Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health care providers by their approach to patient care‚ training‚ and scope of practice. Nurses practice in a wide diversity of practice areas with a different scope of practice and level of prescriber authority in each. Many nurses provide care within the ordering
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Japan Journal of Nursing Science (2008) 5‚ 71 doi:10.1111/j.1742-7924.2008.00111.x EDITORIAL Nursing theory – remembering our future Modern nursing theory began with Virginia Henderson in the 1960s. In her grand theory of nursing‚ she defined nursing as “assisting individuals to gain independence in the performance of activities contributing to health or its recovery (Henderson‚ 1966‚ p. 15). Since the 1970s‚ the literature on nursing theory has focused upon two levels of nursing theories: the
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In the nursing field‚ a nurse must convey some of the most important attributes‚ which are selflessness and empathy. When I was growing up‚ I wanted to be someone that made a difference in someone’s life although I never exactly knew my career path. I waivered between becoming a teacher‚ nurse‚ and even an OB/GYN. All of these professions involved caring for and helping another person during a very important time of their life. It was not until I was seventeen that I became sure of the career I wanted
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Community Health of Chesterfield County-Virginia Western Governors University Population/Economic Assessment Chesterfield County‚ Virginia has a population of about 328‚000 as of January 1‚ 2014 with 752 people per square mile. There was a 3.6% increase in the population from April 1‚ 2010 to July 1‚ 2013. 65.4% of the population is white non-Hispanic‚ 21.6% are black non-Hispanic‚ 7.2% are Hispanic‚ 3.2% are Asian and 2.1% are two or more races. In 2012 there were 3657 births and 1654 deaths
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money causes interest All the No points 1. Money can be donated to a good cause. 2. some evil clearly nothing to do with money 3. Money is not the root of all evil. The lack of money is the root of all evil. 4. More 5. Money represents positive value 6. Money is the end product of what you did 7. Originally‚ Money was the solution to the problems(/inefficiencies in transactions) arising out of barter exchange system. 8. Money can’t be dispensed with 9. There’s no such thing as the root of
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In Ken Burns’ Roots of Prohibition‚ A Nation of Drunkards shows how alcoholic beverages have been around America and how it caused trouble from the beginning. In the documentary by Ken Burn’s it states that even the Mayflower ship was filled with barrels of whiskey‚ rum‚ cider‚ and many more alcoholic drinks. Skipping ahead some years‚ Ken Burns’ Roots of Prohibition‚ A Nation of Drunkards‚ mentions that Abraham Lincoln sold whiskey by the barrel from the market. Also‚ African American slave‚ Frederick
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What is nursing? What exactly does it mean to nurse a patient‚ and how has this definition changed over the past centuries? What does the discipline of nursing consist of? In this essay‚ I aim to attempt to answer these questions‚ along with the help of a myriad of nursing researchers whose studies have helped to broaden my perspective on what exactly it is that I now do for a living. I will be discussing the different types of nursing knowledge that assists us as nurses to care for patients and
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remember I was a sick child and‚ I figured that I wanted to be a nurse someone who was always helping people and that at a point of time in my life they helped me. Nursing is a health care profession that involves taking care of another person in which a person needs the formal education and training in the art of science of nursing. Nurses help individuals‚ families‚ and groups to achieve health and prevent diseases‚ and they care for the sick and injured using procedures based on knowledge‚ skill
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Nurse Educator The AACN Preferred Vision of the Professoriate in Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs (2008) states that “courses in the nursing program will be taught by faculty with graduate-level academic preparation and advanced expertise in the areas of content they teach.” There is national recognition‚ however‚ of the growing shortage of nursing educators to fill faculty and other educator roles within the healthcare delivery system. Master’s programs that prepare graduates for nurse
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diet. The two major essential fatty acids or EFA’s are omega 3 and omega 6. The typical modern diet is far too abundant in omega 6 and not so much in omega 3. If this happens the omega 6 chain will inhibit metabolism of the omega 3 chain which can cause poor brain function and health conditions such as: headaches‚ depression‚ cardiovascular disease and cancer. In comparison‚ if the diet is high in omega 3’s and low in omega 6’s‚ there is a decrease in health conditions and a preventative to those
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