Patient advocacy is a big part of nursing. According to How To Be An Advocate‚ (2009) advocacy is defined as “one that pleads the cause of another‚ one that defends or maintains a cause or proposal‚ or one that supports or promotes the interest of another” (pg. 2). Nurses are the forefront as advocates for our patients. It is our duty as nurses to stand up for our patients and ensure that they are receiving the care they should and support their decisions holistically. Nurses have the most
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that the Hispanic patient values the family unit. The oldest male does have the power in the family and control’s the decision making (Carteret‚ 2011). My husband is Hispanic and is the male in his family that makes all the decisions. I grew up with no father or male influence in my life. Personally‚ it has taken an adjustment for this line of thinking for myself‚ but I have pointed out to my husband that he is living in America now and he could adopt American ways. In my nursing career‚ as in my
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Nursing and Autism Nursing and Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder or Pervasive Developmental Disorder as it was formerly known has increased in incidence over that last two decades. The autism spectrum disorders can often be reliably detected by the age of 3 years‚ and in some cases as early as 18 months.2 Studies suggest that many children eventually may be accurately identified by the age of 1 year or even younger. The appearance of any of the warning signs of ASD is reason to
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Abstract In this paper‚ the topics of meaningful use‚ the National Patient Safety Goals‚ mobile technologies‚ current technologies‚ and different ways to analyze healthcare data are talked about. Furthermore‚ the National Patient Safety Goals are broken down and a few are explained more in depth with regards to processes of analyzing and tracking data. The analyzing and tracking of data is necessary in order to ensure that healthcare professionals‚ healthcare organizations‚ and healthcare consumers
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Patient Education Project The digestive system is a very complex but efficient system that allows the intake and disposal of material that allows the body to perform routine daily activities. The digestive system allows the intake of food and water to be broken down to be used for energy. The digestive system is made up of the mouth‚ esophagus‚ stomach‚ small and large intestines‚ colon and the rectum. A Potential life-threatening disease of the digestive system is color-rectal cancer. Color-rectal
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00001 1 Chapter c0001 1 Nursing knowledge and practice Maggie Mallik‚ Carol Hall and David Howard KEY ISSUES s0005 u0190 u0195 u0200 u0205 s0010 u0210 u0215 u0220 u0225 u0230 u0235 u0240 s0015 u0245 u0250 u0255 s0020 u0260 u0265 INTRODUCTION SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE l Definitions‚ theories and models of nursing l Role and image of the nurse l People as recipients of nursing care l Contexts for delivering nursing care Nursing care is provided for people with
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and its Affiliate School for Men and Women SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION Learning Modules in ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS IN NURSING In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree: Master of Arts in Nursing By: ALDRIN IAN ALPE‚ RN To: PROF. AGATON ALZATE Subject
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practices such as hygiene could have a cultural implication in relation to this particular population and the nursing relationship with the client. It is suggested that “some homeless people believe that a layer of dirt helps protect them from becoming sick‚” in this scenario it is essential for the nurse to be culturally sensitive and should not “express disapproval when caring for patients whose hygiene practices differs” from themselves. (Marshall‚ 2013‚ p. 771). According to Marshall (2013)‚ the
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In the United States‚ there are about 2.8 registered nurses (Nursing Statistics‚ Minority Nurse.com). There are nurses all over the world. They go to work almost every day to help people. A nursing career requires great responsibility. Nurses have many duties to complete daily. They carry mounds of stress on their shoulders. They also have an important role in clinics. However‚ as hard as this career may be‚ being a nurse is very rewarding‚ and one should consider becoming a nurse. People should
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suicidal ideation. As I was assessing my patient‚ he told me that he was a type 2 diabetic who checks his bloodsugars with meals and uses Insulin for coverage. He was concerned that his readings at home have been elevated and has not had an appetite for the last two days. I used the glucometer to check his chemstick which was 285. I called the admitting doctor and the Hospitalist to report my findings and the result of the bloodsugar. As a nursing intervention‚ I ordered a Nutrition consult
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