holds her own personal views and beliefs about nursing. These views and beliefs encompass the nurse’s personal nursing philosophy. The nurse may find that her philosophy changes as her practice continues to grow over time. My philosophy as a new graduate nurse twelve years ago is much different from my philosophy today. I attribute this life experiences and to the growth I have experienced as both a person and a nurse. My personal definition of nursing is based on the nurse being a loving‚ compassionate
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age‚ there are many different kinds of oncologists” (Ferguson 118). For example‚ a pediatric oncologist works to treat and diagnose cancers that affect children (Brown). “Cancer found in children is not common‚ and is different in children than in adults. Pediatric oncologists receive special training in these differences and in how to relate to children with cancer and their families” (Hinkle). To become a pediatric oncologist one must go through many years of school and training‚ but the career comes
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Personal Philosophy of Mental Health Nursing Bonnie K. Wright University of Charleston Each individual has their own personal philosophy of mental health nursing. Throughout this paper there will be facts‚ and my personal thoughts. This is including the following topics; mental health‚ mental illness‚ continuum of mental health/mental illness‚ defense mechanisms‚ therapeutic tools‚ and self-awareness in the nurse. The words mental health placed together creates a definition
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Pediatric Oncology The duties of a Pediatric Oncologist are they examine patients‚ order diagnostic tests‚ make diagnoses and prescribe treatment‚ also they may counsel patients and their families to help them cope with the illness. The working conditions really vary from good to bad. If it really hurts you to see a child fade away then this probably wouldn’t be the job for you because it takes a very strong person to be able to see the parents upset or the families upset all the time or see
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Asthma Prevention in Pediatrics Asthma Prevention in Pediatrics In a quantitative research study by Glasgow et al. (2012)‚ a randomized control trial found that there was no difference in respiratory symptoms in children with moderate to severe asthma when given a mite-occlusive mattress cover. A qualitative study that analyzed the perceptions of primary care physicians about initiation of controller medications in children with asthma showed that “primary care providers who participated
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about your particular problem and the possible treatments that are available to you. If you are a parent‚ you may start by learning at what age your child’s teeth should be checked by an orthodontist. While it is important for children to visit a pediatric dentist starting at the age of one year‚ it may not be necessary to visit our orthodontist until the child is seven years old. If you are an adult who didn’t get orthodontic treatment
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2 2013 Pediatric nurse practitioner 9/16 Shontoria Harris Mrs. Stricklands’ tiger block Health science 2 2013 Pediatric nurse practitioner 9/16 Shontoria Harris Mrs. Stricklands’ tiger block What’s an NP? A nurse practitioner is a registered nurse who has additional education and training in a specialty area such as family practice or pediatrics. Pediatric and family practice NPs can provide regular health care for kids. Nurse practitioners have a master’s degree in nursing and board
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When you think of someone who works in a place with the word “pediatric” attached‚ you may automatically know that this type of job works with children or those under 18. A pediatric nurse practitioner is someone who provides nursing care to children‚ adolescents‚ and infants (study.com‚ pg.1). This type of nurse has a Master’s Degree in nursing with a pediatric nurse practitioner focus meaning that this is what their specialty is. As a PNP‚ you won’t do the working on your own all the time. They
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Emerging pediatric nursing changes over the past 20 years has been significant. Health of the children in the U.S. continues to improve but there has been a significant emergence of new pediatric problems never seen prior. The amount of childhood obesity and diabetes in U.S. children has exploded which is causing extreme burden on society and our health care system. (Cowen‚ p. 207) A major contributor to childhood obesity is a physical and social environment that promotes foods high in fat and
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The uses of POP have only grown with time. It began as a method to immobilise and reductions in the managing of adult and pediatric fractures‚ for which it is still being used today. The managing of low energy fractures of the humerus and tibia is possible without functional compromise with a POP cast. In Pediatric orthopedics POP has transformed the managing of club foot. What was once considered a surgically curable condition is now managed by serial casting. Plaster has also been used to treat
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