NURSING HOME VS. HOME HEALTH CARE DOMONIQUE JACKSON COM/170 ELEMENTS OF UNIVERSITY OCTOBER 6‚ 2014 DEAN DOWLING Running head: NURSING HOME VS HOME HEALTH CARE 1 NURSING HOME VS HOME HEALTH CARE 3 Nursing Home vs. Home Health Care INTRODUCTION Either young or old‚ we love our family members dearly‚ and disabilities does not focus on a specific age group. We would love to feel assured that they are being taken care of the best way possible. As we all know‚ time does not allow us to
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I implemented her teachings and her way of handling difficult situations. I had many career options in my Engineering profession but I chose Nursing because of my mom. I am an LPN today but the reason why I am pursuing the RN degree is to make sure that I can serve the people and contribute to the society in an appropriate manner as my mom did. When she passed away‚ the community of that area still remembers her for the good
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Abstract The purpose of this essay is to discuss the Institute of medicine report (IOM) and its impact on the future of nursing‚ nursing is one of the fastest growing professions in healthcare industry today‚ there have been ongoing changes to the way we practice‚ and to keep up with these changes we need to educate nurses and prepare them to meet the present and future demands of healthcare. The report proposes that nurses are best positioned to fill such new and expanded roles in a redesigned
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Nursing education in the United States offers many levels of competency falling under the licensed title of registered nurse (RN). These levels offered in a continuum‚ begin with nursing as a vocation in the form of licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) followed by an associate degree (ADN)‚ baccalaureate of science degree (BSN)‚ masters of science degree (MSN) and doctorate. All have curriculums that build upon the previous designation in hopes of creating a highly sophisticated nursing profession
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and a white cap to scrubs with pants. Here are a few other examples of change in the profession: “there was a time in the past when only physicians took blood pressures‚ performed phlebotomy and administered blood; and not so long ago‚ only RNs – not LPNs – were allowed to administer IV medications” (Daley‚ 2013‚ p.4433). With our ever changing health care industry‚ including the 2010 Affordable Care Act‚ the nursing profession needs to continue to improve their practice and change with the times.
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patient. The structure of nursing-sensitive indicators looks at various aspects of nursing such as staffing levels‚ mix‚ experience‚ and education level (Sauls‚ 2013). Structure looks at the number of Registered Nurses (RN)‚ Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)‚ and Certified Nursing Assistants (CAN) ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS AND QUALITY LEADERSHIP 3 involved in the care of the patient along with the skill‚ education‚ and experience level of the
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The Caring Nurse: ADN versus BSN The Caring Nurse: ADN versus BSN Caring is the heart of nursing. Most nurses have a quality about them that harbors caring. Caring is defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary as‚ “effort made to do something correctly‚ safely‚ or without causing damage‚” or “things that are done to keep someone healthy‚ safe‚ etc.” Nurses‚ whether they are an associate degree educated or baccalaureate educated‚ want to do a good job. They don’t come to work to intentionally
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and skills to make decisions in the best interest of the patient. The level of responsibility and accountabilitydepends on professional levels. The Charge Nurse has more responsibility then the staff nurse‚ the RN has more responsibility then the LPN‚ and therefore their levels of professional judgment and practice are different. Their levels of professional accountability are not different. Professional nursing is based on altruism‚ integrity‚ accountability and social justice. Judgments and
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The Impact of the 2010 IOM Report on the Future of Nursing Nursing has evolved so much from its original intent. Nurses progressed from being classified as disorderlies to a well respected name in the health profession. However‚ even though nursing has come a long way‚ there are still more changes to come in relation to the shift of focus of healthcare from acute care to community health. As the US population continues to become diversified‚ nursing too will require adjustments to the ever-changing
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For regular everyday wear regardless of what uniform a female is in‚ there are still a few rules that are the same all across. One of them is that females should make sure that their hair is neatly put up without any straggles of hair sticking out. If they have short hair‚ they must make sure that the bottom part of their hair cannot touch the bottom part of the collar. When using pins and hair bands‚ or any item that is needed to put a females’ hair in order‚ you must take in consideration its appearance
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