Theory 1. How does the Nursing Theory assist the practicing nurse in the delivery of care to patients? Explain your answer. Nursing theories are important to the lives of nurses because they help develop and understand further the nursing practice. These were formulated by the theorists because they believed that these will aid nurses in the holistic health care delivery and furthermore help in collaborating with other disciplines and practices. These guide the nurse on what nursing is and is used as
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order to help me with my reflection I have chosen Gibbs (1988)‚ as the model to help with my reflective process. This model comprises of a process that helps the individual look at a situation and think about their thoughts and feelings. The experience gained in this can then be used to deal with other situations in a professional manner. The Nursing process is a framework used by the health care professionals. The framework is made up of four components. Assessment of the patient on admittance to
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Revise As a result of the literature and analysis‚ I learned that safe medication administration is one of the most important skills that a nurse can have. If a medication error occurs‚ it can have many ethical‚ social‚ economic and safety ramifications. The research presented has also allowed me to see that medication errors are more likely to occur in certain situations‚ such as a hectic and distracting workplace. The literature suggests that I should do the best that I can to avoid such situations
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during hospitalizations. However‚ the skilled-nursing home care was to help keep hospitalizations at a minimum. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a congenital defect‚ by which the left side of the heart is grossly underdeveloped‚ and prior to 1990‚ infants died shortly after birth due to circulatory collapse (Mavroudis et. al‚ 2011). Today‚ several corrective surgical procedures‚ aided by new technologies‚ such as mechanical ventilation‚ provide a good amount of hope for the infant to live a
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United States should prove free health care to everyone? Some people believe that the United States should provide a health care plan. People believe the health care should be affordable for everyone. That vaccinations should be affordable for everyone to purchase. The United States should provide a right to health care plan. All though some agree on a free health care‚ many disagree and say it is a privilege not a right. Many people say that if health care became a right it would increase the United
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expresses concern at this time that her surgery will cause her arm to swell (lymphoedema) and this will affect her interaction with her baby. Therefore as the nurse responsible for Irene’s care‚ a care plan of actual and potential postoperative complications of this surgery has been devised‚ this will include possible nursing interventions that would be implemented for Irene. However this assignment will concentrate on two postoperative problems that are of priority. These are pain and discomfort‚ which
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The emerging theme in this novel is an individual’s fear is often the obstacle that stands between their success and happiness. In Safe Haven‚ by Nicholas Sparks‚ Katie’s fear of maturing the relationships around her‚ becomes her barrier to a good life. Most people’s fears hinder them from becoming the best they could be‚ but once you face that fear you find success and serenity. Katie is a young woman who runs away from her abusive husband and is terrified he’s going to find her. After hiding out
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1.1) The school display policy will cover many aspects ranging from the reason for the display‚ materials and methods and positioning‚ mounting and titles. Reasons for display: This part of the policy usually highlights the fact that displays stimulate children within the classroom‚ show appreciation of work‚ creates ownership of the class and positively reinforces children that their work is valued and highly thought of. Coverage and frequency: This covers time frame and ensures that the displays
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Are Airplanes Safe? TWA Flight 800‚ Egypt Air Flight 990‚ and Alaska Air Flight 461 and countless other flight numbers from the past decade all have one major thing in common with each other. All three are commercial airline flights that have gone down with no survivors‚ and all of these flights have happened in the past five years. All three of these mentioned accidents got extensive publicity in the few weeks after they occurred‚ the reason for this was because of the great number of people that
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References Student X Baton Rouge General School of Nursing Nursing Care Plan for Herpes Zoster Patient Patient is a 33 year old African American female with infected herpes zoster‚ sepsis‚ and gastroenteritis. The patient was admitted to the Mid-City Baton General Hospital on Sunday‚ June 15‚ 2014 for infected herpes zoster‚ where a chest x-ray‚ blood culture‚ specimen arm wound culture‚ and urinalysis was performed. The results showed lungs clear‚ heart size with in normal limits‚ and no abnormal
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