During a health interview‚ the client states that she becomes increasingly short of breath when sitting in city traffic. The nurse views this information as: Your Answer: An internal environmental factor Correct Answer: An external environmental factor Rationale: External factors include but are not limited to inhaled toxins‚ including smoke‚ chemicals‚ and fumes; irritants that can be inhaled‚ ingested‚ or contacted through the skin; noise‚ light‚ motion‚ and any objects or substances
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Introduction Over time in health care there have been times in which‚ the directors of the hospital have been trying to get rid of Licensed Practical Nurse or LPNs and want their nursing staff to only be Registered Nurses or RNs. If LPNs are eliminated there will be a huge nursing shortage in the hospital setting. If a LPNs is currently working in a hospital setting are told to get their RN by a date or they will be fired. This is a problem because older LPN that is close to retirement they are not
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the subject. As I looked into the products I asked myself some questions before selecting a product. Namely; how computerized management systems could increase quality of care. Why active nursing involvement in planning‚ choice‚ and implementation of the system is important. How handheld devices used by nursing staff can be integrated into the management system for better quality of care. I will discuss the security standards of data and patient confidentiality‚ including the need for data storage
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Differences in competences between associate degree prepared nurse versus the baccalaureate prepared nurse. Maureen N Iwuoha Grand Canyon University: September 5‚ 2014 Differences in competences between associate degree prepared nurse versus baccalaureate prepared nurse. Competency is the measured degree of performance that integrates skills‚ ability‚ judgment and knowledge as defined by the American nurses association‚ in other words competency is the ability of an individual
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School Nurse Spending two days shadowing a school nurse was a wonderful experience. I had the pleasure of doing my school nurse rotation at Fox Creek Junior High School. I never realized how difficult and overwhelming it could be to be a school nurse. Ms. Bodauine was the nurse I got to shadow. She spent her day doing paperwork‚ helping the sick and injured‚ and doing vision and hearing screenings. There were several kids who came in throughout the day‚ approximately twenty-one per day that
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ in which the character‚ Nurse Ratched‚ struggles to keep her self-constructed domain together after an opposing enemy‚ named McMurphy‚ fights to pull power from her by causing a revolt. In the end‚ Nurse Ratched wins the battle between her and McMurphy by having him lobotomized‚ but does she really win the age-old battle of male versus female by suppressing him? Another question is: Why do readers see Nurse Ratched as an evil and conniving woman for trying to save
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of the abdomen was used the last time a SQ medication was administered. This prevents overuse of a particular quadrant of the abdomen and prevent tissue damage. I assisted my nurse and a team of nurses to restrain a patient. I participated as a team member by talking to the patient and calming her down whiles the other nurses worked on her. 06/11...There has been several research studies and evidence that shows that handwashing or hand hygiene is the single most important
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the nursing informaticist are an integral member of the health care team. The nurse informaticist (NI) assists in the integration of technology in the management of data‚ information‚ and knowledge‚ to enhance patient care and assure current practices are efficient and effective (McGonigle & Mastrian‚ 2015). Moreover‚ the NI is pivotal in the successful amalgamation of technology into the clinical setting. The American Nurses Association supports the specialty of nursing informatics. Nursing informatics
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Transition to a Professional Role Jennifer Quijano Florida International University January 26‚ 2013 Transition to a Professional Role Introduction Nurses who have prepared to assume advanced nursing roles can contribute to the healthcare system through new ideas and insights in education‚ administration‚ research‚ and practice. During the process of further education nurses are exposed to professional socialization‚ which addresses values‚ norms and ways of viewing situations that are unique
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Shortage of Nurse Practitioners To determine why there is a shortage of nurse practitioners it is best to understand that there is a shortage of healthcare workers overall. The shortage of nurse practitioners began in the 1960s as a result of a shortage of primary care physicians. This was due to many physicians pursuing medical specialties that were more profitable. (Hamric‚ Spross‚ &Hanson‚ 2009) In 1965 Medicare and Medicaid began providing health coverage to low-income women‚ children‚ the
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