| The Role Of A Nurse | Child Nursing | | Leann oneill | [Pick the date] | | The role of a nurse I have been asked to research and write a report about the role of a nurse. The particular nursing profession I am going to write about is that of a Child nurse. The purpose of this report is to identify the duties of a Child nurse‚ and the training needed to qualify in this branch of nursing. To do this I am first going to explain the role of a Child nurse then I will look at
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How realistic is it to expect health care workers to model mental‚ physical‚ and spiritual health? If Americans tend to be overweight‚ underactive workaholics who experience burnout‚ why should health care workers be any different? This has always been an issue that I struggle with; being a good role model for my patients and living as a normal‚ not perfect human being. While researching articles for this post‚ I found one that talked about an oncology patient who was very upset about being treated
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their hygienic needs. This population includes patients who are unable to care for themselves due to physical limitations such as age‚ bowel or bladder incontinence‚ injury and illness. The traditional bathing technique of soap and water provides good hygiene but dries out the skin. The use of wash clothes produces friction‚ is abrasive and leaves the patient at risk for skin breakdown and infection. This is a concern especially for the immobile‚ comatose‚ confused‚ and elderly patient populations
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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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Patients whose care needs changed from curative to palliative were intended to be transferred out of critical care to patient care environments more suited to end-of-life care. However‚ as more patients become “chronically critically ill”‚ critical care nurses are being asked more often to provide care to patients on their deathbeds (Puntillo et al.‚ 2001). Deciding which ICU patients are actually dying remains an extremely inexact science‚ and the transition to palliative care is not one easily
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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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Lucia Davies Fadiga 5707 Westgate Road Lanham‚ MD 20706 Why I Want To Be A Nurse Growing up in a third world country‚ Sierra Leone on the extreme west coast of Africa where the standard of education isn’t as good as the western world‚ especially in the healthcare field‚ I can remember my father asking my brothers things like what do they want to be when they grow up? What do they want to study in college? As a child I would give a quick answer; like I want to be a bus driver‚ a restaurant
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acknowledge the new skills which I have acquired whilst undertaking the V150 and explain the background to Nurse Prescribing. The Cumberledge Report (DHSS‚ 1986) made the initial recommendations for nurses to prescribe. The report identified that‚ although nurses often new what they wanted they spent valuable time waiting around for prescriptions to be signed by G.P’s. As the nurses were already contributing to the prescribing decision; particularly around wound care products‚ enabling
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Every since I was a little girl I dream of becoming a Nurse. The idea of helping people and working in a medical environment has always been intriguing me. On my journey of becoming a nurse‚ I learn you need to acquire a skill set that involves active listening‚ reading comprehension‚ and critical thinking. Active listening is important because you learn to gather information quickly and precisely. Reading comprehension is important because it’s the act of understanding what
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This essay is about the communication skills used by Nurse Gwen during a consultation with Mrs Smith in scenario two. Throughout the essay‚ it will identify three types of communication skills used by Nurse Gwen‚ empathetic listening‚ open-ended questions and body language. This essay will also explore how Nurse Gwen used these skills and explain why they were effective in easing the concerns of Mrs Smith. Empathy is fundamental in good communication‚ but is often confused with sympathy (Winnett
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