Ethics has become part of the nurses’ life when it comes to decision making and taking actions in the face of adversity or opportunity. Husted and Husted (2008‚ p.9) states that the patients has lost their power to take actions on their medical conditions due to the lack of knowledge in the health care settings. Hence‚ the healthcare providers are there to impart their skills and knowledge to treat the patient with the best care. This assignment would discuss how the medical decisions for A B who
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Vazquez Camacho A nurse practitioner is an advanced practice registered nurse that provides a high level of care and does different tasks compared to a nurse that doesn’t have those qualifications. when comparing a nurse practitioner to a doctor one can find a lot of similarities‚ however‚ in some states‚ nurse practitioners must be supervised by doctors. In other states‚ a nurse practitioner they can practice independently. There are multiple reasons one should consider become a nurse practitioner.
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“Moving to a nurse workforce in which a higher proportion of staff nurses have at least a baccalaureate-level education would result in substantially fewer adverse outcomes for patients” (Friese‚ Lake‚ Aiken‚ Silber & Sochalski‚ 2008). Of the three most popular ways to become a registered nurse‚ a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree has been recognized as the best training for nurses in the current complex healthcare system. A baccalaureate prepared nurse possesses additional skills in critical
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As a nurse promoting educational information is very important if not vital in the career of nursing. Prevention is better than cure and by promoting such fruitful information there will be an increase in practice of illness prevention. For example: flu shot‚ mammogram‚ etc. To be more direct and specific‚ Nursing promotes and educate individuals of all ages‚ families‚ groups and communities‚ sick or even the well. Promoting health through educational information is a fundamental aspect of health
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nursing process. It is an illustration of how to apply the condition in each step by collecting the information‚ diagnosing the signs and symptoms‚ planning the goals‚ desired outcomes and interventions‚ and lastly by determining if all the other steps were efficient and what changes are needed to done. Nursing process is a variation of scientific reasoning that allows organizing and systematizing in nursing practice. According to American Nurses Association (ANA)‚ it is a method in professional
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result of their environment. Three systems exist within the professional nursing model: the compensatory system‚ in which the nurse provides total care; the partial compensatory system‚ in which the nurse and the patients share responsibilities for care; and the educative-development system‚ in which the patient has the primary responsibility for personal health‚ with the nurse acting as a consultant. The basic premise of Orem’s model is that individuals can take responsibility for their health and
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The Effects of Nurse Staffing on Patient Safety Evidence and Methodology • Our goal is clearly defined---- To assess whether nurse staffing effects patient safety in the form of inpatient hospital mortality and patient safety • Our studies are observational and taken from random samples adjusted for risk and hospital characteristics----Data was obtained from nurse surveys and risk-adjusted 30-day inpatient mortality and failure to rescue. Pt discharge data was obtained from the state agencies.
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Journals Full Length Research Paper Nurses’ knowledge‚ perceptions‚ and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS: Effects of a health education intervention on two nursing groups in Cairo University‚ Egypt Eman Taher and Rehab Abdelhai* Department of Public Health‚ Faculty of Medicine‚ Cairo University‚ Egypt. Accepted 3 April‚ 2011 Information education and communication (IEC) programs are the most effective available approaches for combating the HIV pandemic especially among nurses. The aim of this study is to assess
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BSN Nurses Create a Safer Patient Environment In recent years a movement has been emerging in more and more hospitals and health care facilities to hire nurses with BSN degrees. In addition‚ many health care employers are requiring‚ or at least urging‚ their current staff to earn higher degrees. This movement gained momentum following a study released by the Institute of Medicine in October 2010 recommending “increasing the number of baccalaureate-prepared nurses in the workforce to 80% and doubling
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purpose of this paper is to discuss the mission‚ vision‚ values and philosophy within my organization and comparing them to the nursing values under which I currently practice. I will further discuss how I am obtaining these goals within my nursing role while describing the structure of my nursing department‚ providing strategies and examples to support my statements. Mission‚ Vision and Values‚ Stated Goals of my Organization My organization was founded in 1941‚ is fully accredited‚ not for profit
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