The speciality surgical nurse plays a crucial role in communication and the inter-professional team. The role of a surgical nurse has rapidly developed into a speciality type of nursing. Medical advances in technology continue to expand and develop for surgical nurses and patients undergoing different types of surgery such as palliative‚ exploratory‚ emergency and elective surgery. A surgical nurse is required to have a high level of critical thinking skills‚ ability to multi task‚ an extensive knowledge
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care‚ employment‚ residential care facilities‚ community care facilities‚ outpatient care centers‚ federal‚ state‚ and local government agencies. License practical nurse obtain more than a CNA (Certified nurse assistance). To become a CNA‚ you will need to take a class. The classes to receive certification will take 8 and 16 weeks to complete. These classes also range from $500 to $1‚000 depending on where your obtaining it. With both Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and Certified Nursing Assistant
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This essay focuses on the nursing care received by a patient during practice placement in the community. The rationale for choosing this patient is because the author participated fully in providing care needs for this particular patient. A good nurse and patient relationship was developed which enabled the author to feel confident and at ease whiles providing care. The author learnt and developed new skills‚ which will be essential for future clinical practice. There will be a brief account of
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Managing Role Stress and Role Strain Heather D. Navaroli Notre Dame College 2 Role Stress is the number one reason nurses leave the nursing field (Chang‚ Hancock‚ Johnson‚ Daly‚ & Jackson‚ 2005). Role Stress happens when you find yourself experiencing things that you did not expect to happen to you as a nurse. It is the difference your perception of a role versus the reality of your role. You might first experience this as a new grad Nurse without confidence‚ facing unrealistic
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The role of nurses in the management of Obesity The case study provided regarding diet and weight management has led me to explore the role of a nurse specifically during the management of obesity. The investigation aims to determine how a nurse can intervene and control obesity. The research generally looks at the role of the nurse in managing a patient that is clinically classed as obese. Obesity is calculated using BMI measurements (appendix 1). Limitations to this investigation from a personal
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The nurses primary roles of promoting health‚ preventing illness‚ restoring health and alleviating suffering places the nurse in a position to always remain an advocate for their patient. A scenario has been created in which a terminally ill patient has asked the doctor about alternative healthcare treatment options. The doctor in this case dismisses them as "quack" practices. What role does the nurse play in this situation? “When the patient’s wishes are in conflict with others‚ the nurse seeks
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where the patient and the nurse communicate directly through audios or videos. It was developed in the 1970’s to curb the professional nurse shortage. Telenursing seeks to monitor a patient while at home‚ therefore preventing admission and readmission of a patient in a health facility. The telehealth equipment used to monitor the patient give out the patient health progress thus determining the status of their health. Telenursing has helped patients get the love and care they require from their
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and provide an evidence-based plan of care for the individual. The purpose of care planning is to show a logical and systematic flow of ideas through from the initial assessment to the final evaluation (Mooney and O’Brien‚ 2006). The nursing model that will be incorporated in this care plan will be the Roper‚ Logan and Tierney’s model (2000). This model was chosen because is it extremely prevalent in the United Kingdom and is the most widely used model familiar to nurses. The model of nursing specifies
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Implication Health workers like nurses have the responsibility to provide health services to patients. By doing so‚ nurses are expected to contribute to the preservation of health‚ and thus save the lives of their patients. Health workers like nurses are tasked to save the lives of their patients‚ however‚ as lifestyles are rapidly changing‚ there are instances in which health workers have to deal with cases which involve life taking like abortion. In this regards‚ nurses could not avoid from entering
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Comparison of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners and Acute Care Nurse Practitioners Advanced practice nurses are nurses who have a masters or doctorate level education Buppert‚ 2009). They can be divided into four groups: nurse midwives‚ nurse anesthetists‚ clinical nurse specialists‚ and nurse practitioners (Buppert‚ 2009). Nurse practitioners can be further divided into two more specific groups‚ primary care nurse practitioners and acute care nurse practitioners (Arizona State Board of Nursing‚ 2009b)
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