A head nurse has the following important duties and job responsibilities: * Planning and scheduling the work activities of junior nurses in her section. * Making sure that the medical reports and instruments are kept properly and safely. * Ensuring that the patients obey the instructions and advice of the doctors and follow their prescriptions sincerely. * Ensuring that the areas where the patients are admitted are sanitized properly on a regular basis. * Directing the patients
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struggle with; being a good role model for my patients and living as a normal‚ not perfect human being. While researching articles for this post‚ I found one that talked about an oncology patient who was very upset about being treated by a nurse who smelled strongly of cigarettes and had nicotine stained nails. Meanwhile‚ the nurses are educating the patients and encouraging them not to smoke. Hypocritical‚ yes‚ but according to many nurses‚ “nurses had to have the right to choose how to live their
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values. This tells us the importance of combination of clinical judgment and the best evidence‚ which is centered on patient care. It is a practice which is based on research evidence;
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Thesis: Nurses and paramedics have very similar jobs but the requirements‚ performance‚ situations‚ and conditions have more differences than similarities. Audience: Future and/or current college students who are caught between the two fields of healthcare Purpose: to inform students of the similarities and differences between nurses and paramedics Have you ever wanted to become a paramedic but you didn’t want to wear the uncomfortable uniforms or drive around the big ambulances? Registered
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My reflective report will be about bed bathing. The format of the report is based on Gibbs’ (1988) guidelines to reflective writing. The service user will be identified as ‘Mr Jones’‚ so as to maintain patient confidentiality in keeping with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Code of Conduct NMC (2008)‚ and the Data Protection Act of 1998. Reflective writing is a fundamental part of growing into a more confident healthcare practitioner; it highlights areas of strengths and weaknesses so that
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Patton and Thibodeau: Anatomy & Physiology‚ 7th Edition Chapter 15: Sense Organs Answers to Quick Check Questions 1. Mechanoreceptors‚ chemoreceptors‚ thermoreceptors‚ nociceptors‚ photoreceptors‚ and osmoreceptors. 2. The general sense organs consist of microscopic receptors widely distributed throughout the body in the skin‚ mucosa‚ connective tissues‚ muscle tendons‚ joints‚ and viscera. The special senses are characterized by receptors grouped closely together or located in specialized
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Stephen Fuller Austin: A Texas Hero (1793-1836) It was November 3rd‚ 1793 in Wythe County‚ Virginia when Stephen Fuller Austin‚ son of Moses Austin‚ known as "The Father of Texas" was born. Austin attended school in Connecticut as a child and graduated from Transylvania University in Kentucky. In 1813‚ Austin was elected to the Legislature of Missouri and was reelected to that same position for three years until he moved to Arkansas. He was chosen
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Introduction There is an increasing emphasis of the importance of the role of nurses as educators and therefore is important to have an understanding of how to implement a teaching plan in clinical practice. Education of patients and family is the professional responsibility of the nurse. The nurse should aim for the patient to achieve independence in the management of their own health. This assignment will compromise of a proposed teaching plan regarding self-administration of sub-cutaneous insulin
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Administrative nurses have the gift of being able to use leadership skills to educate nurses. Daily task include managing the nursing staff and communicating with doctors to better serve patients. They have the unique role of blending business skills and health care expertise. Nurse executives are responsible for creating strategic planning that will help the health care facility run efficiently . Besides patient care‚ administrative nurses also have the task of overseeing and approving budgets
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This critique is about an article on patient fall in an acute care hospital setting and why and what are the leading causes to these fall incident. The definition of a fall is described as any event in which the patients are found on the floor; it could be an observed or unobserved fall. There are various types of equipments and special devices to prevent falls; however‚ many falls still take place‚ and it is a serious problem in hospitals. Protection of Human participants: This research involves
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