Faculty Interview Fidelia Edoziem HSN/548-Role of the Health Care/Nursing Educator April‚ 28th 2015 Stephanie Vaughn‚ PhD RN CRRN. Faculty Interview with M‚ Fields. Nurse educator is someone who can inspire others to work together in pursuit of a common goal. An effective educator possess integrity‚ courage‚ initiative and ability to handle issues (Koch‚ 2014). This individual is admired in their efforts to think critically‚ set goals
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Ethical code of conduct for a Long-Term-Care Facility Professor Tamara D. Smith April 8‚ 2012 The code of conduct for a Long Term Care Facility is a guideline and procedure for personal conduct for those working in that kind of facility. To preserve the highest standard of care using integrity and ethical standards‚ code of ethics or code of conduct are the foundations that most long term care facility based their business principle. It is the responsibility of all parties including upper management
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that display information less but process it more‚ while interacting directly with ventilators and other devices to modify therapeutic interventions. (4) Increased use of and expertise with noninvasive ventilation‚ with a corresponding decrease in intubations and complications‚ in treating patients with acute exacerbations of COPD. (5) Increased use of triage in the intensive care unit‚ including earlier determination of the appropriateness of maximal supportive intervention. (6) Greater use of protocols
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Case Study 1: Breast Cancer Situation: The client is a 50-year-old female teacher who was notified of an abnormal screening mammogram. Diagnosis of infiltrating ductal carcinoma was made following a stereotactic needle biopsy of a 1.5 x 1.5 cm lobulated mass at the 3:00 position in her left breast. The client had a modified radical mastectomy with lymph node dissection. The sentinel lymph node and 11 of 16 lymph nodes were positive for tumor. Estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors were
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Multisystem Failure Homeostasis and Pain Management Western Governors University When patient’s present to an emergency department in multisystem failure many factors contribute to the way the nurse will perform. In an emergency situation when a patient presents it involves quick assessment‚ complex observation‚ and decision making to assess the patient homeostasis level‚ pain management‚ and oxygenation. It is the nurse’s duty to prioritize what needs to be done for the patient in
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Assignment One – Critical Analysis Emergency Seizure Management Seizures can quickly escalate into a life threatening emergency and are understandably a terrifying experience for parents and children. Emergency treatment includes: ensuring the patient is safe during the seizure (protect from injury‚ recovery position‚ ensuring airway is patent)‚ termination of seizure activity and patient stabilization. Once the child is stabilised‚ investigations into what may have caused the seizure may begin
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Chapter 25: Nursing Management: Burns Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When assessing a patient who spilled hot oil on the right leg and foot‚ the nurse notes that the skin is dry‚ pale‚ hard skin. The patient states that the burn is not painful. What term would the nurse use to document the burn depth? a. First-degree skin destruction b. Full-thickness skin destruction c. Deep partial-thickness skin destruction d. Superficial partial-thickness skin destruction ANS: B With full-thickness skin destruction
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Breach of duty Breach of duty is defined as when defendant has fallen below the standard of care required by law. Once it has been established that the defendant owed the claimant a duty of care‚ the claimant must prove that the defendant was in breach of duty. ------------------------------------------------- A breach of duty occurs when defendant has not taken care‚ i.e. has been negligent. STANDARD OF CARE Breach of duty in negligence liability is decided by the objective test‚ i.e. the defendant
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An in-depth analysis of three key aspects of the anaesthetic nurse role The relationship between the perioperative nurse and the patient has suffered a long process of mutation throughout the last decades. If before all the dynamics experienced within an operating theatre were based upon organizational and logistical aspects‚ these days the focus lies on the patient and all the comfort and security demanded throughout a process that already reveals itself aggressive for the patient. Being the
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ALM # 3 BURNS Case Presentation: 21 y/o male involved in industrial fire. Patient was welding a steel structure when a spark from the torch ignited a barrel of flammable material that was inadvertently placed in his work area. Patient sustained full-thickness burns over the upper half of his chest and circumferential burns to bilateral arms. Patient also sustained superficial partial-thickness burns to face‚ neck and bilateral hands. His entire abdomen‚ upper half of his back and front of
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