4-01-05) 1 WZT Task 2: A: Topic Chosen: Hourly Rounding’s Per our hospital policy‚ Rounds is a standardized interaction with the patient that includes the 8 components listed in the Hourly Rounding Procedure. Primary Registered Nurse (RN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN) assigned to each patient is responsible for ensuring hourly rounds are made according to policy. Nursing personnel will round every hour from 0600-2200 and every two hours from 0000-0600 and more frequently if the patient’s condition
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from the start. I was able to get quick peeks of the tasks that the nurses had to accomplish throughout the day as I ran blood and specimens back and forth to the lab and various floors. The nurses were always up on their feet‚ running around taking care of the many patients that flooded the floors. As I discharged patients from their stay in the hospital‚ they always made a comment regarding the outstanding care that every nurse provided them during their stay. Whenever I heard those comments‚ I
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To Nurse in WWII Seventy-one years ago‚ the whole world was focused on the Axis and the Allies in the second world war… But no one paid attention to what was behind the scenes. Imagine‚ you are in the middle of operating on someone‚ and a bomb goes off. To be a nurse in that situation may be extremely different from what you would expect. Being an American Military nurse was very dangerous for multiple reasons. The American Military Nurse Corps was an extremely important part of World
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Danielle Rudolph Position Paper #1 A nurse is someone who has the knowledge and capability to take care of those in need. Nurses manage‚ maintain‚ or recover health and quality of life. This means providing care in not only a vital/physical manner‚ but in ways such as comfort‚ confidentiality‚ teaching‚ and advocacy. Nurses strive to achieve the best quality of life for their patients regardless of their ailments‚ culture‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ age and so on. Nurses are capable of assessing‚ planning
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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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Long hours of direct patient care take its toll emotionally and physically. While the profession is rewarding for most‚ the constant stress can become a catalyst for all kinds of self damaging behaviors. The American Nurses’ Association estimates between ten and twenty percent of nurses will abuse drugs within the workplace at some point during his/her career (ANA‚ 2002). This percentage is similar to that of substance abusers within the general population. Due to the ease of access to narcotics
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While reading Watchful Care: A History of America’s Nurse Anesthetists by Marianne Bankert‚ it seems evident that the progression of the Nurse Anesthesia profession is borne by individuals who deemed Evidence-Based Practice a necessity. A search of a formal definition of Evidence-Based Practice turned out to be a futile endeavor‚ as the concept has evolved with time. Nevertheless‚ three basic tenets are considered paramount from it; “best available research evidence‚ patient values (or preferences)
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Scenario Ericka Christian Introduction to Interviews and Interrogation Jennifer Bourgeois July 24‚ 2013 To identify the robbers I would do the following: I would question the witnesses and victims‚ I would put the suspects in a lineup‚ I would secure all videos and other evidence‚ I read the suspects the rights‚ I would document any confessions and charge the suspect and investigate‚ compare and contrast facts and evidence regarding the detained suspects in the other zone. I would follow
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One of the barriers I have encountered to become a professional nurse was a multicultural issue. In nursing school‚ I learned how to respect the rights and dignity of all patients. Here in Miami‚ a cosmopolitan city‚ I had the opportunity to interact with family and patients from other cultures. In my personal case‚ I have learned that I do not need to understand all beliefs completely‚ but I do need to respect them. For example‚ some manifestations of this barrier were: discrimination‚ racism‚ prejudice
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Faculty Interview I interviewed Mrs. Kristen Grimmer‚ an assistant professor of mass media. The reason I would interview her is that my declared major is mass media‚ and I take her class now. List of the Questions Why do you choose the present occupation? Have you ever seen an impressive students? Almost all students have smartphones now. Do you think smartphones have had an impact on students? What advantages do mass media major students at Washburn University have? I am Japanese‚ and I
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