Surgical nurses are considered a very important part of a surgical team. Surgical nurses take on many key roles in life saving surgical procedures and work in challenging environments. That’s why I want to become a nurse on a surgical team. On another note‚ nursing professionals at almost any level can provide care to surgical patients and the day-to-day duties will vary according to what level of expertise the nurse obtains. Licensed practical nurses (LPN) can handle the pre-operative and post-operative
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Surgical Nursing Care Impeccable nursing care is an essential contribution to the successful outcome of a patient scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure. An efficient preoperative nursing assessment includes that of the patient’s state of mind. Most patients are understandably nervous or anxious prior to surgery‚ however‚ significantly high levels of anxiety may have a negative effect on the surgical procedure and/or expected outcomes. “Preoperative anxiety may be an anticipatory response
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CMIT 321 Executive Proposal Aicha Doudou UMUC May 9‚ yAs new technology emerges‚ the Internet evolve and computer network gets bigger and bigger‚ the need for network security has become one of the most important factors for all organizations and companies to consider (Popescu‚ 2013). Network security is important for an organization or company’s well being. Increasing network security decreases the change privacy spoofing‚ identity or information theft. Network security is something that companies
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Surgical Oncology is the practice of using surgery in the diagnosis‚ treatment‚ and management of cancer and cancer-related symptoms. Treating cancer surgically can be dated back as far as 1700 B.C. (4). These were obviously not the most advanced procedures‚ but surgical oncology did not see much advancement until the 18th century when John Hunter stressed the importance of complete tumor removal to avoid cancer spreading into the lymphatic system. Surgery saw its next major advancement in 1842 with
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Nursing: Medical Superheroes Since the start of medical history‚ nurses have been at patients sides and tending to their wounds. Nurses are described as the first line of defense for the patient. Doctors do not spend the time that nurses do at the patient’s side and nurturing them back to health. However‚ nurses do not get the credit they deserve and are mistreated most of the time. Many push past this mistreatment and continue to tent to the lives of their patients. Nurses tend to the young by
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INTRODUCTION This paper will present the reader with a research proposal‚ focusing on the research method used and the steps undertaken in a research process. Babbie (2011:126) states that “a research proposal provides a preview of why a study will be undertaken and how it will be conducted.” The area of research interest will be presented‚ with a literature review of previous relevant published papers studying the topic of my research proposal. I will briefly review these six papers‚ commenting on
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Why I chose Surgical Technology at Miller-Motte College I chose the career of Surgical Tech for several reasons. I’ve always wanted to be in the medical field in some way. As a kid I always said I wanted to be a brain surgeon. I was also in a car accident at the age of seven where I went through the windshield of the car and my forehead was cut open and had a lot of glass embedded in it. I was pictures of during and after where they had to pull the skin back and remove glass and clean and such
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Research Proposal Tony Franco‚ Anita Badejo‚ Annie Petroian Malhami‚ Brenda Baillargeon‚ Christina Hyett‚ Kenneth Haynes RES/351 June 11‚ 2012 Dr. James Gartside University of Phoenix Research Proposal In recent years‚ the amount of media coverage surrounding assisted suicide‚ or euthanasia‚ has increased. The term evokes a multitude of emotive responses. The Royal College of Nursing completed research on the issue of euthanasia initiating change in their policy of opposition to euthanasia
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Impact and Penetration of Nursing Research It is common nursing knowledge that patient quality of care is directly related to improved outcomes and is based on the safety of the patient. Nurses play a direct role in a patient’s quality of care‚ because nurses have the most direct contact with the patient. The issues that I noticed in each of the website’s evidence based practices (EBP’s) include nursing education level‚ staffing levels‚ working environments‚ and organizational policy/procedure
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FOREIGN SOURCE A surgical conscience may simply be stated as a surgical Golden Rule: Do unto the patient as you would have others do unto you. The caregiver should consider each patient as himself or herself or a loved one. Surgical conscience involves a concept of self-inspection coupled with moral obligation. It incorporates the caregiver’s values and attitudes at a conscious level and monitors behavior and decision-making in relation to those values. In short‚ a surgical conscience is the inner
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