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The knowledge level and attitudes of pregnant women in passing on sickle cell disease Nursing Research Paper
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This study will be guided by the following research questions: What is the level of knowledge among pregnant women with the sickle cell trait from the Mississippi Delta about sickle cell disease? What are the attitudes of pregnant women with the sickle cell trait from the Mississippi Delta about sickle cell disease?
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Principles of research and evidence based practice Nursing Essay
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This study looked at the different types of evidence, levels of evidence and went ahead to explain how important the evidence is for practice. This also identified the various sources of evidence that may be used to inform practice and what is generally considered to be best evidence. This paper went an extra mile to try and ensure that acknowledge concerning why evidence is important for clinical practice.
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Urgent and Unscheduled Care: A summative Care Study Nursing Essay
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Urgent and Unscheduled Care: A Summative Care Study In case of a medical condition, especially one that is urgent but does not qualify to be an emergency, an urgent care unit is available to attend to patients. This is because these conditions occur at the spur of the moment, but are not severe enough to be handled in an emergency and they do not warrant the hospitalisation of a patient.
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Sufficient Staff Training for Prevention and Management of Violence Nursing Research Proposal
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Similarly, the current study distinguishes itself from many before and after studies that only evaluated only the differences in staff knowledge and attitudes. However, the study has got its own limitations too. As the study covers a wide area of three states it is not possible for the researcher to have a one-to-one interaction with all the participants.
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Impact of implementing clinical practice guidelines to prevent pressure ulcers Nursing Literature review
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This research will first present the search strategy employed in finding the literatures reviewed. Then, the aetiology of pressure ulcers will be discussed, followed by the common themes arising from the studies analysed. Afterwards, a presentation of the background of the studies will be given, to be followed by the actual discussion of the findings.
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Cost benefit and economic approach related to health care services system Nursing Research Paper
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In 2002, mental disorder and non-communicable diseases accounted for 42%. In order to respond to this challenge, certain initiatives have been taken by World Health Organization. W.H.O has joined hands with certain healthcare institutes to deal with this challenge at global level.
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The Effectiveness of Mouth-Care Practices for Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Nursing Literature review
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Firstly, modulation of oropharyngeal colonization is possible without enhancing or bringing about gastric and intestinal colonization. This system results in a reduction of up to 67% of VAP incidents. Decontamination of the trachea and oropharynx is a viable method of reducing the incidence of VAP in patients, especially those who are critically ill.
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Physiological Changes Associated with Aging and the Complications Nursing Research Paper
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The objective of nursing interventions is to obtain metabolic control and prevent complications in the vascular system. Thus nursing interventions are oriented to the planning of meals, planning an exercise program, achieving weight loss, and appropriate medication. Frequent monitoring of blood glucose levels helps in assessing the success of the interventions (Rosedahl & Kowalski, 2008, p.1188).
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Developing Supporting System to Promoting and Enhancing Quality of Life Nursing Research Paper
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Referral services should also be used to help couples adjust to changes in sexual functions. This will allow screening of men to determine the risk of psychological distress. Adherence to principles of sexual rehabilitation should be encouraged in order to help couples discuss options to maintain sexual life. This will also help them to cultivate attitudes of persistence and optimism.
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Effect of Patient Care Nursing Essay
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This study looks into patient care that is very paramount in the lives of patients as they seek medical care. They have to be protected and their safety is guaranteed as they undergo treatment at their points of care. This service to dispense care to these patients should be done in a way that is free from errors, negligence, and incompetence.
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Effective Leadership in Nursing Nursing Essay
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The transformational leadership style in nursing is widely seen as the gold standard in nursing leadership because it promotes improved patient outcomes and greater job satisfaction among staff nurses, studies show. Nurses demonstrate leadership in a variety of ways, including advocating for clients, promoting quality practice settings, and building and sharing knowledge.
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Living with a long term condition Nursing Essay
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The patient Angela (not her real name) was admitted into the mental health unit after she was brought in to the emergency room by her daughter. Before the admission, Angela was being managed at home by her daughter.
