Patient Teaching: Importance of Repositioning Sean Crayton University of Toledo College of Nursing Patient Teaching: Importance of Repositioning Assessment of Patients Learning Needs M.C. is an elderly male who was admitted and treated for a fall and hip fracture. He had surgery‚ is bed ridden but is soon to be released. He and his family need proper teaching on the importance of reposition as to avoid obtaining pressure ulcers during his limitations to extensive bed rest and staying off
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assignment I had to give three teaching sessions. In these sessions my development as a teacher in an academic context was analyzed. I am now critically evaluating the processes and application of the learning that I have experienced‚ drawing on relevant theories of education/teaching and learning. Moreover‚ it will also assist me to demonstrate what I have learned and how my new knowledge‚ skills and attitude will impact on me as a teacher in an academic context. The first teaching session was last month
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Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health care providers by their approach to patient care‚ training‚ and scope of practice. Nurses practice in a wide diversity of practice areas with a different scope of practice and level of prescriber authority in each. Many nurses provide care within the ordering
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*If you ever use this‚ please e-mail me at antisoma@hotmail.com. I ’d just like to know. Cryptosporidium parvum: Transmission and Infection Cryptosporidium parvum is a protozoan intestinal parasite causing a short-term enteric illness in individuals with functioning immune systems‚ and can cause a potentially fatal infection in immunosuppressed individuals. Because of C. parvum ’s resistance to many of the procedures used to process drinking water and food‚ and the parasite ’s extremely
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What is Nursing Professionalism? Cathy Soto Nursing 408 Transitions in Professional Nursing Linda Jacobson 9/21/2011 Abstract According to Maister (1997) "true professionalism means the pursuit of excellence‚ not just competence". Nurses must be competent in their pursuit of excellence. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Position Statement‚ rapidly expanding clinical knowledge and mounting complexities in health care mandate that professional nurses possess
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Dorothy Orem Orem’s Contribution to Nursing Theory: Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory description of category of theory is a set of broad concepts‚ definitions‚ relationships developed and assumptions or propositions created from nursing models or from other disciplines and projects of purposes that are required for care of by individual patient‚ family and community (Current Nursing‚2013). Orem ’s approach to the nursing process provides a method to determine the self-care deficits and then
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Running Head: REDUCING SPREAD OF INFECTION Reducing Spread of Infection with Use of Alcohol-Based Products vs. Hand Washing: An Evidence Based Practice Megan K. Furnish Thomas Jefferson University Introduction Have you ever ate something without washing your hands or been next to someone who sneezed? If you have then you’ve been exposed to millions of germs. The world is full of microorganisms‚ such as bacteria and viruses which can make people sick. Simple activities‚ like breathing
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TEACHING & LEARNING RATIONALE HHN1012 COHORT 7 MARCH 2012 NUROUL NATZIATUL NADHEA BINTI MOHD NAJIB U1179259 Introduction Presentation and lecture are commonly traditional methods widely used in teaching organization‚ where such values in these techniques are sometimes difficult to understand by the students. The material that the educator trying to teach the students sometimes bores them or makes them confused which eventually make study ineffective. To be an effective educator‚ he or
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principles of infection prevention and control 1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection. It is our responsibility as employees to take precautionary measures to prevent and control the spread of infection in the workplace this involves working safely to protect myself‚ other staff‚ visitors and individuals from infections. Some of the legislation and regulations that relate to the control and prevention of infection include the Health
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The principles of infection prevention and control Understand roles and responsibilities in the prevention and control of infections Outcome 1 1. The employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection differ between roles of whether you’re a health support worker‚ social worker and social care assistants‚ you all have roles and responsibilities you need to follow. You all need to be aware of and report change in the health conditions of the individual
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