1. What assumptions has Sue made relative to the importance of education in nursing practice? Sue believes continuing her education and pursuing a bachelors degree in nursing will not contribute to her becoming a better nurse. Sue believes her clinical experience has more of an effect on her nursing skills and patient care than her classroom education. However‚ Sue recognizes there is a higher demand for nurses with a BSN. Sue is feeling insecure because she feels she could lose her position as
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needs of patients who are from a culture with different values and perspectives on pain‚ pain management techniques‚ and pain relief than their own. Reference D’Arcy‚ Y. (2009). The Effect of Culture pain. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy. Treas‚ L.‚ & Willkinson‚ J. (2014). Basic Nursing Concepts‚ Skills & Reasoning. Philadephia‚ PA: F A.
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professional judgment and practice are different. Their levels of professional accountability are not different. Professional nursing is based on altruism‚ integrity‚ accountability and social justice. Judgments and practice that are based with those ethical values will always be in the best interest of the patient‚ no matter what the professional
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How can we keep history from repeating itself and avoid the demise of the DNP like the others did (ND‚ DNSc‚ etc)? In order to maintain doctor of nursing practice (DNP) programs‚ these programs need to stay focused on their originally concepted focus and maintain this focus over time. DNP programs should never be allowed to be an entry-level degree for nurses. DNP programs need to be maintained at a level where the time‚ credits‚ and costs invested in the programs are congruent with the credentials
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R/s today she meet with the Mr. Brown for a level care assessment regarding his eligibility to be placed in a nursing facility. R/s Mr. Brown definitely qualifies to be a nursing facility. R/s in order for Mr. Brown to be place in a nursing home with Tri-County Hospice he has to qualify for Medicaid. R/s Ms. Isert was responsible for filling out the Medicaid application but has not completed it. R/s today Ms. Isert couldn’t
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to change her career path from nursing. The client states she has been a registered nurse for 15 years‚ is recently divorced and has 4 adult children. The client states she will continue to work as a registered nurse per diem while she acquires more education or skills to pursue a new career path. She has needs to be equipped at providing for her financial needs and to also feel motivated and positive about the new work she will be doing. With her background in nursing she would like to remain within
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Question 1. A. AIRWAY– Maintaining a clear airway is always considered a high priority because airway is essential for gas exchange (Ramkumar‚ 2011). However‚ the patient has a patent airway. Therefore‚ the nursing strategy is to conduct an airway assessment “look‚ listen and feel” continuously to detect any changes. This is to provide immediate respiratory care if the patient’s airway is compromised (Higginson‚ Jones & Davies‚ 2011). This is a low priority. B. BREATHING – Respiration is altered
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throughout this process in order to understand potential risks of having a surgical procedure and what should be done if complications occur. That being said‚ I don’t feel like I would really enjoy this type of nursing because a lot of skills were not used. The main skill was a thorough nursing assessment. I enjoyed being in the OR and acutally seeing the surgery but I did not like being in a standing position for a long period of time. I would rather be running around a unit checking multiple patinets
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APPROACHES TO FAMILY NURSING All individuals are affected by their family (Kaakinen‚ Coehlo‚ Steele‚ Tabacco‚ & Hanson‚ 2015). Today nurses realize the importance of the family unit on the overall wellbeing of the individual and by including the family into the patients care‚ it increases the positive outcomes for both (Svavarsdottir et al.‚ 2015). We will review a patient I had many years ago and discuss the child and his health needs in regards to how it affects him‚ his family‚ the family functioning
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A REFLECTIVE PIECE ON A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. In this reflective piece of writing I will be explaining how chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects the patient physically‚ psychologically ‚and socially ‚I will also explain how the disease affects his daily routine and how it impacts on his family life. I will give an overview of the clinical signs and symptoms‚ how the disease alters the pathphysiology of the lungs‚ and what these changes cause within
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