Jaime: What is a Case Management Nurse? A case management nurse is a health care professional who focuses on individual patients‚ their medical needs and their required services. Most case management nurses have a minimum of three to five years of nursing experience. Graduation from an accredited nursing school or college and an active RN license are required. Case management nurses must have the ability to prioritize tasks and make independent clinical judgments when necessary. Case management nurses
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Nursing practice draws upon several different ways of knowing LIZ BERRAGAN BN‚ RGN‚ PGCE‚ RNT Freelance Nurse Teacher‚ Agency Nurse‚ c/o General Supply Squadron‚ Cyprus Logistic Unit‚ RAF Akrotiri‚ BFP0 57‚ Cyprus Accepted for publication 8 December 1996 Summary • This paper explores the proposition that nursing practice draws upon several different ways of knowing. • It highlights difficulties often faced by practising nurses in defining what they do and hence what it is that constitutes
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taken a college level class since 1993 and only took a Nursing Math class which in my opinion is not very advanced. It was during the first module‚ I became much more at ease with taking this class gaining the confidence I needed to successfully complete it. My knowledge was definitely improved because ‚aside from graphing‚ I didn’t know or couldn’t remember any of the concepts of this course. My work was strong until Module 1 case study. Got a D-‚ which bothered me greatly but also motivated
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Nursing and Study Abroad In a changing‚ globalized world‚ it is becoming increasingly important for nurses to develop a global nursing ethic and take into consideration a plethora of cultural factors. This global ethic is based on an in-depth knowledge of what it means to be human‚ regardless of ethnic‚ cultural‚ religious‚ political‚ economic‚ gender and age differences (Santa Clara University 2010). According to a book written by Tschudin and Davis called The Globalisation of Nursing‚
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“Nazareth Living Center” Nazareth Living Center is a nursing home for those over the age of 65 and offers a variety of stays including independent senior living apartment homes‚ long-term nursing care‚ assisted living‚ memory care‚ and skilled nursing & skilled rehabilitation. Each branch of speciality at Nazareth caters to the specialized needs of each individual. Nazareth’s mission and values are as follows: sacredness‚ integrity‚ hospitality‚ and collaboration. Furthermore‚ Nazareth Living Center
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Steven G. Mihaylo College of Business and Economics California State University‚ Fullerton Colette’s Children’s Home Team 4 Cynthia Fung Vitaya Hearunyakij Peter Krzystofiak Marketing 351 TWR 18:00 – 20:20 Summer Semester July 2‚ 2008 Social Enterprise Overview Colette’s Children’s Home (CCH) is a non-profit emergency and transitional housing program for homeless single women and homeless women with children‚ with five facilities in the
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Nursing Leadership Issues after an Acquisition Mergers are described by some as the blending of two companies‚ whereas acquisitions occur when one company is purchased and absorbed by another (Piper & Schneider‚ 2015). Mergers and acquisitions within the healthcare community occur primarily to improve both the structural and economic efficiencies found within the organizations (Mancini‚ 2015). For much of the healthcare and nursing staff‚ feelings of fear and loss often accompany an acquisition
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Medical-Surgical Nursing: A clinical Management for Positive Outcomes (8th ed.)‚ pp. 679). Gastroenteritis occurs throughout the world‚ often in epidemic outbreaks. Contaminated food and water are major causes of these diseases and cause thousands of deaths yearly. The incidence of infections caused by food-borne diseases is rising. These diseases cost society billions of dollars each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ 33‚000‚000 cases of food-borne diseases occur annually
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Chapter 60: Nursing Management: Alzheimer’s Disease‚ Dementia‚ and Delirium Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 68-year-old patient who is hospitalized with pneumonia is disoriented and confused 3 days after admission. Which information indicates that the patient is experiencing delirium rather than dementia? a. The patient was oriented and alert when admitted. b. The patient’s speech is fragmented and incoherent. c. The patient is oriented to person but disoriented to place and time. d. The patient
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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE The main cause of most CVD’s is atherosclerosis which is the hardening of arteries from the build up of fat deposits on the blood vessel walls. Nutritional risk factors: * Saturated fat intake – contributes to build up of LDL cholesterol causing plaque in the arteries * Trans fat intake – contributes to build up of LDL cholesterol by reducing production of HDL cholesterol * Sodium intake - increases blood pressure and results in hypertension Nutritional
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