According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners‚ Nurse Practitioners have been in practice for more than forty years and are continuing to rise. There are many different specialties that one may choose from‚ but I am going to focus on is the family Nurse Practitioner. I have three articles in which I am going to summarize in regards to the roles of a family nurse practitioner. The first article is a case study done in British Columbia‚ the first Nurse Practitioner (NP) was hire and there
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Types of consent Consent comes in a form of implied and expressed consent. In nurses’ day-to-day dealing with patients‚ consent is secured from patients frequently. Implied consent refers to nonverbal acknowledgement of a health care provider’s request to provide treatment (O’Keefe‚ 2001). An example of implied consent would be when a nurse walks to the patient and inform the patient that she is going to administer an antiemetic injection and the patient rolls up his/her sleeve and brings his
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The nurses primary roles of promoting health‚ preventing illness‚ restoring health and alleviating suffering places the nurse in a position to always remain an advocate for their patient. A scenario has been created in which a terminally ill patient has asked the doctor about alternative healthcare treatment options. The doctor in this case dismisses them as "quack" practices. What role does the nurse play in this situation? “When the patient’s wishes are in conflict with others‚ the nurse seeks
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The role of nurses in the management of Obesity The case study provided regarding diet and weight management has led me to explore the role of a nurse specifically during the management of obesity. The investigation aims to determine how a nurse can intervene and control obesity. The research generally looks at the role of the nurse in managing a patient that is clinically classed as obese. Obesity is calculated using BMI measurements (appendix 1). Limitations to this investigation from a personal
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Implication Health workers like nurses have the responsibility to provide health services to patients. By doing so‚ nurses are expected to contribute to the preservation of health‚ and thus save the lives of their patients. Health workers like nurses are tasked to save the lives of their patients‚ however‚ as lifestyles are rapidly changing‚ there are instances in which health workers have to deal with cases which involve life taking like abortion. In this regards‚ nurses could not avoid from entering
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Managing Role Stress and Role Strain Heather D. Navaroli Notre Dame College 2 Role Stress is the number one reason nurses leave the nursing field (Chang‚ Hancock‚ Johnson‚ Daly‚ & Jackson‚ 2005). Role Stress happens when you find yourself experiencing things that you did not expect to happen to you as a nurse. It is the difference your perception of a role versus the reality of your role. You might first experience this as a new grad Nurse without confidence‚ facing unrealistic
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played many significant roles in the Civil War‚ many times stepping into what was traditionally a man’s role. Each of these roles came with their own set of hardships and dangers. One of these considerable roles was the nursing of the fallen soldiers. Nurses undertook this demanding and arduous role as
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This essay will describe the role of a nurse and how the nursing role has become a profession. It will also outline the governing bodies which have set regulations and guidelines which has made created the professional nurse. Bla bla head is blank! Nursing is constantly evolving in order to meet new demands and also has to take into account the up to date information which is available. The purpose of nursing is to promote healing‚ health‚ preventing illness‚ disease and also to minimise distress
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HAT Task 4 Western Governor’s University Nurses play a major role in responding to natural or man-made disasters. They are often on the frontlines of the recovery effort. It is crucial to understand their role and how they collaborate with others on the response team to ensure a positive outcome. There is a definitive chain of command in the wake of a disaster. In our scenario‚ it is a three-tiered staff. At the highest level is the incident commander. No matter
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Neonatology is an important role in the hospital when a baby is born. A neonatal nurse takes care of the sick newborns till they are okay to be discharged from the hospital. The sick newborns have to be placed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)‚ they are placed in the NICU for reasons such as they are born prematurely‚ complications during the birth‚ or they show signs of problems during the first couple of days after birth. Although the neonatal nurse takes care of sick newborns their time
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