15 Recommendation 15 Bibliography 16 ii Introduction Malnutrition is a dietary condition caused by a deficiency or excess of one or more essential nutrients in the diet. Malnutrition is characterized by a wide array of health problems‚ including extreme weight loss‚ stunted growth‚ weakened resistance to infection‚ and impairment of intellect. Severe case of malnutrition can lead to death. Children suffer from the effects of starvation more quickly than adults. According
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0916-484-5004 DEGREE: Bachelor of Science in Nursing Las Piñas College College of Nursing March 29‚ 2001 Passed the Integrated Comprehensive Licensure Exam June 10‚ 2001 Passed the Midwifery Board Exam November 10‚ 2009 WORK EXPERIENCE: Las Piñas City Medical Center Las Piñas City‚ Philippines Staff Nurse (OB GYNE‚ MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WARD) August 22‚ 2001 – December 21‚ 2004 Clinical Instructor supervising: Nursing Midwifery Caregiving students in OB GYNE and Pediatric
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136 © 2006 IMIA and Schattauer GmbH Electronic Health Record Standards D. Kalra CHIME‚ University College London‚ London‚ United Kingdom Objectives:This paper seeks to provide an overview of the initiatives that are proceeding internationally to develop standards for the exchange of electronic health record (EHR) information between EHR systems. Methods:The paper reviews the clinical and ethico-legal requirements and research background on the representation and communication of EHR data‚
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is important because of the concern for students’ academic performance. The job of a teacher‚ no doubt‚ requires the display of‚ among other qualities‚ a high sense of ability to relate with students from diverse backgrounds. Therefore‚ effective teaching offers a platform where teachers’ competencies are released to the students in a bid to prepare and equip them with general knowledge. Over the years‚ higher academic institutions and employers have complained of a steady decline in the academic
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Critique of Health Education Most patients forget 40 percent of what their physicians told them (Lay‚ 1985) To improve compliance and retain information written educational and informational materials are “an important and potentially useful means to complement verbal instructions‚ assure that consent for tests and procedures is informed‚ and enhance compliance with treatment ‘ (Zion & Aiman‚ 1989). However‚ most often health care provides are faced with challenges to determine which written educational
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Self-management requires the patient to have the confidence in managing their medical and emotional condition. Examples of self-management task include monitoring symptoms and taking the appropriate actions when these symptoms indicate a problem‚ making significant lifestyle changes‚ complying with medication regimen and attending routine scheduled office visits. Studies have shown that patients are not adhering to self-management task. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Nursing Essay: Sample Reflecting on one’s Communication Skills Introduction Nursing students can enhance their learning through reflection that is‚ reflecting on a situation that involves nursing care (Parker 2006‚ p.115). In line with this thought‚ I shall reflect on an experience and discuss the communication skills I used or should have used during the patient encounter. I will use the three what model based on the work of Borton (1970) and Boud (1985) to help structure my reflection. Before
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Practice of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Models Amanda Decker Grand Canyon University NRS 440-V Trends and Issues in Health Care December 5‚ 2014 Nursing is a career that presents those in it with many opportunities. There are a variety of nurses and the field in which they choose to practice is just as varied. There are oncology nurses‚ school nurses‚ home health nurses‚ trauma nurses and nurse practitioners. They work in clinics‚ hospitals‚ schools‚ prisons‚ mental health hospitals‚ community
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ANA Largely understood‚ ethics consist of principles‚ which guide the behavior of entities‚ groups or professions (Wilkins 2007). Nurses as professionals make autonomous decisions on how they will care for patients. But they are still held accountable to their profession as a whole as regards these autonomous decisions. A nurse’s deportment has been vastly scrutinized from the start. The famous Florence Nightingale pledge in 1893 included the vow to “abstain from anything deleterious and mischievous…
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nurse‚ I know that nursing is all about the compassion you show to patients. In order to be a good nurse‚ one has to understand both the physical and emotional needs of their patients. A good nurse allows their ethics to guide their nursing. My vision of nursing will not only encompass the care I give to patients‚ but also the care I provide for the community in which I live. Nursing is rooted in public service and the desire to help others. I hope that my philosophy of nursing will incorporate my
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