Nursing Essays

Mention can easily be made of adages such as “two heads are better than one”, “when two bare it together, it hurts less”, too much meat does not destroy the taste of a soup”, do not put all your eggs in one basket” among others. Indeed, the situation is no different with disaster management.

SCD is a genetic disorder with an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance (Pelehach, 1995; Routhieaux, Sarcone, Stegenga, 2005) caused by a single-based mutation of adenine to thiamine resulting in a substitution of valine for glutamine at the 6th codon of the β globin chain and is usually found from people of African-American, Middle Eastern, African, Afro-Caribbean, Indian or Mediterranean descent.

Ethical issues in public health usually involve twofold responsibilities of public health practitioners, that is, to obtain and use scientific analysis intended for enhancing and safeguarding the wellbeing of the public while valuing individual free will (Gard & Wright, 2005).

Striving for a registered nurse role (RN) is the most challenging task an LPN (licensed practical nurse) could face. Pursuing a registered nurse role may require a lot of time, effort, and financial support. But despite the sacrifices necessary to become a registered nurse, the initiative to go beyond the comfort zone and experiences will make an LPN grow personally and professionally.

At a nursing forum, there arose a number of issues rocking the nursing profession which aided in making decisions to transition into the professional nursing sector. The three issues included inter-professional communication, delegation, and the well-known theory of practice gap. This paper seeks to highlight these particular issues one after the other.

The nursing profession is endowed with a myriad of demands that are seemingly taking a new turn with the increase in demands of the healthcare system (Parker, Dickenson & Huxtable, 2010). According to the nursing regulation, it is the responsibility of the nurses to adhere to the ethical, as well as the professional demands of the profession.

Health promotion in the contemporary society comprises different strategies designed to inform, influence and assist both organizations and individuals to take active responsibilities in issues that affect health.

Mental illness is a condition that affects many people globally. In general terms, mental illnesses are disorders that stem from the brain and affect the normal functioning of an individual. According to Thornicroft et.al (2011) a person’s thinking, actions, feelings, and relationship with others may be jeopardized by a brain disorder.

The apparent strengths in the nursing profession are as follows: (1) continued reliance on the knowledge, skills and abilities gained through the course in terms of addressing the needs for direct patient care; (2) continued current high demand for the skills required of the profession (Dolan, 2011); (3) “science of nursing is always advancing, and a successful nursing career requires a commitment to learning and openness to change”.

Mrs. Baker has dyspnea, and starting the diagnosis by assessing her airway and breathing process is ideal. If the airway is compromised due to obstruction or edema the patient should be intubated before taking care of any other issues. Obtaining the blood pressure, respiration rate, pulse rate, and temperature will reveal the vital symptoms of whatever ailments that the patient is suffering from. 

The major pathophysiology situation for Patience preterm labor is the shattering of membranes and weakened cervix, due to considerable build-up of pressure on the cervix. This is augmented by partial dilatation which results in a sufficient opening to permit the fetus to descend into the pelvic canal.

Unlike other industries, the health sector lags behind in its implementation of technology-driven leadership structures (Porter-O’Grady, 2003). The article "A different age for leadership, Part 1" explores the issue of leadership and the increasing need to learn new skills among health workers. The article maintains that the health industry has critical lapses in its implementation of modern technology in its leadership structures.

Hospitals and health facilities adopt different psychological and philosophical models in treatment and care. As the fundamental goal of every health institution, quality health, and medical care form the core values. However, a number of institutions choose between Jean Watson Caring Model and Kari Martinsen’s caring philosophy.

The discharge process begins once one is admitted and continues throughout his/her stay in the hospital. Upon discharge, the patient or their surrogate is issued written instructions by the respective medical practitioner. In addition, the practitioner explains in detail the contents of the discharge instructions.

Newly qualified nurses have an obligation to respect autonomy, which implies that they must ensure effective communication with their patients and colleagues, uphold trust and truthfulness, allow patients to exercise their right to make independent decisions, provide essential information to patients and colleagues and respect their patients’ choices and preferences.

I have also been able to conceive that nursing is a profession in which I have to be proactive. Lastly, critical reflection has enabled me to understand that teamwork -- between the nurses and patient -- is important for effective nursing practice just like any other aspect of clinical medicine (Coles & Marjoram, 2009).

