can explore a variety of specialties in the field of nursing. Amongst them are four significant roles of advanced practice that perform and provide a great amount of care to the population beyond the status of Registered Nurse (RN). The four Advanced Practice Registered Nurses are Nurse Practitioners (NP)‚ Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS)‚ Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA)‚ and Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM). “Advanced practice RNs represent about 8 percent of the nursing workforce‚” (Kurtzman
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In their article published in the June‚ 2012 issue of Critical Care Nurse‚ authors Estilo‚ Angeles‚ Perez‚ Hernadez‚ and Valdez discuss the issue of pressure ulcers on patients in intensive care units. These patients are high risk for pressure ulcers for several reasons. They usually are unable to turn themselves from back to side to relieve pressure on bony areas of the back such as the tailbone. If caregivers do not turn the patient properly‚ friction and shearing can occur which can lead to
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evaluating the role and functions of the nurse and the effectiveness of nursing care within a rehabilitation context In recent years there have been an increasing number of people requiring rehabilitation in the UK (Jester‚ 2007). Rehabilitation can be defined as “an active process which seeks to reduce the effects of disease (in its broadest sense) on daily life” (Greenwood et al‚ 1993. cited by Davis & O’Connor‚ 2001‚ p.4). Rehabilitation nursing can be identified as a philosophy of care: an approach
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consumer feels a sudden elevation of fear‚ may occur anytime. Consumer having the attack show’s physical symptoms such as dizzines and palpitation. How it relates to or affects my clinical practice: If the consumer is having panic attack the nurse can calm the consumer and the nurse can assisst the consumer through out the episode of the attack. Refrences: Barlow‚ D. And Durand‚ M. (2008). Abnormal psychologyan integrative aprouch. (Fifth edition
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An in-depth analysis of three key aspects of the anaesthetic nurse role The relationship between the perioperative nurse and the patient has suffered a long process of mutation throughout the last decades. If before all the dynamics experienced within an operating theatre were based upon organizational and logistical aspects‚ these days the focus lies on the patient and all the comfort and security demanded throughout a process that already reveals itself aggressive for the patient. Being the
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Introduction Teaching in clinical area High quality and safe patient care are of the highest importance in healthcare setting .Preparing student nurses for the role transition from student to nurse who can responsibly provide this type of care has always been a difficult job to be accomplished. Prior to this‚ though‚ faculty can use different types of evaluation methods to ensure that their nursing students are on the right track‚ there always a set back and challenges in aligning the path for
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and explain its origins and development; also touching on the impact of primary health on the nursing profession. It will commence with an introduction to primary health and primary health care. Covered in this paper will also be the influence that primary health care has had on nursing and any alterations associated with its implementation. Primary health care aims to provide a health care framework that steps away from the acute care focus and brings to the forefront the utilisation of disease prevention
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HEA 9083 LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE LEARNING OUTCOMES 1 Good leadership is vitally important in the current climate of health and social care. Leadership skills will be needed to drive forward an ever changing structure and service development as set out in numerous development plans and Government white papers (Department of Health‚ 2003‚ 2008‚ 2009‚ 2011. Leadership Academy‚ 2012). The style of leadership required to carry out such tasks is frequently debated and lamented‚ but it would
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the home or outside the home - in institutional care. Perpetrators of elder abuse include relatives and family members‚ professional staff‚ paid care workers‚ friends and associates (Leuckenotte 2000). Nurses play an important role in protecting older people from abuse. Their roles include reporting the abuse‚ assessing the patient‚ ensuring there is a safety plan in place and assessing the frequency‚ severity and intent of abuse (Mauk 2006). Nurses need to be educated in abuse so they can clearly
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Many health care facilities are in the process of reengineering in order to lessen costs and remain competitive in the marketplace in order to improve efficiency . Health care reengineering is great approaches that assist organizations restructure priorities‚ deliver more cost-effective care‚ and increase value to customers. The reengineering of systems and processes for health care deliveries have focused on the design‚ improvement‚ and implementation of technical and process solutions
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