Nursing Practice and Palliative Care Palliative care is a specialized segment of health care which involves minimizing and preventing the patients’ pain and suffering. Patients suffering from chronic illness‚ end of life or curable illness may be placed in palliative care. The goal of palliative care is to improve the quality of life for the patient and family. The role of the BSN prepared nurse regarding palliative care is to be knowledgeable on palliative and gerontologic nursing practice. The
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Burnout has been studied extensively in nursing and unfortunately is a common phenomenon. Burnout is not a recognized mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM); however‚ it is recognized in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) (ICD-10 code; Z73) which can be located under problems related to life-management difficulty. (ICD10‚ 2016; PubMed Health‚ 2013). In the 1970s‚ an American psychologist‚ Herbert Freudenberger created the term “burnout”
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This report examines the research on gender equity in educational leadership published since 1997until 2010. Even though women attaining jobs in school leadership has increased‚ women still do not fill administrative positions in comparison to men. The majority of research related to women and leadership examines the barriers women face in entering or moving up in the leadership hierarchy. Looking at the differences and similarities in how men and women take on and exercise leadership roles‚ the
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interviewed my previous school nurse‚ Sherri Vail. She is the full time school nurse for Medomak Valley High School‚ as well as Medomak Middle School. To become a Registered Nurse‚ Ms. Vail studied at University of Southern Maine‚ and received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Nursing. While the only schooling she needed was a Bachelor’s degree to become a school nurse‚ she decided to go a different route after becoming an RN. She joined the airforce‚ and was an active duty Nurse for four years. Then she
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Leadership has a relationship with a number of factors within an organization at all levels. It can be defined as the process of influencing the activities of an organized group in its efforts toward goal setting and goal achievement. However‚ this essay with reference to these four theories of leadership‚ transformational‚ participative‚ transactional‚ situational and will seek to discuss the relationship between leadership and employee and organizational outcomes. First transformational
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Title: -‘A Report Submitted to the Continuing Care Committee within NHS Blackburn with Darwen Teaching Care Trust Plus’. A Report Submitted to The Open University Contents:- 1. Introduction 2 2. Perspective on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and
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Professional Roles and Values Performance Assessment Written by: XXXXXXXX Student ID# XXXXXXXXX Regulatory agencies‚ such as a state board of nursing‚ are government agencies that regulate nursing practice. They act to ensure nurses are competent in their practice and that standards of practice are met. These agencies examine nursing education programs‚ and are the ones who approve and accredit them. The agencies are responsible for granting licensure for nursing professionals and oversee
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Management of Primary and Secondary Education in Nigeria Table of Contents ` Page Table of Contents:……………………………………………………… iv Opening Address: Professor Ayodele Falase ……….……… viii Welcome Address: Professor D.F. Elaturoti…………………… x Goodwill Address: Professor E.G. Fagbamiye ………………… xii Goodwill Address: J.B. Babalola ………………………………. xvi Management of Secondary School Education in Nigeria: Problems and Challenges — W.O. Ibukun .........………………………………….. 1 The Organization and Management
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Karisa M. Young April 28‚ 2005 Nursing 374L Nursing Care Plan Twin ‘B’ was born on Monday February 14‚ 2005 at 35 weeks gestation. The mother was scheduled for a cesarean section at 38 weeks gestation‚ but presented in the hospital early with signs of labor. A cesarean delivery was performed. Twin ‘B’ APGAR scores at 1 minute and 5 minutes were 9 and the newborn weighted 4lbs 3 oz. Upon completion of the assessment‚ the newborn’s temperature decreased to 96.1 degree Celsius (axillary). Diagnosis
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Impact of death and dying on the personal lives and practices of palliative and hospice care professionals Shane Sinclair‚ PhD Additional article information Abstract Background Working within the landscape of death and dying‚ professionals in palliative and hospice care provide insight into the nature of mortality that may be of benefit to individuals facing the end of life. Much less is known about how these professionals incorporate these experiences into their personal lives and clinical
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