promotion and prevention has been the main focus of healthcare professionals in general‚ but nurses in particular. Health promotion is “the art and science of helping people discover the synergies between their core passions and optimal health‚ enhancing their motivation to strive for optimal health and supporting them in changing
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Improving Wound and Pressure Area Care in a Nursing Home Improving Wound and Pressure Area Care in a Nursing Home Introduction In Sprakes and Tyrer’s (2010) research article entitled “Improving Wound and Pressure Area Care in a Nursing Home”‚ the effectiveness of wound and pressure ulcer management was examined. The rate of wounds and pressure ulcers in a nursing home is often an indicator of the quality of care received as these injuries can lead to illness and a decreased quality of life
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