six (6) to ten (10) page paper (excludes cover and reference page) addressing the application of the nursing process to a patient care scenario. Use these directions and the scoring rubric as you develop the paper. Outlines and abstracts are NOT required with this paper. Do not include the scenario in the paper A minimum of three (3) current professional references must be provided excluding a nursing diagnosis book. Current references include professional publications or valid and current websites
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In this assignment nursing process is going to be used as a framework throughout the essay. The author is going to critically analyse the biopsychosocial of a chosen patient. Nursing processes framework consist of four stages‚ these stages include assessment‚ planning‚ implementing and evaluation. According to Roper et al (2000) the nursing process is person- centred‚ the approach does not focus on the disease. Nursing process focuses on holistic care and treating the patient as an individual. (Reed
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In England alone in 2011 there were 14.9 million finished patient admission episodes in National Health Service hospitals with 5.2 million being emergency admissions (The Health and Social Care Information Centre‚ 2012). It may seem such a large number however nurses must treat each patient in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of conduct which writes that nurses must treat patients as individuals (NMC‚ 2008). Holland‚ Jenkins‚ Solomon and Whittam (2008) claims a successful
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RUP1 Project Nursing is a profession in which professionalism and high moral character go hand in hand. Nurses have access to very important information and care for patients during critical times in their lives. Because of the nature of work that a nurse does‚ they must always maintain professionalism to ensure that their patients have the upmost trust in them. A. Functional Differences In order to become a registered nurse‚ one must pass nursing school and then go on to pass a test given
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Psychotherapeutic Drugs and the Nursing Process Psychotherapeutic drugs are used for treating patients with various degrees of mental and emotional disorders. These disorders can interfere with their ability to function in society and limit their ability to perform normal everyday activities which may require the use of psychotherapeutic drugs (Lilley‚ Rainforth‚ Collins‚ & Snyder‚ 2017). There are many different categories within psychotherapeutic drugs that may be prescribed depending on the type
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DIABETES; A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH 2486 WORDS CONTENTS CONTENTS PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION PAGE 2 DISCUSSION PAGE 2 CONCLUSION PAGE 8 REFERENCES PAGE 9 ARTICLES ACCESSED ONLINE PAGE 12 APPENDIX 1 SCENARIO PAGE 13 APPENDIX 2 ‘EATWELL PLATE’ PAGE 14 Introduction Lavinia had suffered a relapse in her mental health and had been using illicit drugs and alcohol to combat the disturbing positive symptoms of her
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Effect of Diabetes on Healthcare and Nursing It can be argued that there is no greater health concern in the world‚ and in particular‚ the United States than the rapidly increasing number of people diagnosed with diabetes. Relatively recent changes to the diet and lifestyle of the general public have created a "perfect storm" of conditions that seem to perpetuate the onset of diabetes in an increasing number of people on a daily basis. According to the American Diabetes Association‚ the annual
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Nursing diagnosis for patient with AIDS (in the movie Philadelphia) Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than body requirements R/T inability to ingest nutrients (Gulanick & Myers‚ 2007) AEB vomiting three times per day after each meal‚ 35lb weight loss in past 60 days‚ height of patient is 5’8” weight of 110lbs (Demme‚ 1993). Impaired Skin Integrity – AIDS‚ R/T immune deficiency; AIDS related dermatitis (Gulanick & Myers‚ 2007) AEB Approximately 10‚ 3 x 2 cm reddened lesions to face and torso‚ lesions
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Effects of Clinical Instructors on Nursing Students The effects of nurse instructors -- or preceptors‚ as they are called in the nursing field -- on nursing students in clinical settings can range from helpful to detrimental. Depending on the preceptor‚ the student may come away from the clinical teaching experience either confident or uncertain about herself as a nurse and her skills and may view nursing as either a positive or negative experience. Effective characteristics of clinical instructors
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proper educational and counselling programs which would encourage engaging in adequate physical activity‚ indulging in a balanced diet while minimizing the use of alcohol‚ drugs and tobacco. Clinical nursing practice‚ the appropriate discussion‚ following the proper protocol of treatment follow-up‚ teaching the patient how to be healthy and preventing sickness are all important roles of a nurse. Effectively carrying out these roles will greatly help improve the health care services accessibility‚ reduction
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