In this assignment nursing process is going to be used as a framework throughout the essay. The author is going to critically analyse the biopsychosocial of a chosen patient. Nursing processes framework consist of four stages‚ these stages include assessment‚ planning‚ implementing and evaluation. According to Roper et al (2000) the nursing process is person- centred‚ the approach does not focus on the disease. Nursing process focuses on holistic care and treating the patient as an individual. (Reed
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Many students begin to wonder what life after high school is going to look like for them. From my own personal research and a variety of job shadows I know that it can be scary to pick a career path right after high school. Some of the questions that need to be asked are what am I interested in‚ what is my passion‚ and what subject am I good at? Nursing is the best career choice if one loves to work with people and wants to improve quality of life for his or her patients‚ their passion is caring
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A Nursing Career Nursing Career As I began analyzing what does a career mean to me the first thing that comes to heart is a professional. Wikipedia dictionary (2013) describes “ Nursing as a profession within the health sector focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality-of-life”. The American Nurses Association (2012)‚ “states nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities
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Evidence-based practice (EBP) emerged in the field of medicine during the 1990s and has been extensively integrated into an increasing number of disciplines (Coggan‚ 2004). EBP relies‚ first and foremost‚ on research findings published in the peer-reviewed scientific literature including treatment process and treatment outcome research. EBP of psychological treatments involves the conscientious‚ explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in each stage of clinical decision-making and service
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Collaborative Nursing Practice Collaborative Care In order to improve the quality of patient care and ensure that the goals of care are being achieved‚ many settings are using the collaborative care delivery model. The collaborative “approach involves teams of health professionals working together to provide more coordinated and comprehensive care to clients‚” (Kearney 2008). An interprofessional team can consist of nurses‚ physicians‚ care technologists nutritionists‚ counselors
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Abstract This paper discusses the events that led up to evidence based practice (EBP)‚ what evidence based practices are‚ and how it relates to psychology today. Some topic mentioned in this paper is how EBP in psychology (EBPP) came from EBP in medicine‚ the three main components of evidence-based practice‚ and how EBP is used now to improve treatment plans for various problems. The term evidence-based practice will also be broken down into what each part means separately. Most of the information discussed
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defined as‚ “the conduct‚ aims‚ or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person.” So‚ what is a professional? Webster defines a professional as‚ “characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession‚ exhibiting a courteous‚ conscientious‚ and generally businesslike manner in the workplace. A nurse’s career starts with nursing school and passing the NCLEX-RN and goes on to constant learning and growth of their skills as a professional. It
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Care Quality of Nursing Homes in America The quality of care in nursing homes around the country is a topic that has become heavily researched over the past 30 years. In some parts of the world‚ like Wales‚ residents appreciate the care they receive from loving nurses and good programs (Palfrey‚ 2011). However‚ in many countries such as the United States‚ residents argue that there is a major need for reform in the nursing home industry. This issue has recently become overwhelmingly important
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invaluable relationships between healthcare professionals that are formed with the sole purpose of providing optimum help for a service user (Hornby and Atkins‚ 2000). Goodman and Clemow (2010) explain that collaborative practice is actually based around two ideas. The first is that nurses need to be able to work with other professionals‚ and the second is that they need to be able to work with ‘people’. They go on to explain that the concept of collaborative practice is based on the idea that excellent
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Nursing research provides healthcare practitioners with evidence-based care that enhances quality outcomes in the health of the communities‚ families‚ individuals as well as health care systems. As such‚ research is used to shape health policies in direct care and thus solve the dilemma or problems in nursing. Medical practitioners face ethical dilemma on a daily basis because what one person may consider ethical may be different from what is needed to approach a particular situation. Additionally
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