to the RSL War Veterans Retirement Village, in particular the ‘Clinical Role’ I witnessed, and the communication I observed between the Health Practitioner and the residents. Upon arrival at the Village we were given a chart detailing the “conceptual model for registered nurse practice in contemporary aged care environments” as used by the Veterans Village and I immediately realised that the role of Registered Nurse within an aged care facility is multi-faceted. My Grandma lives in an elderly
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applications, bringing crucial clinical, informatics, and technical knowledge to bear on the process. The conceptual basis of nursing informatics joins nursing science, computer science, and information science to improve nursing practice by communicating and managing data, information, knowledge, and wisdom" (Rojas, 2014, p. 215). With valuable information regarding practices and work flows from a nursing standpoint, the informatics nurse specialist in many regards acts as a liaison between users of data
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Perception of Patient Rounding by K. Neville, K. Lake, D. LeMunyon, D. Paul, K. Whitmore Introduction to Nursing Research February 19, 2012 Research Critique: Nurses’ Perception of Patient Rounding by K. Neville, K. Lake, D. LeMunyon, D. Paul, K. Whitmore Hourly rounding may be described as the purposeful checking of assigned patients at regular intervals. When rounding on patients, nursing staff do so with the intent of checking the “4P’s”- pain, position, potty (the need to toilet), and proximity
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the elderly. There are many groups of people that fit the “vulnerable population” category, to include: mentally disabled, socioeconomically disadvantaged, those with physical limitations, children, and the elderly population. Nursing theories should coincide with nursing care. Orem’s self-care deficit theory supports the elderly population. Peplau’s interpersonal theory supports those that suffer with mental illnesses. When I think of a vulnerable population, many population groups come to mind
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TITLE: “Effects of Cramming on the Academic Performance of Level II, III and IV MSU-CHS Students, 1st Semester 2011-2012” CHAPTER I The Problem and Its Scope Background of the Study Student life is indeed a combination of learning, pleasure, and activities accompanied with hectic schedule of classes with several lectures, studying, and of course, examinations. As students, it prime is their obligation and responsibility to do their part in making good, especially in terms of taking examinations
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provide an overview on the background of three types of RN nursing degrees available to nursing students. The first baccalaureate nursing program was established in 1909 at the University of Minnesota and until the mid-1950’s was a five year program. The first diploma program in the United States was established in 1873, at Massachusetts General Hospital and was a 4-month hospital-based program. It was intended to emulate Florence Nightingale’s model that she established in London in 1860. Designed by Mildred
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Gloria Krahn Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics NRS-430V-0130 September 22, 2013 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The impact of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), (2010) report on transforming education, nursing practice, and the role of nurses in leadership is to benefit the advancement of nursing, but has some key factors needing to be addressed in order to transform the future of nursing. There are barriers to change
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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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COMPETENCY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADN AND BSN LEVEL OF NURSING Competency difference between ADN and BSN level of Nursing Presented to Professor Mandy Sheriff By Marlene Holmes Grand Canyon University: NRS-430-102 November 4, 2012 Competency difference between ADN and BSN level of Nursing This paper will look at the competencies between the Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN), and the Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) as it relates to the educational requirements
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Research Critique 1 Running Head: CRITIQUE OF A NURSING RESEARCH STUDY Critique of a Nursing Research Study Research Critique 2 Critique of a Nursing Research Study The nursing research study, A comparative study of uncertainty, optimism and anxiety in patients receiving their first implantable defibrillator for primary or secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. Is a research project where the problem being addressed is, "To determine if patients receiving their first Implantable
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