Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009‚ 6‚ 2550-2567; doi:10.3390/ijerph6102550 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph Review Specialist Community Nurses: A Critical Analysis of Their Role in the Management of Long-Term Conditions Gretl A. McHugh *‚ Maria Horne‚ Karen I. Chalmers and Karen A. Luker School of Nursing‚ Midwifery & Social Work‚ University of Manchester‚ Jean McFarlane Building‚ Oxford
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Pediatric Oncology Nurse Have you ever had a nurse help you that is even better than the Call of Duty? Pediatric oncology nurses are there to help the ones that are fighting cancer and help them get treatment to fight it. Most patients are under 18‚ although some could be up to 21. The patients that pediatric oncology nurses work with are usually fighting some form of cancer or in remission. By being a nurse for kids‚ you have to be prepared to interact with the patient’s parents or guardian. With
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This essay is based on the role transition of a student nurse to a newly qualified nurse (NQN) and the roles and responsibilities a NQN is faced with in that transition period. In this essay the author will begin by giving a summary of the roles of an NQN and briefly discuss the changeover from student to NQN. The author will then explore Patient Group Directions (PRD’s) and Accountability as the two role choices. These two roles when then be critically analysed by using available literature
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) defines an impaired nurse as one who “has cognitive‚ interpersonal or psychomotor skills affected by psychiatric illness and/or drug or alcohol abuse or addiction.” They go on to state that an impaired nurse “is unable to meet the requirements of the code of ethics and standards of practice of the profession.” Impaired nurses may be under the influence of alcohol‚ amphetamines‚ opioids‚ inhalants‚ sedatives‚ hypnotics‚ or tranquilizers. Some of these drugs may
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are the qualifications required to be employed as a nurse anesthetist? What are practice settings they work on? What opportunities does this career offer? Ever since I became interested in the field of nursing‚ I researched the qualifications in order to be a nurse anesthetist. “A registered nurse (RN) preparation with Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist certification is required; Master of Science in Nursing is preferred. To enter a nurse anesthetist program‚ one must possess an active RN license
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growing shortage of nurses in America ’s hospitals is putting patient lives in danger and requires immediate attention. "The current nursing shortage threatens to heavily impact our citizens ’ health and our nations ’ security preparedness". (Person‚ 2003) The nursing shortage that is sweeping across the United States has been upgraded from a health crisis to a national security concern. A recent study in Pennsylvania found that surgical patients in hospitals with high patient-to-nurse ratios experience
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The career was chosen is a R.N.‚ or registered nurse. A registered nurse has many different occupational specialties. Some of them are general duty nurses‚ occupational health nurses‚ office nurses‚ and private duty nurses‚ plus a few more. Registered nurses have the opportunity to work in many places such as hospitals‚ institutions‚ and medical offices. The jobs entail providing nursing service for patients in hospitals institutions‚ offices‚ and nursing care for on-duty workers if needed
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While researching texts written and published about Nurse Practitioners‚ I have found that Nurse Practitioners are rapidly becoming the top health partner choice for many Americans. Nurse Practitioners have been servicing patients for over forty years. The NP role had its initiation in the mid-sixties in response to a lack of physicians in the United States.They can perform very extensive and concentrated examinations; distinguish and treat common keen illnesses‚ as well as laboratory tests; and
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Howell Mrs. Savage Medical Anatomy 3 10 April 2013 Labor and Delivery Nurse It was said best by an unknown author‚ “If love can’t cure it‚ nurses can.” Nursing is a broad and dependable career option. There are many different fields of nursing; particularly there is “Labor and Delivery.” The duties of a labor and delivery nurses consist of assisting women during their pregnancy‚ labor‚ and post-birth. Labor and delivery nurses must contain qualities of professionalism‚ good analytical skills‚ and
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The Nurse and Friar Lawrence were meritorious parental figures in Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’‚ because they were stronger influences on Romeo and Juliet than their actual parents. The Nurse and Friar Lawrence knew more about Romeo and Juliet than their parents. In Juliet’s case‚ it is due to the fact that she was raised and breastfed as a child and mentored her whole life by the Nurse. “When it did taste the wormwood on the nipple Of my dug and felt it bitter‚ pretty fool‚ To see it tetchy
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