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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The role of nurses in gestational diabetes. (DIABETES CARE)(Brief Article) Journal of Diabetes Nursing | May 1‚ 2003 | Assignment 2 Research studies‚ recently conducted in America‚ have found that diet and exercise play an important role in predisposing a woman for gestational diabetes (GD). This study compared the rate of insulin treatment and perinatal outcome in women with gestational diabetes under endocrinologist-based versus diabetes nurse-based metabolic management. A total of 244 participants
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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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disengaged"‚ or extremely negative in their workplace. This costs the economy up to $300 billion dollars a year in productivity ("New Book" 1). This paper shows the linkages between employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction and retention and business outcomes‚ and demonstrates how employee attitudes can be measured and improved upon. Part A describes linkage research‚ and presents evidence about how employee satisfaction correlates with customer service‚ market share‚ revenue generation‚ and the bottom
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HAT Task 4 Western Governor’s University Nurses play a major role in responding to natural or man-made disasters. They are often on the frontlines of the recovery effort. It is crucial to understand their role and how they collaborate with others on the response team to ensure a positive outcome. There is a definitive chain of command in the wake of a disaster. In our scenario‚ it is a three-tiered staff. At the highest level is the incident commander. No matter
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Comparison of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners and Acute Care Nurse Practitioners Advanced practice nurses are nurses who have a masters or doctorate level education Buppert‚ 2009). They can be divided into four groups: nurse midwives‚ nurse anesthetists‚ clinical nurse specialists‚ and nurse practitioners (Buppert‚ 2009). Nurse practitioners can be further divided into two more specific groups‚ primary care nurse practitioners and acute care nurse practitioners (Arizona State Board of Nursing‚ 2009b)
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Assignment 3: Vice President of Operations‚ Part 3 Due Week 9 and worth 320 points Using the same scenario from Assignment 1‚ present the following findings to your Chief Executive Officer. Create a presentation in a common format (PowerPoint or a similar program) with a minimum of twenty (20) slides and corresponding speaker notes in which you: 1. Determine which statistical technique you will employ to measure the quality characteristics of your organization. Provide examples to support
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3N Clinical Nursing Care Plan NURS 2230 Lakehead University October 2‚ 2014 I declare that this paper is my original work. Excepting where I have cited my own previous work‚ this paper in its entirety‚ or any portion thereof‚ has not been submitted to meet the requirements of any other credit course. Student Signature: ____________________________________ Date: ____________________ Patient History In the context of this paper‚ the patient will be referred to as
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SUBJECT: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TITLE: TOTAL BILIRUBIN & DIRECT BILIRUBIN LABORATORY: 19 & 20 INTENDED USE: 1. For the quantitative determination of total bilirubin in serum 2. For the quantitative determination of direct bilirubin in serum INTRODUCTION: One part of bile is a yellow (or brownish) substance called bilirubin. Bilirubin starts out as a product of the breakdown of red blood cells. When red blood cells break down‚ the heme molecule is converted into bilirubin
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The Role of the S.S. in the Holocaust All along people have said that Hitler did the Holocaust. This statement is not entirely true‚ and it was his soldiers did. They marched under the Nazi orders‚ and exterminated men‚ women‚ and children alike. The SS started out with humble beginnings. They were founded and started by Adolf Hitler himself. They were started with no intent to harm or kill‚ but to protect Hitler and his fellow party members. They had 300 members in the beginning. They
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