Neonatal nursing level 2 refers to the immediate and/or special care nursery. In level 2 care unit neonatal nurses will be caring for premature or ill newborns. These newborns require special feedings‚ oxygen masks‚ and intravenous fluids or medications. When newborns are in this care unit they will need time to grow and mature before being released and sent home with your parents. Level 3 refers to the neonatal intensive care unit‚ also known as the NICU. Level 3 neonatal nurse will be taking care
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clinical rotation at Kaiser Permanente on April 30‚ 2012‚ I proceeded to listen to nursing knowledge exchange (NKE) with my nurse‚ to obtain information in regards to my patient Ms.Sunshine*. Then I went into my patient’s room and introduced myself and proceeded to do a head to toe assessment. Subsequently‚ I started to obtained the subjective data and objective data that can be found in Appendix 1. I created a list of nursing diagnosis that were individualized to Ms. Sunshine and realized that she had
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With an increase in the number of premature babies requiring acute hospital care‚ new and experienced nurses are finding more career opportunities in neonatal nursing. Neonatal nurses work in general maternity wards and in neonatal intensive-care units (NICUs). Those caring for premature and critically ill babies spend their shifts diapering and feeding the infants‚ checking vital signs‚ administering medications and tests‚ and teaching families how to care for their children properly. “For
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Culture Competence in Nursing Shannon Karlsson California State University‚ Chico Introduction According to the United States Census Bureau (2010)‚ over 30% of the total population in the United States is comprised of various ethnicities other than non-Hispanic Whites. This statistic highlights that the United States (US) has a significant multicultural population today. These diverse cultures bring with them new languages‚ religious beliefs and practices‚ social structures‚ and health care
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& maintaining immunization information for all children through the age of 6. This database will be functional at the state level‚ which is Texas‚ & will be accessed via the web‚ giving access to all healthcare professionals‚ including physicians‚ nurses‚ & public health staff‚ as well as school officials that require immunization information. This relational database will give health care professionals the ability to determine what vaccine(s) the patient needs when they visit their office for the
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authority of one nurse‚ Nurse Ratched. Nurse Ratched’s military‚ totalitarian leadership of the mental hospital combined with the fact that she tries to keep the healable patients under her control makes her the villain in this novel. Nurse Ratched used to work as a nurse in the military‚ indicating she would act tough and keep everything well ordered like anything in the military‚ but when running a mental hospital the caretakers have to act extremely kind. Unfortunately‚ Nurse Ratched shows no
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Grand Canyon University College of Nursing NUR 502 – Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice Professional Communication Cultural Sensitivity Guide Maintain the Mexican Culture Mexicans travel to the United States every day to work‚ make a better life‚ and earn money to send home to their families. However when they assimilate to the American culture and let go of some of their own practices their health deteriorates. Research has shown that if the migrant workers stay in low-income
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feel had a key effect on the development of nursing. One major events that had a historical key effect on the development is nursing was nursing care provided during the Civil War. Harriett Tubman (underground railroad) and Sojourner Truth (provided care for the wounded soldiers of the union army were African American women who were active in the early of the women’s movement. (Blais & Hayes‚ ‚ 2011). Blais‚ K.‚ & Hayes‚ J. (2011). Professional nursing practice: Concepts and perspective (6th ed
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Students in their first semester of year one‚ attached to the ward for 3 weeks. • The skill that will be taught to them will be blood pressure monitoring using a stethoscope and sphygmomanometer. • Cork A (2007) suggest that nursing students should be using manual BP monitoring I l practice instead of depending on automated monitors• Learning takes place in surgical ward and hospital’s stimulation lab. • The first debriefing session was conducted in stimulation lab. The
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naughty nurse‚ the battle axe‚ doctor’s hand maiden‚ sex objects or self-sacrificial angels (Stanley 2008); these names are all synonymous with popular stereotypes of a nurse. The public’s image has had an impact on nursing from the Crimean war era to present day in the 21st century. If nursing is to grow as a profession it has to meet a number of challenges due to society’s attitudes. This is an important issue for contemporary nursing. I feel the most pertinent of challenges nurses have is
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