environment to external world‚ this includes the initial period after birth which is referred to as the perinatal period. “Neonatal nursing is a subspecialty of nursing that works with newborn infants born with a variety of problems ranging from prematurity‚ birth defects‚ infection‚ cardiac malformations‚ and surgical problems.” (Nann.org). As a neonatal nurse you can look forward to making a difference in the lives of small children and their families. In many instances‚
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My experience as a volunteer at the Holland Christian Homes Long Term Facility was very enlightening as a person and more so‚ as a nursing student. Initially‚ as a student I believed health was merely an absence of disease and that one could only enjoy good health if there was a complete absence of medical‚ diagnosable problems. With more education in the health field‚ experience in the health industry‚ there was a shift in my ideas to a socio-environmental model of health Watching elderly residents
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Nursing Delegation Nurses fill many roles across the healthcare spectrum. They are the hub of communication between patients‚ physicians‚ families‚ laboratories‚ insurance companies‚ dieticians‚ and all other providers involved in a patient’s care. Nurses affect patient outcomes because they are a crucial piece in ensuring that care moves forward between disciplines. Because of this large‚ multi-tasking role‚ it is important that nurses learn to appropriately delegate. However‚ the ANA reports
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The elements of the nursing knowledge sums up what nursing is all about. Right from its inception through Florence Nightgale’s work‚ nursing has approached patient care with a holistic ideology. It was not surprising to come across the metaparadigm of the nursing knowledge including‚ the person‚ health‚ environment‚ and nursing practice. The metaparadigm share light of the ideology of nursing. With that said‚ it is essential we produce more research work and come-up with knowledge unique to the profession
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There are five steps of the nursing process. The nursing process is an approach used by nurses to give an efficient and effective quality of patient care. The first step of the nursing process is assessing the patient. During this phase‚ the nurse will consider the patient’s overall health status. The nurse can interview the patient‚ refer to the patient’s health and family history‚ and do a physical examination. A major portion of this phase is to interact with the patient in order to evaluate
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Nursing according to Merriam-Webster nursing is “the job of taking care of people who are sick‚ injured‚ or old.” But nursing to me means way more‚ to me it is the foundation of the medical field. As the nurses poke needles‚ remove blood‚ and patch up patients‚ they do all the labor in a hospital that no one really wants to do. I believe that the cure for many illnesses is not just in the medicine‚ but in the care a nurse gives to a patient in their home and in the hospital. I hope that I can make
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The study integrated the qualities of nursing students (N=227) with their aptitude and academic achievement in a tripartite model. A battery of tests called in the Assessment for Nursing Potential (ANP) composed of the (a) Nursing Quality Scale (NQS) with factors on caring‚ compassion‚ commitment and connectedness; (b) Achievement test; and (c) Aptitude test was used in the study. Using a three-wave longitudinal design‚ the NQS was first administered followed by the aptitude‚ then the achievement
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(American Nurses Association‚ 2015‚ p. 41) Delegated Responsibility : A nursing activity‚ skill‚ or procedure that is transferred from a licensed nurse to a delegatee. Delegatee : One who is delegated a nursing responsibility by either an APRN‚ RN‚ or LPN/VN (where state NPA allows)‚ is competent to perform it‚ and verbally accepts the responsibility. A delegatee may be an RN‚ LPN/VN‚ or UAP. Delegator : One who delegates a nursing responsibility. A delegator may be an APRN‚ RN‚ or LPN/VN (where state
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Philosophy of Professional Nursing Each person may have an individual perspective about nursing. For professional nurses‚ interactions within their careers lead to the development of different philosophies and theories of nursing. As they build experience‚ knowledge may reshape these theories based on different situations they have encountered. The responsibility of a nurse is not limited to simply attending to patients at the bedside. Nurses not only provide comfort care‚ but must educate‚ communicate
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year on the nursing diploma programme. I will do this by discussing my experience with the five essential skills clusters which include care‚ compassion and communication‚ medicine management and nutrition and fluid management. I will relate the five skills by showing an understanding of a recognised model of reflection. Reflection‚ is a way of analysing past incidents to promote learning and improve safety‚ in the delivery of health care in practice. For the purposes of this essay I have chosen the
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