BED POSITIONS AND USES PRONE The prone position is a position of the body lying face down. It is opposed to the supine position which is face up. Using terms defined in the anatomical position‚ the ventral side is down (which is towards the abdomen)‚ and the dorsal side is up (which is towards the back or posterior of the body). Prone refers to that pattern for the forearm‚ where the palm of the hand is directly behind the head‚ or at the sides and the radius and ulna are crossed. The main physiological
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I want to go into the pediatric nursing field for many reasons. I really enjoy working with kids especially little children. Volunteering at a saturday school with 4-5 year olds I became very good and comforting a child when sad or lonely. I work well with little children and enjoy being with them. I also want to go into nursing because every time I go to the doctors I always feel as if the nurses there do not enjoy their job. Which is probably wrong but they just always seem so monotone. I am half
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A Brief History of the Nursing Home Today‚ there are approximately 16‚100 nursing homes in the U.S. with approximately 1.5 million residents (www.cdc.gov). However historically‚ the sick‚ disabled‚ and aged were cared for at home by family members. Changes in technology and social changes have created a shift in how we care for our elderly and disabled‚ and there is evolution in geriatric care that continues today (Morris‚ 1995). Nurses have had a huge role in revolutionizing the care for our
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responsibility when dealing with individuals or other companies in the business environment. When it comes to the career of nursing‚ professionalism is taken to a whole other level. Not only does professionalism come in to account with your business professionals and peers‚ but you have patients with whom professionalism is highly practiced as well. Professionalism in nursing means that you are able to handle all the responsibilities given to you in an efficient and proper way. It means that when
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heard from family members that are in the medical field and a sister that became a CAN and had planned to be a nurse that made me really begin thinking about nursing as a possible career. The further I learned and read about nursing‚ the more I was intrigued. I chose to take Health Occupations 1 at KEC this year‚ my senior year in High School. By the end of this course I will become a CNA. Through this experience‚ it has not only provided me a deeper look into the medical field‚ but also has given
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Hi Katherina‚ Human error in nursing is usually unavoidable‚ unpredictable and unintentional. Further‚ some risks include language barriers‚ neglecting to follow the policy‚ in a hurry to complete the task. As a supervisor‚ I encountered a nurse who gave a patient the wrong medications. The error occurred when the patient answered to the wrong name‚ and the nurse failed to check the patient’s identification bracelet. Other errors can include carelessness on the behalf of the staff as well as not
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My goal once I graduate is to become a licensed vocational nurse. I will need to complete my high school diploma first. When I am finished I can start taking CNA classes for a year or two. After working and saving some money‚ I will continue my education to become a LVN. I hope i can get alot of hands on training during the CNA program. I choose to finish my high school diploma because of my daughter. Back when I was younger I was not really interested in continuing my education. Now that I have
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high school. I can recall her saying how proud she was on the first day I headed off to culinary arts school. Why culinary arts? During my senior year I applied for several nursing programs‚ I was accepted at Essex County Community College and put on the waiting list at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey. Shortly thereafter I found out that I was pregnant with my son Isaiah‚ and at that point I began to consider the time and focus it would take to enter into a nursing career
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A career in nursing can be the most rewarding occupation most people can think of. It truly takes a unique person with a strong sense of discipline‚ diligence‚ responsibility‚ and a love for mankind to take on such a role. While nursing for most is very rewarding‚ it is also an occupation that can very easily overwhelm employees and requires most of the time more so then none‚ a great tolerance to stress. For some when the stress becomes overwhelming‚ it may lead to addiction‚ especially in the
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1. Review the use of the International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP). Do you think this is something that is useful in your practice? Why or why not? According to Sewell (2016)‚ the term International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP) is a term that is used to describe how words and vocabulary can be created by combining specific categories and axes together. This is commonly seen in all different types of patient care settings. This allows all that are involved to communicate
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