Communication in nursing To listen to another person is the most caring act of all. Listening and attending are by far the most important aspect of being a nurse (Burnard 1992). One of the basics of good nursing is good communication skills with patients. Being unable to communicate well with a patient immediately can destroy the nurse/patient relationship and therefore the patient may not trust the nurse (Anon 2007). The purpose of this essay is the realise the importance of communication in nursing. Without
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Vietnamese and how this impacts on the health behaviours that need to be considered for this patient. It will describe the effects of paracetamol on the health of the patient and what effect this substance has on the body. Finally is the appropriate nursing management for this patient and the discharge plan applicable to the patient. Theoretical principles for analysis of case study Erickson’s Development Theory is the one that most suits my case study of Phuong Thi. Erickson’s theory is based on
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Intelligence and Achievement Assessments Walden University Assessment in Counseling and Education Coun 6360-4 February 03‚ 2011 Intelligence and Achievement Assessments The General Education Development tests (GED) is a series of tests first created in 1942 to aid veterans of World War II (GED Testing Service [GEDTS]‚ 2009). Since then the GED has been used to aid people who do not complete high school achieve certification of high school knowledge and skill proficiency (GEDTS‚ 2009). The
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Family Assessment a) Family form A definition of family: “A family is two or more persons who are joined together by bonds of sharing and emotional closeness and who identify themselves as being part of a family.” Friedman (1997) The Jordan’s are a nuclear family. The family members include husband‚ wife and three children. Dad is forty four years old‚ Mom is forty one years old and the three boys are seven‚ nine and eleven. The children are all in school‚ the parents help the seven year
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This essay is going describe the skills that student nurses need to demonstrate to show that they have a clear understanding of good nursing practice. This essay will focus on four inter-related skills that complement each other in achieving goals (Barker 2007). The goal that these nursing skills seek to achieve is good nursing practice as according to Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC 2008) mission of protecting the health and welfare of the public. NMC is the National Regulatory body that
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Holistic Development The First Month Physical Development The baby lies on their back. Head will turn towards light and noise. Hands are closed tightly. Gazes attentively at face‚ particular when being fed or talked to. Intellectual Development Touch: From begging babies feel pain? The baby’s face‚ abdomen‚ hands and the soles of their feet are also very sensitive to touch. The Baby gives a ‘startle’ response if they are move suddenly. Sound: Even a newborn baby will turn to a sound
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This assignment is a reflective account of events that arose for a nursing student during their first clinical placement in a community hospital. A brief definition of reflection will be given‚ with emphasis placed on communication. This reflection has been chosen to highlight the need for nurses to have therapeutic communication skills‚ to provide holistic care for those diagnosed with dysphasia or speech loss and the scope of learning opportunities it has provided
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education. This holds true especially for the nurse educator who works within the ever-changing prism of healthcare today. The purpose of this philosophy paper is for the writer to reflect and analyze their personal philosophy of teaching in the nursing educator role. Key elements of the paper will include the following: nurse educator role in creating a learner-centered environment‚ expected competencies of nurse educators‚ preferred teaching style‚ selection and incorporation of learning theory
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The nurse is performing her admission assessment of a patient. When grading arterial pulses‚ a 1+ pulse indicates: Above normal perfusion. Absent perfusion. Normal perfusion. Diminished perfusion. Murmurs that indicate heart disease are often accompanied by other symptoms such as: Dyspnea on exertion. Subcutaneous emphysema. Thoracic petechiae. Periorbital edema. Which pregnancy-related physiologic change would place the patient with a history of cardiac disease at the greatest risk of
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Delegation: An analysis of delegation to unlicensed personal Cheryl R. Klinkner Ferris State University Abstract This paper will present an analysis on nursing delegation to unlicensed assistive personal (UAP) within the healthcare setting. Delegation is a responsibility nurses are expected to do in order to coordinate safe and timely care for their patients. With the increase in patients loads‚ increase in acuity of patients and an increase in shortage of nurses; there also comes
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