includes reflections on my own learning using the NMC proficiency, managing care. As this covers a vast array my focus is primarily on medicine management, managing risk and delegation. Description of events During placement within the Accident & Emergency (A&E) department I saw my paediatric mentor on three occasions, the remainder of the time I worked with adult trained staff. As a consequence of this when a child was admitted, I was given the responsibility of caring for them. For the duration
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Nancy Drew Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V | Nursing History, Theories, and Conceptual Model August 11, 2013 One may ask themselves a couple of questions when determining if one really needs to go back to school to obtain a higher level of nursing education. What’s the big deal having a baccalaureate-degree (BSN) in nursing versus having an Associate-degree (ADN) in nursing? Why go to school for four years and sit for the same National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) that an ADN
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History/Information: The patient is a 57-year-old woman transferred to the cardiac catheterization laboratory for a procedure after presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) this morning with a purple and extremely tender right lower extremity. She is alert and oriented to person, place and time. Her pain rating scale is a 10/10. She told the Emergency Department staff her foot began hurting about a week ago and had been becoming more and more tender and slightly more discolored as each day passed
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to become successful in working as a nurse. Efficiency in a preferred career field can be correlated with a student's perception of that specific work area. Nursing students are highly encouraged to find their personal work area preference but it should not limit them in such a way that they become unfamiliar with the other fields of the nursing profession. Student Nurses are required to build and hone their versatility to adapt in every field. It is best to gain experience in all available related
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3.3 CHARACTERISTICS OF HANDOVER Laxmisan et al (2007) conducted an ethnographic study involving analysis of emergency department handover in a US hospital. The study found that interruptions within the emergency department were prevalent and diverse in nature and that there were gaps in information flow due to multi-tasking and shift changes. The communication process is complex and cognitively taxing during and after team handover, that can compromise patient safety. The study also discusses the
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Newman's Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness in Nursing Practice MAJOR CONCEPTS - Health of all persons regardless of the presence or absence of disease (Newman, 2010) - The nurse helps to understand people to use the power within to develop the higher level of consciousness. - signs and symptoms of the diseases vary on the individual so the pathology of the diseases occur before the symptoms appear therefore removing the disease symptoms do not change the individual
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ensure best practice care guidelines are being followed (Summers et al, 2009). Currently, our hospital does not utilize nursing clinical guidelines for patients who suspected or actual stroke. I am proposing that our hospital implement the use of nursing clinical guidelines for the care of possible and actual stroke patients beginning in the Emergency Department and to other nursing units that provide care to stroke patients.
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Nursing Degree Levels in Comparison All nurses that are entering nursing profession have to take and pass board exam to practice nursing whether you hold a bachelor of science in nursing or associate degree in nursing one must pass this exam to work as an entry level Registered Nurse (page 71 Creasia, Friberg 2011) Different degree’s concentrate on different focuses and different module in Nursing. Associate degree in nursing programs are 2 years in length and was first introduced by Dr. Mildred
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REFLECTION PAPER ON ETHICS OF NURSING Nurses are in the forefront when it comes to caring for patients, therefore during nursing school they must be warned about a lot of ethical and legal issues that will affect how the job is carried out. In today’s healthcare, there is an ethical gap between what is ethical and what is desirable for profit, and too often ethics is sacrificed for profit. Healthcare organization has become a big time business today and therefore has result in the restructuring
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Running head: THE CONTRIBUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN NURSING 1 The Contribution of Higher Education In Nursing Grand Canyon University: NRS- 430 V Professional Dynamics THE CONTRIBUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN NURSING 2 Nursing in today’s day and age is a profession that is both rewarding and demanding. With increased pressure on hospitals to provide clinically sound medical care while functioning as a business, nurses are at the forefront of providing patient safety
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