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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completing which resulted in a medication error and patient harm. In this situation the nurse present should make sure they are providing the best care for the best possible outcome for the patient. Critically ill patients are a high stakes population. They can decline quickly
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will then be anaylsed using theory‚ to create possible explanations and consequences for the behaviour and actions shown by Joe and the nurses. APIE is a nursing process which guides health professionals through the problem solving approach‚ which promotes the individualised‚ holistic delivery of care. It is tailored around the patient’s needs and allows nurses to holistically assess the patient‚ then plan and set goals according to the information gathered. These plans and goals are then implemented
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Nurse Practitioner Specific work activities Analyze patients’ medical histories‚ symptoms‚ and test results to determine the best diagnosis Order‚ perform‚ and interpret medical tests such as blood counts‚ electrocardiograms (EKG’s)‚ and x-rays Prescribe medications based on patient’s condition‚ age‚ weight‚ and gender Develop treatment plans Diagnose and treat illnesses‚ infections‚ and injuries Counsel patients about medications‚ especially side effects and interactions with other drugs
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Nurse Practitioners (NP) are becoming an important part of today’s health care system and their role has grounded in the disciple of nursing. Many studies proved the effectiveness of NP as a primary care provider compared to physician. These studies also indicated that care provided by NP in primary care settings brought improved patient satisfaction. This improved satisfaction is related to certain approaches NPs used in patient interaction such as‚ openness‚ connection‚ concern‚ respect‚ reciprocity
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result of their environment. Three systems exist within the professional nursing model: the compensatory system‚ in which the nurse provides total care; the partial compensatory system‚ in which the nurse and the patients share responsibilities for care; and the educative-development system‚ in which the patient has the primary responsibility for personal health‚ with the nurse acting as a consultant. The basic premise of Orem’s model is that individuals can take responsibility for their health and
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from the start. I was able to get quick peeks of the tasks that the nurses had to accomplish throughout the day as I ran blood and specimens back and forth to the lab and various floors. The nurses were always up on their feet‚ running around taking care of the many patients that flooded the floors. As I discharged patients from their stay in the hospital‚ they always made a comment regarding the outstanding care that every nurse provided them during their stay. Whenever I heard those comments‚ I
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REGISTERED NURSES and licensed practical nurses join professional nursing organizations for many reasons. For example‚ some join to learn what’s going on and stay current in their field or specialty. Others want to network or enjoy the peer recognition that comes from being an active member of a major organization. Nurses may join a general organization‚ such as the American Nurses Association‚ a specialty group‚ such as the Emergency Nurses Association‚ or a state nursing association-or one of each
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Registered Nurses otherwise known as RN’s or a patient’s guardian angel‚ can work in a vast variety of fields ranging from Oncology who specialize in cancer patients to Pediatrics who work with children. This paper will be covering the training required to become one of these professionals‚ the many opportunities available to them and the risks and outlooks faced by the Everyday RN. Still in their hectic lives it is important to remember “Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen every day.” – H
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the four phases were; Orientation-patient seeking help‚ nurse and patient meeting‚ identifying the problem and interventions needed. Identification- identifying the best person to support patient‚ patient relates their personal feelings about the experience and is encouraged to participate in care. Exploitation- patient explores‚ all parts of the problems‚ and gains independence on achieving the goal Resolution- termination of the nurse-patient to encourage balance both ( can be difficult for
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