practical nurse obtain more than a CNA (Certified nurse assistance). To become a CNA‚ you will need to take a class. The classes to receive certification will take 8 and 16 weeks to complete. These classes also range from $500 to $1‚000 depending on where your obtaining it. With both Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) once employed‚ you will be supervised by a Registered Nurse (RN). License practical nurses also supervise CNA. The role of a License Practical Nurse is to
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In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet‚ Friar Laurence and Juliet’s Nurse are solely responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Both of these characters‚ Friar Laurence and Juliet’s Nurse‚ play a critical role in this tragic play. There are many characters that could have averted Romeo and Juliet’s deaths‚ but most of the responsibility lies with Friar Laurence and Juliet’s Nurse. Everyone knows the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet. This play takes place within a three day time period
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The role of nurses in Transitional Care is an innovative topic in the healthcare arena. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) more than one-third of Medicare beneficiaries who are discharged from a hospital are re-hospitalized within 90 days and most of these are preventable. This indicates a need to improve coordination of post-discharge care. Health Care Reform’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Section 3026: Directs the Secretary to establish a Community-Based
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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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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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Functions‚ Values‚ and Roles of the Nurse Practitioner Lisa Jones Indiana Wesleyan University I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the syllabus and the sections in the catalog relating to Indiana Wesleyans Honest/Cheating policy. By affixing this statement to the title page of my paper‚ I certify that I have not cheated or plagiarized in the process of completing this assignment. If it is found that cheating or plagiarism did take place in the writing of this paper
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Nurse Educator in the Staff Education Role Stephanie Calabrese‚ RN BSN South University October 17‚ 2008 Nurse Educator in the Staff Education Role Nurse educators in a healthcare setting serve many roles and have many responsibilities and skills. They are a teacher‚ a role model‚ a leader‚ an educator‚ a critical thinker‚ an analyzer‚ and a mentor. Responsibilities include possessing the knowledge and the ability to facilitate learning‚ plan appropriate learning
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Union nurses during the Civil War played an important role inside and outside the battle‚ their decision to join the war‚ duties‚ and experiences helped shape the American Woman while creating a new piece of history. The Civil War began April 12‚ 1861 and ended in April 9‚ 1865 when General Robert E. Lee‚ of the Confederate Army‚ surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant‚ General Chief of the United States Forces‚ in Virginia. However‚ during the battle between the Union and the Confederacy‚ the Union needed
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Death Investigations and the Role of the Forensic Nurse Death Investigations and the Role of the Forensic Nurse INTRODUCTION "Above all‚ realize that nursing care doesn ’t have to stop because a patient has expired. We can do so much more for people who suffered questionable deaths by focusing on forensics. Nurses can help families gain closure and assist law enforcement with their investigations because we have cared enough to maintain the integrity of the evidence." (Erricksen‚ 2008
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ROLE OF NURSE IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH INTRODUCTION The trend in psychiatric care is shifting from that of inpatient hospitalization to a focus of outpatient care within the community. Community mental health services include all those activities in the community connected with mental health other than the institutional or hospitalized setting. The community approach focuses on the total population of defined geographical area rather than individual patient. Emphasis is mainly on preventive services
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