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Nursing
A simple task as putting on shoes and socks can be taken for granted by many; however, this becomes an arduous issue for the elderly as I have witnessed assisting a podiatrist for the past three years. Dr. Neil Blatt’s knowledge and guidance has contributed to my goal for becoming a nurse. During the past three years working with him I became more and more interested and fascinated with the medical field. My responsibilities include
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Nursing
One may have wondered how the doctors at the hospitals and other medical establishments are able to deal with large amounts of injuries and illnesses. The answer is with nurses and technicians. In the up coming years, the “Baby Boomers” will be of retirement age. There will be a large shortage of doctors and nurses leaving an immense job opportunity for all those in the medical workforce. The nursing field will be a promising possible
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Nursing
As a child I never new the importance of an education until I graduated from high school I developed all my goals of being an successful nurse, but I wanted to party and wait a year before starting college. That was the biggest mistake I had ever made of course I realize it now. I then had my son at twenty-one years old. At that time I started going to school to be come a
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Nursing Care for Femural Fracture
Introduction As Donahue (1996) writes, the origin of the words “nurse” and “nursing” are varied, and shift in meaning as reflected in the perception of nursing’s role in health care and in society. From nursing’s earliest Latin derivative from nutrire, “to nourish,” and nurse, nutrix, meaning “nursing mother,” Donahue (1996) continues, “…the meaning of the word [nurse] has progressed from a term indicating a woman who performed the basic unlearned human activity of suckling an
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Nursing Care Plan
Richard J. Daley College Nursing 101 Data Collection for Care Plan Section I – Demographic Data: Patient Initials: K. J. Sex: Female MSWD: Married Age: 44 No. of children: 1 Occupation: Disabled Section II- Admission Data 1. Date admitted: 10/19/2007 2. Admitting diagnosis: Hematomesis, melanotic stools, cirrhosis, hepatorenal syndrome. 3. Allegries: Codiene 4. Signs and symptoms on admission: jaundice appearance, lethargic, oriented x 1, vomiting bright red blood, has had black stools. 5. Summary of
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Nursing Case Study
Impaired Gas Exchange r/t Behaviors: Oxygen Saturation that falls as low as 91% on room air at rest and after exertion After two to three minutes on Nasal Cannula of 2 Liters, Oxygern Saturation rises to 97 or 98% Pt is out of breath and physically tired after getting up to the bathroom and shower Rhonchi auscultated in the right middle and lower lobes Desired Outcomes: The patient's oxygen saturation will be kept above 96%
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Nursing Preceptorship Plan
Objectives 1. Patient-Centered Care: To focus on the patient’s particular health care needs, and act as an advocate for each patient. To strive to provide a holistic level of care that meets all the patients’ needs. To work with each patient to create a care plan that works for them, and focuses on empowering them to care for themselves whenever possible. 2. Communication: To be comfortable communicating with patients and other health care providers, and
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Nursing Process and Clinical Decision Making
Nursing Process and Clinical Decision-Making The nursing professional faces a myriad of decisions on a daily basis. The effectiveness of the decision-making process is crucial to ensuring positive outcomes in the clinical setting. If the nursing process is misunderstood or misapplied to the decision-making process by a failure to use critical thinking skills, the results can be catastrophic to the anticipated outcomes. Furthermore, an immaturity in critical thinking may influence decisions because of insufficient knowledge
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Nursing Process and Clinical Decision-Making
Nursing Process and Clinical Decision-Making The nursing process and Benner's stages of clinical judgment have major roles in the nursing profession as well as nursing students. The nursing process serves as a guide or foundation for nurses and students alike to help formulate clinical decision-making. The Benner's stages of clinical judgment illustrate the different levels of proficiencies in both nursing students and licensed nurses. Both nursing process and Benner's stages have five progressive levels, which
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Nursing Protocol
PROTOCOL ANALYSIS Preterm labor is a significant health problem for many pregnant women in the United States. It is estimated that eight to ten percent of all births in the United States are the result of premature labor, which account for approximately 440,000 births annually. Preterm labor is also the leading cause of perinatal morbity and mortality and results in health care expenditures of over three billion dollars per year. (ACOG, 2001). It was thought
