Expanding o r E panding your Scope of N rsing Nursing Practice – a practical g p guide Leanne Boase Deborah Pedron The Northern Hospital Panch Health Service Craigieburn Health Service Broadmeadows Health Service Bundoora Extended Care Centre Scope of Nursing and p g Midwifery Practice What is it? Why Wh is it so important? Why is everyone y y talking about it? Who manages it? Who is responsible? The Northern Hospital Panch Health Service Craigieburn
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required to sign and adhere. (Fowler & American Nurses Association 2008). In most cases‚ a violation of these ethics may lead to serious consequences such as jail terms and being relieved of your duty. In some professions‚ an oath is usually administered so as to bind the professionals to the ethics.
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Nursing homes‚ however‚ are designed for persons in need of 24-hour nursing care (Allen‚ 2011) Even though they provide almost the same residential components of other long-term care options‚ which includes housing‚ personal care‚ protection‚ supervision‚ and sometimes therapy‚ the availability of on-site medical staff is the edge they have over the others. Nursing homes have custodial care‚ which a person with Alzheimer’s disease will need. The custodial care which includes assistance with all of
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organization or by linking together two or more organizations pursuing a common goal (Shortell & Kaluzny‚ 2005). Coordination is also one of the most important parts of management as well. During the interview I had with the director of nurses at a nursing home‚ we talked a lot about how the place was run and how it stays coordinated. It takes a lot of work being the director of nurses and you have to make sure everyone is doing their part to make it work. Each nurse has 5 patients they have to take
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20.8% of people aged 0 to 15 years old were diagnosed with asthma‚ whilst 11.3% were found to show current signs and symptoms of asthma amongst this age group. To gain a greater understanding of this problem this essay will critically evaluate a case study where Steven‚ a 15 year old Indigenous Australian male‚ has been presented to hospital with shortness of breath. When conducting a health history check on Steven it was found that he has been diagnosed with having asthma and that he has been smoking
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female who has been fighting esophageal cancer for the past year and a half. The patient is married with two adult children. She resides at home with her husband and has an exceptionally supportive immediate family‚ friends‚ and relatives. Patient has an older sister whom she is very close with. She reports having a job that she takes great pleasure in. Patient has experienced a difficult time coping with her cancer diagnosis. However‚ the patient was deemed cancer free a month ago. Currently‚ the patient
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personal philosophy of leadership. A case scenario will be provided to describe my personal view on leadership and management styles in the clinical setting. The nursing field has become a dynamic and challenging profession that requires both engaging and inspiring leaders and role models (Scully‚ 2015). With today’s constant changing in the healthcare environment‚ to develop and identify a nurse leader is certainly one of the biggest obstacle faced by the nursing profession. The perceived notion of
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intervention to support health care professionals in managing their grief after the death of a patient. Pediatric Nursing‚ 36()‚ 185-189. Rack‚ J.‚ Burleson‚ B.‚ Bodie‚ G.‚ Holmstrom‚ A.‚ & Servaty-Seib‚ H. (2008). Bereaved adults’ evaluations of grief management messages: effects of message person centeredness‚ recipient individual differences‚ and contextual factors. Death Studies‚ 32(5)‚ 399-427. Tubbs-Cooley‚ H.‚ Santucci‚ G.‚ Kang‚ T.‚ Feinstein‚ J.‚ Hexem‚ K.‚ & Feudtner‚ C. (2011). Pediatric
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From the ward you are practicing in choose an operation that was done to patient for whom you have given nursing care. From your experience describe the indications and purpose for this operation and the salient post-operative nursing care. Arthritis is one of the leading causes of femoral fractures especially in the elderly. It may also be caused by trauma or injury‚ starting from simple falls to more extensive such as a fall from height. Indeed‚ a femoral fracture affects hip movement as it
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Study Guide for Exam 1 * What are the risk factors for uterine atony? Loss of uterine tone Overdistention of the uterus (multiple gestation‚ polyhydramnios‚ macrosomia‚ fibroid tumors‚ distention with clots)‚ bladder distention‚ grand multiparity‚ uterine trauma (forceps vacuum‚ c-section‚ cervical biopsy)‚ bottle feeding‚ length of labor (precipitous or prolonged)‚ Hx of PPH‚ medications (anesthesia‚ recent tocolysis‚ magnesium sulfate‚ induction greater than 15 hours)‚ abruptio placenta
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