Japan Journal of Nursing Science (2008) 5‚ 71 doi:10.1111/j.1742-7924.2008.00111.x EDITORIAL Nursing theory – remembering our future Modern nursing theory began with Virginia Henderson in the 1960s. In her grand theory of nursing‚ she defined nursing as “assisting individuals to gain independence in the performance of activities contributing to health or its recovery (Henderson‚ 1966‚ p. 15). Since the 1970s‚ the literature on nursing theory has focused upon two levels of nursing theories: the
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Law firms are usually hesitant to take on clinical negligence cases as they would incur very large pre-action costs before the likelihood of the success of the claim can even be determined. Therefore‚ many claimants are usually unable to make an SFA with a solicitor‚ especially if the claim is of low value. Therefore‚ many claimants are unable to purse their claim and have no access to
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Credentialing and Clinical Privileges Shirley Willis Florida Southern College Credentialing and Clinical Privileges With an ever-widening scope of practice and professional responsibility‚ more nurse practitioners are obtaining hospital privileges. Continuity of care is improved when nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses who care for patients in primary care settings can follow their patients and their families when they are admitted to the hospital. Complexities
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Based on the situation I encountered during my clinical‚ decision making in clinical settings is a judgment to be made on the patient care and as nurses‚ our judgment on patient care must be professional. We also need to be aware of the possibilities of our actions and decision. Clinical decision making does not only rely on the individual‚ but in a health care setting‚ the decision doesn’t just come because looking at my situation‚ I didn’t ask any other nurses about their opinion but I was just
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important that correct health and safety checks are carried out on a regular basis to prevent injury to staff members‚ clients and external companies. Different clinical areas require different checks to ensure risks are reduced for those who come into contact with them. Clinical areas include consulting rooms‚ operating theatres and radiography areas. Checks can be carried out daily and periodically to maintain correct functioning of equipment and fixtures within the practice. Hazards in the veterinary
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Unit One: Role of the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Scope of the Problem How many people ages 15 – 54 had a psychiatric or substance abuse disorder in their lifetime? Name the top three medical morbidities in the developed world: How many of the 15 leading causes of disability in developed countries are mental problems? 25% affected in a year 1 in 5 children in U.S. 18 million in U.S. have problem with etoh 23 million in U.S.
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Examination of Clinical Psychology Vicki Roberson 480 AUGUST 7‚ 2011 Elizabeth Kane Examination of Clinical Psychology Clinical psychology was not discovered until 1879‚ at the University of Psychology‚ in Leipzig‚ Germany‚ by Wilhelm Wundt. Much has transpired before the discovery such as Theodor Fechner published The Elements of Psychophysics in 1860‚ and in 1874‚ Wilhelm Wundt published the Principles of Physiological Psychology. Both of the publications were needed to state
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BE PROPERLY STAPLED. 1. Are the two rectangular prisms similar? If so‚ give the similarity ratio. 2. The lateral areas of two similar paint cans are 1019 cm2 and 425 cm2. The volume of the small can is 1157 cm3. Find the volume of the large can. 3. The volumes of two similar solids are 128 m3 and 250 m3.The surface area of the larger solid is 250 m2. What is the surface area of the smaller solid? 4. Triangular Prism X and triangular Prism Y are similar. The ratio of corresponding dimensions
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My personal goal is to become a clinical pharmacist specialist 5 years from now. The primary responsibility of the clinical pharmacy specialist is coordination and provision of clinical pharmacy service to patients. Clinical pharmacy specialist will serve as a resource on pharmacology as a whole. In addition‚ he/she will be able to apply clinical knowledge and skills when performing pharmaceutical functions and patient care activities. Moreover‚ it is important for a specialist to provide evidence-based
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Functional Areas This is also known as the different departments within the business What different functional areas/departments do think most businesses Marketing have? Finance Sales Human Resources Administration Research and Development Production Customer service What do you think each of the following departments do? Marketing Finance Sales Human Resources Administration Research and Development Production Customer services Marketing and sales
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