legal environment‚ accountability‚ professional autonomy‚ health care technology‚ and relationships between staff members. If a nurse does not have the full concept of the nursing practice here in American he or she cannot give quality care to patients. My plan of action to ensure that a new foreign nurse understands the nursing process is by incorporating a training session before the preceptor program even begins. This educational course would cover communication skills‚ documentation‚ and the expectations/policies
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Hospice use is increasing but less than half of nursing home residents with advanced dementia receive hospice care. The focus of care should always be the comfort of the person with dementia. Physical comfort is a paramount human need‚ yet pain is experienced by at least one-third of nursing home residents with advanced dementia in the last year of life. This is frequently undetected and undertreated. Person-centered care honors preferences in social‚ emotional‚ spiritual‚ and physical care (Kuhn
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An important theory used in nursing practice is health-related quality of life. Each individual has a different idea of what might be considered a “good” quality of life‚ and this individual opinion needs to be taken into account when planning care for patients throughout their lifetime. One of the most important times in which this theory can be applied is when planning end of life care. Each patient needs to decide for themselves what they want in their final weeks‚ days‚ and hours‚ and healthcare
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stubbornness‚ nurses had a difficult time trying to work with her during therapy appointments‚ however‚ they wouldn’t give up on her or lose their patients. This got me thinking if all nurses and doctors‚ in all nursing homes‚ are as friendly and caring to elders such as my grandmother. Elder abuse in nursing homes is a big issue due to the emotional‚ physical and finical problem it causes to that elderly person. Many people believe that its easy taking advantage of an elder and it’s not going to hurt them
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Diversity can be defined as people coming together from different races‚ nationalities‚ religions and sexes to form a group‚ organization or community. A diverse organization is one that values the difference in people. It is one that recognizes that people with different backgrounds‚ skills‚ attitudes and experiences bring fresh ideas and perceptions. Diverse organizations encourage and harness these differences to make their services relevant and approachable. Diverse organizations draw upon the
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Written Assessment #2 in Unit 204 (2.3‚ 2.4‚ 2.5‚ 3.1) The follow assessment will have a brief description of the importance of inclusion and inclusive practices in work with children and young people. And it also contains an exploration of how our own attitudes‚ values and behaviour may lead to that inclusive practice‚ how to challenge discrimination and how to promote some important anti-discriminatory and inclusive practices. First of all is important to define what is meant by inclusion and
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Unit 203 Outcome 1: understand the importance of equality and inclusion 1.1 explain what is meant by: * diversity * equality * inclusion * discrimination DIVERSITY means difference. When it is used together with EQUALITY it means recognizing both individual and group differences‚ it means treating everyone as an individual and giving value to each and every person. Diversity means allowing people to be different and respecting these differences. In care industry the carer
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its tradition of embracing diversity and Inclusion. On December 9‚ 2012 Chancellor Motley was featured in a Boston Globe article titled Diversity Champions which highlighted that “Under his leadership‚ the share of people of color in executive administration roles has grown‚ as has the percentage of minority graduate students‚ with students of color now making up 53 percent of UMass Boston’s STEM majors.” In October of 2010‚ Chancellor Motley created the Office of Diversity and Inclusion‚ affectionately
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Diversity is imperative in today’s society. Today’s society expand and network more at a global level‚ there we find the need for individuals from diverse backgrounds. As a Muslim woman with a passion for human health‚ the need for diversity becomes evident. A more diverse system is associated with enhanced health care access and overall satisfaction for minority patients. Patients are proven to be directly more satisfied with higher clarity in cross-cultural health. My volunteer experience at the
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The nurse-patient relationship has always been considered to be an essential aspect of the nursing profession‚ which has an impact on the wellbeing of both sides. The nurse-patient relationship has a unique purpose and is extremely complex and often difficult to understand from an outside perspective. The role played by the nurse is pivotal in patient care‚ as establishing a good relationship can be vital in helping the patient make clinical and psychological process. In the discussion that follows
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