Nurses are the primary source of defense to protect the children from abusive relationship. Therefore‚ it is necessary that the nurses know how to identify the physical and behavioral signs of child abuse while assessing a child. Although it is mandated by the law‚ that nurses should report to Child Protective Services any suspicious findings about child abuse within an appropriate time limit. Nurses who works in the Emergency Department sees infants‚ and children admitted to the hospitals for treatment
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Types of consent Consent comes in a form of implied and expressed consent. In nurses’ day-to-day dealing with patients‚ consent is secured from patients frequently. Implied consent refers to nonverbal acknowledgement of a health care provider’s request to provide treatment (O’Keefe‚ 2001). An example of implied consent would be when a nurse walks to the patient and inform the patient that she is going to administer an antiemetic injection and the patient rolls up his/her sleeve and brings his
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The Role of an Emergency Room Nurse The role of an emergency room nurse can be demanding and may require a nurse to use many different nursing skills at certain times to take care of a variety of patients. The main role is the nurse must be skilled in client assessment‚ priority setting‚ critical thinking‚ multitasking‚ and communication. The nurse must be knowledgeable and able to make some decisions independently. The nurse also needs to be able to prioritize so the pts who are at highest
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Health literacy was first established in 1974. At this time‚ it was a discussion based on health education and the policies affecting the health care system. (Simonds‚ 1974‚ cited in Ratzan‚ 2001‚ p. 21). Different definitions of health literacy exist all around us. It is commonly referred to a person’s capability and capacity to gain and understand the basics of written and oral health care information‚ as well as appropriate services needed (Ratzan and Parker‚ 2000). The term literacy basically
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lead BAMC and other health markets to hire nurses. Organizations hire nurses are o perform at the top of their credentials. The organization is giving nurse more responsibilities beyond the historical duties as beside assistant to the physician. Today‚ nurse’s authority and opportunities in leadership roles are jobs‚ such as Disease Nurse Managers‚ Case Managers‚ Performance Improvement Coordinators and Safety Officers. There is a slim likelihood of seeing a decrease in nurse positions. Their positions
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The speciality surgical nurse plays a crucial role in communication and the inter-professional team. The role of a surgical nurse has rapidly developed into a speciality type of nursing. Medical advances in technology continue to expand and develop for surgical nurses and patients undergoing different types of surgery such as palliative‚ exploratory‚ emergency and elective surgery. A surgical nurse is required to have a high level of critical thinking skills‚ ability to multi task‚ an extensive knowledge
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The role of nurses in gestational diabetes. (DIABETES CARE)(Brief Article) Journal of Diabetes Nursing | May 1‚ 2003 | Assignment 2 Research studies‚ recently conducted in America‚ have found that diet and exercise play an important role in predisposing a woman for gestational diabetes (GD). This study compared the rate of insulin treatment and perinatal outcome in women with gestational diabetes under endocrinologist-based versus diabetes nurse-based metabolic management. A total of 244 participants
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Neonatology is an important role in the hospital when a baby is born. A neonatal nurse takes care of the sick newborns till they are okay to be discharged from the hospital. The sick newborns have to be placed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)‚ they are placed in the NICU for reasons such as they are born prematurely‚ complications during the birth‚ or they show signs of problems during the first couple of days after birth. Although the neonatal nurse takes care of sick newborns their time
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NURSES HAVE A LEADER’S ROLE IN PATIENT SAFETY CULTURE Patient’s safety is and should always be the most important aspect the health care provider should consider. Nurses are the foundation of the health care profession because they are not only there to provide relief and concern‚ but they play a direct role in the patient’s safety culture. It is important that leading nurses assess the safety culture in the workplace and clearly articulate an important framework to guide personnel in their
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Woman Health Nurse Practitioner Over the past decade the nursing field has experienced a growth in demand. Hospitals‚ clinics‚ doctor’s offices‚ and or other health providers have increasingly scouted to employ the best nurses. This growth has also pushed for nurses to seek upgrading their careers status; they do so by choosing a specialty. Specialties vary to include from pediatrics to adult health. The specialty I chose to discuss is women’s health nurse practitioner. There is an educational
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