polypharmacy in older adults the health care provider should make sure the patient’s medication regimen as simple as possible. The use of medication organizers to help with remembering to take medicine and help with organization of medicine. (Potter‚ Perry‚ Stockert‚ & Hall‚
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theory of caring. Watson’s philosophy “defines the outcome of nursing activity in regard to humanistic aspects of life” (Potter & Perry‚ 2001‚ p. 97). Her model is designed around the caring process. She defines caring as “the ethical and moral ideal of nursing that has interpersonal and humanistic qualities” (Alligood‚ 2010‚ p. 111). According to Watson‚ as stated in Potter and Perry (2001)‚ caring represents all the factors a nurse uses in his or her deliverance of health care. The caring process
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Fundamental Principles of Nursing Related to Professionalism and Discipline FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF NURSING RELATED TO PROFESSIONALISM AND DISCIPLINE In this paper I will provide information regarding the definition of nursing‚ nursing as a discipline‚ nursing as a profession and nursing roles and settings. In addition‚ I will provide the fundamentals of nursing related to caring and communication‚ along with nursing as an art and science. I believe nursing is a very important
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occur in our community. A tour of Fort Mcmurray has been conducted for the facilities that relate to the two specific determinants of health. These determinants include social support network and personal health practices and coping skills. (Potter & Perry‚ 2009). The United Ways of Fort Mcmurray (UWFM) is analyzed as a social network support and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is analyzed as a personal health practices and coping skills. The Relation of The UWFM The UWFM
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Vaccination Program Is Everyone’s Protection Sung Eun (Grace) Grande Prairie Regional College PO 1030 June-011-12 Should vaccination programs be mandatory? Immunization or vaccination is “an essential component of disease prevention” (Potter & Perry‚ 2010‚ p. 649). However‚ there are many argumentative voices on whether vaccine program should be mandatory. It is true that in democratic countries‚ individuals have the rights to refuse and the freedom of choice to acquire vaccination. Hence
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types of hate crime I am going to be focusing on are race‚ sexual orientation and gender. What is hate crime? Defining hate crime has proven to be a difficult task‚ shown by the multiple academic and professional definitions that exist. Barbara Perry (2001) suggests that “as is the case with crime in general‚ it is very difficult to construct an exhaustive definition of ‘hate crime’ that is able to take account of all of its facets”. In order to gain a greater understanding of hate crime I am
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(2007). Unequal Lives: Health and Socioeconomic Inequalities. New York: Open University Press. Goldmann‚ D. (2006). "System failure versus personal accountability--the case for clean hands". New England. Journal of Medicine. 355 (2): 121–3. Potter‚ A.‚ and Perry‚ A. (2006). Canadian fundamentals of nursing (4th ed.). St. Louis‚ MO: Mosby‚ pp. 6-10. Thomson‚ V. (2010). Health and Health Care Delivery in Canada. Mosby: Mosby Canada.
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Nursing Code of Ethics identifies these guiding principles as central to their standards of behavior: advocacy‚ responsibility‚ accountability‚ and confidentiality. While “the ANA reviews and revises the code periodically… (these) remain constant” (Perry & Potter‚ 2017). These principles are made evident throughout nursing practice‚ including but not limited to: patient cares‚ communication with colleagues‚ patients‚ and providers‚ and documentation of all patient cares. Honest and efficient documentation
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It is the Other Way Around Many athletes get paid millions of dollars just to run around the field or court while doctors get paid thousands of dollars. It’s the other way around. The doctors‚ lawyers and other job you need a good education in should get paid millions of dollars. It would be nice if athletes would get paid less than those people. The Sports Industry‚ specifically in the United States‚ is composed of multiple sports with multiple franchises that cumulatively bring in billions
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keeping the door closed when undressing and bathing. The environmental temperature should be warm‚ because shivering will cause a chill‚ which raises the patient’s temperature higher. When wet the skin can loose more heat through convection (Potter and Perry 2001). The bath should be cleaned before use to prevent cross infection. As Mrs Moohan is frail she will require nursing assistance throughout (Chandler 1991). If the nurse has to leave her momentarily a call bell should be placed within easy
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