Introduction There is an increasing emphasis of the importance of the role of nurses as educators and therefore is important to have an understanding of how to implement a teaching plan in clinical practice. Education of patients and family is the professional responsibility of the nurse. The nurse should aim for the patient to achieve independence in the management of their own health. This assignment will compromise of a proposed teaching plan regarding self-administration of sub-cutaneous insulin
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Project NRS-441v Anna Auler June 23‚ 2013 Review of Literature Adequate nurse staffing for patient care has been a major difficulty in the health care system . Patients’ acuity continues to grow at a fast rate while hospitals continue to struggle with the adequate number for nurse-to-patient ratio‚ leaving nurses in a very difficult situation while trying to provide the best care possible to their patients. The low nurse-to-patients ratio can be remedied when public and private hospitals realize
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Registered nurses are very essential aspects in the medical field because they are the root of the healthcare establishment. Nursing has been around for decades and resorts back to the medieval era. Registered nurses and doctors as well as encourage health and provide medical attention to sick and injured patients. The actual diagnosis of the patient is determined by the doctor; however‚ nurses spend more time monitoring the health and physical estate of the patient. A registered nurse is one who
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Nefetia Thompson Speech Communication SP- 211 424E Ms. Thompson General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about my career as a nurse. Main point 1: I chose labor and delivery nursing as my career because I want to do something that I genuinely enjoy doing daily. a. My daily activities would include providing care for women who are having pregnancy complications‚ laboring‚ or have recently delivered. Witnessing my cousin give birth was an extremely beautiful experience
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English 12 Period 3 December 11‚ 2013 Inside the Job of a Nurse Practitioner Whenever people are sick or have an emergency and have to go to the hospital‚ nurses are always there to comfort them. Nursing is a fast growing occupation here in the United States and makes up the vast majority of the healthcare industry. Nursing is a career that allows people to care for others. Aside from the greatness of helping others‚ it also comes with stressful situations that require plenty of responsibility
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The Board of Registered Nursing defines the nurse practitioners as “registered nurses who are prepared by advanced education to provide primary care including medical procedures that may be required for a specialty area “(BRN‚ 2012). Additionally‚ nurse practitioners must ”possess additional preparation and skills in physical diagnosis‚ psycho-social assessment‚ and management of health illness needs in primary health care and who have been prepared in a program conforming to board standards” (BRN
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Male Nurses In today’s society male nurses are still looked upon negatively in the nursing profession. There are several stereotypes that society has placed males into that chose to become nurses‚ males who become nurses are considered gay‚ society views the work that nurses do as “women’s work” not a man’s job. In today’s society maybe the male nurse just simply enjoys helping people and giving something back to society? Colleges need to institute programs that will get the attention of male
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Nurse Ratched A former army nurse‚ Nurse Ratched represents the oppressive mechanization‚ dehumanization‚ and emasculation of modern society—in Bromden’s words‚ the Combine. Her nickname is “Big Nurse‚” which sounds like Big Brother‚ the name used in George Orwell’s novel 1984 to refer to an oppressive and all-knowing authority. Bromden describes Ratched as being like a machine‚ and her behavior fits this description: even her name is reminiscent of a mechanical tool‚ sounding like both “ratchet”
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Pediatric Nursing Pediatric nurses‚ also called PED’s nurses‚ are registered nurses (RNs) who specialize in the care of infants and children. You will often see Pediatric nurses working in hospitals‚ or clinics that have child-care. A Pediatric nurse is a registered nurse that specializes in the field and receives a higher pay. They must also become a Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN). Pediatric nurses typically perform physical examinations‚ measure vital statistics‚ take blood and urine samples
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dedication and commitment. Nurses need to act as caregivers‚ communicators and teachers for their patients in order for them to become healthier and feel better. The nurses in the movie; American Nurse directed by Carolyn Jones portrayed all of these traits‚ even though these nurses were so different. The nurses in the film included; Naomi Cross‚ a labor and delivery nurse‚ Jason Short a nurse in Eastern Kentucky‚ Tonia Faust a hospice nurse in a prison‚ Brian McMillion a military nurse
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