Anemia August 11‚ 2011 (Kansas City‚ Missouri) — Taking less blood from acute-MI patients for diagnostic tests may improve patient outcomes by reducing the risk of hospital-acquired anemia‚ a new study published online August 8‚ 2011 in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests [1]. Multiple studies have shown that hospital-acquired anemia is associated with greater mortality and worse health status in patients with acute MI‚ but the relationship between diagnostic phlebotomy and the risk of hospital-acquired
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Management Principles and Theories 1. Absorptive Capacity Theory This theory pertains to the ability of the organization to absorb and acknowledge the importance of new information and updates that will help improve the efficiency of each member of the organization. An organization that can adapt to changes‚ learn new knowledge and is able to incorporate these to every member of the organization yields better results rather than an organization that does not value new knowledge and remains
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them in critical condition causing them to be in need of a critical care nurse. The medical field is the career I’m choosing‚ specifically the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). They deal with people who have had an accident and are now in a life-threatening situation. Many critical care nurses are responsible for making sure that their patients and their patients’ family in the ICU are properly taken care of. There is many reasons why I have chosen this particular career‚ but the primary reason why I’m extremely
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I am a student nurse due to qualify in September 2017 and as a final year student I believe myself to be accountable‚ dedicated and highly motivated towards developing my career in children’s nursing. As an individual my qualities are caring‚ understanding and approachable and these traits are essential within nursing care. As I approach the final stages of my nursing degree‚ I am able to identify that I have increased my knowledge within the areas of clinical skills‚ health promotion and evidence
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career field I am interested in is nursing. More specifically my goal is to become a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN). By nature I am very patient and compassionate towards others. I empathize easily‚ and often think about the needs of others. My skills include the ability to think quickly on my feet and provide support to others without hesitation. I work well in a team environment and have excellent interpersonal‚ communication and problem solving skills. I look forward to a career where I am able
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For as long as I could remember‚ I have wanted to be a nurse. I have been responsible for the care of my brother who has special needs since I was a little girl. After high school‚ I volunteered at the Doctor’s Hospital and Laredo Medical Center in Texas‚ taking care of patients and working as a Phlebotomist‚ which I really enjoyed. To reach my goals‚ I realize that I must pursue a degree in nursing in order to become a registered nurse. I will begin my college education in the Summer 2016 semester
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The world I come from was shaped by a generation who believes that my generation and I have this inevitable fate of failure. Throughout the last seventeen years of my life I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard that I don’t and never will know what I want to do in my lifetime. The adults in my family have always had a way of including their opinion into every conversation I had with family or friends. Their opinion consisted of negativity and pointed out flaws I seemed to undoubtedly have which
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“I shall pass through life but once. Any good therefore that I can do‚ let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it. For I shall never pass this way again” When I first entered the field of nursing my main ambition was to master the art of bed side nursing. After completing my bachelors degree in nursing I felt I had been adequately prepared to meet the challenges of hospital nursing. Naive right! My first nursing job was in a surgical intensive care step down unit at Manchester General
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The reason I would like to study child nursing at university‚ is due to the notion that I can make a change to people’s lives; more specifically‚ a child’s life. Child nursing is a heart-warming field that provides a further understanding on health sciences‚ psychology‚ sociology‚ child protection as well as the health needs of children and teenagers. I feel a great sense of motivation towards helping people take better care of their health. Whether it is psychological or mental health. I have gained
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