This essay is based on the role transition of a student nurse to a newly qualified nurse (NQN) and the roles and responsibilities a NQN is faced with in that transition period. In this essay the author will begin by giving a summary of the roles of an NQN and briefly discuss the changeover from student to NQN. The author will then explore Patient Group Directions (PRD’s) and Accountability as the two role choices. These two roles when then be critically analysed by using available literature
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A. Major Injuries Reportable major injuries are: fracture other than to fingers‚ thumbs or toes; amputation; dislocation of the shoulder‚ hip‚ knee or spine; loss of sight (temporary or permanent); chemical or hot metal burn to the eye or any penetrating injury to the eye; injury resulting from an electric shock or electrical burn leading to unconsciousness or requiring resuscitation or admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours; any other injury: leading to hypothermia‚ heat-induced
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understand what health education is all about‚ first one must understand the meaning of health itself. The World Health Organization (WHO‚ 1947) defines health as‚ "the state of complete mental‚ physical and social well being not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." A health educator is one who informs people on how to achieve and maintain good health and promotes environmental and lifestyle changes where needed. As a future health educator I completely agree with the World Health Organization’s
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Secondary interventions are used when primary interventions fail to prevent the disease from occurring. Secondary interventions are steps taking to restore patients’ health by relieving or stopping signs and symptoms of the disease. In the case of asthma‚ primary intervention is least likely to prevent asthma events from happening. This is because asthma is multifaceted in nature and causes may be unpredictable. Signs and symptoms like coughing‚ shortness of breath‚ wheezing and chest tightness remains
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Task 1 P3 My health education campaign is about eating 5 a day (fruit and vegetables) I want to promote this and get people from different social class to start eating healthy cheaper. Before doing my health campaign I had to find the appropriate approach that I was going to use‚ the target group and the resources that were available for me. When I was designing my health education campaign I made sure that I followed certain principles. I carried out a small scale health education campaign and
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The impact of institute of medicine (IOM) report on Transforming Nursing Education‚ Practice‚ and Leadership. Nursing profession is an indispensible part of the healthcare system and the opportunities for a nursing career are limitless‚ one may choose from a number of career paths‚ including clinical practice‚ education‚ research‚ management‚ administration and leadership. In the midst of all these career paths‚ clients are the center of practice and they have wide variety of healthcare needs
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Promoting Mental Health Introduction The World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” and that the “enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race‚ religion‚ political belief‚ economic or social condition.” (World Health Organization. 2006) As nurses‚ health and health promotion are fundamental
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INTRODUCTION IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION Generally‚ at the start of a very young age‚ children learn to develop and use their mental‚ moral and physical powers‚ which they acquire through various types of education. Education is commonly referred to as the process of learning and obtaining knowledge at school‚ in a form of formal education. However‚ the process of education does not only start when a child first attends school. Education begins at home. One does not only acquire knowledge from a teacher;
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January 15‚ 2013 ACP Review 1. Name the sides of the health triangle Social‚ physical‚ and mental/emotional 2. What are risk behaviors? Actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others 3. What are the steps of the decision making process? Step 1: State the situation Step 2: List the options Step 3: Weigh the possible outcomes Step 4: Consider the value Step 5: Make a decision and act on it Step 6: Evaluate the decision 4. What are the steps to achieving
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Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Educator Role in Health Care Changes Teaching is an integral part in the practice of nursing. Every Nurse Educators (NE) plays a fundamental part on the enhancement of the nursing workforce by serving as role models in the improvement on management‚ implementation and evidence-based practice of an effective patient care. Whether they work in schools or clinical environments‚ NE equips and guides future patient care providers into future leaders of the nursing profession
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