Chapter 4 Learning Objectives 1. Define clinical assessment and discuss the roles of the clinical interview‚ tests‚ and observations. Clinical assessment is an evaluation of a patient’s physical condition and prognosis based on information gathered from physical and laboratory examinations and the patient’s medical history. Clinical interview is a face to face encounter meeting. Tests are devices for gathering information about a few aspects of a person’s psychological
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The Specialist Creed No one gets away with more than I. I am a non Non-Commissioned Officer‚ a beast of burden. As a junior enlisted soldier I realize that I am a member of an under appreciated‚ much chastised group of soldiers which is known as the ribcage‚ or perhaps pancreas‚ of the Army. I am proud of myself and my fellow Specialists and will continue to bitch‚ whine and sham until the absolute last second regardless of the mission at hand. I will use my grade and position to avoid responsibility
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The Role of an Emergency Room Nurse The role of an emergency room nurse can be demanding and may require a nurse to use many different nursing skills at certain times to take care of a variety of patients. The main role is the nurse must be skilled in client assessment‚ priority setting‚ critical thinking‚ multitasking‚ and communication. The nurse must be knowledgeable and able to make some decisions independently. The nurse also needs to be able to prioritize so the pts who are at highest
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The Role of the Nurse Historically the role of the nurse has been as a patient advocate. Nurses’ have advanced from being seen as low cost labor to an autonomous practioner. Prior to Florence Nightingale the nurse was a member of a religious order or under the direction of the military. Florence Nightingale established the first nursing schools and was responsible for their own practice. In the early 1900’s nursing education was taken over by hospitals and the licensing of nurses began
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One of characteristics of clinical leader: be supportive to new nurses Introduction In health care‚ the leader role in medical units has evolved from solely medical to more managerial as well (Maddux‚ Maddux‚ &Hakim‚ 2008). It has been noted that leadership styles are important in transforming‚ creating meaning‚ and producing desirable employee outcomes; thus they can benefit organizational performance and even survival‚ especially for new employee (McNeese-Smith‚1995). Employee behaviors such
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According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners‚ Nurse Practitioners have been in practice for more than forty years and are continuing to rise. There are many different specialties that one may choose from‚ but I am going to focus on is the family Nurse Practitioner. I have three articles in which I am going to summarize in regards to the roles of a family nurse practitioner. The first article is a case study done in British Columbia‚ the first Nurse Practitioner (NP) was hire and there
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Nurses Role in Substance Abuse Introduction: Nurses Role in Substance Abuse The purpose of this Power Point is to bring awareness‚ education‚ and recognition to this growing disease called SUBSTANCE ABUSE: the associated risk factors that accompany substance use and addiction that challenges the nursing role of today. Substance abuse remains a major health concern affecting not only the patient but also families and their communities. As nurses we play a vital role in assessing‚ evaluating
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Types of consent Consent comes in a form of implied and expressed consent. In nurses’ day-to-day dealing with patients‚ consent is secured from patients frequently. Implied consent refers to nonverbal acknowledgement of a health care provider’s request to provide treatment (O’Keefe‚ 2001). An example of implied consent would be when a nurse walks to the patient and inform the patient that she is going to administer an antiemetic injection and the patient rolls up his/her sleeve and brings his
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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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NURSES HAVE A LEADER’S ROLE IN PATIENT SAFETY CULTURE Patient’s safety is and should always be the most important aspect the health care provider should consider. Nurses are the foundation of the health care profession because they are not only there to provide relief and concern‚ but they play a direct role in the patient’s safety culture. It is important that leading nurses assess the safety culture in the workplace and clearly articulate an important framework to guide personnel in their
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