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Home Health Care Services for Alzheimer's Patients and Their Caregivers Nursing Research Paper
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The purpose of this research is to investigate the following: prevention as the basis for effective home care; management and home based care for Alzheimer patients; Alzheimer caregiver and home based care; skilled home care agencies; supporting and caring for the care givers. The new methods of diagnosing Alzheimer have made it possible for early diagnosis.
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Addressing Nursing Shortage Nursing Research Paper
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As a result of research it was suggested that care provided before the advent of symptoms can cost far less than the care provided after symptom development. Since then the trend of “Preventive Care” that is avoidance of disease or accident before it occurs, evolved. Managed care is the current concept for running a successful healthcare system which is a pre-planned treatment of the patient.
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Obstructions to culturally competent medical care Nursing Research Paper
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The purpose of this present research is to investigate the following: lack of diversity amongst the medical care providers and workforce; poor and inefficient medical care systems for ethnically diverse patients; reduced cross-cultural communiqué between providers and patients; lack of interpreters.
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Manual of Nursing Diagnoses Nursing Essay
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Swearingen (2004, p. 352) has outlined a number of activities that should be taught to ensure that the patient has an increased sense of balance. The first thing that she suggests is that the patient learn to be conscious about where his extremities are and should also be taught to check his position before he moves.
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The Idea of Mentorship in Nursing Nursing Essay
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Mentoring is an important role that every nurse has to assume, formally or informally, sooner or later in their professional life. The experience can help many nurses to identify areas of progress, and decide their future course of action, for example, to pursue a career as a nurse educator, nurse practitioner, or nurse manager.
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The symptoms of schizophrenia at an early stage and treatment can be provided to the patien Nursing Research Paper
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This paper endeavors to delineate between the schizophrenia and other mental disorder and also to establish a clear line of demarcation between positive and negative symptoms of the disease. After a thorough understanding, the characteristics are measured on the PANSS (Positive and Negative Symptom Syndrome) scale.
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Acute Pancreatitis and Its Aetiology Nursing Essay
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While I was on a placement on an assessment unit a patient was admitted with severe upper abdominal pain radiating through her back, while her abdominal muscle had shown some sign of tenderness. She also had nausea and vomiting with anorexia. The patient was a 59-year-old woman and for the sake of upholding confidentiality, the patient will henceforth be referred to as Mrs A.
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Discharge planning of a patient using a patient profile Nursing Essay
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A safe discharge plan helps to reduce many potential medical mistakes, and re-hospitalisation of patients, as well as the billions of money used during readmission.
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Types of Urinary Management Systems Nursing Research Paper
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The major limitation envisioned to be associated with this research is that of access to data. The researcher anticipates that even if he is allowed access to the targeted health facility, the researcher shall not have access to all health records on respondents (patients). This is because most of such information is expected to be kept in privacy and only for medical decision-making.
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Nosologic imaging and its value for childhood brain tumours Nursing Essay
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This research is being carried out to evaluate and present limitations of canonical correlation analysis (CCA); metabolic imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy; classification of brain tumor utilizing magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy value in imaging of childhood tumor.
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Pathophysiology Progressive Condition and End-of-Life Debate Nursing Research Paper
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This paper will examine the pros and cons of end-of-life care for these patients and the reasoning behind the decision of not resuscitating in breast cancer cases. These will all be examined with the purpose of showing the difficulties that clinical staffs face in dealing with breast cancer patients, their metastases and their end-of-life care decisions.
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Hypercholesterolemia in the Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease Nursing Essay
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Hypercholesterolemia in Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease Introduction Figure 1: Symptoms of CHD Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a condition in which the lumen of the coronary arteries (blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart) are narrowed down.
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Constipation in Stroke patients Nursing Research Proposal
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The research aims to prevent constipation by establishing patient’s baseline of bowel pattern prior to admission. The researcher has identified constipation as a serious problem which affects stroke patients. This is an area which requires practice and development since constipation is among the recurring complications in hospitalized acute stroke patients.
