INTRODUCTION Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) refers to a complex series of rare but well-studied enzymatic errors of metabolism with deficient levels of different enzymes involved in the synthesis of cortisol (hydrocortisone). CAH comprises a group of disorders resulting from defective synthesis of adrenal corticosteroids. Lack of glucocorticoids‚ especially cortisol‚ causes various kinds of metabolic problems. The response to low levels of cortisol is increased production of corticotropin
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“Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages‚ families‚ groups and communities‚ sick or well and in all settings. The role of a nurse includes the promotion of health‚ prevention of illness‚ policy and education.” (Lankshear‚ S.‚ Personal Communication. 2015.) But a nurses’ most important job is to provide compassionate‚ and ethically- sound care to every client that comes into their wake while keeping a calming demeanor. This demeanor is known as mindfulness
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became familiar with some medicines and their therapeutic effects. My parents did not have the financial capability to send us all to school‚ so I decided to sacrifices my early school days to look after my younger ones. I have been interested in the nursing profession since I was a child‚ but due to my parent’s financial hardship‚ I was unable to achieve the necessary qualification at school. But as soon as I had finished my secondary school level education‚ I opted to take a different career part in
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Management and Organisation Semester 2‚ 2007 Summary Reflective Overview Andress Hamenda (u4330344) Word Count: 4‚267 words Summary Reflective Overview (Week 1 to 13) By Andress Hamenda (u4330344) This is the end of our Management and Organisations class in 2007. We have accomplished the business report for the community project. We have evaluated our friends’ performance during the semester. We have also submitted all of our reflective learning journals. Others probably may think that
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Practice of Professional Nursing Leadership Theories Nursing 4365 July 21‚ 2014 Vicki Hartin‚ Phd(c)‚ RN‚ CNE West Texas A & M University The Theory of Leadership Leadership is defined by Yoder-Wise (2011) as the process by which one uses personal traits to effectively and ethically lead patients‚ families and staff to accomplish clinical and organizational outcomes. Theory is defined by nursing-theory.org (2013) as a belief‚ policy or procedure that is followed to accomplish
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Self Reflective Report Contents Introduction 2 Definition of Self-Reflection 2 Research Findings 3 Delivery of Debate‚ Strengths and Weaknesses
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RUP1 Project Nursing is a profession in which professionalism and high moral character go hand in hand. Nurses have access to very important information and care for patients during critical times in their lives. Because of the nature of work that a nurse does‚ they must always maintain professionalism to ensure that their patients have the upmost trust in them. A. Functional Differences In order to become a registered nurse‚ one must pass nursing school and then go on to pass a test given
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ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATIONS: REFLECTIVE WRITING At the beginning of the task no one took the initiative of introducing themselves. Our initial concern was getting started on the jacket. This seemed to be of more importance to everyone. This could be viewed as unsociable‚ but on reflection‚ previous to this task we all took part in an ice-breaker session‚ whereby we had to introduce our selves by name‚ followed by a descriptive word‚ this meant we were already acquainted with one another‚ so concentrating
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Specific Examples of Transformational Leadership in Nursing Practice As a transformational leader‚ I will act as a mentor‚ take the calculated risk‚ make sound judgment and decisions‚ share vision and collect ideas‚ lead and inspire other nurses. For instance‚ for harsh patient‚ the transformational leader must show how to communicate with respect to also gain their respect. As a transformational leader‚ I will improve the communication process using different tools of communication to emphasize
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different. Their levels of professional accountability are not different. Professional nursing is based on altruism‚ integrity‚ accountability and social justice. Judgments and practice that are based with those ethical values will always be in the best interest of the patient‚ no matter what the professional
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