Introduction In this essay my aim is to describe and discuss my own Filipino cultural background and how it might influence my nursing practice. Culture is our way of living (Wepa‚ 2005). It is also shaped by our values‚ beliefs‚ norms‚ and practices that are shared by members of the same cultural group (Giger & Davidhizar‚ 1995). I will be discussing some of the values and traits that we Filipinos have in common such as pagmamano and po at opo or gestures that show respect to our elders‚ kagandahang
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Maryville University | Clinical Theory Practice of the 21st Century | Assignment 4.1 | | Sally Fandek | 9/1/2012 | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | In a world where there is constant change‚ and individuals are constantly attempting to adapt and cope with these changes‚ the human experiences
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TITLE : COMMUNICATION LEADS TO SUCCESFUL NURSING PRACTICE ( REFLECTIVE ESSAY ) In this assignment‚ I will reflect an incident happened during my clinical placement to develop my communication skills not just theoretically but in practical facing real life environment. There is a lot of factors that may influence nursing practice. In this essay‚ I will discuss the importance of communication in developing nurse-patient relationship. Communication in nursing as stated by Sheldon (2004) was‚ "Many
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EVIDENCE BASED NURSING I. Clinical Question Among pregnant mothers experiencing fatigue during labor; thus‚ providing independent nursing management (e.g deep/patterned breathing‚ providing support & comfort and relaxing during contractions) more effective than administering analgesics PRN in alleviating fatigue during labor? II. Citations Independent Nursing Action: JAN Original Research (ebscohost.online .com) (INA) First Stage Labour Management an examination on nursing management
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Define the four principles of the evidence based rehabilitation: The practitioners as the physical therapist‚ occupational therapist‚ speech therapist and other health professionals are all in need for high quality information that forms the strong base for their clinical and managerial decision. Therefore‚ their practice is supposed to be based on the available high evidence. The Evidence based rehabilitation has four principles; Awareness‚ Consultation‚ Judgment‚ and creativity. These principles
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NRS 353 Gerontology and Gerontic Nursing Practice Assignment 2: Assignment Questions Questions and Answers about Elderly People and Patients Submitted by: Fujimi Sakai Student No: 11413992 Lecturer’s Name: Christine Haley Due date: 25 January 2010 Date of submission: 25 January 2010 Introduction Health of older people has some issues which nurses should know. Older people tend to suffer some health problems‚ however‚ some people do not know about problems of older people and may
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and restore health is key to the nursing career; the main goal of nursing is to improve an individual’s health. In my clinical experience‚ it’s to maintain the individual’s health issues or diseases. An example of using teaching/learning principles is when taking a resident’s blood glucose a family member asked me what the normal range for blood glucose is. I explained that a blood glucose level between 70-100mg/dL is desired. Then I went on to explain that based of the resident’s blood glucose levels
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NURSING INFORMATION EXPERT Nursing is a profession within the health care sector that focuses on protecting and promoting health care. It involves prevention of illness‚ injury and treatment of human diseases. The nursing profession requires that information of patients should be kept and recorded in a manner that can allow for proper review of patients. Some of the tasks that a nursing information expert is charged with include communicating and coordinating care with all other clinical disciplines
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Concept in Nursing Practice Communication is a process that occurs within physical and social contexts regularly. Whitehead et al (2008. pg. 63) .The aim of this essay is to discuss Communication as a concept of Professional Nursing Practice. Presently‚ communication is an area of benchmark the government is focusing on to improve the quality of nursing care. The Department of Health [DH] [2001] explained that communication comprises of a number of skills used to promote professional practice. These
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technology skills is essential in the nursing practice as it helps nurses to find‚ evaluate‚ understand‚ interpret and use information for the right purpose. With the high use of technology in our society‚ it can be confusing to find the right sources‚ evaluate it and use it. Nurses need to be information literate to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to find it using the right sources‚ evaluate the information and use it effectively based on the necessary need of the patient
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