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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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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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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Long hours of direct patient care take its toll emotionally and physically. While the profession is rewarding for most‚ the constant stress can become a catalyst for all kinds of self damaging behaviors. The American Nurses’ Association estimates between ten and twenty percent of nurses will abuse drugs within the workplace at some point during his/her career (ANA‚ 2002). This percentage is similar to that of substance abusers within the general population. Due to the ease of access to narcotics
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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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and lastly by determining if all the other steps were efficient and what changes are needed to done. Nursing process is a variation of scientific reasoning that allows organizing and systematizing in nursing practice. According to American Nurses Association (ANA)‚ it is a method in professional nursing to identify‚ diagnose‚ and treat human responses to health illness (Potter & Perry‚ 2009). It is essential on how to practice nursing. This process is used in nursing to determine and prevent
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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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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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