The role of nurses in the management of Obesity The case study provided regarding diet and weight management has led me to explore the role of a nurse specifically during the management of obesity. The investigation aims to determine how a nurse can intervene and control obesity. The research generally looks at the role of the nurse in managing a patient that is clinically classed as obese. Obesity is calculated using BMI measurements (appendix 1). Limitations to this investigation from a personal
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As doctors or nurses they all need to make sure that there is communication between everybody because when patients come in they expect for you to know what exactly what is going on with them and they want to make sure that the doctor and nurse communicate so that everyone knows that they are talking about the same thing. We as patients need to know if they are going to know what is wrong with us especially if we need the help. Now a days some doctors and nurses do not communicate
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because of persistent vomiting. A nurse monitors the child closely for A. Diarrhea B. Metabolic acidosis C. Metabolic alkalosis D. Hyperactive bowel sounds 2. A nurse is monitoring for signs of dehydration in a one year old child who has been hospitalized for diarrhea. The nurse prepares to take the child’s temperature and avoids which method of measurement? A. Tympanic B. Axillary C. Rectal D. Electronic 3. A home care nurse provides instructions to the mother
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Utilization of Nurse Practitioners Utilization of Nurse Practitioners Introduction Approximately 158‚348 nurse practitioners are credentialed as NPs in the United States‚ which is progressively increasing (National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses‚ 2010). Over the years nurse practitioners have become the ideal primary care providers in many clinical settings. Chronic conditions are gradually dominating acute conditions in the world and nurse practitioners have become the model healthcare
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situation for my parents to go through because they had never dealt with mental disorders or medication. Throughout my stay‚ the psychiatric nurses ensured that every patient was comfortable. They were also in charge of giving us one-on-one therapy‚ meaning they really got to know every individual in the unit. When
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dentists decreased by 40% during the same period. The statistics also showed a small increase in the number of adverse action reports filed relating to physicians and dentists. There was a 32% increase in the number of reports filed attributed to nurses; with the largest increase reported between 2009 to 2011 possible due to the implementation of section 1921. The number of adverse action reports filed for other medical practitioners increased by 84% between 2002 and
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“Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.” DiscoverNursing.com | Campaign for Nursing‚ www.discovernursing.com/specialty/pediatric-nurse-practitioner. This article explains the obligations and schooling required to become a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP). As a PNP you will be required to diagnose illnesses‚ prescribe medication and therapy‚ conduct routine check-ups‚ order patient lab tests‚ and counsel patients and family members. Pediatric Nurse Practitioners work with patients from infancy to young
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Nurses: Strength‚ Commitment‚ Compassion By: Gianna Marla B. Recamara “Take charge of your health. If you don’t nobody else will”. These are the unforgotten words my mother had instilled in my young mind during my younger days! I didn’t realized the effect of those not till I entered in the medical profession! That’s because in this brave new world of managed care‚ keeping qualified nurses and achieving safe nurse staffing‚ often takes precedence over providing quality patient care. Ironically
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Philippine Nurse Recruiting | | | Jean Hinds and Rick Franda | 12/9/2012 | Silver Lake College MOB 514 Humana Resource Management Doug Hamm | As the developed world experienced severe nursing shortages thousands of Philippine nurses began migrating to the United States. With the developed world experiencing severe nursing shortages‚ U.S. hospitals have found a deep pool of experienced nurses in the Philippines. U.S. hospitals have had little trouble luring Philippine nurses from
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Shakespeare‚ Nurse has a major role in the play. She is the messenger between Romeo and Juliet. Nurse planned the wedding of the Romeo and Juliet. Moreover‚ she was the one to figure out that Juliet is dead. She shows motivation in a lot of ways but most significantly in family obligation‚ loyalty and much more. The Nurse keeps the secret hidden from everyone about Juliet. Because of the Nurse‚ Juliet’s parents does not find out about her marriage and do not get suspicious. In the play‚ the Nurse has a
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