Professional Nursing Reflection M. Ott University of Wyoming Introduction to Higher Education in Nursing NURS 3010 April 14, 2013 Professional Nursing Reflection Nursing is a practice that has been described as a science an art. It has many definitions and many philosophies that guide its practice. Nursing lacks a singular, definitive theory or philosophy. Individual develop their own philosophies and theories based on their values, beliefs and professional identities. As registered
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An exploration of nurse-patient relationships in accident and emergency. Accident and Emergency Nursing, 13(1), 9-14. This article discusses the nurse-patient relationships in the accident and emergency. It looks into nursing theory and research about three distinct experiences from the author. I found the article to be of interest in regards to the topic of barriers in forming the nurse-patient relationship in the emergency setting. Being an ER nurse I can relate to the authors thinking
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Professional Nursing Reflection Professional Nursing Reflection Nursing is a practice that has been described as a science an art. It has many definitions and many philosophies that guide its practice. Nursing lacks a singular, definitive theory or philosophy. Individual develop their own philosophies and theories based on their values, beliefs and professional identities. As registered nurses that are seeking to advance our education and become professional nurses, defined as a registered
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Capital Project Martha Mireles HCS/571 February 11, 2013 Janine Lewis Capital Project “A capital expenditure is a commitment of resources that is expected to provide benefits during a reasonably long period, at least two or more years” (Cleverly & Cameron, 2007, p. 397). Sometimes it can be difficult to determine the difference between a capital expenditure and a routine expense. A capital expenditure improves the value of the asset, whereas a routine expense is used
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chemical regulations. (www.iata.org, DGR) Hazardous materials exposures and chemical terrorism presents an unusual mechanism of injury. Patients exposed to hazardous materials must be decontaminated. If a patient is not decontaminated, the hospital emergency department and other patient can be exposed. (Mass Causality and High Impact Command, page 99) Are you aware of any procedures that should be taken when It comes to decontamination within the health and medical services? There are several essential
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hospital. Dealing with the lives and wellbeing of others is a huge responsibility. Some hospitals deal with more areas of services than others. Take John Muir Health for example, they provide a vast amount of services that range from primary care, emergency care, urgent care, rehabilitation, cancer treatment, children’s care, medical imaging, and more (John Muir Health, 2013). Of these areas of service require risk and quality management assessment. Other areas that do not always come to mind when thinking
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Nursing professionals and nursing technicians working in the urgency and emergency departments are more susceptible and prevalent to having anxiety, mainly mild to moderate, as well as clinically manifesting the effects of this condition. The heavy workload in conjunction with the stressful environment and unpredictability of patient events on a day-to-day basis, are all factors that contribute to the development of anxiety. Overall, the effects can be detrimental, impairing nursing professionals’
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Emergency Preparedness The world has encountered multiple disasters throughout the past decade. The devastation from tsunamis, mudslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, wildfires, super storms, and terroristic attacks impacts the lives of millions, and the affects will be felt for generations. A "disaster is an event that causes a level of destruction, death, or injury that affects the abilities of the community to respond to the incident using available resources" (Nies & McEwen, 2011,
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those beliefs. As a CEO, she would have to come up with an alternative plan for dispensing these medications. The CEO would need to meet with the affected parties. In a small hospital, this would be any other pharmacists, director of nursing and possible other pharmacists in the community. This would need to be a confidential meeting. The pharmacist that is refusing to give certain medications due to religious reasons does not need to vilified due to religious beliefs in
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Ida Jean Orlando Ida Jean Orlando's Deliberative Nursing Process is set in motion by the behavior of the patient. According to the theory, all patient behavior can be a cry for help, both verbal and non-verbal, and it is up to the nurse to interpret the behavior and determine the needs of the patient. The Deliberative Nursing Process has five stages: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. In the assessment stage, the nurse completes a holistic assessment of the patient's
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