Master’s-Prepared Nurse Interview Grand Canyon University Theoretical Foundation for Nursing Roles and Practice NUR-502 May 23‚ 2012 Master’s-Prepared Nurse Interview With the rapid growth in the implementation and use of electronic medical records‚ there is an increase in how we define the role of nurses and other team member’s (Deese & Stien‚ 2004). Along with providing optimal care‚ nurses are also responsible for interpreting and accurately documenting large amounts of information
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Contents Page 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Data collected 4-6 3.0- Analysis
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Pain Syndrome is a term used to describe pain in the front of the knee around the patella. It is a condition in which the cartilage under the patella is damaged due to an injury or a chronic stress. Patellofemoral pain syndrome is also known as runner’s knee‚ jumper’s knee‚ and can also be referred to as‚ anterior knee pain syndrome. Patellofemoral pain syndrome is more commonly found in the female sex‚ and in young adult athletes. However‚ studies have shown that patellofemoral pain syndrome can
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Nurse Ratched A former army nurse‚ Nurse Ratched represents the oppressive mechanization‚ dehumanization‚ and emasculation of modern society—in Bromden’s words‚ the Combine. Her nickname is “Big Nurse‚” which sounds like Big Brother‚ the name used in George Orwell’s novel 1984 to refer to an oppressive and all-knowing authority. Bromden describes Ratched as being like a machine‚ and her behavior fits this description: even her name is reminiscent of a mechanical tool‚ sounding like both “ratchet”
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What a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome Means Today Down syndrome is a condition affecting many Americans and individuals across the world. It presents challenges socially‚ academically‚ and behaviorally. However‚ a diagnosis today is not nearly as detrimental to the person’s quality of life as it was decades ago. Strides have been made in Down syndrome awareness‚ education and overall acceptance. Screening is now available so that parents know in advance if they are going to have a child born with
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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 made. ICU mortality rates are as high as 69% (Puntillo et al.‚ 2001); almost 20% of Americans die in intensive care units (Hodde‚ Engelberg‚ Treece‚ Steinberg‚ & Curtis‚ 2004). The majority of patients who die in ICU have had DNR orders
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Key Result Areas” or KRAs refer to general areas of outputs or outcomes for which the department’s role is responsible. Key Result Area in simple Terms may be defined as Primary responsibilities of an Individual‚ the core area which each person is accountable. Importance of KRAs. • Set goals and objectives • Prioritize their activities‚ and therefore improve their time/work management • Make value-added decisions • Clarify roles of department or individual • Focus on results rather than activities
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Comparative Claim Nursing education Nursing has always seemed to be a profession in which the nurse is the follower of the doctor such as their personal minion only doing the nominal things that the doctor does not want to do. However in Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing and the article “Quality and Nursing” by Hall‚ Moore‚ and Barnsteiner you can see that nurses can have a much larger impact on the healthcare system. In Nightingale’s book the author takes an in-depth look at nursing and
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Alien hand syndrome Alien hand syndrome is a neurological disorder in which one of the sufferer’s hands seems to take on a life of its own. Sometimes the sufferer will not be aware of what the hand is doing until it is brought to his or her attention. Alien hands can perform complex acts such as undoing buttons or removing clothing. Causes: condition is a result from a brain surgical intervention‚ in treatment of w epilepsy. Some reports would also say that this condition can be acquired after
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Alien Hand Syndrome This is a proposed neurological disorder that is characterized by the affected person’s own hand or hands that seemingly have taken over its own free will or mind of its own.. It happens when someone your hand moves alone. they are not in control of it as if it isn’t part of the body. It is believed that it is a result from a brain surgical intervention‚ in treatment of worst cases of epilepsy. Some reports would also say that this condition can be acquired after a cerebrovascular
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