Long hours of direct patient care take its toll emotionally and physically. While the profession is rewarding for most‚ the constant stress can become a catalyst for all kinds of self 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
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INFLUENTIAL NURSES OF THE AMERICAN NATION Throughout American history‚ many registered nurses have contributed in the foundation towards successful nursing. These women were acting well before their time‚ and could be classified as activists. However‚ if it were not for the brave young women that shaped medical nursing‚ many of the factors that are practiced today would not receive credit. Merely focusing on just handful of women are Florence Nightingale‚ Clara Barton‚ Dorothea Dix‚ Mary Mahoney
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a professional nurse was a multicultural issue. In nursing school‚ I learned how to respect the rights and dignity of all patients. Here in Miami‚ a cosmopolitan city‚ I had the opportunity to interact with family and patients from other cultures. In my personal case‚ I have learned that I do not need to understand all beliefs completely‚ but I do need to respect them. For example‚ some manifestations of this barrier were: discrimination‚ racism‚ prejudice‚ religion. I learned how to manage them
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simply being a student nurse responsibility is already on our shoulders as we gained knowledge in every step of the way. As a student nurse‚ knowledge is easy to get as we experience‚ learn‚ read and study. But every knowledge comes with great responsibility‚ which is to help and share it to others who are innocent about specifically toward to their health. Experiencing being a student head nurse is good as it adds my capabilities to manage my time‚ and my staff nurses. I have been a leader for
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supported them. Yet many practitioners keep performing them‚ despite recent research that suggests they should be changed. This article examines these three practices critically. Instilling NSS before ET suctioning: Helpful or harmful? For years‚ nurses and respiratory therapists have been taught to instill 5 ml of sterile NSS into a patient’s endotracheal (ET) tube before suctioning. According to the traditional theory‚ this practice decreases mucosal viscosity‚ eases secretion removal‚ and improves
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with nature‚ indicating that it provides a sense of self-identity. Today‚ many people go on walks‚ hikes‚ or go rock climbing to contemplate their lives or to associate themselves with their surroundings. However‚ with the planet’s transformation‚ how will it be possible for future generations to feel the same spiritual and physical connection? Just like transcendentalists‚ modern society is beginning to see the importance of nature’s
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verbal so that the message could be understood and do not break the nurse-patient communication. In my opinion‚ I evaluated that it does not a matter whether it was a patient-centred communication or task-centred communicationbecause both communication mentioned by McCabe (2004) actually doesinvolves communication to the patients. So it was not a problem to argue whichtype of communication involves in my conversation with my patient. After analysed the situation‚ I could conclude that I was be able
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The authors‚ nurse‚ psychiatrist and dual diagnosis program manager researched from the centre of addiction and mental health‚ Toronto‚ Ontario‚ Canada. The author’s intent is to describe the role of forensic nurses in assessing and managing risk of violent decline in offenders who have mental illness in forensic psychiatric mental health settings. The target audience is offenders who have mental illness‚ and nurses. This article presents risk assessment of forensic patient nurses’ role. It describes
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completing which resulted in a medication error and patient harm. In this situation the nurse present should make sure they are providing the best care for the best possible outcome for the patient. Critically ill patients are a high stakes population. They can decline quickly
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Analyse the Role of the Nurse The complex nature of nursing means that there is no single definition that encompasses every aspect of the role of the nurse. A nurse is required to have several attributes and skills to carry out their everyday duties; they must show compassion‚ empathy‚ excellent communication skills both verbal and non-verbal. In some cases nurses are also required to become advocators for patients who are not able to communicate for themselves. A nurse is also required to be non-prejudice
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