introduction The issue of the nursing shortage is not a new one. In the last decade the media has mentioned the nursing shortage and other problems faced by the nursing workforce. The article chosen for this paper is titled “Influx of out-of-region patients exacerbates nursing shortage” and it is found in volume 32 of Crain’s Cleveland Business magazine (Magaw‚ 2011). The purpose of this paper is to mention the issues in the article and compare them to the nursing trends discussed in the literature
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Cultural Awareness: Nursing Care of Iraqi Patients” is an article explaining cultural differences that are broadly scattered affecting military nurses care for Iraqi patients. Shortly after this issue developed‚ a study was constructed in means to find barriers between Iraqi patients and their nurses. By utilizing topical examination strategies‚ the data was analyzed and results showed significant cultural variations in communication‚ diet‚ and reference to orientation and dependency. Furthermore
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SEMANTICS What is semantics? According to Fromkin et al. (2007)‚ semantics refers to "the study of the linguistic meaning of morphemes‚ words‚ phrases‚ and sentences." Timyam (2010) further describes the term as "the study of meaning [or the analysis of meaning]; it is mainly concerned with the meanings of words and sentences‚ the meaning relationships‚ and the conceptual system underlying meaning. Subfields of semantics include lexical semantics‚ which involves the meanings at lexical level and
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and populations. A targeted research of the published literature demonstrates that disparities in access to care account for the key obstacle towards due access to appropriate care to all. There is a number of ways to consider disparities; the first approach distinguishes between inequality and inequity in access to health care. While inequity is often caused by obstacles on the individual
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TOP 10 LIST OF UNCONTROLLABLE RISK FACTORS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES AIRBORNE DISEASES Regular check-ups / immunization / hygiene Diseases communicated by air i.e.) tuberculosis.flu and etc. RADON Change ventilation system / radon checks According to CDT Minnesota Department of Health (2007)‚ Radon is a radioactive gas - that means it continuously decays and releases radiation. It is produced from minerals in soil‚ such as uranium and radium. Although radon is present throughout the environment
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1. Describe the three medical uses for drugs and give examples. (2 points) The three medical uses for drugs include to prevent disease‚ diagnose disease‚ and to treat signs‚ symptoms‚ conditions‚ and diseases. Examples could include‚ preventive use(prophylaxis) diagnostic use(radiopaque)‚ and therapeutic use(antibiotic drugs) 2. Give the meaning of and describe the linguistic origin of the symbol Rx. (2 points) 3. Give the name of a medication in current usage that originated from the natural
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Do Nursing Interventions Implemented in the Home Setting Have an Impact on Cancer Patients? Introduction Critical Appraisal is a means of which research data is evaluated and examined for the validity and quality of individual studies after the elimination of studies that do not contribute to determining current best evidence (Hamric‚ Hanson‚ Tracy‚ & O’Grady‚ 2014). This evaluation can be used to eliminate studies that do not meet criteria for meta-analysis. Critical Appraisal is used
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Nursing: Lifting‚ Transferring and Positioning of Patients Lab Report Student No. {xxxxxxxxx} Group No. {x} Marker’s Name: {xxxxx xxxxxxxx} ABSTRACT Lifting‚ transferring and positioning of patients is frequently undertaken by nurses on each working day. This is necessary for patient comfort‚ medical reasons and completion of self care needs. Lifting can be done in numerous ways. As well as the nurse physically lifting or moving patients‚ a number of devices are also available to assist in
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Nonverbal communication is a broad term used to describe any method of transferring information without words. Common forms of nonverbal communication include body language and facial cues‚ fashion and personal grooming‚ hand gestures‚ and graphical signs and design. Non-verbal communication methods: Body language- communication via the movements and attitudes of the body Eye contact-contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other to mean sincerity in
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