Psychiatric Nursing Case Study History The subject is a 52 year old divorce Caucasian female‚ of Poland origin‚ and has lived in the United States for over 20 years. She had been a patient at Tewksbury Hospital since July 2011. She reportedly has a long history of bizarre and impulsive behavior‚ but has had a steady decline since her divorce in 2004. The patient denies history of taking medication or hospitalization for mental illness. There is no history of mental illness in the family. The
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required to sign and adhere. (Fowler & American Nurses Association 2008). In most cases‚ a violation of these ethics may lead to serious consequences such as jail terms and being relieved of your duty. In some professions‚ an oath is usually administered so as to bind the professionals to the ethics.
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Expanding o r E panding your Scope of N rsing Nursing Practice – a practical g p guide Leanne Boase Deborah Pedron The Northern Hospital Panch Health Service Craigieburn Health Service Broadmeadows Health Service Bundoora Extended Care Centre Scope of Nursing and p g Midwifery Practice What is it? Why Wh is it so important? Why is everyone y y talking about it? Who manages it? Who is responsible? The Northern Hospital Panch Health Service Craigieburn
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Nursing homes‚ however‚ are designed for persons in need of 24-hour nursing care (Allen‚ 2011) Even though they provide almost the same residential components of other long-term care options‚ which includes housing‚ personal care‚ protection‚ supervision‚ and sometimes therapy‚ the availability of on-site medical staff is the edge they have over the others. Nursing homes have custodial care‚ which a person with Alzheimer’s disease will need. The custodial care which includes assistance with all of
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transitional nursing in the emergency department. As an ER nurse‚ I deal with transitions constantly‚ from the ER to the floor or ICU‚ and to and from nursing homes. The transition of a critically ill person with a complex medical history from a nursing home to and ER is a nightmare. It is like playing a terrible game of high stakes operator. The communication from nursing home - to EMS - to hospitals is something that should be explored further. Alas‚ I am having trouble finding nursing articles
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Communication is simply exchange of news or information between people; mode of bonding between people. It is a fundamental skill that plays an integral part in nursing practice (Arnold‚ E.‚ & Boggs‚ K.‚ U. (2003). The nurses use various techniques as to provide care and data to the patients. In nursing communication is extremely important as it helps the nurse to understand their client/patient better as it is important for the treatment. There are many forms of communications such as written‚
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personal philosophy of leadership. A case scenario will be provided to describe my personal view on leadership and management styles in the clinical setting. The nursing field has become a dynamic and challenging profession that requires both engaging and inspiring leaders and role models (Scully‚ 2015). With today’s constant changing in the healthcare environment‚ to develop and identify a nurse leader is certainly one of the biggest obstacle faced by the nursing profession. The perceived notion of
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Introduction. Communication is a necessary skill to have in the nursing profession. We use communication to exchange information between patients‚ co-workers and all the people around us (Kozier et Erb 2004). No matter the form of communication we are constantly presenting and interpreting people ’s ideas and thoughts. Communication is a method we utilize to connect the gap between knowledge and comprehension (Kozier et Erb 2004).This paper will discuss an observation of the personal care home environment
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HCS 350 December 9‚ 2013 Communication Style Case Study “Communication is an ongoing‚ complex ever-changing process between two or more individuals to convey a message” (Hansten & Jackson‚ 2009). Effective communication in the healthcare field is an essential piece to delivering competent client care. Effective communication is not only needed to relay the importance of instructions and tasks to our peers in the treatment team‚ but to provide respect to our coworkers and create a positive
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From the ward you are practicing in choose an operation that was done to patient for whom you have given nursing care. From your experience describe the indications and purpose for this operation and the salient post-operative nursing care. Arthritis is one of the leading causes of femoral fractures especially in the elderly. It may also be caused by trauma or injury‚ starting from simple falls to more extensive such as a fall from height. Indeed‚ a femoral fracture affects hip movement as it
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