Introduction: This reflection paper will illustrate on a particular event that I have witnessed in my new work place‚ which is my first experience with elderly. The incident that I am going to write about involved an elderly women aged 75 year-old. In accordance with the ANMC (2008) Code of professional conduct‚ confidentiality shall be maintained all name have been changed to protect identity. Therefore an elderly women is discuss in this is represent as Mrs. X. Description of incident: Mrs
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Element: Prevention of pressure ulcers This essay is going to explore the nursing process with regard to the prevention of pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers are a widespread and often underestimated health problem in the UK. They occur in 4-10% of patients admitted to hospital (Ward et al‚ 2010). This essay‚ using case study 4‚ will explore the holistic nursing process‚ and also the biological‚ sociological‚ psychological and ethical issues regarding the prevention of pressure ulcers. Lily
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Evolving Practice of Nursing Delivery GCU: NRS 440V February 12‚ 2015 Evolving Practice of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery When thinking about the United States and their health care delivery system it has been noted for the past two decades that Americans are unhappy with their existing health care systems (Blendon‚ 2006). This is where the change comes into play. When talking with some colleagues who are registered nurses they all have said we can expect that‚ in addition to proposed
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Electronic Nursing Documentation as a Strategy to Improve Quality of Patient Care Nursing documentation is of utmost importance to nurses in the delivery of quality patient care. Prior to the advent of electronic nursing documentation‚ nurses used the paper based system to document patients’ information. Electronic nursing documentation brought with it some benefits ranging from easy retrieval of patients’ information using the copy-and-paste feature (which allows nurses to copy previously documented
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Her father has type 2 diabetes mellitus and both paternal grandparents had type 2 DM. She has gained considerable weight; her current weight is 173 pounds. Today‚ her blood pressure is 152/97 mm Hg‚ and her plasma glucose is 291 mg/dl. Her primary care provider (PCP)‚ which of course is a Family or Adult Nurse Practitioner‚ orders the following labs: urinalysis‚ hemoglobin A1C‚ fasting complete metabolic panel (CMP)‚ CBC‚ fasting lipid profile‚ and glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The lab values
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Session 1: A Critical Reflection As I start my new educational path I found myself reflecting back on my most recent work experience. I spent six years working directly in the shadow of a very demanding Office Manager. She received all the credit while I did all the work. Many nights I came home frustrated and in tears from her lack of respect and her threating ways. However‚ my pride in myself and my strong work ethics kept me going in everyday and doing the best job I could do. This past May‚ due
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their experience. It is because I am a health care provider‚ I want to be optimistic‚ and assure that health care facilities and Nursing‚ in general‚ are doing all that they can to change that. As a nursing major‚ I had taken many classes which taught me about the importance of culturally congruent nursing care and cultural sensitivity. As I had explained in the response to Elizabeth’s post‚ providing certified‚ medical interpreters by all health care facilities to the people with a less than adequate
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組員名單: 100003013 張淨瑜 100003006 洪笛思100003110陳季君 99003124 陳怡秀 100003126歐政寰 100003015林佳諭100003044 陳冠琇 PICO(2) P: An 80 years old male with poor wound healing of DM foot. I: Changing dressing of poor healing wound of DM foot for 4 months of OPD C: hyperbaric oxygen therapy‚ surgicall debridement‚ antibiotics treatment O: wound healing of diabetic foot ulcer 100003013 張淨瑜 Database: PubmedKeyword: diabetic foot ulcer AND change dressing AND (hyperbaric oxygen therapy OR surgical debridement
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Nursing has changed in a variety of ways over the years‚ but one of the most important transitions has been related to the increasing cultural diversity of the American population. In the article‚ Leininger ’s Transcultural Theory and Prayer; author D.E. Allyn expresses how prayer has benefit according to the cultural care theory. The first nurse to emphasize cultural care was Madeleine Leininger. According to Leininger‚ the goal of cultural care is culturally congruent care. Thus‚ when a client
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that are used in the nursing profession. Each of these theories have their own concept and uniqueness that can be applied in a nursing capacity. All nursing theories have some form of connection to the advanced practice nurse (APN) practice. There are different types of theories for nursing circumstances. It is important for APN to obtain a good understanding and know how to apply the theory to their practice. Some of these nursing theories are Maslow’s theory‚ Orem Self Care theory‚ and Watson theory
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