Rachel Miley Nursing Roles 1 Nursing Practice Act July 2015 Nursing practice is to do or perform habitually or customarily, make a habit of. (Mosby) But it is also the performance that requires specialized education, knowledge, and judgment of a trained person. This trained individual can be a licensed practical nurse, a registered nurse, a bachelor’s degree nurse, a master’s degree nurse, or a nurse practitioner. But all nurses must be able to observe, assess, and act on what your findings
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board of nursing rules and regulations. The scope of practice for the register nurse utilizes the nursing process to establish the plan of care for the patient. The nursing process includes assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and reassessment, communication, clinical reasoning, and employment setting. In practice we need to remember that we only practice what we are trained and educated to do. You cannot expect a floor nurse to function in an ICU or an Emergency room nurse
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My desire to take a course in adult nursing was established after my first work placement at a nursing home where I later acquired a paid job as a Domestic Care Assistant. During my time at the nursing home, I enjoyed talking to and caring for residents and developing relationships with them and this is something that really attracts me to nursing. My experience working in the nursing home also taught me how to work well in team with other professionals and made me appreciate how important it is
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Emergency preparedness is the ability of individuals, organizations, and communities to respond to public health emergencies, such as natural disasters, bad weather, bioterrorism, outbreak of diseases, accidents casualties, and chemical or radiation emergencies. The most indigenous role of the federal, state or local government is to protect and prevent citizens from injury or potential harm, which involves helping people to prepare and respond to emergency situation, including people with disabilities
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Cambrian College a00050951 BSN 2144: Nursing Practice Frances Carvalho & Jillian Smythe March 21, 2014 Clinical Case Study Assignment 2014 The purpose of this paper is to utilize the data collected in the Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns Assessment Tool (Appendix A). After data collection, it will be analyzed and a priority nursing diagnosis will be used to make a care plan (Appendix B). Patient X is an 82 year old male, who presented to the emergency department from his home at Extendicare
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To become an adult gerontology primary care nurse practitioner, (AGPCNP) a registered nurse must complete a graduate nursing program with a concentration in adult gerontology primary care from an institution that has been accredited by either the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). During this program, they must also complete a minimum of 500 hours of clinical practicum in settings that are relevant to adult primary care
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The purpose of health promotion in nursing is increase the knowledge of not only our patients but of the general public in prevention of diseases and increase in awareness of optimal health. The emergence of the computer age allows for more access to knowledge. The resources are endless. It is the job of the nurse to be as much up-to-date as possible. The General Theory implies that health nursing General Systems Theory supports community health nursing practices and primary prevention interventions
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Development of Nursing Timeline Lou Pardo NUR/513 July 18, 2014 Jeanine Maine Historical Development of Nursing Timeline History can be defined as a study of events that link the past to the present. It also examines how those events have continued to impact and influence events throughout time. The nursing profession is intricately tied to historical influences throughout the ages. Exploring and understanding the history of nursing allows one to achieve an appreciation the role nursing has played
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staff is asked to do more with less, but reminded to always “do” in an excellent way. I agree that excellence is mandatory, but is hard to do when the admission floor has 30 patients, 3 Registered Nurses, 1 Certified Nursing Assistant, and 1 Unit Coordinator. Meanwhile, the Emergency Department is full, with many waiting in the lobby; the Critical Care Unit is full, and only has one Registered Nurse scheduled for the upcoming 7a shift. Both, the administrator on call and the unit
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society did not express concerns on how an education was obtained. The baccalaureate nursing program is considered to be the beginning level of professional nursing. The nursing profession is often confusing mainly because of the various entry levels into the nursing field (Creasia & Reid, 2011 p 25). The ways it can be received are from a hospital diploma program, community college or four-year university. Nursing is a wonderful and humbling profession and it is often a self-disciplined one. No
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