Professional Roles and Values Renee Rusk RUP1 Professional Roles and Values September 29‚ 2014 Being a regulatory agency‚ the Virginia Board of Nursing’s role is to allow one to obtain a nursing license once all prerequisites are met‚ oversee nursing practice‚ revoke‚ suspend‚ or add disciplinary action to nurses‚ and govern all rules that apply to nursing within their respective state. The board of nursing regulates the scope of nursing practice‚ while the professional nursing organization
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2002 Family Health International Institute for HIV/AIDS 2101 Wilson Boulevard‚ Suite 700 Arlington‚ VA 22201 U.S.A. BEHAVIOR CHANGE COMMUNICATION (BCC) FOR HIV/AIDS A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK GLOSSARY 3 I. INTRODUCTION 5 II. THE ROLE OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE COMMUNICATION 5 III. THE PROCESS OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE: A FRAMEWORK FOR BCC DESIGN 7 IV. BCC GOALS 8 V. GUIDING PRINCIPLES 8 VI. FHI’s APPROACH 9 VII. BCC STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
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Prevention of medication errors made by nurses in clinical practice. Health Science Journal‚ 6(4)‚ 773-783. Brady‚ A.‚ Malone‚ A.‚ & Fleming‚ S. (2009). A literature review of the individual and systems factors that contribute to medication errors in nursing practice. Journal Of Nursing Management‚ 17(6)‚ 679-697. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.00995.x Choo‚ J.‚ Hutchinson‚ A.‚ & Bucknall‚ T. (2010). Nurses ’ role in medication safety. Journal Of Nursing Management‚ 18(7)‚ 853-861. doi:10.1111/j
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you ask anyone in the field of healthcare‚ they will tell you that nursing is a very demanding profession. Many nurses feel weighed down by the emotional and physical demands of their chosen career. They may feel that their efforts go without acknowledgement. They may feel overwhelmed by their workload and feel they do not have adequate support or recourses to confidently and efficiently perform their roles. Part of the nurse’s role is to exhibit compassion for patients and their family members. Yet
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Nursing My Biggest Goal During my childhood and early teenage years‚ I can remember my English teachers asking things like what do i want to be when I grow up? What do I want to study in college? As a child I would give a quick sentence or a couple of words. I would say that I wanted to be a cop‚ a firefighter‚ or a Volleyball player. Becoming a nurse has alwayes been a dream of mine‚ when i came to this country from Afghanistan my first volunteering job was at a nursing facility where I was taking
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Role opportunities for nurses in Community Care in elderly Community nurses focus on • Health promotion • Disease prevention • Wellness (Westley & Fletcher‚ 2004 cited in Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2004). To achieve these goals‚ nurses are involved in • Client and community education • Counselling • Advocacy • Care management (Westley & Fletcher‚ 2004 cited in Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2004). Health promotion: Community nurses may inform health promotion strategies according to individual
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A case study evaluating the role and functions of the nurse and the effectiveness of nursing care within a rehabilitation context In recent years there have been an increasing number of people requiring rehabilitation in the UK (Jester‚ 2007). Rehabilitation can be defined as “an active process which seeks to reduce the effects of disease (in its broadest sense) on daily life” (Greenwood et al‚ 1993. cited by Davis & O’Connor‚ 2001‚ p.4). Rehabilitation nursing can be identified as a philosophy
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The most important part of Health Informatics‚ of course‚ is implementing information technology to improve the quality and safety of care. Embarking on a career in health informatics can provide me with knowing that I can make a difference. The healthcare has improved truly by making patient care number one‚ making safe advantages to protecting patient information and the advantages that are taking into place. I’m the one who believes essential part of that care is education‚ because it drives a
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Bedfordshire University Mental Health Nursing The role of the mental health nurse MHN) while always having the same basic skills set will have a different emphasis within the various service settings such as Community‚ Acute or Forensic which is the topic of this essay The forensic MHN specialises in the assessment and treatment of people who may be mentally ill and are normally in the criminal justice system with the service provided in a secure environment. They may also work with
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Nurses role in the initial assessment and nursing management of a patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction For the purpose of this essay‚ the author will investigate the role of a registered nurse in the initial assessment and management of a patient with acute Myocardial Infarction (MI). This essay will further discuss the anatomy of the heart and how it functions; the pathophysiology and initial signs and symptoms of MI. To achieve this‚ the author has conducted literature review through using
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