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Staff Training and Prevention of Violence in mental Health Care Units Nursing Research Paper
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The researcher of this study showed that both the patients as well as the nurses were also dissatisfied with the way violence and aggression has been managed. The researchers identified staff training in the use of fundamental therapeutic communication skills as the potential solution to this interpersonal tension.
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Care for patients with Sickle Cell Disease Nursing Essay
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Vichinsky reported that acute and painful episodes, which can last from two to seven days, are the most common reason for SCD patients to seek emergent medical care. The believes that this population had an opioid addiction acts as a major barrier preventing patients from receiving effective pain management during acute pain episodes.
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The Role of the Mentor In Organising, Managing And Leading Programmes of Learning In Clinical Education Nursing Essay
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In this paper, the proponent tries to give emphasis on the importance of mentors in organising, managing and leading programmes of learning in clinical education particularly on the leadership aspect which involves facilitation, supervision, assessment, and support particularly in the hospital environment.
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Infection Control - the Role of Epidemiology in the Modern World Nursing Essay
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There are many microorganisms that live in and out of human bodies. Whereas there would be those that are essential to health, there are some that cause diseases. Microorganisms refer to microscopic living things found in air, soil, water, rocks, plants, and animals among many other places (Medzhitov 2007, p.2).
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How to reduce the incidence of lower extermity amputations in diabetes with Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy Nursing Literature review
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This study focuses on previous literature which utilized the HBOT in treating diabetic wounds and ulcers in response to the growing need for evidence that proves the value of HBOT. Researchers hope to address the question: Is hyperbaric oxygen therapy effective at reducing the incidence of lower extremity amputations among diabetic patients?
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Effectiveness of reminders in increasing compliance to SBGM Nursing Essay
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This paper shall discuss self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), specifically the effect of self-reminders on the compliance with the SMBG process. SMBG has been made one of the essential therapies for this disease, mostly in order to allow immediate monitoring of blood glucose levels and to prevent steep increases and decreases of blood sugar levels.
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Child with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Nursing Essay
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The author explains that CAMHS assessment is essentially a confidential service that must adhere to the confidentiality policy of the nursing and midwifery code of conduct. This means that all conversations and disclosures made by patients, especially during the initial CAMHS assessment should not be relayed to other persons other than family members.
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Interprofessional team working in healthcare delivery Nursing Essay
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Gross (2012, p. 17) observed that, inter-professional team work in health care sector is the key strategy in the modern health renewal. It is currently the top mind issue in many health care professionals and policy makers (Meads and Ashcroft 2005, p. 23).
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Infection control and prevention Nursing Essay
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The three sites that are utilized for central venous catheter insertion are internal jugular, subclavian and femoral.Although, like any other medical intervention,these catheters have their own share of complications,it is the risk of infection,which has the most serious clinical and economic repercussions for the patient,physician and health care facility
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Effectiveness and Safety of Physical Restraint in Managing Violence Nursing Literature review
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Studies however also present issues in relation to patient safety. Some of the studies indicate that deaths have been seen in some patients restrained; thrombus formation has also been apparent among patients who have been restrained for prolonged periods. Incidents of falls as well as bruises on the arms have also been seen among respondents.
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Assessment of a Child with Autism Nursing Essay
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Assessment of a Child with Autism Introduction Mental health issues are one of the most debilitating conditions which any person can go through. Physically, its symptoms may not be clearly apparent to the patient and to other people. However, mentally and emotionally, its impact can be extensive and debilitating to the patient.
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Rural Nurses' Perspective of Self to Manage to Work in the Community Nursing Research Paper
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In the appraisal and critique of the qualitative research paper, a modified fashion of the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative studies (COREQ) is used with a 32-item checklist. Health providers and researchers need to refer and evaluate the works of others in the development of protocols, practice guidelines, reviews, and proposals among others.
