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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Running head: NURSING ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTIONS 1 Nursing Assessment and Interventions to Older Adults With Dementia Karen Montanez Trinitas School of Nursing Abstract This paper explores three published articles that report the different nursing assessments‚ strategies and interventions for patients with dementia. The paper explains the meaning of dementia‚ how to communicate properly with patients who suffer from the disease and techniques
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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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Tina Abraham Nyack College Professor Inseon Hwang NUR 301: Christian Nurse Christian Worldview: Christianity vs. Naturalism Introduction A worldview is not determined simply by a single factor‚ value‚ belief or view. It can be described as a collection of beliefs a person has about his or her life and the world around. This worldview can include aspects such as a consistent decision making process‚ an idea of what is right or wrong‚ and also who or what authority do I respect and follow. This view
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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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Stress Paper Steven Smith Saint Xavier University Stress Paper The main stressors in my life are school‚ and disturbed sleep pattern related to stress and hectic workload. Some common coping mechanisms to relief the stress that I researched and found to be effective‚ were‚ deep breathing‚ yoga‚ proper nutrition‚ and time management. These are just a few of the many stress coping mechanisms that I researched and thought they fit best with my active lifestyle‚ and interests
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Strategic Action Budget Regents Online Degree Program April 18‚ 2015 Having adequate staffing is a continual problem in nursing. Having the right quantity of nurses to care for the patients without going over the budget is difficult. According to Roussel‚ strategic staffing is an approach to analyze the problem. Strategic staffing analyzes the staffing needs based on long-term objectives for the unit and tries to find a combination of permanent and temporary employees
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The field of nursing is very broad. With a degree in nursing‚ someone could enjoy a range of experiences. With a degree in nursing from NCCU State University‚ there are a number of career paths I could follow such as‚ becoming a Registered Nurse Case Manager‚ Nurse Practitioner‚ or Patient Advocate. Within this research paper‚ I will explore the nursing job field and also give statistics on the nursing field. Nursing is a profession filled with limitless personal and professional rewards. When
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dictionary‚ the term advocacy is derived from the legal definition of advocate‚ which is defined as “a person who assists‚ defends‚ pleads‚ or prosecutes for another.” This legal definition is the springboard for the larger definition of nursing advocacy. Nursing advocacy has multiple roles such as communicating with‚ informing‚ and educating patients‚ protecting patients‚ speaking out for patients and building relationships (Hanks‚ 2013). It is common knowledge that wealthier patients have more support
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Nursing Accountability to Implement Change Based on the Evidence for Practice Grand Canyon University: NRS 437V August 28‚ 2011 Introduction In this paper‚ I will review and implement recommendations based on the findings of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) regarding the training of hospital staff to respond to a mass casualty incident (MCI). I will give examples and situations that can affect the effectiveness of proper training and responses
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