Nursing is one of the most respected and rewarding occupations in the healthcare industry. An exemplary nurse exhibits qualities such as empathy‚ selflessness‚ and the ability to work well under pressure as a team and also independently. Although the nurses job description focuses on patient care‚ nurses are also the patient’s number one advocate; the doctor may diagnose and order treatments for the patient‚ but the nurse is the one whom the patient sees and establishes a connection most. Nurses
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Running head: MY NURSING ETHIC My Nursing Ethic Susan Kreienbrink Grand Canyon University In my nursing career I have worked at two hospitals‚ both run by the Sisters of Mercy. This is a conscious decision on my part because my belief system regarding the way we should care for others‚ mirrors their mission very closely. I believe it is my moral obligation to help anyone who needs help‚ regardless of their own personal belief system‚ whether or not they are a citizen of the
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As a reluctant and nervous nineteen-year-old‚ I walked in to my first day as a nurse aid to a brightly lit‚ and mostly bubble gum pink Women’s Service’s unit. I worked there through nursing school; and happily accepted a job as a nurse after graduating. Nine years‚ and a lot of joy‚ tears‚ and learning in between‚ I continue to call this place my home. There is much satisfaction in being part of the continuum of care of women and families during the antepartum‚ labor and delivery‚ and the postpartum
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Overview: Neonatal Nurses are specialized nurses to provide care to the newborns having serious medical problems like prematurity‚ infection‚ surgical problems and birth defects after birth. These nurses provide to the critically ill newborns for the first 28 days of their life. But in many cases these newborns may need attention and care for months also. Neonatal nurses provide care to the babies till their 2 years of age. There are approximately 40‚000 babies born with low weight in United
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Being that I am planning on pursuing the field of nursing‚ I want to make the biggest positive impact and make a difference to lives all around. Working hard at school on my academics and being as involved as I am with extracurricular activities‚ I feel‚ will get me as prepared as I need to be for the future. Academics is a big part of how I will be able to achieve my lifelong goal as a pediatric nurse practitioner. Throughout my entire high school year I have taken every AP and Dual classes that
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Melissa Babajko Microbiology 214BA Dr. May June 6‚ 2012 Staphylococcus aureus- Is a facultative anaerobic‚ Gram-positive‚ salt positive‚ cocci shaped bacterium. Staphylococcus aureus is found as normal part of the skin floral in the nasal passages and on the skin. An estimated twenty percent of people naturally have harmless Staphylococcus aureus on their skin and are long-term carries for Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common strand of Staphylococcus in humans to date
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Microbiology is involved in many aspects of human daily life. The food eaten to the showerheads in the bathroom contain thousands of microbes. Microbiology is evident in our lives and it is reported through various media. News reports have articles about microbes just like a recent article from Times Magazine titled Overcoming Obesity by Alex Park. Park featured article is about the problem of obesity in America and how different scientists are thinking of new manners to combat this epidemic
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Intro to Microbiology: Gram stain: Gram + Gram - Exotoxin Except Listeria has endotoxin Endotoxin Except Capsules Strep pneumo VERY Dangerous: (Some Strange Killers Have Pretty Nice Capsules) 1. Salmonella 2. Strep 3. Kleibsiella 4. Hemophilus B 5. Pseudomonas 6. Nisseria-(largest capsule- most likely cause of any toxicity) 7. Citroacter Gram (+) Gram (-) N-acetyl muramic acid (Nam) + N-acetyl glucosamine (Nag) = Peptidoglycan wall Contains
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The fourth skill in self-management is self-efficacy. This is an individual’s belief that they have the ability to achieve each goal in certain situations. It is important to keep the goals in mind whilst thinking positively and visualising success. The second guiding principle is empowerment. Empowerment is important in chronic illness care as it give the patient the confidence in providing their own care. An example of giving empowerment to a patient is enabling them to perform their own subcutaneous
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The trend towards chronic disease management provided by nurses utilizing evidence based practice (EBP) has increased‚ however barrier for acceptance for nurses as a care team member continues. A pilot study reported by Laughlin and Beisel (2010) reported the evolution‚ acceptance and barriers of nurses in a primary care setting as a member of the treatment team providing chronic disease management. In addition the study focused attention on the skill sets nurses utilizes to provide care of chronic
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