What is nursing? What exactly does it mean to nurse a patient‚ and how has this definition changed over the past centuries? What does the discipline of nursing consist of? In this essay‚ I aim to attempt to answer these questions‚ along with the help of a myriad of nursing researchers whose studies have helped to broaden my perspective on what exactly it is that I now do for a living. I will be discussing the different types of nursing knowledge that assists us as nurses to care for patients and
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Personal and Professional Healthcare Communication Wanda Casby University of Phoenix HCS 350 Health Care Communication September 20‚ 2010 Ana M. Cinco‚ MSN‚ RN‚ CNS In today’s world‚ effective communication is an essential component of life. It is a mean for expressing thoughts‚ feelings‚ opinions‚ and concerns. In the healthcare setting effective communication among the healthcare team is crucial. It allows for minimal miscommunication‚ and safe quality care of the patient. When good
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HCS/350 Personal & Professional Healthcare Communication Paper Communication‚ according to the Free Dictionary‚ is “the exchange of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ signals‚ writing or behaviors”. It is vital in the development and maintenance of personal and professional relationships. It is important to understand communication also includes non-verbal as well as verbal acts. According to Rane (2010)‚ 93% of communication is nonverbal and body language is an effective nonverbal
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A career in nursing can be the most rewarding occupation most people can think of. It truly takes a unique person with a strong sense of discipline‚ diligence‚ responsibility‚ and a love for mankind to take on such a role. While nursing for most is very rewarding‚ it is also an occupation that can very easily overwhelm employees and requires most of the time more so then none‚ a great tolerance to stress. For some when the stress becomes overwhelming‚ it may lead to addiction‚ especially in the
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The level of importance of several factors in the development of Professional Identity; Gender‚ goal formation‚ personality‚ Academic and Environmental. Jade Audrey Armstrong University of Sunderland Department of Psychology Word count; 3298 Abstract Introduction Tafjel & Turner (1979) cited by Deux‚ Reid‚ Mizraki & Ethier (1995) propose the theory of social comparison being linked to social identities. They suggest that social comparison is a central unit in the formation of social
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Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of DSM-IV TR‚ as well as new changes for DSM-V. DSM-IV TR‚ which stands for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th edition)‚ Text Revision was published by the American Psychiatric Association in 2000 and serves as a guide book for many health professionals to diagnose a patient with a mental disorder. It also helps health professionals to determine what types of treatment could be carried out to help the patient. The latest DSM is widely
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Personal Health Records Main Concepts and Current Issues Personal health record (PHR) is a very useful tool for patient and not to be confused as medical records. Personal health Record is electronic file or record designed to help patients manage their health information and be more involved in their health care‚ while a medical record is patient health record manage by healthcare providers. Over the years‚ as technology is progressing and the amount of healthcare providers are increasing‚ we found
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Everybody has their weaknesses; weaknesses that can lead to their own downfalls. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ Macbeth has weaknesses of character and mental instability. His flaws prove fatal. Instead of continuing to lead the country of Scotland with absolute power and no opposition‚ his shortcomings result in his self destruction. Macbeth’s overconfidence that his abilities are superior to everybody else‚ his greediness for more political power‚ and his wife’s wicked influence lead to his demise.
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Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health care providers by their approach to patient care‚ training‚ and scope of practice. Nurses practice in a wide diversity of practice areas with a different scope of practice and level of prescriber authority in each. Many nurses provide care within the ordering scope
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The IMPACT of the INSTITUTE of MEDICINE report on the FUTURE of NURSING Lindsey Claire Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics 1/21/12 The Institute of Medicine report: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change‚ Advancing Health talks of the vision for future healthcare and changes in the nursing profession that are needed to provide improved health care. The future goal being a system accessible to everyone no matter background where disease is prevented‚ wellness is encouraged and
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