A biographer’s job is to write an account of someone’s life. A historian’s job is to mobilize information to make arguments about the past. Historian Linda Colley combines both to show “a life in the world and a world in a life.” She uses the story of Elizabeth Marsh, who was born on August 20, 1735 in Portsmouth Harbor on the coast of England. She was born the daughter of Milbourne Marsh, a carpenter, and Elizabeth Evans, who may have been black or mulatto. She also had two younger brothers named
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track. When I originally made the decision to become a nurse, I wasn't certain where my career would win me. Now I can say with confidence that the opportunities in nursing are limitless. Who would not aspire to have a privilege of becoming your own boss? This would include those in nursing career. New technology will pilot us to live out in ways I have not yet imagined. Technology is a key factor in future employment trends for nurses. Nurse entrepreneurs who utilize technology to generate new
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| B. Is putting at risk the health of humanity and planet Correct | C. Exists only in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia | D. Exists only in Australasia and South America | Rationale: An increasingly severe global nursing shortage pressures nurses everywhere, putting at risk the health of everyone on the planet. 4 ) The Nightingale letter collection in British and Wellcome Institute libraries totals: A. 5,000 letters | B. 35,000 letters | C. 14,000 letters Correct | D. 7,500 letters
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KRISANTA CAMILLE LAZARO LACDO-O RN Tabuc, Pontevedra Capiz Mobile No. 09462426679 E-mail Address: krisantacamillelacdoo@hotmail.com CAREER OBJECTIVE To develop nursing career in an environment that offers tremendous potential for professional growth and achievement; exploring opportunities offered with impactful challenges utilizing my experience, skills and passion. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION * July 2011 PNLE Passer with rating of 80.6% * Excellent communication skills (English
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783.7860 It was 10 PM and Barbara Norris, nurse manager for the large General Surgery Unit (GSU) at Eastern Massachusetts University Hospital (EMU) sat down at her desk to catch her breath. She had been on the unit since 6:30 AM but planned to stay for another two hours to help with the transition from the second to third shift and the orientation of two registered nurses (RN) from the float pool. It had been one month since she had assumed the nurse manager role for the troubled unit. During this
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are influenced by culture, race, religion, and family. Values involve thought, knowledge, and emotion; and vary between one another. With this in mind, it can be difficult to when making an ethical decision. Everyone’s values differ, therefore the nurse needs to be open-minded and not base their decision on their own beliefs and values. In the case study for the six caps, personal values do interfere with ethical decision making. Marian, a 79 year old with a hemorrhagic stroke who needs to have
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What nursing means to me My philosophy of nursing comes directly from my desire to help people. I want to be a nurse because I enjoy being around people in their times of need and I get internal satisfaction by serving those that need help. I remember when I did some volunteer work for a hospital and that is when I realized my passion for nursing. I believe that the cure for many of the people's ailments is not just in medicine, it is in the care that they receive as patients in hospitals and
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potential to affect how nurses perform in profound ways. As the integration of technology and informatics, takes hold in healthcare settings nurses can help use their knowledge of the nursing process to develop a strategic plan to best incorporate this emerging technology. The goal of this paper is to compare the nursing process and the strategic planning process, as well as nurses’ role in both processes. Comparison “The nursing process is a scientific method used by nurses to ensure the quality
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reduce the strain on limited resources and give value for money. Within the community care district nurses are vital, there role is autonomous, unique and varied. Furthermore there expert theory, skills, and knowledge of self and practice adds to their advanced interpersonal communication skills to assess clients with increasing complex needs (Blazor et al 2008). Communication is the cornerstone of the nurse patient therapeutic relationship and is the essence of good care (Stein-Parbury, 2009). Within
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Institute of Medicine’s Recommendation 7 NS4P2 April 29th, Spring 2014 Instructor: Table of Contents Title Page.........................................................................................................................1 Introduction......................................................................................................................3 IOM Recommendation Seven...................................
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