Nurses Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Pain Management in Hospitalized Patients Erica Grosseibl NRS 433-V December 12‚ 2012 A significant number of patients continue to experience unrelieved pain during hospitalization despite decades of research‚ improved therapeutic measures and advancement in technology. Delays in recovery‚ decreased patient satisfaction‚ decreased quality of life and increased healthcare costs are
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Name of patient: GUIUAN‚ SYD SYHRUS Age: days old cc: Vomiting DRUG NAME | GENERAL ACTION | SPECIFIC ACTION | INDICATION | CONTRAINIDICATION | ADVERSE EFFECTS | NURSING RESPONSIBILITY | Phenobarbital 25 mg/PPtab‚ 1 PPtab OD x 3 days | Barbiturate (long acting)‚ Sedative‚ Hypnotic‚ Antiepileptic | Long-acting barbiturate. Sedative and hypnotic effects of barbiturates appear to be due primarily to interference with impulse transmission of cerebral cortex by inhibition of reticular activating
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their practice Provide care in a responsible and accountable manner Value Statement 6: Value Statement 7: Value Statement 8: Maintain competency in the care of clients Advocate in the best interest of clients Maintain a high ethical standard in the conduct of research C Nurses/Midwives and their profession Maintain a practice environment that is conducive to the provision of ethical health care Value Statement 10: Promote compliance with ethical practice and maintain public trust in the nursing profession
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Thelma Cancam NUR502: Theoretical Foundation for Nursing Roles and practice 10/22/2014 David Smith Professional Communication: Cultural Sensitivity The Hispanic/ Latino American population has become one of the fastest growing ethnic and diverse groups in the United States‚ but U.S. healthcare studies report poorer health status in this population than in non-Latinos. U.S. Bureau of the Census (2014) defines "Latino" as an individual of any Spanish culture or origin‚ who may be of any race
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IGNORE THE PAIN. PHYSIOTHERAPISTS WILL CORRECTLY ASSESS THE PROBLEM AND PROVIDE SAFE & EFFECTIVE TREATMENT. Roughly 70 to 85 percent of people have experienced back pain at some point in their lives. Many cases of lower back pain are the result of a muscle strain. The good news is that such back pain generally heals quickly in a few weeks or months. Depending on the causes of lower back pain treatments can vary from person to person‚ so it is generally advisable to get a comprehensive back pain diagnosis
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Position Paper on Advanced Practice Nursing in the Amendment of the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 Garces‚ Kuhraya Garcia‚ Sam Javier‚ Harvey Gian Labis‚ Katrina Mia Laganao‚ Leonivic Lamique‚ John Noriel Lauro‚ Recca Jane BSN4-B Oct. 5‚ 2013 Identification of the issue Before the general elections on May 2013‚ Senator Cynthia Villar’s statement on “room nurses” drew ire from many Filipinos‚ especially those associated to the nursing profession. In a senatorial
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accompanying pain with every mouth movement we make. Dental emergencies and dental issues get to all of us at one point or another. Luckily‚ we have professionals like the ones at Four Corners Dental Group Fairbanks in Fairbanks‚ AK‚ to help us take care of these uncomfortable dental situations. But what is there to know about toothache pain?—what causes it‚ what should you do about it‚ and when does it become an emergency? If you feel like you’re a little in the dark when it comes to dental problems‚ here
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Aim I am going to compare and contrast 3 pain assessment tools‚ which would be appropriate for use in our clinical area‚ using current literature‚ benchmarks and practice guidelines. If pain is what the person tell he is (McCaffery M‚ Pasero‚ 1999) therefore pain assessment tools should be based on the patient’s own perception of their pain and its severity. But sometimes it ’s difficult to express the pain that we feel into words. Pain assessment tools have two main categories: multi-dimensional
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(Koutoukidis‚ Stainton & Hughson 2013‚ p. 29). The privacy and confidentiality are governed by the code of conduct and the code of ethics the nurse must work within these codes and their scope of practice‚ a breach in the patient’s confidentiality can lead to legal proceedings against the nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia‚ 2014). 2. What are the types of small groups and work teams that nurses are likely to be involved in? There are different
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Cultural Humility in Nursing Practice Lisa Watson UMASS Boston Online Professional Issues in Nursing NU 360 Ms. Carol Moran November 08‚ 2012 Abstract You may not like how the Presidential election turned out‚ but the victory of the Democrats was won partly by focusing on going after the Hispanic vote. The Hispanic population who voted for President Obama put him over the top to win. Hispanics identified with Obama. Somehow‚ he made a connection with this culture. Nursing can use that
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