comprehensive nursing care to patients but their families as well. The Nurse Practice Act defines the LVN and the Professional Nurse. “‘Vocational nursing’ means a directed scope of nursing practice‚ including the performance of an act that requires specialized judgment and skill‚ the proper performance of which is based on knowledge and application of the principles of biological‚ physical‚ and social science as acquired by a completed course in an approved school of vocational nursing”(Texas BON
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Area of Research To what extent were the planters in the British West Indies able to manage their plantation to maximize efficiency and profitability up to 1838? Rational Essay In the British West Indies‚ there was a great demand for sugar as during the Mid 18th Century Sugar Revolution. The planters had derived many different strategies to maximize the efficiency and profitability of their plantation‚ such as the division of land‚ the layout of the plantation‚ the division of labour
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Mid-Atlantic Nursing Center Mary Ann Lewis is the CEO of Mid-Atlantic Nursing Center (MANC). She has come to the knowledge that a former patient’s son would like to endorse a new facility to expand MANC. MANC is an assisted living facility whose clients are taken care of in a home like environment. MANC has two open facilities in northern Virginia and in suburban Maryland. The two already running facilities comprise of the Virginia‚ Washington D.C.‚ Maryland metro areas. Both the facilities are well
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Anna was seen at Queens park nursing home for a review in present of her daughter (Martina)‚ Interpreter (Xeni)‚ nursing home staff‚ doctor‚ cpn and nursing student. Nursing home staff approached Anna on arrival and gained consent to come to her review meeting for further assessment. Anna was asked how she was feeling about the resident and she replied by saying yes. Martina reported that the last time she wanted to take Anna out from the resident‚ Anna hair was not properly dry‚ not warm enough
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Alan at Newlands Nursing Home with Doctor‚ Cpn‚ Dietitian nursing home staff and student nurse for a review. PHYSICAL: - Alan was lying on bed watching television in his room; he was alert and responded to conversation. Tracey (wife) reported Alan does not complain to anyone when asked if he is in pain but he said to her that he is in pain in his tummy and also the PEG area was sored. Tracey said she mentioned it to the nurse but she was not happy with the response of the nursing staff. Tracey also
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founder of public health nursing ‚ founded the Henry Street Settlement with her classmate and business partner Mary Brewster in 1893. The service began as a health promotion effort‚ teaching methods to prevent infectious disease‚ sanitation and nutrition to a group of poor immigrants Florence Nightingale- changed the image of nursing after the Crimean War when she reduced mortality from 77% to 2%. Nightingale also played a significant role in establishing district nursing Mary Brewster- acute
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Foundations in Nursing Practice NPCG1014 Submission Date: 03/11/2014 Student Number: 23478594 Word Count: 548 The role of Communication in Adult Nursing Following the publication of the Francis report in 2013‚ which highlighted many failings within many areas of the healthcare service‚ these failings were brought to light through an investigation of the Mid-Staffordshire NHS trust but could easily be applied to NHS trusts across the country. As a result of this report and other similar failings
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COMMUNICATION IN NURSING PRACTICE. In order to fully discuss effective communication in nursing practice‚ one first should define communication. As stated in the business directory‚ communication is “ the two way process of reaching mutual understanding‚ in which participants not only exchange (encode – decode) information but create and share meaning. “ (www.thebusinessdirectory.com : Nov 25th). Or as in the free dictionary‚ “The exchange of thoughts‚ messages or information by
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The writer’s main point is that superstitions are highly overrated and can be proven to be fake via statistical data even though it is believed by most. This piece entitled “the leap year superstition” is a descriptive piece. It involves the collection of data via surveys‚ interviews or the internet to help show that superstitions are overrated and can be proved to be false. The writer gives a great analysis via the use of statistics‚ rhetorical questions‚ opinions‚ vocabulary‚ and etcetera.
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The first case of the day was will be referred to as T.O. This female registered nurse employed in Eureka‚ Missouri works overnight shifts. On August 20‚ 2014 to August 21‚ 2014 at approximately 1:15 am the Director of Nursing of the facility T.O works at was contacted by another Licensee’s coworker who reported that T.O was not acting right. T.O was reported of having slurred speech‚ was confusing coworkers’ names‚ appeared disoriented and staggered while working. The DON of the facility came in
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