South Carolina is a member of the interstate nurse licensure compact (National Council of State Board of Nursing‚ 2017). Being a member of the interstate nurse licensure compact‚ will allow the nurse more flexibility to practice in the different states within the compact state. The nurse can respond to a state of emergency located in the compact state. For example‚ with the most recent catastrophic event that occurred in Texas with the hurricane Harvey. The local nurses were over worked and desperately
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governed by the states Board of Nursing‚ but other laws and regulations may impact practice‚ and other boards may play a role. The purpose of this paper is to develop a greater understanding of the scope of practice for nurse practitioners within the state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s mission for nurse practitioners is to promote‚ advance‚ and support high standards of health care delivery. The Association of Oklahoma Nurse Practitioners (AONP) and the Oklahoma Board of Nursing will help recognize professional
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discuss the disparities associated with this culture. I will also discuss how these disparities affect their health status‚ employment‚ and education. I will identify two nursing interventions that will help decrease health disparities on the Appalachians. I will also identify the biggest nursing challenge when implementing the nursing interventions. The Appalachian region spans across 410 counties in 13 states (Newman Giger‚ 2013). The Appalachians have several contributing factors affecting their
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profession of social work holds that every person is special and has the inherent right to dignity self-determination‚ well-being and autonomy. It promotes social justice and professional integrity (Aasw.asn.au‚ 2010). Section 5.2.3 of the AASW Code of Ethics discusses about the informed consent and states that social workers are needed to assess the maturity level and understanding of the client in order to get an informed consent (Aasw.asn.au‚ 2015). Further‚ section 5.2.1 lays emphasis on the social
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assistant cannot refuse to assist in this procedures. The dental assistant works under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist. The dentist has a legal responsibility to assure that his dental practice and the dental staff adhere to medical law and ethics. The dentist has an obligation to follow all law and policies set forth by The American Dental Association‚ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations‚ The Federal Americans Disabilities Act‚ and any State legislation. Healthcare
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LITERATURE REVIEW Generation Z Generation Z (Gen Z) can be defined as the cohort of people born from 1995 to 2010 (Adecco‚ 2015; Bassiouni & Hackley‚ 2014; Berkup‚ 2014; NIRSA 2013; Seemiller and Grace‚ 2016; Sladek and Grabinger‚ 2014) also referred to as net generation‚ iGeneration‚ digital natives and GenZers. Parry and Urwin (2011) identify generations as ‘a set of historical events and related cultural phenomena have impacted in a way that creates a distinct generational group. The identification
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also‚ help the nurse to recognize that family plays a huge role in the well-being of the patients since “family members are the first influence on a person’s view of health” (Grand Canyon Univeristy‚ 2015); therefore‚ they need to be part of our nursing plan in order to better achieve the health care needs of our patients. I have found it very difficult to decide which theory would be the most helpful and effective; they all appeared to have something that appealed to me. My final decision was the
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bathroom and to the shower with minimal shortness of breath Nursing Interventions: 1. Monitor the patient’s oxygen saturation frequently (once per hour) at rest and after exertion on room air 2. Place patient on nasal cannula of 2 liters if oxygen saturation is below 96% 3. Monitor respiratory patterns and auscultate lung sounds 4. Place patient in a position that would facilitate easy breathing (Head of Bed 30 degrees) 5. Schedule nursing care to provide rest and minimize fatigue Rationale:
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Introduction Mr. Edward Joseph Snowden was a former employee of Booz Allen Hamilton which is a contractor of National Security Agency (NSA) of the United States (US). In May 2013‚ Mr. Snowden came to Hong Kong and leaked information to a British newspaper The Guardian. Leaked information revealed mass surveillance programmes operation by the US Governments. Surveillance programmes include extensive interception of data of telecommunication‚ Internet‚ and other sources by sophisticated technologies
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there was a general consensus amongst researchers that Americans will not overstep the bounds of research‚ not like the Nazis did. However‚ the Tuskegee Syphilis studies made it apparent that unless there are core ethical principles to follow‚ America might head in the same direction as Nazi Germany. The researchers in the Syphilis studies did not receive informed consent from the participants‚ and withheld treatment that was available. As this event received publicity‚ the US government knew it had
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