104 04/23/13 When is it the right time to advocate for a patient? Modern nursing is complex‚ ever changing‚ and multi focused. Since the time of Florence Nightingale the goal of nursing has remained unchanged. Mainly to provide a safe and caring environment that promotes patient health and wellbeing. Effective use of an interpersonal tool‚ such as advocacy‚ enhances the care giving environment. Nightingale used advocacy early and often in the development of modern nursing. By reading her many
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The children’s novel ‘45 and 47 Stella Street and everything that happened’ (Honey‚ 1995) written by Elizabeth Honey is a novel aimed at pre-adolescent girls. However in saying that boys around the same age would also find this book enjoyable. The story is told from the perspective of Hinni who is an 11 year old girl. It is about her and her ‘Gang’‚ which includes her best friend Zev‚ Her sister Danielle and Frank‚ Zev’s 6-year-old next-door neighbour who resides at 47 Stella Street. The book tells
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Reed Elsevier plc group 3) Nagelkerk J. (2002) Leadership and Nursing Care Management (3rd.). Missouri: Saunders 4) Kay Kittrell Chitty. (2005). Professional Nursing: Concepts and Challenges. (4th ed.). St. Louis: Elsevier Saunders 5) Potter‚ P.A.‚ and Perry‚ A.G. (2001). Fundamentals of nursing concepts process and practice (5th ed). St. Louis: Mosby
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THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL IN THE BODY Excessive alcohol use can cause the pancreas to produce toxic substances that interfere with proper functioning. The resulting inflammation is called pancreatitis‚ a serious problem that can destroy the pancreas. One of the most frequent causes of chronic pancreatitis are alcohol abuse. Alcoholism has been an issue in our contemporary society. It is dangerous.It is becoming extremely tough for the government to fight against alcoholism in Kenya. Central Nervous
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of Congress in Cataloging”‚ 2000) Reyala‚ Jean P. RN. RM‚ MPH‚ MGM.‚ “Interactional Perspective on Nursing Skills” (1991 Maron‚ Mcpeutt C.‚ “Community Health Nursing Practice” (Englewood Cliffe‚ New Jersey Prentice Hall Inc.‚ 2005) Potter and Perry‚ “Fundamentals of Nursing” (2007) McGough‚ Halon Edition; Times Muiroi-Mosby College Pub.‚ House‚ 2004) Piedad‚ Waller D.‚ “Health and Modern Man” (Collter-Mcmillan Pub. London‚ 2008) Beronio‚ Anderson R Pub. Inc.‚ 1990) Cuevas
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Geriatric Health History Documentation Student Name___________________________ Focal Points of Geriatric Assessment/Grading Rubric: 1. Biographic Information (2pts) (date of visit‚ initials of client‚ race‚ language spoken‚ Advance directives‚ Insurance: primary‚ secondary) 2. Informant and reliability(3pts): (facility chart‚ client‚ family member‚ staff‚ etc.) Chief Complaint or client’s request for care Present Illness: Present Illness or present health status
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N.C.P 1 Nursing Care Plan Catherine Traylor F.H. January 31‚2007 Karen Ruffin Mercer County Community College 2 Abstract F.H. is an 83 year old male‚ whom was cared for on January 31‚2007 by the writer. He was admitted to Capital Health System at the Mercer Campus with diagnoses of an
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According to the dictionary‚ the word health is “the state of being free from illness.” At a first glance‚ this defination seems to be very direct and simple‚ however the meaning of the word ‘health’ nowadays is much more complex. The above definition pretty much sums up our view of health in the first half of the 20th century. But over the past few decades‚ the definititon and concept of health has evolved to encompass more elements than just the physical well-being of a person. This is partly
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References 1. Potter and Perry 2. Nursing diagnosis cards by Taylor and Ralph 3. Mosby’s Nursing skills (website) 4. Clinical nursing skills (Smith) Diagnosis 2 (Maslow’s hierarchy of needs : safety) Impaired physical mobility related to Open Reduction‚ Internal Fixation (ORIF). As evidence by Pt. having intrameduillary interlocking rods in right and left bilateral femurs (3). Physician order pt. to remain in bed and catheter placed in patient’s bladder‚ which leads to and
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which came to attention in the 1970s (Huber 2009). Rising oil prices in the 1970s and the collapse of commodity prices in the 1980s resulted in a drastic decline in the terms of trade affecting developing countries such as those in Latin America (Potter et al.
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