How has Comfort theory been used in education‚ practice and research? The Comfort theory developed by Kolcaba has been applied to all a nursing environments. In the article Comfort Theory and it application to Pediatric Nursing applies comforting interventions to pediatrics during stressful procedure and operations. Comfort is one aspect of nursing that is integrated into the role of the nurse. To care for a patient is to give comfort to the patient and family. There are three types of comfort
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My career choice is nursing. In this essay‚ I will be explaining a few different specialty-nursing careers that someone could go into. The specialties I chose are ones that I would prefer to go into after graduation. The following essay will be about the duties that each specialty could include and the schooling that is preferred with each. Nursing can be a difficult but very rewarding job. The first nursing specialty is an Emergency/ Trauma nurse. These types of nurses are the first healthcare
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Abstract The purpose of this paper was to review four articles on non-pharmacological pain relievers for children during painful and invasive procedures. According to the literature review‚ the use of animal therapy showed positive outcome in pediatric population. Another research that involved 14 experienced nurses also found the use of non-pharmacological methods such as bubbles‚ breathing exercises‚ offering new toys‚ and singing to be efficient during painful procedures. One more study that
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event and what can be done by Nightingale Community Hospital to ensure the sentinel event does not occur again. A1 – Sentinel Event – The following is a review by the Nightingale Community Hospital Quality Management (QM) Department of the Pediatric Patient Abduction Sentinel Event Reports provided by the staff with involvement in the event. Description of the Event - Patient Tina‚ age 3‚ was at Nightingale Community Hospital on Thursday‚ September 14‚ 2013 for ambulatory surgery. At approximately
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embryo development • It is present at birth but may not be discovered until later in life. • There is no known prevention for this condition • Ureterocele Background • The clinical rate of ureteroceles has been found to be approximately 1 in 4000 pediatric admissions • Occurring almost entirely in Caucasians and occurring four to six times more common in girls than in boys • Anatomy • In a typical urinary tract‚ each kidney is connected to one ureter. • Ureters are paired muscular tubes traveling
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2013). http://www.nami.org/factsheets/mentalillness_factsheet.pdf. Further‚ data revealed that 20 percent of youth ages 13 to 18 years old have experienced severe mental disorders within a given year‚ and about 13 percent of these populations are pediatrics patients that range between the ages of ages 8 to 15 years old. The United States spends nearly $193.2 billion per year on mental health diseases (NAMI‚ 2013) proving that mental health illnesses are a major public health concern. Crises around
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Application of Evidenced-based Practice Regarding pediatric Patients and Otitis Media 1 Running head: Application of Evidenced -based Practice Application of Evidence-based Practice Regarding Pediatric Patients and Otitis Media Running head: Application of Evidence-based Practice 2 The nursing
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Case study Nursing Ethics 19(4) 581–589 ª The Author(s) 2012 Reprints and permission: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav 10.1177/0969733012448348 nej.sagepub.com Pediatric consent: Case study analysis using a principles approach Adaorah NU Azotam Villanova University‚ USA Abstract This article will explore pediatric consent through the analysis of a clinical case study using the principles of biomedical ethics approach. Application of the principles of autonomy‚ nonmaleficence‚ beneficence
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to be in the medical field. I hope to accomplish my goal of achieving to become a pediatrician. I also hope to learn a lot during my journey of this research paper. While exploring my interest of pediatrics‚ I am going to research how pediatricians interact with babies. During my research on pediatrics I will be discovering what impact this specific doctor has on the lives of many worried parents. Pediatricians are doctors who care for children or those in their adolescent years. They treat illnesses
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Academy of Pediatrics‚ Committee on Communications 1219). A survey of 14 to 16 year olds in ten different southeastern cities showed that the time being spent listening to music was on an average of forty hours per week (American Academy of Pediatrics‚ Committee on Communications 1219). One Swedish study found that adolescents who developed an early interest in violent music were more likely to be influenced by their peers and less influenced by their parents (American Academy of Pediatrics‚ Committee
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