Nursing Education Expansion: A Side Effect of the Nursing Shortage Mercedes Gutierrez Walden University NURS 3000‚ Issues and Trends in Nursing September‚ 4th‚ 2014 Nursing education expansion: A Side Effect of the Nursing Shortage In this modern world‚ news travel incredibly fast‚ and is not a secret that locally‚ nationally and globally we are experiencing a nursing shortage. Media coverage on this topic has become more frequent as the situation has worsened
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Nurse educator needs adequate potentials and capacities through participation in the educational program. Nurses need to have the intention through CEU program so that they can make well job. If they do not have positive motivations‚ they cannot participate during an educational program. Nurses need to commitment and desire during an educational program. They have to know there are intrinsic and extrinsic factors through CEU program. If nurses wish to apply for CEU program‚ they have to ask about
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data in the natural state of the nursing home. If they had intervened more than they had‚ they would run the risk of missing valuable information. 2. Who was responsible for the condition of the patient? Why? There were multiple people responsible for the condition of this patient. Although the nurses are ultimately responsible for the care of the patients they are assigned‚ the other staff at the nursing home must also be held responsible. The fact that the nursing home was severely understaffed
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nosocomial infections. I find this interesting because the CNL is not a direct caregiver‚ but they are available as a resource and to hold the healthcare team accountable. www.americannursetoday.com Answer 2 The CNL is an advanced generalist clinician with education at the master’s degree level. The CNL must bring a high level of clinical competence and knowledge to the point of care and to serve as a resource for the nursing team. The master’s degree with a major in nursing will prepare
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Chain of Infection As described above‚ the traditional epidemiologic triad model holds that infectious diseases result from the interaction of agent‚ host‚ and environment. More specifically‚ transmission occurs when the agent leaves its reservoir or host through a portal of exit‚ is conveyed by some mode of transmission‚ and enters through an appropriate portal of entry to infect a susceptible host. This sequence is sometimes called the chain of infection. Figure 1.19 Chain of Infection Image
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Nursing Care Plan Nursing Diagnosis | Patient Outcomes/Goals | Nursing Interventions | Rationale | Evaluation | 1. Risk for systemic infection r/t cellulitis AEB breakdown of tissue on the lower extremities 2. Chronic pain related to multiply system diseases‚ gout‚ cellulitis‚ as demonstrated by patient complaints of pain | 1. Pt will demonstrate progressive healing of tissue by discharge(Long-term) 2. Manage acute & chronic pain to pt. identifiable tolerable level of 4 on scale of
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December 10‚ 2010 Microbiology Chain of Infection Link 1: The Organism (10 pts) Scientific name: Infectious mononucleosis Common name of disease: mono; also‚ the kissing disease Characteristics: [bacteria/virus/parasite‚ toxins‚ anaerobe/aerobe‚ etc] Mononucleosis is a lymphatic system disease‚ usually caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) (first cultured by Michael Epstein and Yvonne Barr). A similar condition is often caused by the
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Section 1: Infections in Healthcare Settings Essay. Nosocomial infections‚ hospital acquired infections‚ are an on-going concern to healthcare professionals. These infections are one of the major causes of death in hospitalised patients and are a significant burden on not only the patient’s and the public’s health (as organisms causing nosocomial infections can be transmitted to the community through discharged patients‚ staff and visitors) but also the economy. A nosocomial infection is an infection
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Can transcultural Nursing be applied to African American Men who have sex with men (MSM)? Jacqueline Watson Gonzaga University Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice NURS 700 Debra Smith and Lin Murphy November 9‚ 2014 According to Zander (2007) the term transcultural nursing was first established by Florence Nightingale due to her work in the Crimean war and her work in Australia with the Aborigines. Today; however‚ transcultural nursing care in healthcare focuses upon differences and similarities
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Infection‚ as defined by Encyclopedia Britannica (2011)‚ is the invasion and multiplication of different pathogenic microorganisms in the body-such as fungi‚ bacteria and viruses- the body’s reaction to it and the defense mechanisms it activates to counter these pathogens or the toxins they produce. Infections can range from simple to complex ones that can be fatal or debilitating‚ but because of the continuous researches and studies to protect the human race‚ antibiotics were discovered. Antibiotics
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