and the first recorded in that particular region. The article for discussion titled “In the Race against Time Member States Must Increase Efforts to Stop Ebola Outbreak” illustrates the unpreparedness of the global community‚ inclusive of its international organizations‚ for the Ebola 2014 outbreak. ‘The Ebola outbreak is winning the race against attempts to contain it’‚ ‘Ebola got a head-start on us’ and ‘Time is our biggest enemy’ were some of the sentiments expressed by the head of the UN Mission
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abuse include relatives and family members‚ professional staff‚ paid care workers‚ friends and associates (Leuckenotte 2000). Nurses play an important role in protecting older people from abuse. Their roles include reporting the abuse‚ assessing the patient‚ ensuring there is a safety plan in place and assessing the frequency‚ severity and intent of abuse (Mauk 2006). Nurses need to be educated in abuse so they can clearly and quickly recognise the signs and symptoms of suspected abuse and begin to
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How would you describe your role in your clinical setting? The role of the Perianesthesia nurse manager is to oversee the personnel within the Perianesthesia department‚ work collaboratively with physicians and/and or other allied health practitioners as well as administration to ensure that departmental goals as well as institutional goals are attained. The manager needs to have a good working knowledge of the care standards for the department and ensure that these standards are being met. Do you
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Functions‚ Values‚ and Roles of the Nurse Practitioner Lisa Jones Indiana Wesleyan University I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the syllabus and the sections in the catalog relating to Indiana Wesleyans Honest/Cheating policy. By affixing this statement to the title page of my paper‚ I certify that I have not cheated or plagiarized in the process of completing this assignment. If it is found that cheating or plagiarism did take place in the writing of this paper
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ROLE OF NURSE IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH INTRODUCTION The trend in psychiatric care is shifting from that of inpatient hospitalization to a focus of outpatient care within the community. Community mental health services include all those activities in the community connected with mental health other than the institutional or hospitalized setting. The community approach focuses on the total population of defined geographical area rather than individual patient. Emphasis is mainly on preventive services
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multidisciplinary team leader role are a part of the overall care of the baby. According to Marquis and Huston (2015)‚ team nursing allows more autonomy for the nurse as they share responsibility and accountability in the unit. My unit operates smoothly with the nursing manager at the top of the chart. In descending order is the chain of command: charge nurse‚ who could also be a clinical lead‚ clinical lead‚ the nursing staff‚ and then the patient. The roles are clear and concise when the charge nurse is a clinical
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safe use of medicines to ensure patients get the maximum benefit they need‚ while at the at the same time minimising potential harm.’ (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) 2004). This essay will analyse the role and responsibility of the nurse in medicine management. It will then examine the complexities which arise when applying this clinical skill in the context of learning disability nursing in a medium secure forensic environment‚ before finally considering implications
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The Author will describe the nurses role and discuss individualised patient care based around legal and ethical frameworks that guide and govern nurses in their roles as healthcare professionals. A five stage process to nursing care is one framework use to deliver this care and consists of assessment‚ diagnosis‚ care planning‚ implementation and evaluation and is an on-going‚ continuous cycle that only ends when goals are achieved and homeostasis is restored‚ or reasonable expectations of health
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leadership. Directive style: My role as a charge nurse is to oversee our unit. I am responsible for keeping a high level of patient care‚ assessing nurses and serving as an educational resource for nurses. I am also ensuring that my directions and expectations are clearly understood by the staff members. More often than not‚ I do a lot of coaching to nurses to facilitate the flow of work. It’s true that we are achieving the completion of the task but there are times nurses seem to be less confident
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Death Investigations and the Role of the Forensic Nurse Death Investigations and the Role of the Forensic Nurse INTRODUCTION "Above all‚ realize that nursing care doesn ’t have to stop because a patient has expired. We can do so much more for people who suffered questionable deaths by focusing on forensics. Nurses can help families gain closure and assist law enforcement with their investigations because we have cared enough to maintain the integrity of the evidence." (Erricksen‚ 2008
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