For example, the ethnic client who paints a huge red heart with an arrow piercing its center is communicating a universally understood message: I have been affected by love/passion/emotion. Natalie Rogers, founder of the Person Centered Expressive Continue Reading...
Healthcare Practices in Nursing Today Over the last 50 years, health care systems all over the world have experienced rapid and significant changes. Some of these changes have been the result of innovative developments in medical science and techno Continue Reading...
Hiring a Nurse Practitioner reduces wait times (overcrowding) in the Emergency Department estimation of the ED (Emergency department) compromise with care afforded to patients because of overcrowding from the perspective of the provider of services. Continue Reading...
Nursing Theories Practices Nursing Theories Sister Callista Roy initiated the Adaptation Model of Nursing in 1976. The theory has since then evolved to be one of the prominent nursing theories. The nursing theory defines and explains the nursing ca Continue Reading...
Evidence-Based Medicine The process of evidence-based medicine is similar to any occupation within the healthcare discipline. However, differences emerge as a result of different theoretical models and practice domains used. Thus, the process for e Continue Reading...
Ethical-Legal Nursing Discussions - Part II Moral Distress and Moral Integrity Comment by Ileana: OverviewMoral Distress in Advanced Practice NursingThe meaning of moral distress has been changing in nursing. No definition fits all dilemmas. Moral d Continue Reading...
Community Nursing Virginia Whooping Cough Epidemic Community and nursing course employ an epidemiological approach to population-based nursing through assessment and evaluation on the effects of contemporary or health issues and health policies in Continue Reading...
Pancreatitis The pancreas is an important source of digestive enzymes and fluids, and plays a critical role in regulating blood sugar levels through the production of insulin and glucagon (NDDIC, 2012). Should the pancreas become inflamed there is t Continue Reading...
Care: Issler is a patient who recently moved with his daughter-in-law who is no longer married to his son. As part of her interest in helping to take care of Mr. Issler, she noticed that he was pale and diaphoretic after a two and a half hour fligh Continue Reading...
Psychological Distress in a Natural Disaster Among the many problems that humans encounter following a natural disaster is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD can result from natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, Continue Reading...
His assistance and support was both scientifically sound and, more importantly, spiritually supportive and extremely respectful of and responsive to my philosophical beliefs and my personal psychological orientation and inclination. Based substanti Continue Reading...
ER Nurses -- Evaluated situation, helped calm Hally, retook vital signs, prepared for NP ER Nurse Practitioner -- Examined Hally, ordered X-Ray, reviewed all symptoms and signs; interpreted x-ray, with Nurse, administered muscle relaxer and anesth Continue Reading...
Ethics and Legal Considerations of Genetic Testing Genetic testing is ideally performed for many valid clinical purposes, including the diagnosis of existing genetic diseases, assessment of disease risks, prognoses of responses to drugs and identifi Continue Reading...
This is when there will be a focused approach that is seeking out the best tools for addressing a host of issues. Conclusion Clearly, the field of mental health is continually changing. Part of the reason for this, is because there is emphasis on Continue Reading...
Legal Aspects of Professional Psychology All psychologists are required to follow the ethical guidelines found in the 2002 Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct of the American Psychological Association (APA), commonly known as the Continue Reading...
Bipolar Disorder on the Routine Life of the Individual Statement of Thesis: Bipolar disorder is an intricate physiological and psychological disorder that can control, tamper, and falsify a person's thoughts and actions in their daily life. The wo Continue Reading...
If nursing students are being asked to absorb 30-40% more information during undergraduate years, it is logical to see that they do so early in their academic career -- almost as a prerequisite for more advanced practicum. Then, of course, there is Continue Reading...
A key strength of the study was that it was the first to show that major depression predicts increased risk for developing metabolic syndrome in middle-aged women. One of the key limitations of the study was that it only evaluated the role of depres Continue Reading...
" (Tyson, 1) The participants in the program has responded universally in favor of the program and have described it as a way of gaining access to critical support services which are inaccessible due to age, travel restriction and disability. Though Continue Reading...
