Regina Canty NSG 5000 Dr. Rivers September 30‚ 2014 Due to the rapid changes and complexity in healthcare‚ nurses are pursuing higher education and specialized training. This specialized training has produced what we now call advance practice nurses. Advance practice nurses can function independently or in partnership with other physicians. These nurses play a vital role in healthcare. There are four types of advance practice nurses; clinical nurse specialist‚ nurse anesthetist‚ nurse midwives
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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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Characteristics of Information Good information is that which is used and which creates value. Experience and research shows that good information has numerous qualities. Good information is relevant for its purpose‚ sufficiently accurate for its purpose‚ complete enough for the problem‚ reliable and targeted to the right person. It is also communicated in time for its purpose‚ contains the right level of detail and is communicated by an appropriate channel‚ i.e. one that is understandable to
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standing outside a store with a little fawn dog. I stopped and asked the lady what kind of dog it was and she replied the breed was “Pug” and the pug’s name was “Rosie”. At that moment‚ I fell in love with the breed instantly and knew one day I would have a pug and I would call her “Daisey”. Pugs originate from China‚ but were brought to England by wealthy Dutch merchants in the 16th century. The facial characteristics of a pug are their small round head with turned-up nose and wide set eyes. Small
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Barriers to Nursing Advocacy and How to Overcome Them Vickie Bone Nursing Ethics NUR4826 Professor Teresa Goodman February 3‚ 2013 Barriers to Nursing Advocacy and How to Overcome Them Nurses act as advocates for their patients every day. It becomes an issue when barriers come between the nurse and the patient and/or their employer. This essay will discuss the common barriers that nurses’ encounter in their role as a patient advocate‚ how conflicts occur within
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has become one of the highest priorities in large and small organizations. But how we define leadership and what should we be looking for in a good leader will be the questions we explore in this paper. This paper is meant to be a summarized reflection of my thoughts and beliefs on leadership. It will evaluate where I stand at the beginning of this course with regard to the characteristics of leadership I possess. It will explore some of the realities that confront leaders within the healthcare industry
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Private Duty Nursing: Benefits of Care at Home The primary benefit of receiving care at home is just what it sounds like: your senior loved one get to receive their care in the privacy and comfort of their own home. Research suggests that in home care not only reduces stress and anxiety‚ but when seniors are recovering from an illness‚ injury‚ or surgical procedure‚ they heal more quickly and are readmitted to the hospital less frequently as well. Sometimes‚ standard home care services (bathing
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Characteristics of the 1920s Technology had a significant impact on the 1920s. Because of the development of assembly lines and other innovations‚ cars became one of the most important industries in the nation. This stimulated growth in the industries of steel‚ rubber‚ glass‚ tool companies‚ oil corporations‚ and road construction. As a result of the mobility of individuals that was made possible by the automobile‚ the demand for suburban housing began to boom. In the early 1920s‚ commercial
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Collaborative Practice Paper This paper will be addressing a clinical case study from the writer’s current experience that illustrates collaborative nursing practice. According to Schueller and Kimbrell (2003‚ p. 2)‚ "When one refers to collaborative practice within a hospital setting‚ they are referring to healthcare personnel working together to care for patients and families". Collaboration is defined as "working together‚ especially in a joint intellectual effort to achieve a desired outcome;
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CheckPoint: Relationship Characteristics Vanessa Lewis SCI/164 February 9‚ 2011 Axia College CheckPoint: Relationship Characteristics The four characteristics that define intimate relationships are behavioral interdependence‚ needs fulfillment‚ emotional attachment‚ and emotional availability. Behavioral interdependence is how people affect one another mutually daily as their lives link. One person influences what the other wants to do‚ and can do. Relationships that have intimacy
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