Professional Roles & Values Project Heather Cantrell Western Governors University Nursing has evolved over the years to entail more than just caring for another person. The nursing profession encompasses regulatory agencies, professional organizations, theories, values, traits and a code. The following outlines some of what it means to be a nurse. A. Functional Differences The Board of Registered Nurses is an entity set up to protect the public from nurses and to regulate the practice
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Nosocomial infections refers to infections acquired during hospitalization, with symptoms usually occurring within forty-eight hours after admission. The origin of nosocomial infections can be attributed to the following: - Bacterial flora already present in the patient; - Microorganisms from the environment through transmission from: carriers colonized at admission, admitted to wards without undergoing surveillance, isolation or eradication of the germ(s); patients who have developed the infection
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Health Care Coordination Models: Benefits and Challenges Traci L French Salem International University Abstract: Care coordination refers to several forms of patient care management that is patient- rather than provider-focused and has the end goal of the “Triple Aim”-improved patient experience, improved population health and decreased per capita costs. These goals are achieved by developing healthcare models which promote collaborative care between providers, increase communication between
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Joey Hudack BIO102 Environment and People Dr. Mike Mooring 09 December 2015 Indoor Air Pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa Introduction Environmental pollution is a major topic and a major global challenge that has become very popular over the last few decades. Air pollution has specifically gained major interests from researchers, governments, and international organizations due to the major impacts associated with it. When a topic such as air pollution is mentioned, most of the people
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Professional Roles and Values Kaylee Norvell Student ID: 000366934 1/14/16 A. Functional differences between a regulatory agency, such as a board of nursing (BRN), and a professional nursing organization (PNO) as it pertains to your professional nursing practice There are many differences between a regulatory agency, such as a board of nursing, and a professional nursing organization. In Iowa, the board of nursing states “The mission of the board is to protect the public health, safety and
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North America Equity Research 06 January 2014 2014 Global Biotech Outlook Differentiated Growth, Advancing Pipelines Should Drive Outperformance; Conf Call at 11am ET Today The biotech sector had a stellar 2013 (NBI: +65%; S&P: +29%) driven by strong demand for the sector’s key products, many positive phase 3 studies and a wave of successful IPOs. Looking to 2014, we think the fundamental backdrop is very similar with 1) beatable revenue growth expectations (2014e: +16% vs. 2012/2013: +12%)
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UOPX NUR471 | Homeless Veterans | A Vulnerable Population | | Tina Sampers | 4/29/12 | Description of the selected population The assumption that all veterans receive free health care and supported by the United States government is a sad misconception and unrealistic dream. Homeless veterans by definition are a group of individuals who have served in the United States military and do not have shelter, or home at night. The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act offers a detailed
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INTRODUCTION This essay is all about discharge care planning and will be discussed in two parts, the first part will highlight patient profile, assessment and discharge care planning with evidence based rationale using a framework based on Roper- Logan-Tierney (2000) model of nursing which involve giving nursing care holistically by using 12 activities of living (AL) and also incorporate nursing process to carry out care plan in this essay, which are maintaining a safe environment, communicating
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Health risks of smoking tobacco Name Institution Health risks of smoking tobacco With the continued increase if information from all available sources, the practice of research has become increasingly specialized. In this regard, the amount of published literature has increased spectacularly. This literature
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FIN 922 – Investment Management In this report we shall discuss three companies which are listed in various exchanges in the U.S and conduct an event study and make a consensus on their responsiveness to an Earnings Surprise. We also need to establish a relationship between the Market Index and the Stock in itself. This relationship can be determined by running a regression and using the Market as the independent variable and the Stock as the dependent variable. In order to analyze the responsiveness
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