Consumer Health Informatics: Is Every Patient Ready to be Wired? Carrie Taylor‚ RN NUR 312A Nursing Informatics 20 September 2012 In healthcare today‚ great strides have been made to create technology that can aid patients and family members‚ as well as‚ the public at large in gathering health information‚ making personal health decisions and taking control of their options. As healthcare providers‚ it can be easy to believe that we should want the best for every patient‚ but the question
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Nursing and Technology In his textbook‚ Medical Sociology‚ 12th edition‚ Dr. William Cockerham (2007)‚ a medical sociologist at the University of Alabama‚ Birmingham‚ describes nurses as being ultimately responsible for the nature and quality of all nursing care patients receive during their stay in a medical setting. According to Cockerham (2007)‚ they also are responsible for following the instructions of physicians in order to ensure the best plan of action is implemented to better serve the
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Nursing as an Entity Casey Berling‚ BSN Student Eastern Kentucky University NSC 252 Intro to Professional Nursing Department of Baccalaureate & Graduate Nursing‚ College of Health Sciences October 31‚ 2012 If the question was asked‚ “What is your definition of nursing‚” to the thousands of nurses in the world today‚ there would be one word that would unite them all‚ and that is the word care. Nursing strives to be a very unique profession where selfishness‚ and self-serving
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THE UNIVERSTIY OF THE WEST INDIES FACULATY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES U.W.I SCHOOL OF NURSING MONA In Collaboration with BROWN TOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOOL OF NURSING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING YEAR 3 SEMESTER 3- 2012 COURSE TITLE: SENIOR NURSING ELECTIVE WITH STUDY SEMINAR COURSE CODE: NURS 3039 NE39A SUBMITTED TO: A. Bell SUBMITTED BY: 620004024 DATE SUBMITTED: June 22‚ 2012. BACKGROUND Selection and description of the problem
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Patient is a 52-year-old male nursing assistant who sustained an injury while he was repositioning a patient when he heard cracking sound and felt pain and burning in his low back. He is status post anterior retroperitoneal exposure of the L5-S1 space with mobilization of the bilateral iliac vein and artery on 10/02/12. Per OMNI‚ he was declared MMI on 09/18/13. Based on the progress report dated 03/02/16‚ the patient reports increased pain for about a week. He rates the pain 5/10 with medications and
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of the information and knowledge gained‚ by suggesting how these skills will be applied to the student nurses future practice. Disease management improves the quality of a patient’s lifestyle and activities of daily living‚ through education and nursing intervention on their condition‚ empowering them to take a more significant role in their own care. It considers all additional factors to the actual medicinal treatment for the disease‚ providing a holistic approach. It is therefore imperative that
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Lean Six Sigma: The Pursuit of a Perfect Emergency Department Brandon D’Aloiso (bdd31@pitt.edu)‚ Seth Young (say19@pitt.edu) Abstract— This paper will focus on the use of the Lean Six Sigma principles in an emergency room setting. The current level of efficiency of emergency rooms will be examined and we will discuss the ways in which Lean Six Sigma principles can be implemented. Ways to lower infection rates and still keep wait times down will also be explored. Six Sigma methodologies are
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Obtaining a Bachelor ’s Degree in Nursing Southwestern College Abstract This paper explores my reasons for obtaining a Bachelor ’s Degree in Nursing. I believe the BSN should be the minimum requirement for the professional nurse. The BSN is the gateway to advancing the nursing career‚ but is also prepares one for the newest opportunities in nursing outside of the hospital. Obtaining a Bachelor ’s Degree in Nursing. Currently ‚ there are three types of Registered nurses: the diploma
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fumes; irritants that can be inhaled‚ ingested‚ or contacted through the skin; noise‚ light‚ motion‚ and any objects or substances one may encounter in the home‚ schools‚ or workplaces‚ or while shopping‚ traveling‚ or carrying out normal activities. Nursing Process Step: Data Collection (Assessment) Cognitive Level: Evaluation Category: Health Promotion and Maintenance Sub Category: None When giving an inhaled medication‚ auscultate the lungs for adventitious sounds and measure the oxygen saturation
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the subject. As I looked into the products I asked myself some questions before selecting a product. Namely; how computerized management systems could increase quality of care. Why active nursing involvement in planning‚ choice‚ and implementation of the system is important. How handheld devices used by nursing staff can be integrated into the management system for better quality of care. I will discuss the security standards of data and patient confidentiality‚ including the need for data storage
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