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    Guidance Tutor Julie Derbyshire Marker Allison Machin Module AAO603 Developing Managerial and Leadership Skills in Nursing Practice MEDICAL SCENARIO BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies (Adult) September 2011 Cohort Word Count: 3290 Submission Date 4th July‚ 2014 The purpose of this assignment is to provide an in-depth examination of the challenges associated with leading and managing nursing care delivery‚ from the perspective of a newly qualified nurse. This will involve the appraisal of a scenario from

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    Cultural competency is important when working in health care because it closes the gap between healthcare practitioners and their patients. It’s important for healthcare practitioners to not only have an understanding of not only a patient’s socio-cultural background because of the different beliefs‚ values‚ and traditions they will experience‚ but it’s also important to know the socio-cultural background of their families. Enculturation is important when you’re working with different groups of people

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    Advanced practice nurses are expected to practice with competence skills throughout their careers. Hamric’s Model of Advanced Nursing Practice identifies several core competencies‚ these competencies require that APNs utilize a depth and breadth of knowledge‚ skill and judgment that allow them to safely practice and competently adapt to changes in the health care environment. The two competencies that I opted to enlist in my practice are leadership and consultation. I believe these two competencies

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    the morphine and add more medications to the regimen were established based on the nurse’s assessments. Cultural Involvement As we shape our understanding of different cultural backgrounds‚ we must also understand their rationales behind those cultural

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    Nursing Theory Wendy Benson Chamberlain College of Nursing Theoretical Basis of Advanced Nursing NR501 July 20‚ 2013 Nursing Theory Nursing theories are the basic concepts that define nursing practice and provide the explanation to why nurses do what they do. Nurses are exposed to theories everyday in their practice. Did I give much thought to nursing theories prior to becoming a student? No‚ I did not. Of course I utilized them in my everyday nursing practice‚ but never put much thought

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    Cultural Assessment The population of the United States is continually rising. The birth rate continues to rise‚ but more importantly‚ the number of foreign-born immigrants that relocated to the United States in 2003 was a staggering 33.5 million‚ and that number rises every year (Jarvis‚ 2008). With such a large immigrant population comes the need for medical professionals that are culturally competent. Being culturally competent means that the caregivers‚ “understand and attend to the

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    It is very important to have knowledge about the cultural differences that may be on the international market. This knowledge is more important today than ever before‚ because companies have got endless opportunities of distributing their products on many foreign markets. Knowing the culture of the chosen market is vital in order to make a business succeed. Cultures can be divided in man categories such as deal-focused vs. relationship-focused‚ formal vs. informal and monochronic vs. polychronic

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    Introduction The first step in creating cultural competence in a health care facility is to understand a little bit about the cultures of the patients being cared for. This paper will look at Italian and Chinese cultures to give a better understanding of what steps need to be taken to provide a positive health outcome for these patients in a facility in the United States. Areas of discussion include; demographics of the country‚ factors that impact the health of the countries people‚ each countries

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    SCHOLARLY PAPER THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE FOR NURSING: DOES IT CONVEY COMMONALITY OF MEANING AND IS IT IMPORTANT TO DO SO Sonia Allen‚ RN‚ RM‚ Grad Dip Hlth Sc (Community)‚ BHSM‚ MACS‚ PhD Candidate‚ School of Nursing and Midwifery‚ Faculty of Medicine‚ Nursing and Health Sciences‚ Gippsland Campus‚ Monash University‚ Victoria‚ Australia. sonia.allen@med.monash.edu.au Associate Professor Ysanne Chapman ‚ RN‚ PhD‚ MSc(Hons)‚ B Ed (Nsg)‚ GDE‚ DRM‚ MRCNA‚ School of Nursing and Midwifery‚ Faculty

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    PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ASSIGNMENT 1 STUDENT ID 110209210 DUE DATE 31/03/17 QUESTION Why are code of ethics and conduct important for the practice of the registered nurse? Code of conduct refers to the manner in which a registered nurse and others included in the healthcare team present in a professional capacity‚ whilst the code of ethics identifies the fundamental ethical standards and value to the nursing profession

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