The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) is a leader and team member who is capable of diagnosing‚ treating‚ and providing follow-up care to a variety of patients. Depending on the state in which the APN is licensed will determine his or her scope of practice. The three different levels the APN can practice are full‚ reduced‚ or restricted (Expanded roles‚ 2015). In some states‚ the APN is completely autonomous while in other states the APN might need the supervision or collaboration of a physician. The
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Outline the three theoretical approaches discussed in the text. What image is held of each? What core questions does each approach ask? Which of the three approaches strikes you as the most useful? Why? Approaches 1. Structural-functional approach * Sees society as complex system * Promotes solidarity and stability * Macro-level orientation * Social structure * Social functions * Manifest functions * Latent functions * Social dysfunction * What makes society
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component of the metaparadigm of nursing must be considered. This metaparadigm was first developed by Florence Nightingale and is still a valid and important tool nurses use every day. Its four components are person‚ environment‚ health and nursing each works to help the other for a better understanding and application of proper care (Fawcett‚ 1994). The first paradigm refers not only to a person‚ but also to the families or social groups who are involved in the nursing treatment. A nurse’s care must
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included the vow to “abstain from anything deleterious and mischievous… or harmful drug.” The profession evolved into a very complex arena in the last century. Nurses now must confront life-and-death decisions and in short periods‚ even on an hourly basis. Medical advancements in new technology have the equal potential of benefit and harm. Today’s nurse makes her own decisions‚ that is‚ without the influence of her employer. But how she does is under the control of a Code of Ethics to which she swears
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The current nursing shortage and high turnover rate among nurses is a great concern‚ not only for health care organizations but also for the general population. The increase in an older population‚ as the “Baby Boomers” approach retirement age will add to this shortage‚ leaving many to wonder who will take care of them in their golden years. Subsequently‚ many of these “Baby Boomers” are nurses themselves and will be retiring‚ adding to the shortage. The Current trend for recent nursing graduates
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Classical Rationality as the Basis of Utopism and its Criticism from the Viewpoints of Language and Experience The constant return to utopian projects of re-organizing society testifies that utopism is deeply rooted in the structure of the Classical episteme. In this case to break with utopian line of thinking means to uncover and eliminate all the presuppositions which inevitably lead to the transformation of social ideals into utopias. If we approach the problem of utopism from this point of
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nurse‚ I know that nursing is all about the compassion you show to patients. In order to be a good nurse‚ one has to understand both the physical and emotional needs of their patients. A good nurse allows their ethics to guide their nursing. My vision of nursing will not only encompass the care I give to patients‚ but also the care I provide for the community in which I live. Nursing is rooted in public service and the desire to help others. I hope that my philosophy of nursing will incorporate my
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CHAPTER IV THEORETICAL BASE A. Marketing 1. Marketing definition a. According to Philip Kotler and Kevin Lone Keller‚ marketing is a societal process by which individuals and group obtain what they need and want through creating‚ offering and freely exchanging products and services of value with others. (Philip Kotler and Kevin Lone Keller‚ Marketing Management‚ 12th e) b. According to American Marketing Association‚ marketing is a process of planning and implementing
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This essay will provide a detailed analysis of two operational sport industry organizations‚ which lie within the Hertfordshire region. A critical analysis of Virgin Active (Borehamwood) and Hatfield Leisure Centre will be carried out‚ focusing on the internal and external environmental influences on strategic direction. To support the analysis of this essay‚ primary research had been carried out‚ using open questionnaires to interview both organisations. Hatfield Leisure Centre is a facility
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Every individual has a personal‚ unique set of morals. The same is true for professions; each having a specific set of morals that determine practice. For the nursing profession‚ ethical principles‚ ethical frameworks and theories‚ and ethical competencies have been identified and developed based on practicing morals. The future advanced practice nurse (APN) will identify a practice specialty‚ state the previously chosen phenomenon of interest (POI) and relate three ethical principles and one framework
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