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    SIX DIMENSION SCALE OF NURSING PERFORMANCE Patricia M. Schwirian‚ Ph.D.‚ R.N. The Ohio State University College of Nursing 1585 Neil Avenue - Columbus‚ OH 43210 |Instructions: The following is a list of activities in which nurses engage with varying degrees of frequency and skill. | |IN COLUMN A: please enter the number that best describes how often the nurse performs the activities in the performance of his/her current | |job.

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    Running head: ELDER ABUSE IN NURSING HOME SETTING 1 PAGE 10 ELDER ABUSE IN NURSING HOME SETTING Elder Abuse In Nursing Home Setting YourFirstName YourLastName University title ? Elder Abuse in Nursing Home Setting INTRODUCTION Elder abuse can be defined as the infliction of injury by a care giver in an unreasonable manner; may involve intimidation‚ confinement or punishment that results in mental anguish/mental illness‚ physical pain/harm. Physical abuse includes striking an

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    A Brief History of the Nursing Home Today‚ there are approximately 16‚100 nursing homes in the U.S. with approximately 1.5 million residents (www.cdc.gov). However historically‚ the sick‚ disabled‚ and aged were cared for at home by family members. Changes in technology and social changes have created a shift in how we care for our elderly and disabled‚ and there is evolution in geriatric care that continues today (Morris‚ 1995). Nurses have had a huge role in revolutionizing the care for our

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    to the supernatural order.” (Simmons 1992 p.112) My nursing philosophy is one of holistic care‚ delivering compassionate and culturally sensitive care to patients and families. I believe that nursing is an occupation that includes professional individuals that demonstrate and express compassion‚ respect‚ dignity‚ and integrity to their patients and fellow coworkers. Schrock is quoted to have said that “nurses are born‚ not made; nursing is an art based on common sense”. I believe this to be

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    Personal Philosophy of Nursing Nursing is a profession that I aspired to be a part of because nurses represent the very core of love‚ compassion‚ and caring. When I began working as a Supervisor in a Skilled Nursing Facility‚ I then developed my personal philosophy and set of values regarding nursing care. “Philosophy is defined as the study of the principles underlying conduct‚ thought‚ and the nature of the universe. A simple explanation of philosophy is that it entails a search for meaning in

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    Adults with development disabilities in nursing homes are living longer and have been taken as a living part of our community. They may possess a variety of developmental health disabilities which can be seen in any healthcare settings especially in nursing homes. Therefore‚ there is the need to provide occupational therapy to adults who have developmental disabilities. They need occupational therapists who promote health and participation of people‚ populations and organizations through engagement

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    nurse who had a back strain from holding down a 4-year old during an immunization shot. As per OMNI notes‚ the patient was initially diagnosed with low back strain. IW was deemed permanent and stationary on 09/24/13 with 7% whole person impairment rating. Future medical care includes office visits with an orthopedist‚ PT‚ acupuncture‚ medications‚ injections and diagnostic studies. Patient underwent an L5-S 1 interlaminar epidural steroid injection per the operative report dated 06/05/13. MRI of

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    Running Head: PHILOSOPHY OF NURSING 1 2 Philosophy of Nursing My philosophy of nursing is centered on the needs of the patients; both physical and emotional. Patient’s needs are not just limited to their primary illness; but their needs include the whole person and their family. A nurse must have the ability to adapt to each patient’s situation and realize that although the core values of the care provided is theoretically the same; each patient requires an individualized plan of

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    Critique of an Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Client Intake Form Upon initial review of the blank Client Self-Assessment Form‚ the client is asked to fill out his/her name and‚ if the client is unable to fill the form out himself/herself or the client is under the age of 14‚ the person completing the form on behalf of the client is asked to identify himself/herself. For the purposes of this paper‚ the client himself/herself will be referred to as the person who is filling out the Client Self-Assessment

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    In a competitive and continuously evolving healthcare system‚ quality improvement efforts are essential to provide safe‚ effective and efficient care to patients. Since there are a plethora of healthcare facilities available for patients to choose from‚ the quality of care is a big factor in the success of a business (General business resources‚ n.d.). Therefore‚ quality improvement (QI) projects that follow the Institute of Medicine’s six domains of health care quality will be able to provide safe

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