documentation would require the involvement of an interdisciplinary team. This team would be comprised of several members, each with a specific job. The first member selected would be a Clinical Nurse Informaticist. This team member would be charged with giving valuable input on the software needed for nurses to properly care for and chart on their patients. With the knowledge of nursing practice and informatics, this team member would very valuable in bringing the two together in the most efficient
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publication from the American Nurses Association’s APRN Consensus Work Group and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing’s APRN Advisory Committee (2008), the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) is a graduate nurse who possesses national certification, advanced knowledge and skills, and who is prepared to responsibly assess, diagnose, and manage the patient’s ailments through the use of pharmacologic and other therapies. More specifically the role of the nurse practitioner (NP) is to provide
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This reflective account demonstrates an ability to critically reflect on experiences within my nurse training, particularly within my third and final year. The reflective model selected is Gibbs (1998) (appendix 1) which incorporates description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and an action plan which is divided into sections for ease of reading. All names have been changed in accordance with the NMC (2008a) guidelines regarding confidentiality. This piece includes reflections on my own
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Singapore Nursing Board Standards for Nursing Practice defines that Nurses/midwives have the professional responsibility and accountability to uphold Standard of care and to contribute to their dissemination, interpretation and development despite medical advances, social and demographic changes and an increasingly complex healthcare delivery system that challenge the ability of nurses to provide safe quality of care. Should nurses fail to uphold certain standards and by doing so cause harm or injury
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Ashley, I enjoyed reading your post and getting the perspective of an emergency room nurse. I can understand how tough it is to deal with the same patients coming in for the same reasons repeatedly. While I agree with you and I believe having limits and rules can help curb the problem of patients constantly arriving in the ER, I feel that there is a much bigger problem in that there are not enough treatment programs for the people suffering from addiction and abuse issues. According to the Journal
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(Physicians Billing Associates International, 2006). The article that I had read was about a woman who was a nurse and started to use the narcotic from the patient. It shows the process in which an administrator determines the course of action that will be taken. Also the context of workplace realities through an ethical analysis. This article was about a woman named Jackie that was a nurse and she was overwhelmed with her job. She tried talking to her husband but was convinced to continue working
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two teenage daughters and have been taking stock of what I have achieved and where my career may take me. Hence my partaking in this module to assist the journey I hope to pursue. I have been working in my current position as a band 5 registered nurse for 6 years since I completed a returned to nursing course in September 2005 facilitated by the trust where I am now employed on a full time basis. I have enclosed a current job description at Appendix 1 (attached). For the purpose of this study
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delivered and conceptualized. Since the invention of technology, healthcare practitioners have confidence in massively on the sense of touch, ability to perceive with eyes, hearing, and odor to detect changes and guide the convalescents status. Over time, nurses' separated spirits were replaced with automation designed to catch physical shifts in patient surroundings (Bell &Thornton, 2013, p.55). Despite the fact technology has been capable
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Gibbs Reflective Assignment On Non-Verbal Communication With A Patient With Demenita Introduction This assignment is a reflective account of my first experience when assisting a patient to eat lunch. For the purpose of this assignment I will refer to this patient as Mrs C to maintain confidentiality and comply with the NMC code (2008). It will discuss the importance of non-verbal communication when providing effective nursing care to the elderly. Description Thoughts and Feelings Evaluation
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The Scope of a Nurse Practitioner Tyler O. Pickens Chipola College BSN Program Abstract Advance practice nursing in the United States has evolved in to four main types of advanced practitioners: clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, nurse- mid –wife, and nurse- anesthetist. As healthcare delivery systems continue to change and develop, other roles may emerge to meet future needs. Each advanced role has a distinguishable scope of practice, but knowledge and skills overlap (Blais
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