apart. A family is linked by blood, marriage, adoption or commitment to care for one another and achieve their expected part. Nurses finish a holistic nursing assessment of individual, family and community requirements. By using evidence-based context, such as Gordon’s functional health pattern assessment, will help nurses provide a broad nursing assessment of the patient. Nurses can ask eleven family focused questions which offer an outline of the individual’s health eminence and health practices
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this patient for my reflective essay because of the insight that my interaction with her gave me. In my encounter with Mrs. X, I had to administer medication on her by intramuscular depot (Injection). I decided to reflect upon this patient and the nursing procedure carried out on her because it was my first time to administer an injection on a patient. To assist me in the process of reflection, I will be comparing different theories of reflection and I will choose the one that is suitable and applicable
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tool to utilize to develop health care plans for the individual family. There are many cultural beliefs and values shared by family members that influence their health perception. Gordon’s functional health assessment is used for a comprehensive nursing data base collection of the family unit using both subjective and objective data. Gordon’s functional health assessment is a holistic approach describing the individual’s biopsychosocial-spiritual, interrelated behaviors in 11 different areas in a
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Falls Every patient that enters the hospital is required to have a fall assessment on the admission, and if the staff feels a patient's status has changed, it is completed again. The fall assessment template addresses cognitive status, hearing and vision issues, and gait and balance problems. Other information collected is his or her ability to use assistive devices such as canes, walkers, and crutches. Other information gathered is a medication list, a history of falls, and medical conditions such
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of healthy development: physical development, social-emotional development, approaches to learning, language, and cognitive development (USDHHS, 2011c). As children present to the primary care office for schoolentry physicals, they should have both vision and hearing screening tests performed. A comprehensive history should be conducted to screen for any developmental, emotional, and behavioral problems. A complete physical examination should be performed to ensure that the child is
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and I realize that it has serious implications for the patients. Venipuncture, an introduction of a needle into a vein to obtain a blood sample for hematological, biochemical or bacteriological analysis, is one of the most invasive procedures in nursing (Lavery & Ingram, 2005). The fact that a sharp instrument is being introduced into a vein also means that there are serious implication for the health and safety of the nurse and the patient. Recently I had a patient who explained that she was “scared
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pattern and includes 11 systematic principles for the gathering of data about the family and helps the nurse develop nursing diagnosis and appropriate preventive interventions in family health promotion. By applying the Gordon’s functional health patterns, the author will summarize the results of each health pattern developed and the appropriate diagnosis for each of the family based nursing assessment. Alongside web-based resources, this paper will also discuss diverse health promotion strategies that
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| Employability Skills | | [Date] | [Course title] | | | Employability Skills | | [Date] | [Course title] | | Table of Contents Introduction 2 Task 01: Self-Appraisal Form 3 Key Responsibilities at Work 1.1 3 Performance Objectives at Work 1.2 4 Recommendations for Own Improvement 1.3 5 Effective Motivational Techniques at Work 1.4 5 Communication Skills Needed at Work 2.2 6 Task 02: Continuous Professional Development 8 Solutions to Problem 2.1 8 Evaluating
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Dean Whitehead Dean Whitehead is Lecturer, Faculty of Health, School of Nursing, University of Hull, East Riding Campus, Hull art of the ongoing process of National Health Service (NHS) reforms involves bringing about fundamental change in the way that primary health care is delivered in the UK (Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS), 1987; Department of Health (DoH), 1989a, 1996; Standing Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee (SNMAC), 1995). A considerable amount of discursive
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Journal of Transcultural Nursing http://tcn.sagepub.com/ Standards of Practice for Culturally Competent Nursing Care : 2011 Update Marilyn K. Douglas, Joan Uhl Pierce, Marlene Rosenkoetter, Dula Pacquiao, Lynn Clark Callister, Marianne Hattar-Pollara, Jana Lauderdale, Jeri Milstead, Deena Nardi and Larry Purnell J Transcult Nurs 2011 22: 317 DOI: 10.1177/1043659611412965 The online version of this article can be found at: http://tcn.sagepub.com/content/22/4/317 Published by: http://www
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