MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BAMENDA MOTTO: SERVICE TO MANKIND FOR THE GLORY OF GOD P.O. BOX 444 BAMENDA‚ CAMEROON COURSE CODE: 206‚207 COURSE TITLE: ‘’BRIDGING COURSE FOR LPNs/ HEALTH RESTORATION ’’ A TERM PAPER SUBMITTED BY: MARYAM UMAR MATRICULATION NO: TO: THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE‚ DEPARTMENT OF NURSING IUB‚ BAMENDA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING SUPERVISOR: 24/10/2014 Date ____________________________________________________
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Case Management Nurse? A case management nurse is a health care professional who focuses on individual patients‚ their medical needs and their required services. Most case management nurses have a minimum of three to five years of nursing experience. Graduation from an accredited nursing school or college and an active RN license are required. Case management nurses must have the ability to prioritize tasks and make independent clinical judgments when necessary. Case management nurses need to have
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of nurses through engagement‚ clinical leaders may recognize burnout symptoms and prevent high turnover. Resolution to clinical leadership issues‚ namely inadequate staffing‚ includes establishing a better working environment and increasing base salary for nurses. Positive and supportive working atmosphere improves production‚ safety‚ and quality of patient care. For instance‚ leaders can offer seminars to nursing staff regarding symptom self-recognition and coping mechanisms to prevent nurse burnout
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our patients. But developing competency is but one step to becoming an expert nurse. Nurses’ expertise grows over the years — a product of experiences (Saver‚ 2009). The importance of nursing practice expertise in modern and effective health services and its impact on patients‚ colleagues and health care services is internationally recognized (Manley and Webster‚ 2006). Expert nurses - nurse consultants‚ specialist nurses and clinical leaders - possess expertise that spans and integrates interpersonal
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shown by the floor nurse include her assessment skills‚ and listening to the patient. Patients know their bodies better than anyone‚ if they report they feel like there is something wrong the healthcare provider should take them seriously and investigate the situation. The nurse was able to request an initial bedside evaluation from the attending. After evaluating the patient the attending physician made no management changes and verbalized his intention to return in an hour. The nurse showed weakness
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of this essay is to use reflection on an aspect of my learning that I have come across so far as a student nurse‚ and how I plan to use this knowledge when I start my placements. This will give me a good base on which to build my interpersonal skills. After having a brief introduction on various religions‚ it brought to my attention the diversity in multi cultural societies and how‚ as a nurse I need a good understanding of treatment and communication barriers that I will come across. The United
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It is demanded of nurses to show commitments to persons with health-care needs and individuals receiving care. However‚ nurses are expected to be professional‚ transparent‚ therapeutic and ethical with their clients. Similarly‚ nurses are expected to work ethically and working through ethical challenges that arise in their practice with individuals‚ clients and within public health systems (Canada Nurses Association‚ 2008). The dilemma deals with both ethical and legal issues‚ it involves a professional
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I aspire to become a nurse because I enjoy helping people. Helping other is one of the highest priorities that I would like to achieve in my career. There has been many times the nursing staff‚ where my mom gets her routine checkup show their kindness toward her. The way the nurses there patiently calming and taking care of my mom every time we visit there had inspired me to be a nurse. As a future nurse I would provide and coordinate patient care‚ educate patients and the public about various
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The realistic of Nurses are often depicted as stereotypes in media especially‚ not only in Hollywood movies‚ but all over the film world generally. The movies in my native country also perceive nurses as someone always very rude to others‚ not helpful‚ darlings of doctors or as comedians. I have always felt sad and angry at times watching nurses characters played in the movies. Inexact portrayals of Nurses in popular films are damaging to the profession. Nursing is misinterpreted in the public from
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Qualification as a medical assistant and a licensed practical nurse (LPN) does not qualify Jerry to fill‚ or even refill‚ any prescription. Only pharmacists‚ doctors‚ and other certified professionals can order medications. Jerry working as medical assistant means he is responsible for both administrative and clinical duties (Fremgen‚ 2009). Jerry is a LPN‚ which means that he is responsible for many of the same duties as registered nurses‚ which does not include filling or refilling prescriptions
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