Tanning Beds English 111 Brent Mark Ivy Tech Community College 10-2-2008 Have you ever been tanning? I have been tanning multiple times and I love it. Tanning is defined as “A structure lined with sunlamps in which one stands or reclines in order to acquire a suntan”. Tanning’s purpose as it is defined is to get a tan. Tanning beds are used by people to tan all year around. Men and women are no longer forced to make time to tan outside or to schedule
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Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is an issue that started in the 1980’s and continues to remain a current hot topic within the nursing practice. Governor Jerry Brown recently signed an assisted suicide bill into law (Lovett & Pérez-Peña‚ 2015). PAS will be in effect ninety days after its ruling on the floor. The governor stated that if he were battling a terminal illness accompanied by pain he would be comforted by the option and wouldn’t want to deny that to anyone. As with any issue‚ there has
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complexity in healthcare‚ nurses are pursuing higher education and specialized training. This specialized training has produced what we now call advance practice nurses. Advance practice nurses can function independently or in partnership with other physicians. These nurses play a vital role in healthcare. There are four types of advance practice nurses; clinical nurse specialist‚ nurse anesthetist‚ nurse midwives‚ and nurse practitioners. The role of the nurse practitioner has changed from
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| Bed Wetting: Boys vs. Girls | | | Shaquenta Ruffin | 6/14/2013 | | Like chalk and cheese‚ boys and girls are different in so many ways and bedwetting is no different. Nocturnal bedwetting affects twice as many boys as girls. Experts are not exactly sure why but there have been medical studies done which suggest that girls tend to develop bladder control before boys. Dr. Michael Ritchey‚ a Pediatric urologist‚ agrees and says this could be attributed to the fact that the pressure
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Nursing‚ is considered a practice-based discipline involving many nursing theories as well as inputs from several other scientific disciplines. It is also a branch of knowledge that is ordered through the theories and methods that is evolving as inputs from several other scientific disciplines. Nursing practice integrates numerous roles and functions of the nurse as it focuses mainly on the achievement of optimal functioning of the patient. It encompasses the maintenance and promotion of health of
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First‚ Masters (2012)‚ in her book ‘Nursing Theories: A framework for professional practice’ describes a person as “individuals‚ families‚ communities and other groups who are participants in nursing” (Masters‚ K‚ 2012‚ P3). This statement refers to patients as individuals in need of the care of nurses. In fact‚ these individuals can have very complex needs and health problems requiring specialized and attentive care to facilitate healing and improvement of their condition. The term patient can
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COMMUNICATION IN NURSING PRACTICE. In order to fully discuss effective communication in nursing practice‚ one first should define communication. As stated in the business directory‚ communication is “ the two way process of reaching mutual understanding‚ in which participants not only exchange (encode – decode) information but create and share meaning. “ (www.thebusinessdirectory.com : Nov 25th). Or as in the free dictionary‚ “The exchange of thoughts‚ messages or information by
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the process of reflection I will use De Bono ’s Six Thinking Hats (1985) methodology of thinking. Although‚ traditionally‚ this method is used in business and management‚ I feel that it is applicable to nursing as it has enabled me to dissect my thinking. De Bono suggests that we need to practice deliberate thinking as opposed to reactive thinking if we really want to progress ideas and reach sensible conclusions (1985). It was with this in mind that he devised the six thinking hats. The six thinking
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Using Cultural Competency in Practice Cultural competencies is a term that has long saturated the healthcare world‚ especially nursing. The United States has become a melting pot of culture and ethnicity and to practice in the hospital setting it is essential to know the backgrounds of your patients and their families. Different cultures have different perceptions on health and illness. Providing culturally competent care includes knowledge about subcultures‚ attitudes‚ and skills that’s supports
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Early to Bed April 17th 2013 Section 1 It’s not unusual you can hear the floorboards creak‚ the toilet flush‚ and the sound of the first one shoe drop to the floor from your neighbor at 1 a.m. in your apartment‚ and you may be one of them. Nowadays many people stay up late‚ especially for those people who have variable sleep schedules‚ such as university students. University students usually change their sleep schedules due to studying‚ working for a living‚ or working for social networking
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