Thelma Cancam NUR502: Theoretical Foundation for Nursing Roles and practice 10/22/2014 David Smith Professional Communication: Cultural Sensitivity The Hispanic/ Latino American population has become one of the fastest growing ethnic and diverse groups in the United States‚ but U.S. healthcare studies report poorer health status in this population than in non-Latinos. U.S. Bureau of the Census (2014) defines "Latino" as an individual of any Spanish culture or origin‚ who may be of any race
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Public Health Nursing (PHN) helps establish and identify health inequalities within the community‚ national and global levels. Public Health Nurses collaborate with local and government agencies to discuss various health issues and how policies and procedures can assist with implementing change. Public health nurses advocate to bring health disparities within diverse populations to the forefront. Furthermore‚ educating the world regarding health issues that may not receive coverage. The Core Public
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discuss the contribution of reflective practice for clinical nursing. Reflection has been defined as a way for individuals to “capture their experience‚ think about it‚ mull it over and evaluate” (Boud et al 1985: 19) Argyris and Schon (1974) suggest that practitioners often practice at less than effective levels because they follow routine. Johns (1995) implies that action can be taken through reflection to increase effectiveness in practice as reflection provides opportunities for self development
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SHC 31: Promote communication in health‚ social care for children’s and young people’s settings Unit reference: J/601/1434 1) Understand why effective communication is important in the or setting 1.1) Identify the different reasons people communicate People communicate to others for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes this can be essential ‚ such as lifesaving situations or to reach out and make contact with others through sharing various types of information. People communicate
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treatment and to facilitate their awareness and understanding of the role of nurses within the team. The principles of rehabilitation will be approached through consideration of patient needs. The author will use the Rooper‚ N.Logan and Tierney model of nursing (2000) for daily activities of living. The author will examine the theoretical principles of rehabilitation and the role of the multi-disciplinary team. The education and support provided to the patient and carer will be addressed. As a student
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Theory Rosa Susana Abarca Chamberlain College of Nursing NR-501: Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice Spring January 2015 Theory is a notion or an idea that explains experience‚ interprets observation‚ describes relationships and projects outcomes (Parker & Smith‚ pg. 7). Theory is needed to have a systematic approach to guiding the practice of nursing by analyzing nursing concepts that are purposeful in developing thinking and guiding practice through proven research and analysis. Theory
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This essay is a reflection of my first clinical simulation‚ using Driscoll’s (2000) reflection model. For this simulation I took the role of measuring blood pressure. According to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN 2015) blood pressure needs to be checked to identify how much the blood exerts on the walls of the blood vessels. The blood pressure is checked as a routine‚ along with the patient’s temperature‚ pulse and respiratory rate (vital signs). For this scenario my colleague and I entered the
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3. Referring the patient to a cardiology for further evaluation. Advanced Practice Nursing Intervention Plan for Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage‚ Unspecified The patient has a heme positive test‚ which means that there is blood contaminate in his stool sample. This result indicates that he may be suffering from gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage or gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. According to NIDDK (2016)‚ gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is any type of bleeding in digestive tract. There are two type of
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Position Paper on Advanced Practice Nursing in the Amendment of the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 Garces‚ Kuhraya Garcia‚ Sam Javier‚ Harvey Gian Labis‚ Katrina Mia Laganao‚ Leonivic Lamique‚ John Noriel Lauro‚ Recca Jane BSN4-B Oct. 5‚ 2013 Identification of the issue Before the general elections on May 2013‚ Senator Cynthia Villar’s statement on “room nurses” drew ire from many Filipinos‚ especially those associated to the nursing profession. In a senatorial
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In the world of nursing‚ understanding the religious beliefs of your patient is very important. Being that I work in the realm of nursing‚ I have seen this first hand. One issue that is dealt with often in the hospital setting is the refusal of blood transfusions by Jehovah’s witnesses. Jehovah’s witnesses refuse blood transfusions based on bible principles found in both the old and new testaments of the holy bible. Witnesses believe that receiving blood transfusions is an infringement of God’s
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