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Nursing Research
Cristalgale Goursahab NUR 215 Research Symposium Reaction Paper The research symposium we attended was really interesting, I know this is the type of work we will be doing soon in one of our future nursing classes. Dr. Bernadette Curry introduced the work done by one of her past students, Dr. Dianne Morrison-Beedy. Dr. Morrison-Beedy explained to us her experiment groups and the purpose of her program. I thought the idea of her program is very
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Nursing Shortage
We, who have been blessed with the greatest job in the world, being a parent, know all to well the joy and sorrow that “comes with the territory.” The smiles are abundant as the most precious gift ever given to humankind, our children, advance through the stages of growth and development. As parents our job is to love, support, protect, teach, guide, mentor, and prepare our children to be productive citizens in society. Unfortunately, there
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Nursing Theory
After reading through all of the theories presented in chapter four, I was most intrigued by Benner and Wrubel’s theory. This theory is about caring being the most important aspect of care. According to Potter and Perry, this theory states, “caring creates possibilities for coping, enables possibilities for connecting with and concern for others, and allows for the giving and receiving of help.” I agree with this statement, and I believe that this is a
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Nutrition
Nutrition is the relationship of foods to the health of the human body. Proper nutrition means that you are receiving enough foods and supplements for the body to function at optimal capacity. It is important to remember that no single nutrient or activity can maintain optimal health and well being, although it has been proven that some nutrients are more important than others. All of the nutrients are necessary in different amounts along with exercise
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Nutrition
3 things I learned The first thing I learned is the importance of eating right. Both my body and mind need good nutrition to run effectively. My parents always told me to “Eat a lot of veggies, finish all your food, and drink lots of water” but they never educated me thoroughly about the importance of nutrition. Like a traditional Vietnamese family, we have three meals a day, and I was taught to never leave
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Nutrition
Nutrition Since we have been learning about nutrition in class, our task was to record a food log. Nutrition requires a well-balanced diet containing nutrient and vitamins like amino acids and fatty acids. Over the past seven days I have been recording and have been looking very carefully at my intake of nutrients, minerals, vitamins, and fats. In our task, the objective was to record the basic foods we ate during the period of seven,
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Nutrition
Presentation: Nutrition is the relationship of foods to the health of the human body. Proper nutrition means that you are receiving enough foods and supplements for the body to function at optimal capacity. It is important to remember that no single nutrient or activity can maintain optimal health and well being, although it has been proven that some nutrients are more important than others. All of the nutrients are necessary in different amounts along with
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Nutrition
Chris Bosley Exam #2 112803 Nutrition #1) Each day you make many decisions that affect your health and how you feel. You may decide to use a seatbelt, drink milk instead of soda or go to sports practice. While each of these decisions may seem small, taken together, day after day and year after year, they have a big effect on your physical life. They influence your daily energy level and self-confidence, as well as
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Nutrition & Headaches
Nutrition & Migraines Headaches are a common complaint to everyone however, the severity of headaches such as migraines are hard to comprehend unless you have fell victim. More than 28 million Americans, three times more woman than men, suffer from migraine headaches. Although all headaches can be irritating, migraines can be debilitating. When serotonin, a biochemical substances stored in blood, is released, blood vessels narrow. As the kidneys expel this biochemical, the level in
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Nutrition - Tips for Improving Your Health
Nutrition: Tips for Improving Your Health Good nutrition is one of the keys to good health. This means making sure you regularly eat foods that have a lot of vitamins and minerals in them, as well as foods that are not high in fat. Do I need to change what I eat? If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you may need to talk about nutrition with your doctor: • Has your
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Nutrition Application Internship
