Smoking and Its Health Benefits One of the most common problems today that are killing people‚ all over the world‚ is smoking. Many people start this horrible habit because of stress‚ personal issues and high blood pressure. Companies selling cigarettes‚ cigars have a warning on their packages‚ ‘Warning: Smoking is Injurious to Health’ yet no one pays attention to this. Smoking cuts of 10 years of a person’s life‚ yet people continue to smoke. So‚ why people are still smoking? The answer is obviously
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the Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Emily Contreras Fresno Pacific University Advanced Academic Research and Composition Com 342 Linda Pryce-Sheehan March 22‚ 2013 The Effects of Working over the Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Hospital administrators need to work collaboratively with recruiters‚ nursing directors‚ and managers‚ to improve and support the work environment for nurses. This can be accomplished by involving the bedside nurse‚ hiring high-quality nurses‚ maintain nurse-two-patient ratios and
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Impact the Nurse-patient ratio has on workloads Betty Jo Ayers Fayetteville State University Dr. D. Jefferys Nursing 300- Group 1 Project Introduction: The nurse-patient ratio has been a debatable problem for many years. It has been found that it is key in ensuring patient safety‚ protecting the nurses and ensuring overall quality of health care service. Background Information: There are four main reasons nurses are experiencing higher workloads
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types of mental ill health according to the psychiatric (DSM/ICD) classification system e.g.: mood disorders‚ personality disorders‚ anxiety disorders‚ psychotic disorders‚ substance-related disorders‚ eating disorders‚ cognitive disorders‚ sexual and gender identity disorders Key strengths and limitations of the psychiatric classification system e.g. Strengths - developed by experts‚ clarity for practitioners‚ synthesis of knowledge‚ consistency‚ coherence‚ clarity for patients‚ carers and families
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1. Nurse-Patient Relationship Phases a. Orientation (beginning) i. Therapeutic Relationship 1. Develop trust 2. Establish goals 3. Therapeutic contract 4. Nursing diagnosis b. Working (Middle) i. Planning and Implementation 1. Communication skills to help client 2. Work on behavioral changes 3. Explore feelings and problems c. Termination (End) i. Evaluation 1. Inform client of other sources of help available 2. Evaluate therapeutic outcome 3. Evaluate nurse-patient relationship
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Once Patient Y was placed in a labor room‚ treatment began immediately. As mentioned previously‚ the fetal heart rate decreased rapidly. During this time the nurse and physician performed several treatments in order to try and raise the fetal heart rate. First‚ the nurse applied 10L of oxygen via nasal cannula to the patient. Then‚ the nurse opened the Lactated Ringers wide so that they would enter the patient faster. Finally‚ the nurse changed the patient’s position from left sided to right sided
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thrive in nursing without alarms because they save lives. Are they annoying at times‚ yes they do. In the ICU‚ alarms are never shut off or turned down; they are set specifically to the patients’ parameters. (Hebda & Czar‚ 2013‚ p. 14) stated that “Patient safety is a priority for the health systems‚ professionals‚ and consumers around the world.” In the scenario given regarding working in a sterile environment and having my cell phone ringing; I would be truthful and tell my patient that I am
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Enedelia Duran Mr. William Taliancich ENGL 1301 Date 16‚ 2013 Is It Ethical to Execute the mentally Ill Imagine sitting down on your sofa and watching the news. Two little girls were murdered by their father. While watching the news many of us think how could a father do this to his own children? But did the father really killed his daughters? It was later learned that the father suffered from a mental illness Bipolar Disorder. So the question I pose to you today is one that has been debated
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“Nursing Care Plan for Mechanically Ventilated Patient” Alexandra Diaz ITT Technical Institute NU270 NURSING CARE PLAN Assessment: Mechanically ventilated patient requiring sedation as evidenced by patient’s increased agitation. Nursing Diagnosis: Ineffective Airway Clearance r/t presence of artificial airway. Planning/Interventions: • Auscultate lung sounds bilaterally q1 to 4 hours. “Breath
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The Future of Nursing Carrie Curell Grand Canyon University: NRS-430-0191 Professional Dynamics 02/23/2013 The Future of Nursing The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has researched how nursing as we know it will and is changing. They have written a report called “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change‚ Advancing Health” that outlines the impact of these changes on education‚ nursing practice‚ and nurses as leaders and made recommendations on the necessary changes. Regarding the impact of education
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