“Electric Brilliancy: Cross-Dressing Law and Freak Show Displays in Nineteenth Century San Francisco” She explains the cross-dressing laws that were placed in San Francisco in 1863. It was mid-way through the civil war that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a local law against cross-dressing that prohibited people from dressing like the opposite sex. From 1861 to 1900‚ twenty one states passed the cross-dressing law. The penalties placed for committing cross-dressing was originally five hundred
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Registered nurses are very essential aspects in the medical field because they are the root of the healthcare establishment. Nursing has been around for decades and resorts back to the medieval era. Registered nurses and doctors as well as encourage health and provide medical attention to sick and injured patients. The actual diagnosis of the patient is determined by the doctor; however‚ nurses spend more time monitoring the health and physical estate of the patient. A registered nurse is one who
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Johnston Due date: September 21‚ 2010 “Becoming A Nurse” OUTLINE Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the different levels of nursing available to be able to work in the healthcare field‚ what their job description for each level entails‚ and determining do they really have what it takes to become a good nurse. INTRODUCTION Attention Getter: First off let me say “I Love My Job”. I knew from a childhood age that I wanted to be a nurse. There is nothing better than the great feeling that
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contribution of reflective practice for clinical nursing. Reflection has been defined as a way for individuals to “capture their experience‚ think about it‚ mull it over and evaluate” (Boud et al 1985: 19) Argyris and Schon (1974) suggest that practitioners often practice at less than effective levels because they follow routine. Johns (1995) implies that action can be taken through reflection to increase effectiveness in practice as reflection provides opportunities for self development as professionals
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Becoming a nurse is more than just performing patient assessments‚ passing medications‚ and charting. When entering the nursing profession one feels a sense of pride‚ an ethical obligation‚ and a desire to uphold a certain image nurses want to display. To its members‚ guide nursing behaviors‚ are instrumental in clinical decision making‚ and influence how nurses think about themselves” (Creasia & Friberg‚ 2011‚ p. 49)”. The profession’s values give direction and meaninAs a new graduate nurses are overwhelm
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What is reflection? Reflection is the examination of personal thoughts and actions. For practitioners this means focusing on how they interact with their colleagues and with the environment to obtain a clearer picture of their own behaviour. It is therefore a process by which practitioners can better understand themselves in order to be able to build on existing strengths and take appropriate future action. And the word ‘action’ is vital. Reflection is not ‘navel-gazing’. Its aim is to develop
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洪笛思100003110陳季君 99003124 陳怡秀 100003126歐政寰 100003015林佳諭100003044 陳冠琇 PICO(2) P: An 80 years old male with poor wound healing of DM foot. I: Changing dressing of poor healing wound of DM foot for 4 months of OPD C: hyperbaric oxygen therapy‚ surgicall debridement‚ antibiotics treatment O: wound healing of diabetic foot ulcer 100003013 張淨瑜 Database: PubmedKeyword: diabetic foot ulcer AND change dressing AND (hyperbaric oxygen therapy OR surgical debridement OR antibiotics treatment) How many papers I found
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Ethics has become part of the nurses’ life when it comes to decision making and taking actions in the face of adversity or opportunity. Husted and Husted (2008‚ p.9) states that the patients has lost their power to take actions on their medical conditions due to the lack of knowledge in the health care settings. Hence‚ the healthcare providers are there to impart their skills and knowledge to treat the patient with the best care. This assignment would discuss how the medical decisions for A B who
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This reflection is based on my observations of the need for of effective communication skills and knowledge of nurses regarding the management of aggression in elderly patients with dementia. Clinician need to be equipped with seclusion‚ medication and de-escalation skills to be able to manage patient aggressive behaviours safely. I have chosen these particular observations after realising how fundamental they are in implementation aggressive behaviour management strategies in patients. While working
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Keloid is additional tissue on a scar that grow extensively beyond the original boundaries of the wound. They can sometimes double‚ triple‚ or even quadruple the size of the wound that was there to begin with. Keloids do not cause danger to health‚ except if they are growing continuously‚ than the doctor would have to take a sample of the scar tissue to further study. They are more of a cosmetic problem‚ especially when they are located on visible body parts like the face ‚ nose‚ or ear. Individuals
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