Running head: THE GROWING SPECIALTY OF FAMILY NURSING The Growing Specialty of Family Nursing Stephanie Hursey University of Phoenix Concepts of Family Nursing Theory NUR 464 Mrs. Janice Hess Jan 20‚ 2007 The Growing Specialty of Family Nursing The family’s health has become an important focus on health care today. Nursing research has transitioned from client centered care to viewing the client within the context of the family. Changing family dynamics and functions have made
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has affected change for most individuals. As nursing evolves it Is essential to incorporate technology into all aspects of nursing. Paper charting in most places is transitioning into electronic medical records. Ineligible physician orders are being replaced largely by computer entries. Education in nursing has developed from teaching patients verbally and handing them literature to showing them on-line resources . An important part of nursing is teaching and educating our patients. Patients
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Running head: NURSING INFORMATICS Nursing Informatics Jeannette Magbutay‚ RN Western Governors University Author’s Note: This paper was prepared for Nursing Informatics taught by Professor Mary Sizemore NURSING INFORMATICS 2 Nursing Informatics Before a healthcare provider sees a patient‚ they need to know the patient’s medical background. The providers need to see the patient’s laboratory results‚ medications‚ previous illnesses‚ and any prior surgical procedures. Researching
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Running Header: HOLISTIC NURSING Holistic Nursing A holistic nurse is a nurse who recognizes and integrates body-mind-emotion-spirit-environment principles and modalities in daily life and clinical practice‚ creates a caring healing space within his or herself that allows the nurse to be an instrument of healing" (Dossey & Keegan‚ 2008‚ p49). A holistic nurse will assist the patient and family during the recovery from illness or transition to death. A holistic nurse will provide a peaceful
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Geriatric Nursing Paper Geriatric Nursing Paper The student was able to spend four hours during two different occasions with Thelma (alias) at her home. Thelma was a 72 year old female. She had many medical diagnoses’s‚ some of which include: osteoarthritis‚ diabetes‚ hyponatremia‚ and hearing loss. The student was lucky enough to perform an assessment of Thelma’s functional‚ environmental and psychosocial status during an interview type of process. The tools that were used to perform theses
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to be the ruling document. If you are unable to view the course syllabus in its entirety. Please print in “landscape” view. Thanks Course Description This course focuses on the professional role and discipline of nursing. Students will examine the image of nursing and develop strategies for improvement. Standards of professional practice will be discussed in relation to the profession‚ role‚ and value behavior. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding
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Nursing has become a harder profession to get into. It is one of the most rewarding professions out there in the world. A patient wants to be reassured that the person taking care of them knows what they are talking about‚ and know what to do when the time comes. Nursing is more than just helping people get better. It is a livelihood that a registered nurse can be proud of achieving. The nursing field is bigger than most know about. There are hospital nurses‚ there are nursing home nurses
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instead of using surgical clippers. Nursing Strategies for preoperative hair removal: Goal: Use of surgical clippers
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Stress Paper Steven Smith Saint Xavier University Stress Paper The main stressors in my life are school‚ and disturbed sleep pattern related to stress and hectic workload. Some common coping mechanisms to relief the stress that I researched and found to be effective‚ were‚ deep breathing‚ yoga‚ proper nutrition‚ and time management. These are just a few of the many stress coping mechanisms that I researched and thought they fit best with my active lifestyle‚ and interests
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dictionary‚ the term advocacy is derived from the legal definition of advocate‚ which is defined as “a person who assists‚ defends‚ pleads‚ or prosecutes for another.” This legal definition is the springboard for the larger definition of nursing advocacy. Nursing advocacy has multiple roles such as communicating with‚ informing‚ and educating patients‚ protecting patients‚ speaking out for patients and building relationships (Hanks‚ 2013). It is common knowledge that wealthier patients have more support
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