Geriatric Nursing Paper Geriatric Nursing Paper The student was able to spend four hours during two different occasions with Thelma (alias) at her home. Thelma was a 72 year old female. She had many medical diagnoses’s‚ some of which include: osteoarthritis‚ diabetes‚ hyponatremia‚ and hearing loss. The student was lucky enough to perform an assessment of Thelma’s functional‚ environmental and psychosocial status during an interview type of process. The tools that were used to perform theses
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Philosophy Paper Seminar January 13‚ 2011 In this paper I will explore the elements of nursing theory and how I believe they are all tied together. I believe that a man’s health will be directly affected by his environment and his nursing care. The four elements of Nursing Theory are man‚ environment‚ health and nursing; the most important of these is man. I believe that man is a complex being‚ and like the fingerprint‚ no two are alike. Although some can be placed into
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Cultural Interview of Nigerian Culture Carlos Sikaffy Facilitator: Regina Smeltzer NUR401: Transcultural Nursing November 25‚ 2011 Plagiarism Statement I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the University Bulletin and this module as it relates to the IWU Honesty/Cheating Policy. By affixing this statement‚ I certify that I have not cheated or plagiarized in the process of completing this assignment. If it is found that cheating and/or plagiarism have taken place
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The Future of Nursing: Leading change and Advancing health Cicely Leufroy Grand Canyon Universtiy October 19‚ 2014 Education and leadership is what drives nursing practice today. With the constant growth of the nursing profession education is becoming more important to keep up with the change. In order to make change happen as a nurse you must have leadership skills. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report addressing the future of nursing as we know it. This paper will focus on how
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Running head: THE GROWING SPECIALTY OF FAMILY NURSING The Growing Specialty of Family Nursing Stephanie Hursey University of Phoenix Concepts of Family Nursing Theory NUR 464 Mrs. Janice Hess Jan 20‚ 2007 The Growing Specialty of Family Nursing The family’s health has become an important focus on health care today. Nursing research has transitioned from client centered care to viewing the client within the context of the family. Changing family dynamics and functions have made
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Contemporary Issues in Nursing Contemporary Issues in Nursing There are many contemporary nursing issues. This paper will look into Transcultural Nursing‚ one of the more important issues‚ especially in tri-state area. According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census (2000)‚ over 30% of the total population‚ or one out of every three persons in the United States (U.S.)‚ is comprised of various ethnicities other than non-Hispanic Whites. This statistic highlights that the U.S. has a significant
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The Nursing Process Name: Institutional affiliation: The Nursing Process Steps and their Definitions The nursing process is a comprehensive‚ holistic five-step process that helps registered nurses to become united by a common thread in their patient care practices (ANA‚ 2014). The tool was developed to maintain consistency and efficacy in the nursing sector of healthcare. The process is the nurse’s core tool for providing patient-focused attention. The first of the tool’s five-pronged nature is assessment
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concerned with critically analysing the work “The History of Information Retrieval Research” by M. Sanderson and W.B Croft. The writing being analysed here acts as a timeline for how information retrieval systems developed from “pre-history” (1) up until the 1990’s‚ and speculates the future of such tools. While tracing this evolution‚ Sanderson and Croft explain the various factors which influenced the particular way in which information retrieval systems have matured. Considering the length‚ language
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Running Header: HOLISTIC NURSING Holistic Nursing A holistic nurse is a nurse who recognizes and integrates body-mind-emotion-spirit-environment principles and modalities in daily life and clinical practice‚ creates a caring healing space within his or herself that allows the nurse to be an instrument of healing" (Dossey & Keegan‚ 2008‚ p49). A holistic nurse will assist the patient and family during the recovery from illness or transition to death. A holistic nurse will provide a peaceful
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Nursing has become a harder profession to get into. It is one of the most rewarding professions out there in the world. A patient wants to be reassured that the person taking care of them knows what they are talking about‚ and know what to do when the time comes. Nursing is more than just helping people get better. It is a livelihood that a registered nurse can be proud of achieving. The nursing field is bigger than most know about. There are hospital nurses‚ there are nursing home nurses
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