Vbg Intensive and Critical Care Nursing Article in Press‚ Corrected Proof - Note to users http://www.sciencedirect.com/science doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2011.01.001 | How to Cite or Link Using DOI Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved. | Permissions & Reprints | Original article The experiences of patients and their families of visiting whilst in an intensive care unit – A hermeneutic interview study References and further reading may be available for this article
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Patient processing is a huge responsibility to keep the medical office flowing as smoothly as possible. First thing is when you arrive to the office you want to make sure that the office is clean and free of clutter. Setting up the check in areas and making sure all office supplies are needed for your front office staff. Medical personal such as your nursing staff should have rooms cleaned and stocked and prepared with the necessary tools for the doctors to have available in the rooms. Pulling
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Nursing care study In this assignment I will document and reflect on the care that I gave to one of the patients I was looking after while on clinical placement. I will be referring to the patient as ‘Mr x’ for confidentiality reasons. ‘Mr x’ was 69 years old. He initially presented with left sided unilateral weakness‚ expressive and receptive dysphasia‚ slurred speech and he suffered from nocturnal incontinence. He had been transferred from A&E to the ward. He had a provisional
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ISSUES OF NURSING | Current Trend in Nursing Research What is research? Focused on uncovering new knowledge to help understand phenomena‚ answer questions‚ or address problems‚ Goal directed‚ A systematic process of inquiry. Research means “to search again or carefully examine” (Langford 2001). “A systematic study of problems in patient care.” Abdellah: “A systematic detailed attempt to discover or confirm facts that relate to a specific problem to improve the practice and profession of nursing.” Polit
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One significant event in nursing research which created greater awareness for the need of utilizing research in clinical practice was the establishment in 1986 of the National Center for Nursing Research by congressional mandate. A primary function of the Center for Nursing Research was promotion of research projects that related to patient care. In this period nurses began formal projects to help with research utilization in clinical practice to enhance patient outcomes. During this time factors
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Communication Issues and the Effects on Patient Safety There are several factors that are important to health care safety‚ one of the most critical factors being good communication. When someone thinks about the requirements needed to be a nurse‚ he or she may think of the need for scientific knowledge. However‚ to be a nurse one has to have more than just scientific knowledge. Nurses need to possess other skills‚ one of those being the ability to communicate effectively. Communication is like
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Nursing research is the process that underpins all the other things we have talked about. How was it determined that one particular way of carrying out nursing care was better than another way? How was it decided that a particular framework of understanding will explain certain behaviors better than another? When we discussed frameworks of understanding or conceptual models earlier in the course you learnt that there are various ways of viewing mental illness were discussed and the treatments were
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A Nursing Career Nursing Career As I began analyzing what does a career mean to me the first thing that comes to heart is a professional. Wikipedia dictionary (2013) describes “ Nursing as a profession within the health sector focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality-of-life”. The American Nurses Association (2012)‚ “states nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities
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Care Quality of Nursing Homes in America The quality of care in nursing homes around the country is a topic that has become heavily researched over the past 30 years. In some parts of the world‚ like Wales‚ residents appreciate the care they receive from loving nurses and good programs (Palfrey‚ 2011). However‚ in many countries such as the United States‚ residents argue that there is a major need for reform in the nursing home industry. This issue has recently become overwhelmingly important
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Advancing Nursing Leadership Nursing is a science and a rapidly changing profession that is now being faced with a lot problems. As challenges arise‚ the nursing field requires nurses with advanced knowledge and skills and who are responsible to take leadership roles in both educational and clinical settings. According to Newhouse (2007) nursing leadership provides the foundation and is essential for promoting the evidence-based practice (EBP) within health organizations. For this reason‚
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