As a nurse promoting educational information is very important if not vital in the career of nursing. Prevention is better than cure and by promoting such fruitful information there will be an increase in practice of illness prevention. For example: flu shot‚ mammogram‚ etc. To be more direct and specific‚ Nursing promotes and educate individuals of all ages‚ families‚ groups and communities‚ sick or even the well. Promoting health through educational information is a fundamental aspect of health
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Statins and Other Lipid-lowering Medicines | Health Print | Patient.co.uk Page 1 of 3 Statins and Other Lipid-lowering Medicines Statin medicines reduce the blood cholesterol level. This helps to prevent heart disease‚ stroke and related diseases in people at increased risk. Most people are not troubled by side-effects. However‚ if you take a statin‚ tell a doctor if you develop unexplained muscle pain‚ tenderness or weakness (which may be due to a rare‚ but serious‚ side-effect). What
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The Interaction Hypothesis (IH) is attributed to Michael Long (1981) is based primarily on the work of Stephen Krashen and Evelyn Hatch. Long emphasized the importance of comprehensible input that was central to Krashen’s Input Hypothesis but claimed that this input was most likely to be acquired during interactions which involved discourse modifications. This claim supported that of Hatch (1978) who showed a direct link between the way learners acquired a second language (l2) and the interactions
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Natalie Williams March 19‚ 2013 Life as a Nurse When I arrived to Brunswick Novant Medical Center‚ it was a nice day‚ the sun was out and the flowers were in bloom down the pathway leading up to the main entrance. When I walked into the hospital‚ wearing my scrubs there was a cool chill to the air much different from the outside. It was pretty chilly in there and the building smelled like hand sanitizer. The main lobby was very welcoming with chairs and magazines on the little end tables.
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Homework Assignment #1 1. According to the American Nurses Association the role of the professional nurse is held to a high standard. Nurses have a guideline of professionalism that is upheld to match the level of care given to each and every patient and held accountable for their actions towards clients and peers (Perry/Potter‚ 7). Nurses are expected to critical think as a way to solve any problem or ailment presented to them by patients. Nurses are to implement the nursing process which delegates
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Ever experience a terrible sickness or disease that requires the assistance of a nurse or doctor? The world is vast with the varieties of diseases and people who seek treatment and medicine. Health physicians‚ such as doctors and nurses‚ train every day to help continue helping those who are unable to help themselves. The duties of a CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) are limitless almost to the point of being capable of completing any line of work in the medical field. Anesthesia
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The Social Identity Theory addresses phenomena such as prejudice‚ discrimination‚ intergroup conflict and stereotyping in terms of personality or interpersonal interactions. Tajfel and Turner (1979) suggested that the differentiation of two groups was enough for the emergence of prejudice. Stereotyping is seen as unfair generalisations about members of a group. It is viewed as problematic and resistent to change. Stereotypes are cognitive representations of how members of a group are similar to one
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Confidentiality and making patients feel confident in giving us their information. Confidentiality is taken advantage of every day by healthcare professionals. HIPAA states that healthcare professionals should not give information such as date of birth‚ patient name‚ or social security number. What about talking to your significant other or best friend about a patient you examined today with an ominous skin malady? You apprehend it every day in the healthcare field. Nurses talking to one another about
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What Registered Nurses Do? Registered nurses (RNs) provide and coordinate patient care‚ educate patients and the public about various health conditions‚ and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members. Duties: Registered nurses typically do the following: * Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms * Give patients medicines and treatments * Set up plans for patients’ care or contribute to existing plans * Observe patients and record the observations
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