Bipolar disorder which is also known as manic depressive disorder is a mental state whereby people experience serious mood disorders. Consequently, this causes radical alterations in their moods, which vary from depressive lows to manic highs. Other common symptoms are irritability, mood swings, anger, suicidal thoughts and a sense of hopelessness (National Institute of Mental Health, 2012).

The supervision committee drive that nurses working in different sectors attain PCCN certification forms the basis for needs evaluation. In this regard, there are numerous incentives that are offered to ensure that nurses undertake the training; performing nurses are rewarded with $1000, which is exempted from tax. 

This is a critical review of the literature and follows the CASP framework for critically analyzing literature in nursing research and practice.  In this regard, a framework was developed using the guide for critiquing quantitative research suggested by Coughlan, Cronin, and Ryan (2007) and the guide for critiquing qualitative research suggested by Ryan, Coughlan, and Cronin (2007).

As regards methodology for this study, the researcher considered interviewing health care professionals but rather used the survey technique. Methodology in research studies refers to the principal method of data collection. The methodology is presented in order to explain how the material was gathered and selected for in-depth consideration (Cargon, 2007).

The correlation coefficient is significant at P< 0.001 because it falls between the range of  0-1. The association is correlated implying that it is directly proportional. When the number of hours worked increases so does the income. The correlation between the variables was moderate and positive, r = 0.3, If r is close to 0, it implies that there is less or no relationship between the variables.

The nursing department offers the above care services, more so the rehabilitation services for patients who are in need. Despite that, there are a few challenges that are faced in the department. The interviewed Director of Nursing (DON) stated that the lack of LTC taught courses/classes to new graduate students is one of the challenges that they do face and that has to be resolved with immediate effect.

This paper outlines activities geared towards smoking cessation following the nursing process and giving the appropriate recommendations. Introduction Smoking refers to the inhalation of tobacco that has been burned in cigarettes, pipes and cigars, which causes nicotine to be absorbed through the lungs.

These stem cells, categorized sometimes according to their potency all play different roles in the human body, but they possess the three major unique characteristics. They are unspecialized and undifferentiated, can be induced to become cells with different functions and they do not differentiate to reproduce themselves but daughter cells.

This literature review was carried out in order to establish the different barriers encountered by nurses in postoperative pain management. This review was carried out because there are major gaps in pain relief for patients under postoperative care. Based on nine studies reviewed, barriers in pain management include inadequate knowledge, inadequate experience, and limitations in nursing functions.

The paper analyses the influence from the service user’s interpersonal aspects. Most patients in mental health setting exhibit dominance, aggressive behaviors which deter the attainment of effective therapeutic relationship. The literature review in this study provides the insight into the factors that influence therapeutic relationship.

From this general perspective, it was crucial to identify the need to improve HCAHPS scores in Ben Taub General Hospital, which is the facility that I was carrying out my practicum. In effect, this is documentation of the whole process that focuses on explaining the process involved and the steps involved in achieving these crucial objectives.

The paper shall seek to establish the possible factors affecting an effective handover process between emergency and critical care unit nurses and the different gaps and issues seen in the practice and the application of this procedure. It aims to present the different issues encountered by emergency nurses.

Prisoners are given the opportunity to live a new life while they are being trusted with things at their level. When they are given the chance to be productive like giving them the opportunity for employment, their whole life may change because in the first place they have the opportunity to maximize their full potential.

These people are those who are at the bottom of the economic pyramid which includes - those insured by Medicaid, the low wage earners, the uninsured and the underinsured. Such lack of access to healthcare highlights the inability of healthcare system to cater to the needs of all its citizens.

While dealing with a mentally challenged person certain ethical considerations have to be kept in mind. The psychiatrist should not forget that the mentally ill person and should respect him at any cost. Similar care needs to be taken for their treatment in order to heal them. Full information related to treatment needs to be given to the client.

(2009) defined rehabilitation as a dynamic, health-oriented process that helps people with acute or chronic disorders and physical, mental, or emotional disabilities gain independence, relearn skills or abilities and adjust to existing functions (p. 166).

Whereas theorists have attempted in several ways to offer a complete, more humanistic approach to nursing, scientists on the other hand have made their point emphasizing the importance of evidence-based medicine. As a result, when trying to construct a holistic approximation to the meaning of nursing, the problem becomes evident: nursing models have unsuccessfully tried to link theory and practice.

