What Registered Nurses Do? Registered nurses (RNs) provide and coordinate patient care‚ educate patients and the public about various health conditions‚ and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members. Duties: Registered nurses typically do the following: * Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms * Give patients medicines and treatments * Set up plans for patients’ care or contribute to existing plans * Observe patients and record the observations
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[pic] JOB DESCRIPTION FOR REGISTERED NURSE Title: Staff Nurse Qualifications: RN Accountable to: Manager Overall Accountability: Director of Nursing Aims and Responsibilities 1. To assess‚ plan‚ implement and evaluate the client’s needs. 2. To create and maintain with the home’s staff an environment in which all members of staff can contribute to the maximum of their ability in providing a high standard of skilled nursing care to the residents and encourage
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million Americans have sickle cell trait. The condition occurs in about 1 in 12 African Americans. In people with sickle cell disease‚ approximately 50% do not survive beyond age 20 years‚ and most people do not live past 50 years of age (Citation) MY QUESTION: How can pain be prevented in sickle cell patients? OR: In what ways
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differently – see sample APA paper. In short papers you want to avoid long direct quotations – understand your content and use your words when possible. According to (Watson & and Foster‚ 2003)‚ (as cited by (Clark‚ Watson‚ & Brewer 2009)‚ nurses universally appear to be torn between the human caring values and the calling that attracted them to the profession‚ and the technologically‚ high paced‚ task-oriented biomedical practices and institutional demands‚ heavy patient load‚ along with
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REGISTERED NURSES and licensed practical nurses join professional nursing organizations for many reasons. For example‚ some join to learn what’s going on and stay current in their field or specialty. Others want to network or enjoy the peer recognition that comes from being an active member of a major organization. Nurses may join a general organization‚ such as the American Nurses Association‚ a specialty group‚ such as the Emergency Nurses Association‚ or a state nursing association-or one of each
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on boney prominences that are at risk for breakdown. Significance to Nursing Traditional bed bathing allows nurses to spend time with their patients‚ provide adequate skin care with lotions and good hygiene making patients feel better and clean. This type of bath is time- consuming for nurses. The increase in patient acuity and nurse- patient ratio has put many time constraints on nurses today. The place of the traditional soap and water bath in routine patient care is changing; and the use of anti-bacterial
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2013 In the health care system nurses are taking the important role. Bed side nurses‚ school health nurse‚ nurses in different leadership positions etc. We can see many obstacles in the fast changing health care systems. To prevent these obstacles‚ institution such as IOM (Institute of Medicine) and RWJF (Robert wood Johnson Foundation)‚ introduced a two year plan to make some changes to remodel and repair the nursing profession. The nurses have to provide a high quality nursing care
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Mae Anne Gabriel RWS 200 1:00 – 1:50 pm Journal 5‚ My Dream Job My dream job would be doing what I’ve always aspired to be which is to become a nurse. Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the caring of individuals‚ families‚ and the community so they can regain their health. Nursing is my ideal job because I have always loved helping people and receive money at the same time. Nursing is a respected profession and I believe it would be a good opportunity to challenge myself and grow
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supported them. Yet many practitioners keep performing them‚ despite recent research that suggests they should be changed. This article examines these three practices critically. Instilling NSS before ET suctioning: Helpful or harmful? For years‚ nurses and respiratory therapists have been taught to instill 5 ml of sterile NSS into a patient’s endotracheal (ET) tube before suctioning. According to the traditional theory‚ this practice decreases mucosal viscosity‚ eases secretion removal‚ and improves
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My Dream Job My first day in high school was so overwhelming. My heart was racing and my legs were shaking. I was excited and nervous at the same time. I was so happy to see all my friends after what seem to be a very long‚ summer break. Though I was glad to see all my friends‚ I could not help but think about what classes I was going to attend. Usually‚ most freshmen girls think about fashion and all the cute senior boys. On one hand‚ I was thinking about all the fun‚ exciting‚ and new activities
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