Helping Hands After about a year of being laid off from work‚ I was ready to go back to work‚ but my mother in law was diagnosed with a tumor on her brain. My husband and his brothers were faced with a huge decision because of her age; she was not a good candidate for surgery. She was adamant about not going to a nursing home for care‚ so the only answer was to move her to Georgia and live with us. Taking care of my mother-in-law inspired me to become a registered nurse because I felt that those
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What Is Holistic Nursing Care? Holistic nursing care is defined as a practice that focuses on healing the whole person through the unity of body‚ mind‚ emotion‚ spirit and environment. It draws on the specialty of nurses who become therapeutic partners with the people they take care of. More than just a medical assistant‚ holistic nurses believe in the mental attitudes and spirit to help lift the patient’s wellness through this connection. 1. Awareness * Holistic nursing features a higher
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origins and development; also touching on the impact of primary health on the nursing profession. It will commence with an introduction to primary health and primary health care. Covered in this paper will also be the influence that primary health care has had on nursing and any alterations associated with its implementation. Primary health care aims to provide a health care framework that steps away from the acute care focus and brings to the forefront the utilisation of disease prevention and health
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edge hill university armstrong house | How does hand washing influence the prevention of healthcare acquired infections (HCAIs)? | Practice Essay | | | 5/21/2013 | Word Count: 1059 | This essay will examine and compare the different methods of hand washing in the perioperative environment and how hand washing influences the prevention of healthcare acquired infections (HCAIs). It will show the importance of washing hands thoroughly to remove bacteria to prevent HCAIs. It will include
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Nursing Care of a Patient Diagnosed with Pneumonia Tiara Graham Linn Benton Community College Nursing Care of a Patient Diagnosed with Pneumonia Patient Description Patient is a Caucasian 83 year old female that came into the emergency department from Wynwood assisted living facility with an increase of fatigue‚ worsening confusion and a 1 day history of a fever. Patient weighs approximately 90 pounds upon admission with a height of 64 inches. Patient has known COPD and is a former heavy
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Failure to follow nursing standards of care is one of the six major causes of nursing malpractice. These standards may be part of a state nurse practice act‚ the hospital procedure and policies‚ a job descriptions‚ or recommendations of a professional national nursing organization (Reising‚ 2007). Examples in general nursing include (Reising‚ 2012): • Failure to follow proper safety protocols established by the health care facility • Failure to give certain medications in a timely and reasonable
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REFLECTIVE REPORT In accordance with the NMC guidelines and the Nursing code of practice‚ any patient‚ placement and clinical names have been removed or changed in the assignment; this is to ensure all information is kept confidential and follows the confidentiality policy from the NMC (NMC‚ 2009)This is a reflective report about hand decontamination. Hand washing is found to be the single most important clinical skill in preventing cross contamination and infection control (Dougherty & Lister
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The anorexic adolescent: Challenges to nursing care Literature review 1 Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………..3 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………4 Search Method………………………………………………………………………………5 Therapeutic Relationship…………………………………………………………………6-7 Weight Restoration……………………………………………………………………….8-9 Family Centred Care…………………………………………………………………...10-11 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………..12-13 Further Research Recommendations………………………………………………………14 References……………………………………………………………………………
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up slipping on her shoes‚ and fell on her outstretched hand. She used her arm to support her from hitting the floor and she ended up fracturing her wrist. She immediately felt pain‚ had swelling‚ and her wrist looked deformed. She immediately went to the emergency room and the doctor took an x-ray. The doctor identified which bone she had fractured‚ and it was her radius bone. The doctor said there would be no surgery needed to heal the fracture‚ that it wasn’t very severe. He made a closed reduction
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