discussion. Prior to commencing this appraisal the authors held the belief that the self-care model (Orem 2001) was too complex to be 28 LEARNING DISABILITY PRACTICE vol 7 no 4 May 2004 O rem’s self-care deficit nursing theory (Orem 2001) is widely used and accepted by nurses applied successfully to the needs of those with an intellectual disability. This initial view was potentially in response to its relative under use in intellectual disability settings in the UK and Ireland‚ together with negative
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Running head: SYSTEM OF INQUIRY PAPER System of Inquiry Paper Wendell A. Garcia University of Phoenix March 18‚ 2008 American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics for Nurses Ethics is an integral part of the foundation of nursing. Nursing has a distinguished history of concern for the welfare of the sick‚ injured‚ and vulnerable and for social justice. This concern is embodied in the provision of nursing care to individuals and the community. Nursing encompasses the prevention of
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that are implicated with nursing. I have always aspired to be a nurse‚ to be part of those who help vulnerable people and make a difference to their lives. When I was younger‚ I was always interested in playing doctors and nurses with my friends‚ which included getting miniature nursing kits and trying to treat and cure the falsely ill patients. I was always the one to help my mother look after my grandmother when she was ill before she passed away. This made me aware of the holistic needs of the elderly
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3 Reference Coffman‚ J. M.‚ Seago‚ J. A.‚ & Spetz‚ J. (2002). Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in acute care hospitals in California. Health Affairs‚ 21(5)‚ 53-64. Retrieved from http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/21/5/53.full.html In the article‚ Coffman‚ Seago‚ and Spetz (2002) questioned that mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios could eventually help to improve outcomes and conditions of both nurses and patients in acute care hospitals in California. They found that mandatory
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Medical errors or mistakes may be harmful to a patient’s life‚ costly‚ and sometimes irreversible. Moreover‚ shift work‚ night work and long work hours are very common among health care workers (2). Burnout is a mental condition defined as the body’s response to the failure of the coping strategies that individuals typically utilize to manage stress at work (1). It is a combination of emotional exhaustion‚ physical fatigue‚ and cognitive weariness. Burnout is defined as a state of physical‚ emotional
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they are sick? Many people think that the doctors take care of the patients their whole stay but that is not true‚ behind the scenes the nurse practitioners take care of the patients. Nurse practitioners have a very difficult job and many hard duties to complete while they are taking care of many sick patients in the hospital. The education of becoming a nurse practitioner is a very long and difficult process. The first thing the student must accomplish is to graduate high school and get a diploma
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Approach states: “ The APN role that has shown the most significant growth is the NP. The number of RNs educated as NPs increased by 43.5% between 2000 and 2004 and more than doubled from 1996 to 2004.” Nurse Practitioners are growing increasingly popular in the hospital scene for a number of reasons. A Nurse Practitioner‚ commonly known as an NP‚ has the ability to prescribe
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Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are registered nurses who work with a physician as either a specialty care providers or a primary care provider. They work side by side with other healthcare providers and their main focus is to provide an atmosphere of family oriented care. The family nurse practitioner’s (FNP) can assess‚ diagnose‚ perform different exams‚ and also prescribe medications to patient of all ages from infant to the elderly. The FNPs also play an important role in educating
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Chemically- Impaired Nurses Jaime Littles Christina Mazzeo Sociology 101 Research Paper When deciding to enter the stressful and demanding field of nursing‚ I asked myself how will I physically‚ mentally‚ and emotionally deal with the demands of the profession? It takes a lot of long hours‚ knowledge of procedures and practices‚ and devotion to patients and their families. So how do nurses deal with the demands of their job? It has surprised me that in researching the profession
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Pediatric Oncology Nurse Have you ever had a nurse help you that is even better than the Call of Duty? Pediatric oncology nurses are there to help the ones that are fighting cancer and help them get treatment to fight it. Most patients are under 18‚ although some could be up to 21. The patients that pediatric oncology nurses work with are usually fighting some form of cancer or in remission. By being a nurse for kids‚ you have to be prepared to interact with the patient’s parents or guardian. With
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