Nursing Assessment Joann Campbell Palm Beach State College August 26‚ 2012 Nursing assessment is one of the main stages of the nursing process. According to Webster’s dictionary‚ “nursing assessment is the gathering of information about a patient’s physical‚ psychological‚ sociological‚ and spiritual status”. As professional nurse’s‚ we are responsible to use skills to complete assessments on every patient that we care for. Collecting this information allows
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nurse in training. I love learning about this field of nursing. Continuing my education in order to move from a technical nurse to a professional nurse is my present goal. Once a nurse has begun their quest for more knowledge‚ by continuing their education‚ in order to teach‚ research‚ or serve the community‚ as well as‚ those in facilities by completing their BSN; is when nursing becomes a profession. The practice of nursing and the health care environment is compelling nurses
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The Future of Nursing Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V The Future of Nursing Looking back over 150 years ago‚ the nursing profession has changed drastically. Even just the uniform of nurses changed from the white dresses with panty hose and a white cap to scrubs with pants. Here are a few other examples of change in the profession: “there was a time in the past when only physicians took blood pressures‚ performed phlebotomy and administered blood; and not so long ago
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Nursing Research Introduction * The ability to conduct research is becoming an ever important skill. The ultimate purpose of nursing is to provide high-quality patient care. Clinical practice without research is practice based on tradition without validation. Research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing treatment modalities‚ to determine the impact of nursing care on the health of the patients or to test out theory. Nursing practice is undergoing tremendous changes and challenges
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Statistic in Nursing Working in the healthcare field requires critical thinking‚ analysis and observational studies on patient’s health in order to use the most appropriate treatment for the patient. Nursing involves protection‚ compassion‚ and abilities to reduce illnesses and injuries. Also‚ enhancing diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and providing support in the care of individuals and families (Crosta‚ 2013). But‚ how does the nursing profession pertain to Statistics? Nursing requires statistics
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Nursing Theory: How Nursing was before and How Nursing is Today Abstract Nursing has been and will continue to evolve with new theories related to patients‚ nurses‚ education‚ and science. The past and present research and ideas of nursing theorists impact the science of nursing and the standards of the nursing profession. Core components of nursing have resulted from the development of different nursing theories developed over the years which have contributed to guiding
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Nursing home A nursing home‚ convalescent home‚ skilled nursing facility (SNF)‚ care home‚ rest home or intermediate care provides a type of residential care. They are a place of residence for people who require continual nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living.[citation needed] Nursing aides and skilled nurses are usually available 24 hours a day. Residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical or mental disabilities. Residents in a skilled
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Rehab Nursing Nursing is a field that has many different types of areas to practice in. One of those areas is in a rehabilitation unit. In a rehab unit a nurse helps a patient recover from any type of surgery or specific disease. A nurse aids the patient in the goal of independence in their ADL’s. Rehab nursing is helping a patient adapt to their disabilities and work towards independence and achieve their maximum potential‚ despite their physical disability or illness. A nurse has a holistic
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What is the most important step in the process used to select a topic for evidence- based practice? Student response: Percent Value Student Response Answer Choices a. Identifying clinical experts within the institution or system b. Exploring the problem to determine that it is unique to nursing 100.0% c. Ensuring that staff members who will be implementing the change are involved in topic selection d. Developing a decision algorithm to measure the level of resistance to changing the current
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The Future of Nursing Ami Randall July 24‚ 2010 Upon considering the past and future of nursing‚ many changes have already taken place‚ and even larger changes are expected. With the recent rate of technological development‚ the heath care system is certain to follow in its advances at nearly the same pace. Many predictions for the future of medicine are based on computerized technology. The use of telemonitoring‚ video and “smart houses” are already being used by some companies today‚ and
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