patient’s danger of getting harmed and the patient’s wellbeing (Henneman‚ Gawlinski & Guliano 2012). This essay contains a rationale‚ a case scenario of a patient who shows respiratory deterioration and the appropriate nursing actions to be undertaken in such a case. Nurse’s role Nursing assessments and interventions which reduce unpleasant patient outcomes are vital. There are various reasons for worse patient outcomes like improper diagnosis‚ lack of administering the right medication and poor control
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collected and categorized. As these themes are emergent‚ they allow the researcher to inductively generate comparison with theory‚ with the human becoming theory to be specific. The purpose of this study was to contribute to knowledge base about the
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Thelma Cancam NUR502: Theoretical Foundation for Nursing Roles and practice 10/22/2014 David Smith Professional Communication: Cultural Sensitivity The Hispanic/ Latino American population has become one of the fastest growing ethnic and diverse groups in the United States‚ but U.S. healthcare studies report poorer health status in this population than in non-Latinos. U.S. Bureau of the Census (2014) defines "Latino" as an individual of any Spanish culture or origin‚ who may be of any race
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Nursing and Technology In his textbook‚ Medical Sociology‚ 12th edition‚ Dr. William Cockerham (2007)‚ a medical sociologist at the University of Alabama‚ Birmingham‚ describes nurses as being ultimately responsible for the nature and quality of all nursing care patients receive during their stay in a medical setting. According to Cockerham (2007)‚ they also are responsible for following the instructions of physicians in order to ensure the best plan of action is implemented to better serve the
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nurse. My terrifying event is one of the influences that made me decide on declaring nursing as a major. I want to become a nurse because there will always be people who are going to get sick and need someone there to help ease their pain. Because of the nurses who helped me through my struggle have made such a huge impact on how I saw their profession. Nurses are meant to be there for you. Over the years Nursing has been dominated mostly by females. There are still men in this profession but are
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Description It is my first day of work after graduating from nursing school. I am currently in a remote island of Maldives. It is a small hospital consisting of 50 beds and almost 20 staffs working in 3 shifts. I came for morning duty and the nursing in-charge shown me maternal and surgical ward as my first work place. After taking handing over from the night shift staff I made everything ready for the ward round as the doctors will be here in no time. Just before the doctors arrival we got a patient
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Presciutti‚ M.‚ Bader‚ M. K.‚ & Hepburn‚ M. (2012). Shivering Management During Therapeutic Temperature Modulation: Nurses’ Perspective. Critical Care Nurse‚32(1)‚ 33-42. doi:10.4037/ccn2012189 This article discusses shivering as a major complication of therapeutic hypothermia treatment and the importance of its early recognition and resolution. The article describes a tool called “The Bedside Shivering Assessment Scale” which according to the text‚ “can be used to determine the efficacy of interventions
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her obligations of employment. Working extra shifts‚ teaching‚ and membership in NAPNES are personal values‚ not accountability. 4. The LPN reminds a group of students that the values they demonstrate in their practice have their roots in: 1. nursing school education. 2. family influence. 3. peer relationships. 4. agency policies. ANS: 2 The family shapes values that are demonstrated in later life. These values may be enhanced or challenged by life experiences‚ but the base is forged in
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Ever since I was a little girl I have always loved helping others feel better. I have always had a heart of gold and this is why I have chosen Nursing as my career choice. I feel like becoming a registered nurse is where I will belong and be most happy at. I am most fulfilled when I know I am helping‚ and doing for others. I am a very passionate individual and show a lot of compassion in everything I do‚ which are key qualities most nurses have. Although registered nurses have many responsibilities
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Anoxic Brain Injury impaired physical mobility r/t muscle weakness and disease process self care deficit: dressing and grooming r/t cognitive impairment chronic confusion r/t impaired decision making ineffective coping r/t impaired information processing noncompliance with nursing staff r/t behavior problem due to mental decline impaired verbal communication r/t aphasia-speech deficit risk for falls r/t muscle weakness risk for impaired skin integrity r/t bedridden/chairbound
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