Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health care providers by their approach to patient care‚ training‚ and scope of practice. Nurses practice in a wide diversity of practice areas with a different scope of practice and level of prescriber authority in each. Many nurses provide care within the ordering scope
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3. Referring the patient to a cardiology for further evaluation. Advanced Practice Nursing Intervention Plan for Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage‚ Unspecified The patient has a heme positive test‚ which means that there is blood contaminate in his stool sample. This result indicates that he may be suffering from gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage or gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. According to NIDDK (2016)‚ gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is any type of bleeding in digestive tract. There are two type of
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INJURY |Specific Objectives |Contents |Preceptor’s Expectations |Learner’s Expectation |Value Integrated |Evaluation | |Safe and Quality Nursing Care |A. Introduction to Needlestick Injury: | | | | | | |>Definition
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Case Study Analysis - Patients Falls Case Study Analysis - Patients Falls Quality management departments collect and analyze data to ensure quality care that is safe and effective for patients. Positive outcomes are crucial for success‚ and are measured objectively to monitor‚ and revise improvement programs implemented. Regulatory and accreditation agencies set the standards for patient safety defining quality indicators that health care organizations measure‚ and evaluate to
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a serious romantic relationship with a man the LPN had as a patient when he was diagnosed with HIV. HIPPA policies prevent the nurse from warning her friend. This situation is a moral: 1. dilemma. 2. uncertainty. 3. distress. 4. outrage. ANS: 3 Moral distress occurs when a nurse feels powerless because moral beliefs cannot be honored because of institutional or other barriers. 2. The nurse reminds a resident in a long-term care facility that he has autonomy in many aspects of his institutionalization
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Teaching Plan: Tracheostomy Care for Patients and Family upon Home Discharge Patients who undergo a tracheostomy and their family must demonstrate understanding and performance of the following objectives: 1. The anatomical changes related to the procedure. 2. Management of a tracheostomy. 3. The importance of humidification and suctioning in maintaining airway patency. 4. Awareness of possible problems/complications in tracheostomy management. A normal breathing pattern draws air
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Evidence-Based Care Plan Lana Sakic Bellevue University Abstract Evidence-based care plans are an important and beneficial aspect of the healthcare world. Identifying the importance of evidence-based practice and the benefits it can provide in regards to quality management is vital. Overcoming barriers and enforcing this method of practice can help reduce healthcare costs and implement the highest quality of care. At the Asthma and Allergy Clinic‚ evidence-based care plans are enforced
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nurse‚ I know that nursing is all about the compassion you show to patients. In order to be a good nurse‚ one has to understand both the physical and emotional needs of their patients. A good nurse allows their ethics to guide their nursing. My vision of nursing will not only encompass the care I give to patients‚ but also the care I provide for the community in which I live. Nursing is rooted in public service and the desire to help others. I hope that my philosophy of nursing will incorporate my
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NM5004 Nursing Management of Care Delivery and Therapeutic Interventions Summary Management of a Proposed Service Improvement Word Count: 1‚051 The following assignment will discuss a proposed service improvement. It will detail what the proposed improvement will be‚ why this is a significant improvement to current services. How the plan would be managed and implemented. The student has chosen to plan an improvement to physical health needs assessments for mental health
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Patient Confidentiality: Ethical Implications to Nursing Practice Patient Confidentiality: Ethical Implications to Nursing Practice Patient confidentiality is a fundamental practice in healthcare and it is integral part of healthcare ethical standards (Purtilo & Dougherty‚ 2010). According to the American Nurses Association (ANA) code of ethics “the nurse has a duty to maintain confidentiality of all patient information” (Nursing world‚ p.6). Also‚ when a patient confidentiality
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