As Stowman and Donohue (2005) note: "Child neglect is the most prevalent type of child maltreatment, yet only a few standardized methods exist to assist in the assessment of this widespread problem. Existing measures of child neglect are limited by Continue Reading...
The study will also be important to those in the future, because scientists have not yet found ways to cure these chronic illnesses or correct some of these problems that are seen today, and therefore it stands to reason that there will be more peop Continue Reading...
Force 12: Image of Nursing. The VA recognizes the importance of individual care to the perception of quality healthcare in its facilities. Even if the entire organization operates in an effective and compassionate manner, if the nurse that cares fo Continue Reading...
...Good patient care is illustrated by being caring and thoughtful. It is important to also use a correct nursing care plan, and safe nursing techniques. This includes not only infection control, hand-washing and correct skills, but up-to-date proced Continue Reading...
Knowles stated "The richest resources for learning reside in the adult learners themselves" (p. 66). An instructional strategy like gaming may help to facilitate tapping into the adult learner's experience. Through collaboration during the play of a Continue Reading...
The conglomeration of RBCs and platelets held together by the fibrin forms the clot. After the injury to the damaged artery heals, the clot is no longer needed. The body will then destroy the clot by breaking down the fibrin fiber network that binds Continue Reading...
Finkielman et al. (2003) In a study conduction by the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care at the Haukeland University Hospital in Norway which was a follow-up of after intensive care with objectives of research of "health problems, quality Continue Reading...
Nursing Research Report The structure of a research report is simple. It is almost the same as the structure of the research itself: the problem, the methodology, the results, the conclusions, and the interpretations. The purpose of the research rep Continue Reading...
Evidence Based Practice University of Illinois Evidence Based Medicine Resources: Lessons Learned From the search resources I learned that in evidence based medicine, patient values comprising of their unique concerns, preferences, and expectations i Continue Reading...
COMPETENCY & CLINICAL REASONING | Competency and Clinical Reasoning The society should be able to trust professional nurses to display a high level of competence in their work (American Nurses Association, 2013). All nurses have a personal resp Continue Reading...
Academic and Professional Development A scholar-practitioner in clinical research administration is someone who can actively apply academic research to his or her mindful practice in the field and affect the lives of patients in a positive way and w Continue Reading...
Administration & Policy Development The author of this report is to engage in an assessment task that centers on human services and social workers in a clinical setting. The author of this report shall be focusing on the social work department i Continue Reading...
Search the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Guideline Clearinghouse website at http://www.guideline.gov / for a quality guideline that pertains to the area of nursing in which you are interested. Describe the guideline and how th Continue Reading...
Maxson, P.M., Derby, K.M., Wrobleski, D.M. And Foss, D.M. (2012). Bedside Nurse-to-Nurse Handoff Promotes Patient Safety. Medserg, Vol. 21/No. 3. Maxson et al. (2012) in their study assert that in the clinical nursing practice the patient handoff am Continue Reading...
Home Care Company ABC Home Care Agency Capital Purchase Software Acquisition and its Benefits Capital Purchase of Software Customer Satisfaction Productivity Quality assurance Employee development Revenue improvement Economic environment of Continue Reading...
Treatment to Patients The main objective of providing treatment to patients is to relieve symptoms along with decreasing the progression of the disease as well as the mortality or morbidity. However, in some cases, this objective is not fully achie Continue Reading...
Tori J. is a 12-year-old girl who was removed from her family at the age of 8, when she was placed with a foster family. Although her foster mother discussed some episodes of violence and defiance in the home, Tori was not initially violent or defia Continue Reading...
Psychodynamic Model, The Model's Developmental Processes, And Use In Assessment And Treatment Psychodynamic Model A large proportion of this research relied on historical data. Most of the data originated from institutions that take care of the aged Continue Reading...
Promote Team Effectiveness Promoting Team Effectiveness In which health care settings would the selected health professional work and if applicable how would their job title differ between each setting? The selected health care professionals in th Continue Reading...
