In today’s society most people know what career path they are going to pursue before entering college and have known exactly the purpose of their career. However, I had no idea the career path that I wanted to pursue until I was encouraged by peers and instructors to look into nursing. While upon doing research into nursing, my family members pointed my characteristics that would apply greatly to nursing. Most of
Essays On Nursing
Analysis of Falls Data
- Type: Essay (Any Type) • Category: Nursing • Citation format: APA • Words: 1564
Analysis of Falls Data Synthesis/ Analysis of Falls Data Falls data were collected using the Post Fall Notes located in the electronic medical record, along with the incident reports that had been conducted after each fall. The prevalence of falls calculated within the last 90 days showed a total of 52 falls occurring among 25 residents. Three of the residents that fell sustained life-threatening injuries such as a skull and hip
Rehabilitation
- Type: Essay (Any Type) • Category: Nursing • Citation format: APA • Words: 1849
Patient description The patient was admitted to the hospital from home as result of suffering from Sepsis-related to aspiration pneumonia. According to Balady et al. (2007), pneumonia is one of the leading infections, which causes the death of most adult within the different population, and it affects majorly the lungs which are made up of alveoli when an individual is breathing. The patient was diagnosed and found to be suffering from
Nursing Informatics
- Type: Article Review • Category: Nursing • Citation format: APA • Words: 1232
Introduction The concept of information technology is changing the field of healthcare with the use of new tools such as devices and software. The transformation has particularly transformed the nurse who is the reason why the healthcare information technology is always known as nursing informatics. The following paper is a discussion of a relation on how a nurse can work on four steps which are knowledge, information, data and wisdom continuum.
Chlorhexidine For Daily Bathing for Patients In Hospitals
- Type: Research Paper • Category: Nursing • Citation format: APA • Words: 2419
Should traditional soap and water be replaced with chlorhexidine for daily bathing for patients in ICU? Abstract Title: Association between chlorhexidine and soap and water for baths for patients in ICUs for prevention of HAIs. The purpose of this paper is to determine if traditional soap and water should be replaced with chlorhexidine for daily bathing purposes for hospitalized patients to prevent spread of HAIs. Literature regarding history of chlorhexidine in
Pathophysiology & pharmacology of cardiac disease
- Type: Assignment • Category: Nursing • Citation format: APA • Words: 518
The heart is a muscular organ the size of a fist, whose function is to continuously pump blood around the body. It is located in between the lungs, towards the left side of the chest. In humans, it is divided into four chambers. The heart pumps blood with a rhythm known as the heartbeat. A healthy human heart beats about 72 times per minute. The heart receives deoxygenated blood from the
CRNA Entrance
- Type: Assignment • Category: Nursing • Citation format: Other • Words: 557
Yearning to become a nurse Anesthesia is my dream. It is not only my person but my inner most ambition. This interest became vivid when I started working in the ICU. This critical care unit challenged me and gave me an opportunity to utilize my critical thinking ability and skills. Being in this field will allow me to exercise my nursing skill that I have leant and also help boost my
Difference between Research, Evidence-Based Practices, and Research Utilization Healthcare, in its complexity, addresses several aspects related to health with an aim to achieve the anticipated outcome for the patient. Throughout this system, nursing care is given to those people who are in need of help related to their mental or physical health status. Thus, the nurses are required to identify a core basis of information that echoes quality care, developing the
Critical appraisal and implementing evidence in practice
- Type: Assignment • Category: Nursing • Citation format: Harvard • Words: 2582
Abstract Central Venous Catheter (CVC) is very important in managing Catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) which is a substantial basis of morbidity and mortality in the ICU settings. Evaluation of the impact of central venous catheters impregnated with silver sulphadiazine and chlorhexidine is a very important topic of study for resource implications, prolonged stay and associated costs at the Intensive Care Units go hand in hand (Osma et al. 2006, 159). The
Applying Regulations in Varying Care Settings
- Type: Assignment • Category: Nursing • Citation format: APA • Words: 581
Regulations in children hospital and midwifery hospital Midwifery hospital assists women in giving birth. Neonatal is about young children who are sick. Children require high specialization together with experience. The two cares setting is very sensitive and requires a nurse to be very attentive to details (Sandall, et al, 2016). Nurses working in the above types of the hospital have an obligation to be very cautious since children may not be
