Culture Competence in Nursing Shannon Karlsson California State University‚ Chico Introduction According to the United States Census Bureau (2010)‚ over 30% of the total population in the United States is comprised of various ethnicities other than non-Hispanic Whites. This statistic highlights that the United States (US) has a significant multicultural population today. These diverse cultures bring with them new languages‚ religious beliefs and practices‚ social structures‚ and health care
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A carer in nursing will allow me to develop my skills and gain more experience in providing the best quality of care to patient and their families. Not only will the course give me the knowledge necessary to pursue a possible career in the Health and Social care Sector it will also allow me to develop academic discipline and analytical skills. I am always interested in challenging myself‚ learning new skills to offer reassurance and make a difference to people lives to assist them and their family
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extended beyond my mom‚ they tended to me as well. That moment was filled with so much unknown‚ but it was the nurses who remained by our sides never letting us go through that experience alone. That experience along with my experience as a Certified Nursing Assistant‚ I have learned that while a nurse can be defined as someone who cares for a person when they are sick‚
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Achieving Quality through Continual Improvement. John Wiley & SonsClausen‚ J.R.‚ Glenn‚ T.‚ Hunter‚ J.A.O. (1995). Continuous quality improvement server. Retrieved December 22‚ 2007 from web site: http://deming.eng.clemson.edu/Metcalf‚ R. (2002). Personal Tutorial for Administrative Professionals: Organizational Planning. Retrieved December 22‚ 2007 from http://www.iaap-hq.orgQuick MBA. (2007). Strategic Management. Retrieved December 21‚ 2007‚ from http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/strategic-planning/
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Review the vocabulary: long-term and short-term goals. Yesterday‚ you learned about your beliefs— what things are most important to you in how you live your life. Today we’re going to see where it is that you want to go in your life. Long-term goals: think about where you want to be in the future. In 5 years from now‚ you guys will be 18/19. Ask yourself these questions: What will you be doing? Where will you be? Who will you be with? Areas to work on: Physical: health‚ exercise
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have the heart to do nursing I always thought I did. After being overwhelmed and developing critical thinking skills I think I have acquired just a taste of what I need. I have created a little family with my fellow nursing students. We all strive to see the other succeed and I could not ask for a better group. I thought that coming into nursing school that I would have everything covered but not realizing that there was a lot of underlying details that I was missing. Nursing 1 has opened my eyes
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Nurses use theory to help guide them in their nursing practice. Paradigms are the way we look at knowledge in a discipline such as nursing (McEwen & Wills‚ 2014). They take into account different values. Grand nursing theories utilize three paradigms: human needs‚ interactive and unitary process. These paradigms take into account the nature of human beings and how they do‚ or do not‚ interact with their environment and health care providers. The human needs paradigm evaluates basic human needs
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Introduction The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) and the Nurses and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) both recognise that good record keeping is required to provide safe‚ high-quality health care (MBA‚ 2014; NMBA‚ 2008‚ 2014). Clinical documentation reflects the assessment of the patient‚ the clinical findings‚ the plan‚ patient’s response and outcome of care (Heartfield‚ 1996; Jeffries‚ Johnson‚ & Griffiths‚ 2010). Accurate documentation is seen not only as a record of patient care (Rodden‚ &
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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Nursing I am going to discuss the book I read‚ Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves. I am going to talk about the history‚ definitions‚ and major concepts of emotional intelligence. I am going to discuss functions in nursing and how emotional intelligence is applicable. I am going to talk about how I will use emotional intelligence in my own practice and my personal growth after reading the book. History and Concepts of Emotional
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I had my second day of school nursing‚ and it was awesome; such a busy day. I got to assist with a semi emergency‚ where the child’s knee locked up and he wasn’t able to walk; he calls it “pancake knee”. I had the opportunity to recheck children that failed either or both parts of the hearing vision screening‚ as well as‚ got to be one of the main people to assess children that came in sick. Brenda allowed me to do the assessments as she knows I love the practice; practice makes perfect. Going back
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