This assignment will be based on a patient from a different culture to my own and how the culture difference had a significant impact on the ability to communicate or engage with the patient. During this assignment the patient will be referred as Mr Y as confidentiality of the patient must be maintained in accordance to the Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines (NMC‚ 2010). In the time of my placement in Outpatient Department in one London Hospital‚ Mr Y a 63 year old patient‚ originally from
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Baccalaureate Nursing vs. Registered Nursing Grand Canyon University Baccalaureate Nursing vs. Registered Nursing There is an ongoing debate on the differences of nurses who possess an associate’s degree versus a bachelor’s degree. Individuals considering nursing as a career may find some confusion when comparing the two degrees. Both bachelor degree nurses as well as associate degree nurses can sit for the nursing licensure exam also known as the NCLEX. One might wonder why a bachelor’s
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Vbg Intensive and Critical Care Nursing Article in Press‚ Corrected Proof - Note to users http://www.sciencedirect.com/science doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2011.01.001 | How to Cite or Link Using DOI Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved. | Permissions & Reprints | Original article The experiences of patients and their families of visiting whilst in an intensive care unit – A hermeneutic interview study References and further reading may be available for this article
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Care Programme Approach (CPA) Background The Care Programme Approach (CPA) has been called the cornerstone of the Government’s mental health policy. It was introduced in 1991 and is intended to be the basis for the care of people with mental health needs outside hospital. It applies to all people with serious mental health problems who are accepted as clients of specialist mental health services. In many cases‚ the CPA comes into play while someone is a psychiatric hospital in-patient (not
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Nursing is one of the professions that is on a calculated growth to the top. The main focus of nursing from Florence Nightingale to now is to provide safe and effective care and to better the health of each and every patient. Dr. Patricia Benner believes that “all entry level nurses should begin at a baccalaureate level and eventually receive their masters within a few years”. Why is the bachelor’s degree the golden standard for most medical facilities and hospitals? As research shows having a Bachelor’s
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Running Head: THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE BACCALAUREATE AND ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING The Differences Between The Baccalaureate and Associate Degree In Nursing NUR 320: Informatics Stillman College March 4‚ 2009 The Differences Between the Baccalaureates and Associate Degree in Nursing A BSN represent a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing‚ while an ADN is an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. With either degree the person obtain his or her Registered Nurse (RN) license but there
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topic - the psychoanalytic approach vs. the humanistic approach. One supports and provides reasoning for mental disorders and specific behavior‚ while the other states that behavior is based off of personal decisions. Although both the psychoanalytic and the humanistic approaches are well developed theories it is conclusive that the psychoanalytic approach is more useful and instrumental in treating mental disorders. Both approaches defined: The psychoanalytic approach‚ proposed by Sigmund Freud
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Approach to Care of Cancer Cancer is considered the second leading cause of death in the United States resulting in about 25% of deaths (Copstead‚ & Banasik‚ 2010). The term cancer encompasses a cluster of more than one hundred diseases. Though there are various kinds of cancer‚ all cancers start due to abnormal cells growth. The typical characteristic of a cancerous cell is that they grow out of control and invade other tissue through the bloodstream or lymph vessels. If untreated‚ cancers can
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The Importance of a BSN Prepared Nurse in Today’s Health System My interest of going back to school sparked some interesting questions amongst my colleagues. Some would ask‚ “Why?” Others would ask‚” Does it make you a better a nurse?” The comment that all nurses practice under the same governing board so why bother was heard twice. These are great questions and while all nurses do practice under the same board‚ with the demanding and evolving changes in health care and the numerous studies that
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APRIL 03‚ 2013 THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BSN AND ASSOCIATES-DEGREE IN NURSING. With the complexity of the disease process and the technology that we have today in the nursing field‚ it is important to have more educated nurses in our facility. We are gearing to the magnet status in every hospital wherein we are being recognized for nursing excellence and good patient outcome. “In the statement titled Education Advancement of Registered Nurses‚ the Tri-Council organizations present a united view
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