Reflection Essay: wound care nurse Education has a substantial influence on the knowledge and proficiencies of nurses. Nurses with Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees are better prepared to participate on today’s health care system. Being part of the BSN program growth my skills in critical thinking‚ health promotion‚ leadership‚ holistic care assessment of the adult and across the lifespan‚ and management. Every one of these classes provides me with the information required to advance
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Hospice Care Plan Walden University Hospice Care Plan Mrs. Thomas has a history of breast cancer and is status post bilateral mastectomies with subsequent radiation and chemotherapy treatments. She has recently been diagnosed with lung metastasis and further treatment is not recommended by her physician and due to a poor prognosis he is recommending palliative care. Mrs. Thomas has been spending most of her days in her bed crying. She has had very little contact with her sons and
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Psychology of Being contained a chapter by Abraham Maslow titled Some Basic Propositions of a Growth and Self-Actualization Psychology. In this chapter Maslow expounds on his perspective of self-actualization‚ and how he believes through growth towards self-actualization a human can maintain their full human potential. Many psychologists in modern practice incorporate some aspects if not all of Maslow’s theories. In studying someone such as Maslow we are given the privilege of studying modern theories
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After reviewing the post‚ there are many aspects that I agree and disagree about the nursing care method. I definitely agree on the first priority of nursing care should be to address the patient’s cramping and bloating. The cramping and bloating was essentially the primary concern of the patient and was the result of the constipation. Additionally‚ I agree that the SMART outcome should involve the goal of the patient having a bowel movement by the end of the nurse’s shift‚ because having a bowel
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Assessment Data J.D. is a 67 year old‚ African American male. He is currently single‚ living alone‚ and has one son that lives in New York. He is a family oriented man that has many family members that live locally. J.D.is religious and is currently a deacon in his local church. He is dating‚ but has decided to abstain from sexual activity unless he remarries. J.D. has experimented with drugs‚ alcohol‚ and cigarettes‚ but reports he has not used any of these substances in the past 7 years.
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dissatisfaction and improve on patient care outcome. The data suggested that nurses and other healthcare workers must strive in a collaborative environment; that to strengthen the work force‚ there must be less incivility in the work place. Further‚ the findings revealed that race was a significant factor in the frequency of inactivity coupled with those nurses with more than 5 years of work experience.
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The aim of this assignment is to critically discuss the nursing assessment individualised care and nursing interventions of the acutely ill patient. The patient discussed developed severe sepsis due to a urinary tract infection and her condition deteriorated during the recovery process in the nurse’s care. Lovick (2009) defines sepsis ‘as a known or suspected infection accompanied by evidence of two or more of the SIRS criteria’. SIRS is outlined as a ‘systemic inflammatory response’ consisting of
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School of nursing Carmen Torres of Tiburcio TEACHING-LEARNING PLAN FOR THE FAMILY AS CLIENT Student name__ Joey Park _____________________________ Professor Vasquez Family Learning diagnosis________Hypertesion: Knowledge deficit____ __________________________ Date____10/22/12_____________ * Learning Objective | Topics/ContentOutline | Strategies | | ResourceMaterials and Equipment | Evaluation Methods | * | | | | | | After nursing I.
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MABEL CASE STUDY 1. Six Nursing strategies to assist diabetes patient for each identified problem Risk for Impaired Swallowing • Maintain upright position for 45–60 min after eating. • Stimulate lips to close or manually open mouth by light pressure on lips/under chin‚ if needed; • Place food of appropriate consistency in unaffected side of mouth; • Have suction equipment available at bedside‚ especially during early feeding efforts. • Promote effective swallowing‚ e.g.:Schedule activities/medications
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WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT NURSING PROGRAM NURSING CARE PLAN General Information: Postop pt undergone a cholecystectomy Patient intials: R.M. Confidential Marital Status: SINGLE Student’s Name: Hanadi Abdou Age: 61 Birthdate: 12/3/1950 Religion: not specified (pt nonverbal) Clinical Instructor: Mary Servey Admittance date: 3/12/12 Interest: not specified (pt nonverbal) Date: 3/21/12 Class: Med Surg Diagnoses: Impaired skin integrity Diet: NPO Allergies: None
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