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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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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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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patient care. In proving care to patients‚ BAMC suffers an arduous paradigm shift as to personnel responsibilities. The creation of multidisciplinary teams and ACA quality measures has lead BAMC and other health markets to hire nurses. Organizations hire nurses are o perform at the top of their credentials. The organization is giving nurse more responsibilities beyond the historical duties as beside assistant to the physician. Today‚ nurse’s authority and opportunities in leadership roles are jobs
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Nursing’s Role in Health Promotion and Prevention Sheri Lancaster Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V-0101-Family Centered Health Promotion September 26‚ 2014 Nurse’s Role in Health Promotion and Prevention According to the Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing (2012)‚ health promotion is defined as‚ “Any activity that seeks to improve a person’s or population’s health by providing information about‚ and increasing awareness of‚ at-risk behaviors associated with various diseases
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Nurse Educator in the Staff Education Role Stephanie Calabrese‚ RN BSN South University October 17‚ 2008 Nurse Educator in the Staff Education Role Nurse educators in a healthcare setting serve many roles and have many responsibilities and skills. They are a teacher‚ a role model‚ a leader‚ an educator‚ a critical thinker‚ an analyzer‚ and a mentor. Responsibilities include possessing the knowledge and the ability to facilitate learning‚ plan appropriate learning
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NURSES ATTITUDE TOWARD THE ELDERLY The world is aging; however chronological age may have little relation to the reality of aging. When caring for this group of people nurses must consider culture‚ ethnic and racial diversities. Elderly clients will expect that the nurse render culturally competent care and one major aim is to help promote independence and help client maintain or restore activities of daily living. The age 65 becomes the boundary of old age. Why does the age group
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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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The impact of the Caribbean culture on the outcome of therapy _____________________________________ Culture may be defined as the long-term behaviors‚ ideas‚ attitudes‚ and traditions shared by a large group of people and communicated from one generation to the next. It is in essence the lens through which a person sees their world. What is completely healthy and normal in one culture may subsequently be defined as unhealthy and abnormal in another. Culture is what people think‚ value‚ and do
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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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