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Care of the Patient Undergoing Anaesthesia Nursing Essay
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An eighteen-year-old female, educated up to high school and working as a salesgirl in a local department store, presented with complaints suggestive of symptomatic gall stone disease which was confirmed on the ultrasound. The decision to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia was taken by the surgeon.
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Rapid Response Team Policies for Acute Patients in Riyadh Military Hospital and the UK Nursing Essay
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Published back in 2007 in an article entitled “Safer Care for the Acutely Ill Patient”, the National Patient Safety Agency (2007) reported that 576 out of the 1,804 hospital deaths were due to diagnostic errors, an unrecognized patient deterioration that was left untreated, and problems with resuscitation after a sudden cardiac arrest.
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Adult obesity: A literature review on the contributory factors and consequences Nursing Literature review
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Adult obesity: A literature review on the contributory factors and consequences Introduction Obesity is one of the most important issues of the society in the present age (Ford and Mokdad, 2008, p. 51). Obesity has increased the number of challenges for the governments in the contemporary age as it is not only a health issue, but is also an important economic issue, thus causing the governments, insurance companies and also the affected people to bear the costs (Bhattacharya and Bundorf, 2005).
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Adolescent Suicide Nursing Research Paper
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Adolescent Suicide. Even though suicide rates among all generations are growing as time goes on, teenage community seems to be the most problematic one. Teenagers during their developmental stages do not think much about the importance of their lives when some kind of problem occurs to them.
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Terminating an Unplanned Pregnancy Nursing Essay
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The purpose of evaluation of the case study and analyzing a variety of legal and ethical consideration is to differentiate between ethical and legal grounds in England and Wales. This will allow midwifery students to understand the significance of undertaking legal and ethical grounds as a base of the decision-making process.
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Infection Control Nursing Research Paper
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To achieve infection control, there has to be first an identified need to do so. Both the medical practitioners and the patients should see it necessary to take precaution as a prevention measure.
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Evidence Informing Policies Regarding Positioning Patient to Prevent Compartment Syndrome Nursing Essay
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The literature review of the orthopedic part also encloses reports of this complication in legs located as a fracture or break in the hemilithotomy position. Compartment Syndrome is a situation in which augmented pressure in a closed compartment compromise or negotiate the function and circulation of the various tissues in that space.
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Psoriasis: Spelling the Real Challenge Nursing Research Paper
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Both the exact cause and effective treatment of the disorder remain an important topic for debate even until today for medical practitioners and researchers (Kumar et al, 2010). The problem of this situation does not stem directly from the disease itself, but on the psychosocial perspective as well.
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Ongoing Mental Health Needs: Major Depressive Disorder Nursing Essay
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Ongoing Mental Health Needs: Major Depressive Disorder Introduction This paper presents a case study of a chosen service user, one who is suffering from bipolar affective disorder. Patient X, a 35 year old female was admitted to the mental health unit after her mother observed her sullen and melancholy behaviour persisting for about three weeks.
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Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Nursing Essay
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In medical profession, health promotion is an important component of the holistic healthcare provision. WHO (2008) defines health promotion as “the process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health”. In the 21st century, the need for health promotion in society has become more important than ever before.
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Managing Patient Safety Nursing Assignment
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A medical error is referred to as the “failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim”. Most medical errors are preventable to the extent that inappropriate treatments and unsafe use should be avoided in clinical practice. The person on whom the medication/ treatment is administered is harmed.
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Ethical Issues Related to Women Having Children with Unknown Sperm Donors Nursing Essay
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A number of sperm banks and agents exist that ensure they provide the service of sperm donation through artificial insemination. Parents seeking the service of sperm donation do so to overcome male sterility issues, prevent genetic problems, or assist single women to become mothers (Gong, 2009, p. 645). 
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Roles and Responsibilities of a Newly Qualified Nurse Nursing Essay
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It is often claimed that these are challenging times for newly trained and qualified nurses. The assertion stems from the multiple roles and responsibilities that the new professionals are supposed to adopt notwithstanding the transition to professional practice. Interestingly, statistics indicate that less than 50% of practicing nurses would recommend the career as a career option to another person.
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