Self-determination in health care implies the patient’s right to make decisions on the type of health care they wish to receive provided their decisions are within legal boundaries. The law requires that patients making such decisions are fit and competent to make rational decisions. Although patients cannot exercise the right to self-determination when they become incapacitated‚ they can pre determine the type of health care they wish to receive in case they become unfit or incompetent to make their
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individuals under my care that I believe fit under the category of low English proficient and two Indian speaking individuals. Typically their families were at their bedside at all times. The Indian speaking individuals had a doctor that was able to converse in their native tongue. We have
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different cultures have practiced spirituality in the care of people. For many‚ health is not just about the body‚ but it is about the mind‚ body‚ and soul combined. Even when one is out of balance‚ the person is unable to have full body wellness and health. I am a firm believer in the balance of the mind‚ body and soul. As nurses‚ our main focus is the health and wellness of they body but what many may not realize is by using spiritual care for the mind and soul it can positively benefit the body
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Stage 2: Advanced Beginner Advanced beginner has some expectations of care from past experience‚ or a mentor has pointed out the principles that guide their action. Stage 3: Competent The competent nurse has practiced for two or three years and is able to establish a plan of action. The plan is based on experience‚ is abstract‚ and analytical. Planning is deliberate and makes the nurse more efficient. However‚ the competent nurse does not have the speed and does not yet view the overall situation
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Student Name: Dealon Rouse | Patient Initials: JB | Admission Diagnosis: Left Total Knee Arthroplasty &Excision of Left Knee Mass Related to Gouty Arthritis | Date(s) of Care: 11/10/11- 11/12/11 | Age: 46 | | Date of Admission: 11/10/11 | Gender: Male | | Marital Status: Married | Room #: 507 | Code Status: Full Code | Occupation: Electrician | Race: Hispanic | Isolation Type: | Religion: Roman Catholic | | Allergies: No Known Allergies | History of Present Illness:
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interesting and mixed population‚ with different cultures. Health care providers in the Unites States and the rest of the world gain more understanding of the necessity to develop a cultural competency in the patient care. Miami‚ the city where I live involve a rich multicultural people from several parts of the world. Nurses all the time are dealing with those rich cultures. The Humanistic disciplines support the theory of cultural care diversity and the universality created by Leininger. This principal
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elderly‚ especially those who suffer any chronic condition‚ and those who need to stay in a nursing homes or received home care. Why do you believe this issue is so significant? (Include sources to back up your statements) There will be a shortage of professionals that are trained to care for elderly in the future. According to a data collected 10 years from now there will be about 10‚000
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Abstract This paper explores a small portion of the self-worth theory of motivation. It reviews self worth in elementary education levels‚ secondary education of at risk teens‚ and motivations of worth in the work place. At the elementary levels is looks at society and how we attain self-worth from as early as birth through parental intervention and positive or negative encouragement‚ it also explores how society can also play a role in the perceived sense of worthiness or failure. Next is “at
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integration of knowledge; three dominant theories of psychology will be examined to see how each has influenced my behaviours through self-reflection and the use of personal examples. Having an understanding of oneself is important as it helps it to perceive things positively and assists in determining the things that one enjoys doing. It also helps in the way one faces challenges and the make decisions in life. Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic Psychodynamic theory was the dominant school of thought within
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