This belief came by because most of the presumed causes of the disease are unproved. This belief has become a significant challenge in educating people in society about Alzheimer’s disease and how to manage the condition. This has left people to view the disease as a genetic misfortune that one has absolutely no control over.

Indeed, without the nursing discipline it is hard to guarantee cure or prevention. Hence, going by the significance of this discipline in the modern world it is thus relevant to set ethics and standards governing the study and practice in the nursing profession.

Medicine is the representation of physicians’ dreams in using knowledge to achieve perfect wholeness among vulnerable, mortal human body (The President’s Council on Bioethics, 2012, n.p.). However, medicine has imperfections and a doctor cannot always heal but only can provide the highest comfort that could be delivered to patients.

Health care needs as well as the resources required in providing affordable medical care to the citizens continue to exert pressure on the nation’s financial resources. There have been calls for the increase in the availing of excellent health care as well as evaluation measures to ensure that health care units provide medical care as expected.

Changes in hospital medical care in the 1970s brought about changes in giving services and approaches by many hospitals in United States and later worldwide. In the past, traditional, hospitals were focused on healing diseases, and not much care was given to patients.

the institution is committed to ensuring that the learning environment is favourable to students. It does this through the provision of a high-quality residential facility to the students as well as other social services that are essential for learning. This makes me understand that when I join this university for my studies, my welfare would be well looked at.

The roles of a nurse practitioner and those of a physician assistant tend to be confused though they are somehow different. Nurse practitioners tend to focus on a specific specialty as opposed to physician assistants whose training is quite general and focuses on different specialties. Physician assistant was a cadre developed to curb the shortage of medical practitioners.

Based on the paper, it is easy to see that the basic point is that our study of our experience, as well as the study of the experience of others, would allow us to improve the strategies toward ensuring the largest turnout for breast and cervical cancers. We just have to work hard and be committed to what we do.

During my years as a student, I've observed how nursing has evolved from an ordinary nurse-patient relation to a more healthcare-focused system which involves quality healthcare to patients in a protected environment. Nursing requires a more focused approach in understanding the increasing needs of the patients and particularly, the healthcare system.

The study involves the use of VTV and HFHS. In VTV, the test candidate is evaluated by the response that they write down after watching a video recording of a situation in a clinical setup involving an actor who assumes the role of a patient. In HFHS, the candidate is evaluated using their reaction to a human-like mannequin that responds to external stimuli as a real patient would.

The patient was provided with social health care services. In the case of elderly patients, it is important to have a complete patient history before providing or initiating any intervention due to medical complications. We requested the services of her health care service provider so that we could have the necessary details.

The second most common nosocomial infection affecting critically ill patients is pneumonia, which affects 27% of critically ill patients. Mechanical ventilation is the leading cause of nosocomial pneumonia, giving rise to the term ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). VAP has a mortality rate ranging between 0 and 50%.

Cuba's total area is estimated to be almost 111,000 square kilometers. Thirty percent of Cuba is hilly and mountainous. The country has had three national symbols that represent the country’s national identity since the struggles for independence (Kapcia, 2005). The first national identity is the national anthem.

There are eight principles that nurses encounter and should abide by within clinical settings, namely: autonomy (personal freedom and right of self-determination); veracity (truth-telling); beneficence (duty to safeguard good actions); justice (fairness and treating all equally); nonmaleficence (duty to prevent harm from happening); paternalism (allowing the nurses to make decisions for individual patients); etc.

The main reason for coming up with this study was driven by the fact that in the 21st century the education of a number of children, i.e. African-American students, is compromised by conditions and behavior patterns that undermine their physical and emotional well-being, hence, making learning within the framework of the current system of education quite difficult.

The outcome is expected to entail a reduction of suicide rates from 16 deaths a year in 2012 to a target of 10 suicidal deaths a year in 2016 or less. Through surveillance of suicidal deaths in Las Vegas, then the outcomes are able to be measured at the end of the elapsed period then its success is assessed.

The reason I like Steaz Zero Calorie Sparkling Green Tea (Orange) is that it provides me with the benefits of regular green tea with the added benefit that it has a nice orange flavor. It is quite as refreshing as natural green tea, if not more. I like regular green tea for its freshness but its taste is not something that can be enjoyed.