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    Reasons to be a Nurse

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    choose to pursue the dream of becoming a nurse. I love being around children and helping other that are hurt. My daughter and my sister have inspired me to become a better person. I have chosen that the best career for me would be a Pediatric Nurse. Being a Pediatric Nurse would benefit me. I would have a variety of job opportunities‚ flexible hours and last but not least you would get to make a great and rewarding salary. First‚ as a Pediatric Nurse I would have an excellent and flexible schedule

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    Administrative Nurses

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    Administrative nurses have the gift of being able to use leadership skills to educate nurses. Daily task include managing the nursing staff and communicating with doctors to better serve patients. They have the unique role of blending business skills and health care expertise. Nurse executives are responsible for creating strategic planning that will help the health care facility run efficiently . Besides patient care‚ administrative nurses also have the task of overseeing and approving budgets

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    Ethics

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    Ethical Issues of Wrongful Conception Enisse Woodall HCA 322: Health Care Ethics & Medical Laws Instructor: Dolores Thomas Date: December 12‚ 2011 Ethical Issues of Wrongful Conception When it comes to the decision of the health care system‚ there are many things that a person needs to look into such as the elements of autonomy‚ fidelity‚ and confidentiality. Also one needs to know the diversity when it comes to making ethical decision and the “Patient’s Bill of Rights

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    Community Nurse

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    COMMUNITY NURSE The gradually shifting of health care from the acute to the non-acute setting is also changing some of the professional nurse’s training. A number of colleges are integrating a more in depth training in community nursing. They are including skill‚ role‚ and competencies required to function as a community health Register Nurse (RN). Examples include an epidemiologist‚ case manager‚ coordinator of services provided to a group of patients‚ occupational health nurse‚ school nurse‚ visiting

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    Roles of Nurses

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    RUNNING HEAD: Defining the Roles Defining the Roles Nicolle Durfee Introduction to Leadership Maria Rosario D. Gonzales September 15‚ 2011 The American Nurses Association defines nursing as ‘‘the protection‚ promotion and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities and populations (Cox‚ & Werner‚ 2009).” The roles

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    Head Nurse

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    A head nurse has the following important duties and job responsibilities: * Planning and scheduling the work activities of junior nurses in her section. * Making sure that the medical reports and instruments are kept properly and safely. * Ensuring that the patients obey the instructions and advice of the doctors and follow their prescriptions sincerely. * Ensuring that the areas where the patients are admitted are sanitized properly on a regular basis. * Directing the patients

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    DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN THE LAW‚ ETHICAL THEORIES AND CODE OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. Many of the decisions that health care professionals make in the course of their practice are affected by legal principles‚ moral reasoning‚ code of professional practice and it is important for the health care professional (nurses) to be able to differentiate between ethical principles‚ the law and codes of professional conduct. It is also helpful to the nurses to develop a clear understanding of the law‚ ethical issues

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    Nurses in the FBI

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    employs nurses both as special agents and as medical professionals. If one is a registered nurse ages 23 to 36 and have three years of nursing experience they qualify to apply for positions as FBI forensic nurses. If the nurse wants to‚ they can ask to become trained as a special agent. The FBI also provides training in the areas of “evidence handling‚ documentation‚ court testimony and wound identification.” (Brunot) These nurses turned agents can pursue specialization as sexual assault nurse examiners

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    Nurse Negligence

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    inherent risks and potential complications. When you introduce chemotherapeutic drugs and known vesicants‚ those risks increase dramatically. In this case‚ a known risk‚ extravasation‚ occurred following administration. The question arises‚ could the nurses have acted sooner to prevent the extravasation and resulting tissue damage. The patient was an Oncology patient being treated as an outpatient for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma‚ a cancer of the lymphatic system. On a regular basis (every third Friday)‚

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    Nurse Ratched

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    Nurse Ratched A sexless‚ rigid caricature of a nurseNurse Ratched imposes discipline on her ward with all the fervour of an Army Nurse‚ which she had been. Large‚ with huge breasts only partially disguised by her ultra-stretched white uniform‚ she nevertheless has a pretty‚ delicate face that belies her cruelty. Manipulative to the core‚ the only thing that really matters to Ratched is her desire to control everything around her – the environment‚ the staff‚ and the patients. She has rendered the

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