BED POSITIONS AND USES PRONE The prone position is a position of the body lying face down. It is opposed to the supine position which is face up. Using terms defined in the anatomical position‚ the ventral side is down (which is towards the abdomen)‚ and the dorsal side is up (which is towards the back or posterior of the body). Prone refers to that pattern for the forearm‚ where the palm of the hand is directly behind the head‚ or at the sides and the radius and ulna are crossed. The main physiological
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responsibility when dealing with individuals or other companies in the business environment. When it comes to the career of nursing‚ professionalism is taken to a whole other level. Not only does professionalism come in to account with your business professionals and peers‚ but you have patients with whom professionalism is highly practiced as well. Professionalism in nursing means that you are able to handle all the responsibilities given to you in an efficient and proper way. It means that when
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Hi Katherina‚ Human error in nursing is usually unavoidable‚ unpredictable and unintentional. Further‚ some risks include language barriers‚ neglecting to follow the policy‚ in a hurry to complete the task. As a supervisor‚ I encountered a nurse who gave a patient the wrong medications. The error occurred when the patient answered to the wrong name‚ and the nurse failed to check the patient’s identification bracelet. Other errors can include carelessness on the behalf of the staff as well as not
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plan of care I developed for Mr X while he was under my care in a post anaesthetic unit. It will discuss my nursing assessments‚ and what diagnoses I developed from this. It will then discuss the rationale behind my nursing interventions using relevant literature. My plan of care will be analysed throughout while identifying how my nursing care meets best practice guidelines. A nursing care plan is begun at a patients admission. In this case Mr X was booked in for an elective surgery‚ which meant
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belief that your cultures beliefs are authentic and all other cultures beliefs are phony. The cultural relativism was a method first developed by anthropologists in the 1920’s and just thirty years later the concept was incorporated into nursing practices. Nursing is an extremely diverse occupation although a broad description consists of a certified healthcare professional‚ working in a chaotic environment‚ providing care to a variety of patients requiring physical or
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A career in nursing can be the most rewarding occupation most people can think of. It truly takes a unique person with a strong sense of discipline‚ diligence‚ responsibility‚ and a love for mankind to take on such a role. While nursing for most is very rewarding‚ it is also an occupation that can very easily overwhelm employees and requires most of the time more so then none‚ a great tolerance to stress. For some when the stress becomes overwhelming‚ it may lead to addiction‚ especially in the
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The Future Of Nursing: Leading Change‚ Advancing Health July 14‚ 2013 The Future of Nursing: Leading Change‚ Advancing Health We are in a decade of change‚ as nurses we are set to be challenge on many levels in order to face these challenges we must all prepared. Recently the Institute of Medicine‚ 2010 (IOM‚ 2010) released a report on the future of nursing; its content outlines in great detail what changes will take place. A collaboration of many offered their expertise in and out of the
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Hiring temporary workers is very quick to overcome a worker shortage when the people you are hiring are only going to perform general tasks. However‚ a con is that if you are looking for employees who have a specific high-level skill set‚ it can take a very long time to find that particular temporary worker. A pro of a temporary workforce is that it can overcome short-term shortage. Another con of temporary workers is that they can have little or no loyalty to the organization or to the owner. They
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within an episode of care in which I have been involved with during my practice placement. It will discuss several issues binding nursing practice with issues of ethics and the model of reflection which provided me with a good structure and which I found most appropriate‚ is Gibbs model (Gibbs 1988). This particular model incorporates - description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and the action plan. I have examined my own values and beliefs to the individual receiving care and have integrated
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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR NURSING PRACTICE Answer all the questions comprehensively. 1. All nurses have a conceptual model for nursing practice. From the perspective that a nurse needs a clear conceptual model of nursing as a basis for nursing process‚ identify components of any concepts of nursing that you could use in implementing the nursing process in your area of responsibility. Explain your answer. 2. Enumerate at least three (3) health promoting behavior in which you do
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