Based on a variety of personal experiences, I became very interested in the role of foods and nutrition. During my last year of highschool, my favorite who had a successful business succumbed to a strange alliment. He was tired all the time and was diagnosed to live only 1 year. While he didn't have cancer, his bloodwork had many abnormalites the doctors couldn't diagnose. He began to seek out other doctors who ultimately recommended that
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Nutrition Final Reflection
Nutrition Final Reflection Genna Slayton CHEF-260 D01 When I take time to reflect on the knowledge I have gained from this Nutrition Class, I can’t help but think about where I was when I started this course. I initially thought I would just be learning about food products you shouldn’t mix when serving people food, carbohydrate and protein contents; however, nutrition for chefs is so much more. I gained deep insight both a personal and
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Nutrition Intervention in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (gerd)
GERD is a condition in which the stomach content goes back up to the esophagus and it occurs when the lower esophageal sphincters (LES) get weak due to multiple reasons, most commonly, hiatal hernia. It causes heartburn and acid indigestion and often occurs in pregnant women or in people taking certain medications. As for the treatment of GERD, lifestyle and dietary changes are strongly recommended, the main aim being the decrease in the amount of
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Nutritional Assessment of 7-9 Age Group
University of the Philippines Los Banos College of Human Ecology Institute of Human Food and Nutrition Nutritional Assessment of 7-9 year-old group1 (A case study in HNF 21) Marquez, Erica Mendoza, Angela Joy L. C-4L November 17, 2015 ____________________ 1A scientific paper submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements in HNF 21 Food and Nutrition under Professor Domingo, A.Y. 2015-2016 I. Introduction Most of the nutrition people get comes from the food provided to the
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Nutritional Learning Team Matrix-Human Nutrition- Sci 220
Nutrition Nutrition is a vital part of a healthy way of life to put a stop to sickness and disability. There is more to good nutrition than having enough food. It requires eating an adequate balance of healthy food. There is such a long-range consequence on wellbeing contentment, teaching and success for children. Health is not something that can be ignored and we can make changes to our bad eating habits if we want to
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Obesity
Obesity 1 Research Paper Obesity David Fleming Block 1 Obesity 2 Obesity has become a very common thing these days in America. The numbers of obese people in America has increased incredibly over the years, who do we blame for it? Fast food restaurants? This has been a hot topic recently. However, when it comes down to it, obesity is a combination of lifestyle, genetics, a psychological state of mind, exercise, and depression (Hannsink, 1995).
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Obesity
Obesity has become and epidemic in American society .The Unites States has even been termed an overweight nation. Some twenty to thirty percent of American adults are now considered obese (Hwang 1999 and Hirsch et al 1997). With this in mind, Americans constantly look around themselves determining their weight status as well as that of those around them. While some Americans do fit the healthy category, others enter the underweight, overweight, and even obese categories,
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Obesity
Obesity has increased in North American society (especially in the states). The United States has even been called an overweight nation. About 20% to 30% of American adults are now considered obese. Even though some Americans are in the healthy category, others enter the underweight, overweight, and even obese categories. Not only is obesity unhealthy, but it is also considered unacceptable. People have been labeled and made fun of their entire lives do to
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Obesity
Obesity? Obesity is bodyweight in excess to biological needs; excessive fatness. Obesity does not imply a couple pounds over the average; it refers to a large amount of body fat making the individual very overweight. According to WHO (world health organization), obesity is an epidemic concerning over 300 million people around the world with the western nations topping the list. As the years go by, the larger the numbers of obesity and the younger the
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Obesity - Our Mothers Children
Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. The weight may come from muscle, bone, fat and/or body water. Both terms mean that a person's weight is greater than what's considered healthy for his or her height. Obesity occurs over time when you eat more calories than you use. The balance between calories-in and calories-out differs for each person. Factors that might tip the balance
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