Today‚ one of my patients presented to the ED with a 3cm laceration on his right hand that was three days old. He also reported a pain level of 7/10. First‚ my nurse preceptor and I had the patient wash his hands with soap and water to remove the dirt and bacteria from the wound. Thereafter‚ we sprayed wound cleanser to the wound and rinsed it with normal saline to further aide in removing debris and decreasing bacterial counts. After‚ I dried the wound edges with a sterile gauze. This is done in
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1) In the healthcare field‚ Staffing is always going to be a challenging issue that most department encounter whether it may be on the bedside or even within the administration side. However‚ such challenges can be overcome and solution can be found. There are other issues that nursing care problem can arise and with the technology advancing this can cause a challenge to some nurses that are used to the old fashion way of charting. Some hospitals do not use computers to chart‚ but still hand write
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Concept of Patient Satisfaction Nursing theories gives directions and guidance for structuring nursing practice and also these theories are the part of nursing education and research. Many of the nursing theories are based on the concept of caring. Watsons Human caring theory one of the well-known caring theory. The institution I work for uses the caring model which is based on the human caring theory of Jean Watson. “Transpersonal Caring Relationship” is the foundation of her theory. Watson based
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"Patient Confidentiality" (ID: 11116011 Krishna Rana) Description: For the past two weeks I have been working in a large surgical ward that has mass thoroughfare of people in and out of the ward - namely doctors‚ visitors and other allied health care staff. One method of Patient Confidentiality which I have encountered is the use of cavity lockers for each individual patient - which lock patients files and confidential information safely in the wall. In addition‚ these lockers are secured with
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Identity Crisis in Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient Lerzan Gültekin Atılım University in Ankara‚ Turkey lerzan_gultekin@atilim.edu.tr Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyze identity crisis in Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient from a postcolonial perspective through the concept of nationalism and national identity‚ emphasizing cultural‚ psychological and physical displacement due to colonization‚ travelling‚ exploration and space / place (cartography)‚ referring to the theories
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | April 1 2011 | Individual project - Regular vs. Flexible staffing : Making use of contingent workers | Submitted by: Fatima Rauf BBA 2K8 (A) Roll no: 11 | Regular vs. Flexible Staffing: Making Use of Contingent Workers Strategic decisions need to be undertaken to see how much recruiting needs to be done to fill staffing needs with regular full time workers and other contingent temporary part time workers. This lies at the foundation of recruitment decisions
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During the case study the patient I have chosen will be referred to as Jean. This is to maintain her anonymity in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2008) guidelines of confidentiality. I feel it is important for the purpose of my scenario to acknowledge the new skills which I have acquired whilst undertaking the V150 and explain the background to Nurse Prescribing. The Cumberledge Report (DHSS‚ 1986) made the initial recommendations for nurses to prescribe. The report identified
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Nurse Leader Perceptions and Experiences with Workload Acuity Tools: Survey of United States Health Systems Kanetia Stepney HSM 5003.30 Management of Health Service Organizations Spring 2015 Texas Woman’s University School of Management Professor Patricia Driscoll‚ JD‚ RN March 31‚ 2015 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Types of Acuity Level Determination 4 Literature Review 5 Methodology 6 Results 7 Discussion and Recommendations 9 Appendix A: Survey Tool 11 Appendix B: Survey Invitation Message
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Nursing management for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease begins with assessment; gathering information from the patient including detailed medical history‚ present symptoms and evaluate findings of diagnostic tests. Symptoms vary with each patient‚ but may include chronic cough‚ clubbing of the fingers‚ chest tightness‚ weight loss‚ cyanosis‚ difficulty breathing with a higher rate of respirations and difficulty sleeping (Weber‚ 2008). It is common for patients suffering from difficulty
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recent article in OJIN titled “Registered Nurses as Caregivers: Influencing the System as Patient Advocates” by Michelle A Lucatorto‚ Timothy W Thomas‚ and Terry Siek located in Vol-21-2016 September. Patient advocacy is of the utmost priority for a nurse. We are the primary caregiver‚ and most influential part of the patient’s healthcare experience. The article addresses barriers within the healthcare system which inhibit nurses in their roles of patient advocate. I am writing this letter in agreement
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