The authors‚ nurse‚ psychiatrist and dual diagnosis program manager researched from the centre of addiction and mental health‚ Toronto‚ Ontario‚ Canada. The author’s intent is to describe the role of forensic nurses in assessing and managing risk of violent decline in offenders who have mental illness in forensic psychiatric mental health settings. The target audience is offenders who have mental illness‚ and nurses. This article presents risk assessment of forensic patient nurses’ role. It describes
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Differences in ADN Nurses and BSN Nurses Dorothy Love RNC Grand Canyon University: NUS/430V January 7‚ 2011 This paper will explore the differences in competencies for nurses prepared at the associates and baccalaureate degree levels. Both allow the graduate to enter into the field of nursing as a Registered Nurse. There are distinct differences in the educational preparation and resulting competencies. Identifying differences of the ADN and BSN prepared nurse requires looking at
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eing a Nurse Is More Than a Job‚ It’s a Treasure To me‚ being a nurse is far more than a job or even a career. It’s an adventure‚ a continuous learning process that I embark on bravely each day‚ in search of life changing events and miracles. Touching the lives of others is a treasure chest overflowing with metaphorical gold‚ whether the help I provide is of great measure or remains unnoticed. The pride I hold in saying‚ "I’m going to be a nurse‚" is immeasurable. Nursing is more than a profession
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have applied the things I have learned in Continuing Education to my future educational goals. I came to Continuing Education on January 15 of this current year. After taking the test‚ I was placed in level 7 and it was the beginning of this new adventure in my life. I was looking for some classes I order to improve my skills on writing and reading English but progressively I was attracted from the professional knowledge to the pedagogy training that my teacher has in the teaching field. The course
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CheckPoint Goal Selection Matching hypothesis is a theory of interpersonal attraction as proposed by Goffman (1952). It suggests that people are attracted to others who are the same perceived level of attractiveness as themselves. Initially this was based purely on the looks and physical attractiveness‚ but it had since been suggested that other characteristics such as humor or intelligence can compensate for looks. Studies by Walster (1966) and Walster & Walster (1969) have found evidence
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Yaidelyn Alonso SLS1125: Matos 4/20/12 Nurses: “Caring Today For A Healthier Tomorrow” Growing up in a house hold of medical personnel‚ such as my mother and my aunt and other close relatives has really inspired me to become a Nurse Practitioner‚ but most of all my inspiration has come due to the death of my father. I want to help patients who may have false hope‚ who may think that there’s nothing anyone can do‚ I want to give patients hope‚ and I will devote my life to make a difference
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need to improve and not properly set for long term uses. An example of workaround situation is : some unsafe practice a nurse administering medicines to a patient without out documenting it. The nurse’s plan being documenting whenever she get a chance to do so. May be the nurse busy with another pt or has emergency so another nurse assigned to help this nurse. The other nurse check the electronic medication administration record (eMAR) and it shows patient due meds. This kind of risky performance
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A Neuroscience Nurse assists patients with all sorts of brain and nervous system disorders. Some duties include monitoring neurological exams‚ administering medication‚ and consulting physicians on patient progress. Neuroscience Nurses work in diverse‚ challenging and rewarding environments‚ such as hospitals‚ health care clinics‚ brain injury units‚ and intensive rehabilitation units. This type of nursing focuses on helping people deal with and recover from their conditions and improving physical
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Multi- Professional and Multi- agency working “Multi-agency working brings together practitioners from different sectors and professions to provide an integrated way of working to support children‚ young people and families.” (DfES‚ 2001) In this essay my aim is to demonstrate an understanding of the collaborative skills required for effective multi professional practice. I will include feedback following a group presentation that I took part in and give my personal reflections of the process
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Assessment Task: Explore the statement - A Paramedic is a health care professional operating autonomously and independently within the Australian Health Care System. Intro: Paramedics have a complex identity within the Australian Health Care System. As the main provider of pre hospital care in todays’ society‚ paramedics have changed dramatically over the past 20 years‚ transitioning from ambulance drivers‚ to its current practitioner role. Although paramedics work alongside other emergency
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