than similarities. To become a registered nurse‚ there are many steps and processes to go through to gain the correct requirements‚ as do paramedics. Nurses must obtain a certified nursing assistant (CNA) license and a licensed practical nurse (LPN) license before gaining their registered nursing (RN) degree. Paramedics must go through a similar process. They must obtain an emergency medical technician (EMT) basic license and then an EMT intermediate license before getting their paramedic degree
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Running Header: Nursing Shortage Nursing Shortage in the United States Kaacha N Mumba Indiana State University College of Nursing‚ Health‚ and Human Services NURSING SHORTAGE The shortage of RNs in the United States has fluctuated over the years‚ dating way back to the 1960s . The declining demand for RNs in the past few years is evidenced by a decrease in the number of applicants admitted into nursing schools in the early 1990s ( American Association of Colleges of Nursing‚ 2010b). In this paper
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limited amount of clinical training‚ the amount of clinical training that he does have does not qualify him to refill a medication. Jerry McCall is not qualified to issue a prescription refill of Valium to the patient. Being a medical assistance and LPN does not give him the credentials of ordering a prescription drug. The doctor is the only one who is qualified to prescribe the patient with this refill. With the patient being the doctor’s friend does not change anything. What if the medication was
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providing in-home care for sick infants. Nursery nurses can also be categorized as neonatal (newborn) or pediatric nurses‚ depending on the age group they serve. Nursery Nurses may have a different title but perform many of the same duties as RNs and LPNs‚ including: administering treatments‚ medications‚ tests‚ and procedures‚ assisting physicians‚ creating or updating patient care plans‚ maintaining patient records and other duties but this all depends on the nursery level in which they work. I would
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The discipline or practice of nursing has developed over time and many nursing theorists contributed to the professional practice as we know it today .Theory ‚research and applications to clinical practice are symbiotic as new concepts ‚practices and empirical data emerge professional practice changes or evolves. During the intuitive period ‚people believed that sickness was caused by the invasion of the evil spirits or as a result of anger of the Gods.People used different
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In this approach the registered nurse (charge nurse) took care of twenty patients in an eight hour time frame with the help of a LPN who administered medication and UAPs to care for the patient. The registered nurse would communicate with the doctor and perform the needed care for the patients‚ such as‚ treatments and monitoring interventions. However‚ unlike discussed in the reading
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Clinical Manifestations 1. The nurse anticipates that Loren will describe her diarrhea as: A) Bloody. Feedback: CORRECT Clients with ulcerative colitis may experience as many as 10-20 liquid‚ bloody stools per day. B) Green and frothy. Feedback: INCORRECT This description is not associated with the diarrhea of ulcerative colitis. C) Gray with observable fat. Feedback: INCORRECT This describes stool often seen in pancreatitis. D) Clay-colored. Feedback: INCORRECT Clay-colored
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Nursing careers “When you’re a nurse you know that every day you will touch a life or a life will touch yours” (unknown). I love helping people‚ and making sure there okay. Growing up I loved to play doctor and when my brother or sister got hurt I would “doctor” them up. I wanted to become an Rn so I could work at a hospital and help them where ever they needed help. For some reason I do not mind the “gross” injuries and I don’t mind blood either. This paper will explore the job description‚ requirements
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Philosophy of Nursing Nor Quest College Nursing Foundations-8 NFDN 2008 Assignment- 3 December 19‚ 2012 Personal philosophy of practical Nursing: Personally‚ nursing is my way of giving back to society. I enjoy helping others and giving of myself gives me pleasure‚ peace of mind and spirit. This is way different view than when I started my first nursing career. I have found there is far more to healing than medicine. I believe that this level of interaction provide a therapeutic
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order verbally or written by the patient’s physician to prove and organize that a medication was given properly to a patient. Other information documented is allergies and is the responsibility of the registered nurse (RN) or Licensed practical nurse (LPN) (Wager‚ Lee‚ Glaser‚ & Burns‚ 2009). CMR Computerized Medical Record (CMR) is an electronic information system and keeps records of each individual patient’s health. According to University of Phoenix eBook collection‚ “Electronic medical record
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