A Brief History of the Nursing Home Today‚ there are approximately 16‚100 nursing homes in the U.S. with approximately 1.5 million residents (www.cdc.gov). However historically‚ the sick‚ disabled‚ and aged were cared for at home by family members. Changes in technology and social changes have created a shift in how we care for our elderly and disabled‚ and there is evolution in geriatric care that continues today (Morris‚ 1995). Nurses have had a huge role in revolutionizing the care for our
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Pediatric Palliative Care: Nursing Needs and Role In modern society‚ children are expected to outlive their parents. However‚ for children living with life-threatening or terminal illnesses‚ palliative care is an approach to care that enhances quality of life for both the child and the grieving parents. Pediatric palliative care is an area of patient care that can be one of the most emotionally challenging areas of practice. The nurse’s role in caring and supporting children and their families
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University of Phoenix Material History of Nursing Research Worksheet There have been many influential publications‚ agencies‚ and people in the field of nursing research. Write 1–3 sentences in each cell of the table below to describe the importance‚ goal‚ or influence of each item. Publications First publication date and importance: Nursing Research First published: 1952 Importance: This journal was the ANA’s first official journal for reporting nursing and health research. It is a highly respected
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List and describe the points of referral to meet the needs of the learners. Planning • I would ensure the course documents take into consideration the individual needs of the learner. E.g. Initial Assessment‚ Scheme of work‚ ILP and APL • Provide a suitable learning environment conducive to learning with regards to layout and accessibility. • I would include varied styles of learning throughout the teaching. • Ensure the booking form has sections included to highlight any special needs.
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Electronic Nursing Documentation as a Strategy to Improve Quality of Patient Care Nursing documentation is of utmost importance to nurses in the delivery of quality patient care. Prior to the advent of electronic nursing documentation‚ nurses used the paper based system to document patients’ information. Electronic nursing documentation brought with it some benefits ranging from easy retrieval of patients’ information using the copy-and-paste feature (which allows nurses to copy previously documented
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List and describe the points of referral to meet the needs of the learners. By Wayne Phillips City and Guilds: PTLLS Level 3 Theory Question Assessment 6 Group A Glenn Evans 16 April 2012 List and describe the points of referral to meet the needs of the learners. Planning • I would ensure the course documents take into consideration the individual needs of the learner. E.g. Initial Assessment‚ Scheme of work‚ ILP
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Cultural Awareness: Nursing Care of Iraqi Patients” is an article explaining cultural differences that are broadly scattered affecting military nurses care for Iraqi patients. Shortly after this issue developed‚ a study was constructed in means to find barriers between Iraqi patients and their nurses. By utilizing topical examination strategies‚ the data was analyzed and results showed significant cultural variations in communication‚ diet‚ and reference to orientation and dependency. Furthermore
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introduction The issue of the nursing shortage is not a new one. In the last decade the media has mentioned the nursing shortage and other problems faced by the nursing workforce. The article chosen for this paper is titled “Influx of out-of-region patients exacerbates nursing shortage” and it is found in volume 32 of Crain’s Cleveland Business magazine (Magaw‚ 2011). The purpose of this paper is to mention the issues in the article and compare them to the nursing trends discussed in the literature
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and populations. A targeted research of the published literature demonstrates that disparities in access to care account for the key obstacle towards due access to appropriate care to all. There is a number of ways to consider disparities; the first approach distinguishes between inequality and inequity in access to health care. While inequity is often caused by obstacles on the individual
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1. Describe the three medical uses for drugs and give examples. (2 points) The three medical uses for drugs include to prevent disease‚ diagnose disease‚ and to treat signs‚ symptoms‚ conditions‚ and diseases. Examples could include‚ preventive use(prophylaxis) diagnostic use(radiopaque)‚ and therapeutic use(antibiotic drugs) 2. Give the meaning of and describe the linguistic origin of the symbol Rx. (2 points) 3. Give the name of a medication in current usage that originated from the natural
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