Nursing and Technology In his textbook‚ Medical Sociology‚ 12th edition‚ Dr. William Cockerham (2007)‚ a medical sociologist at the University of Alabama‚ Birmingham‚ describes nurses as being ultimately responsible for the nature and quality of all nursing care patients receive during their stay in a medical setting. According to Cockerham (2007)‚ they also are responsible for following the instructions of physicians in order to ensure the best plan of action is implemented to better serve the
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summarizing the most relevant information to the topic. The five were chosen based on the relevance to the topic at hand. The articles were summarized‚ and four common themes were selected. The first common theme discussed was the use of social media with nursing students. Next‚ a major theme throughout the articles was misconceptions of privacy in social media regarding to healthcare. Another prevalent issue‚ was pictures being posted on social media showing implicating content. Finally‚ the positive outlooks
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shaking all I could do was pace around the hospital floor countless times and wait for the doctor. For the first time in my life I felt useless that I could not help her or take back the accident. I couldn’t believe that falling in such a safe nursing home could lead to such detrimental head trauma. All I knew was that my grandma needed to come out of the hospital alive and without hydrocephalus . Her alarming accident happened only four months prior to me starting high school in a completely
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Change in a role is defined as a role transition‚ in which a person changes their behavior and adapts to a new role or modifying their current role. Nursing is a profession where transition often happens because nurses adapt to different roles in their practice and they expand their knowledge which makes them more self-confidence in their role. The nursing transition is considered a central concept because it involves adaption‚ self-care‚ unitary human development‚ expanding consciousness‚ and also human
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be free of pain. 1. Assess pain location‚ intensity‚ and level by using pain scale from 0-10. - Location of pain is necessary for proper treatment. Pain is subjective and must be described by the patient in order to plan effective pharmacological and non pharmacological treatments. Evaluation: My patient was not experiencing pain at this time. She had a midline episiotomy done and from a scale of 0-10 she said her pain level was a 3. I taught her that if she is in pain to ask for pain
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Nursing is‚ by definition‚ “a profession or practice of providing care for the sick and infirm”. However‚ that is not everything. A nurse is a caregiver‚ a provider‚ a supporter‚ and a friend. A nurse is a mediator‚ working as the middleman between the family and physician. Not only do nurses physically help save the lives of their patients‚ but they also provide emotional support to the patient and the patient’s family. Being a nurse reaches far beyond the scope of simply administering medication
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Adult nursing is a subject I am passionate about‚ in my opinion‚ there is nothing more important than the health‚ safety and security of one’s self and others. All medical professionals especially nurses help achieve this for individuals every day and this is what I aspire to achieve. I find helping people rewarding and the adult nursing course provides a platform for myself to progress to one of the few jobs available that are solely concentrated on making a difference in someone’s life. I ambitious
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nation has been the focus of the National Academies‚ Institute of Medicine (IOM). It turns out to be that clear from their research that nursing plays an important role in the conveying health care. Robert Woods Johnson Foundation (RWJF) was appointed by IOM the Committee through the interdisciplinary practiced that depend upon the initiative on the Upcoming of Nursing. The aim was to create an achievement in favor of plan for anything that would let nurses to principal alteration in the direction to
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setback. This has led me to learn from my mistakes and influenced me to work harder toward better opportunities. I have not only discovered to learn from my past mistakes‚ but also to open myself up to new possibilities. Pursuing a career in the nursing field was the first change that I decided to make when I held my sister’s hand as she gave birth to my three year old nephew. I was inspired by the care that was provided to my sister and my newborn nephew by various types of nurses before‚ during
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Being a nurse today can be very rewarding and very challenging. Many people choose to be nurses because the love to help people and it comes natural to them; it seems to be what many do best. Nursing is a diverse and rewarding discipline that combines compassion with sophisticated health technology. “Nurses evaluate‚ diagnose‚ and treat health problems. They help people meet basic health needs‚ adapt to physical changes‚ recover from illness‚ and die with dignity. You knew all that. The profession
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