Jurisprudence (Nursing and the Law) San Jacinto College Central October 04‚ 2012 In this paper‚ I will be discussing Peer Review. I will discuss membership and responsibilities‚ the Peer Review process‚ minor incidents‚ safe harbor‚ and alternate reporting for drug/alcohol abuse or mental health conditions. I will also give a couple of my life experiences that demonstrate how important this information is and how it can affect you as a nurse. Nurse Manager and nurse supervisor responsibilities:
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The Nursing Shortage: Why Today’s Shortage is Unique Introduction: The nursing profession has experienced shortages many times in the past. This pattern was cyclical‚ with periods of high vacancy rates followed by layoffs and an oversupply of registered nurses. Today‚ we are experiencing another drought for nursing‚ but due to many factors‚ this shortage is different from anything the profession has witnessed in previous years. There are many that feel this shortage is severe and prolonged
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A Discussion of Various Perspectives on Delegation in Nursing Jessica Abbott University of Central Florida ABSTRACT: Delegation refers to the practice of a registered nurse assigning certain tasks and activities to other people while still maintaining responsibility for the actions of the others to whom responsibility has been delegated. The act of delegating assumes that the delegator has a certain amount of trust in the person to whom they delegate. Additionally‚ quality communication is
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functional health patterns‚ nurses can form nursing diagnoses and plan the treatment options as needed for each person and family. Gordon’s health model incorporates all the physical‚ mental and social aspects in collecting data.Collection of data on all health function pattern is an important tool to formulate nursing diagnoses. Using Gordon’s functional health patterns‚ this paper will summarize the findings of each health pattern as well as the family based nursing diagnosis of each assessment along with
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Nursing Theory: Theory is an analysis of a set of facts in relation to one another. A belief policy or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action. Theory can be described as a concept that can be tested and used to explain an occurrence. (www.wisegeek.com) Nursing Theory is the term given to the body of knowledge that is used to support nursing practice. An organized framework of concepts and purposes designed to guide the practice of nursing. (wikepedia.org/wiki/nursing-theory
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History of Pediatric Nursing Pediatric Nurses are defined as nurses who devote their knowledge and skills to caring for children and their families from infancy through late teen years (Pediatric Nurse). Pediatric Nursing did not develop as a specialty in the U.S. until the second half of the 19th century. During this period‚ hospitals did not admit children with communicable diseases because of high mortality rates. Most children were delivered with the help of midwives and cared for by their
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My interest in nursing started when I was a sophomore in high school. I was rushed to the emergency room not knowing what was wrong with me. Through this process I had interacted with many different kinds of nurses‚ and they all stuck out to me in many variety of ways. From that moment on I knew that I wanted to be a pediatric nurse‚ to help the community in the same way they helped me. While I was in the hospital‚” instead of giving up in the face of the setbacks or disappointments‚ I stayed hopeful
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The Shortage of Nurses: Nursing and a Nurse is one of the most important components of the health care hierarchy in that they see to the moment to moment care needs of patients after the doctor has performed his diagnosis and or services. Their responsibilities broach a wide spectrum of services with one of the most important being the administration of acute care. This type of care is one rung below critical care‚ however it is just as important in the recovery of a patient. The shortage of nurses
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Future of Nursing July 14‚ 2013 The Future of Nursing According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM)‚ the nursing profession is the largest population in the nation ’s health care workforce with over three million members. Because of this‚ nurses have a fundamental role in the transformation of the nation ’s rapidly changing health care environment. To achieve this role‚ the IOM addressed several key recommendations to serve as a guide to the direction of the future of nursing (Institute
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Nursing metaparadigm The American Nursing Association defined nursing as the protection‚ promotion and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and population(2013 American Nurses Association) I perceive nursing as an act used to guard‚ further the progress‚ and keep health at a fully perfect level. This is achieved by
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