Grand Canyon University College of Nursing NUR 502 – Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice Professional Communication Cultural Sensitivity Guide Maintain the Mexican Culture Mexicans travel to the United States every day to work‚ make a better life‚ and earn money to send home to their families. However when they assimilate to the American culture and let go of some of their own practices their health deteriorates. Research has shown that if the migrant workers stay in low-income
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Amy Santus RN BSN HCS/571 October 3‚ 2011 Debra Vaughn Increasing pressures of cutting costs and improving the quality of care in health care services influences the management of the health care organization to implement the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) within their daily routines. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are a set of uniform accounting guidelines health care organizations follow
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University of Phoenix Material Personal and Professional Challenges Matrix Worksheet Use the following matrix to describe three personal and three professional challenges. For each challenge‚ describe time and stress management techniques along with personal development resources that may help a nurse overcome these challenges. Personal Challenge Time Management Technique Stress Management Technique Personal Development Resources Example: Balancing work and family responsibilities Use a calendar
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Educational Mission Statement Christopher Chow Nurs/588 January 19‚ 2015 Mary Martin Educational Mission Statement Mission statements are used to symbolize the goals that an organization is trying to reach or obtain. The mission statement will help guide the way on how the organization should practice and also provide a complete structure of their practice. The Entrepreneur website defines a mission statement as “A sentence describing a company’s function‚ markets and competitive advantages; a
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Sherry Cox‚ Talia Mukhlis‚ Siobhan Wilson NUR/391 February 23‚ 2015 Lisa Alexander Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Ethics and societal values are part of what makes each individual unique. We all form our opinions based on what we believe in our hearts to be the right way to act and think. As nurses‚ sometimes these personal values correlate with our professional beliefs‚ and sometimes they may not. There are times that we may have religious or philosophical
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Nursing Theorist Grid Use grid below to complete the Week 4-Nursing Theorists assignment. Please see the “Nursing Theorists’ Grading Criteria” document‚ located on the Materials page of the student Web site. Theorist Selected: Ida Jean Orlando Pelletier Description of Theory: Ida Orlando developed the theory that nurses are people who act deliberately. “Orlando’s theory is a reflective practice theory that is based on discovering and resolving problematic situations
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Windshield Survey and Reflection Windshield Survey and Reflection A windshield survey was conducted in the community of Staten Island‚ New York to obtain a detailed assessment through visual observations within the surroundings of the community. There are many variations of the definition of community one coming from the World Health Organization defining community as “A group of people‚ often living in a defined geographical area‚ who may share a common culture‚ values and norms‚ and are arranged
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NUR 317 - Cardiac Exam Study Guide Define the following terms. Describe patient symptoms and conditions that could cause alterations in: Cardiac Output Volume of blood flowing through systemic or pulmonary circuit expressed in liters per min Normal= 5 L/min (resting adult) HRXSV= CO Factors: preload‚ afterload‚ myocardial contractility‚ heart rate As heart rate increases‚ this allows less time for diastole and the heart often cannot fill adequately. Therefore‚ a very rapid heart will often have
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NUR/531-Impact of Policy in Healthcare and Nursing/Scarce Resource Article The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has just released a new study highlighting the steps 12 states are taking to prevent a looming crisis in nursing. Experts predict the United States could be short more than 260‚000 nurses by 2025 and the study authors say state-level partnerships must take the lead in addressing the problem. The scarce supply and shortage
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Chamberlain College of Nursing — NUR-351— Week 2 Discussion Board Post 1 — Jan 2015 The Joint Commission (2014) identified communication errors as the fourth highest root cause of sentinel events from 2004 through the second quarter of 2014. In order for nurses to be effective in their dynamic roles‚ they must be effective communicators with an array of interdisciplinary healthcare team members‚ patients and families (CCN‚ 2014). Communication can be frustrating‚ leading to pertinent information
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