Introduction As Donahue (1996) writes‚ the origin of the words "nurse" and "nursing" are varied‚ and shift in meaning as reflected in the perception of nursing’s role in health care and in society. From nursing’s earliest Latin derivative from nutrire‚ "to nourish‚" and nurse‚ nutrix‚ meaning "nursing mother‚" Donahue (1996) continues‚ " the meaning of the word [nurse] has progressed from a term indicating a woman who performed the basic unlearned human activity of suckling an infant to one describing
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a patient having undergone a unilateral total knee replacement‚ a patient whom I have cared for. I will discuss how the patient’s needs were assessed by the nursing team‚ and I will identify the main problems the patient will face. The use of Roper‚ Logan and Tierney’s Activities of Living (2001) will be used as the nursing model in this essay‚ it is appropriate for use as this model was the one used by the nurses in the hospital to ensure holistic care of the patients. This nursing model has been
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Accessed on March 25 2011. NICE (2003) Chronic heart failure: management of chronic heart failure in adults in primary and secondary care. Clinical Guideline 5. London: NICE‚ 2003. www.nice.org.uk NMC (2008) The Code O’Connor M. (2002) Using the Roper‚ Logan and Tierney Model in a Neonatal ICU. Nursing Times. May 1st 2002. http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/199604.article Accessed on April 4th 2011. Ogden (2004) Health Psychology Papanikolaou P. Lyne P. Anthony D. (2006) Risk Assessment
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oriented care‚ to more evidence based and holistic approach to care (Castledine‚ 2011). It was clearly defined in 1967 when Yura and Walsh published a book called The Nursing Process‚ which identified 4 strategic stages that nursing care‚ should follow (Roper at al 2000). These are assessment; planning: intervention and evaluation‚ each of these stages will be discussed in more depth later in this paper. In this paper the author will also aim to describe what holistic care is and how each of these 4 stages
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opinions‚ thoughts‚ feelings and other information through both verbal and non-verbal means.’ Communication occurs when a person (the source) sends a message via a particular medium (the channel) so it is received by a recipient (the receiver) (Roper‚ Logan and Tierney‚ 2002). Since communication is such an integral part of everyday life‚ it is hardly surprising that it is emphasized as a central component in the delivery of care (LeMay‚ 2004). The healthcare professional is required to develop
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This assignment intends to demonstrate the use of the Roper‚ Logan and Tierney model of nursing for assessment of a patient presenting with an ectopic pregnancy. The discussion begins with a definition of ectopic pregnancy. This will be followed with the introduction to the patient and an explanation of the model used to assess the patient. The assessment is based on pre-operative care. One particular identified need of the patient will be discussed in detail in relation to the care implemented.
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Nursing in the Community Choose a patient from clinical practice with ONE nursing problem related to their diagnosis. After your introduction‚ describe the patient age‚ sociological factors‚ and medical diagnosis. Using the problem solving approach discuss the care‚ nursing interventions and subsequent evaluation of your patient. 07/12/12 Estimated Word Count : 2130 Table of Contents Introduction In this assignment the topics
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needs I decided that the Roper
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Enforcement‚ 19-50. Fulkerson‚ A. (2009). The drug treatment court as a form of restorative justice. Contemporary Justice Review‚ 353-267. Gallagher‚ J. R. (2012). A Policy Analysis Framework for Drug Courts. Southwest Journal Of Criminal Justice‚ 2-16. Logan ‚ T.‚ Williams‚ K.‚ Leukefeld‚ C.‚ & Minton‚ L. (2000). A Drug Court Process Evaluation: Methodology and Findings. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology‚ 369-394. Mitchell‚ O.‚ Eggers‚ A.‚ Wilson‚ D.‚ & Mackenzie‚ D
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warmth‚ shelter and food is unlikely to feel safe‚ secure or cared for. Holism can therefore be defined as involving all aspects of the patient including the mental‚ physical‚ intellectual‚ emotional‚ spiritual and social outlook the individual has. Roper et al (1996) claims individualised nursing consists of four phases‚ assessing‚
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