1. Significant figures are all the digits that can be known precisely in measurement as well as a last estimated digit. 2. The measurements are continuously reported to the correct number of significant figures, because the calculated answer frequently depends on the number of significant figures in the values used in the calculation. To determine significant rules in measurements, there are six rules that are applied to establish significant figures.…
Task 1 Using Word, draw a time-line and identify the ten most significant events related to the “History of computing”. Provide a brief explanation – to justify each of your ten choices. Suggest some reliable sources from which anyone could find further information about each of your selected events. A short History of Computer Viruses: 1983 – This is the year when the term “Virus” was introduced by Frederick Cohen for the computer programs that are infectious as it has the tendency to replicate.…
We have a very good meeting this afternoon. I will send my Progress Report # 1 during this week. On it, you will have a list of important dates and due dates of your assignments and evaluations. You can refer to this list to make sure when those deadlines are to prepare on time your assignments. Don't forget you have to submit your Lab # 1 Assignment in your ISAT 381 D2L site.…
Learning Journal Unit 5 1. Summarize, in YOUR own words (do NOT copy from the website) two of the methods for sustainable agriculture from http://www.ucsusa.org/our-work/food-agriculture/solutions/advance-sustainable-agriculture#.VIlSKYcrdso (including all hyperlinks used). In my opinion, utilizing cover crops and soil enrichment go hand in hand. These two techniques add a magnitude of benefits to the main source of agriculture, which is the soil.…
NMC Code of conduct: In NMC Code of Conduct (2015) there are many guidelines associated to blood glucose monitoring. For example, the significance of requesting the permission of the patient and communicate in well behaved manner. A substantial assent must be given by the patient preceding any method.…
In my view, nursing entails giving quality care to patients while concurrently adhering with codes of conducts that are affiliated with the profession. The core values of nursing define the driving force that dictates my values and behaviors. These core values include honesty, responsibility, equality of all patients, the pursuit of new knowledge, the desire to prevent and alleviate suffering and the belief in human dignity. Nurses discharge their responsibilities and make their ethical decisions based on the framework of the ANA 2014 code of ethics. The main principles surrounding the ANA code of ethics can be categorized into, • Confidentiality, this is the protection of clients’ privileged information • Fidelity, exercising the protection…
Successful nurses must absolutely be critical thinkers and trained observers with unparalleled problem solving skills. Although these qualities are not inherent in all, does not necessarily indicate that one will not be an excellent nurse. Before graduating from a nursing school program, there is a standard level of competency that must be understood and practiced. This paper will briefly describe and explain the purpose of Differentiated Essential Competencies (DECs), discuss how these competencies apply to real life, and compare expected competencies between the Registered Nurse(RN) that has obtained an associate’s degree and the RN who has achieved a bachelor’s degree.…
The course NSC 840 Theoretical Foundations for EBP has definitely surpassed my expectations. I have gained a strong knowledge base that I can utilize throughout my practice as an family nurse practitioner (FNP). I have come to realize that this knowledge base is essential to holistic nursing care. Many of the assessment techniques, and interventions that we use daily are based on nursing theory. It is easy to get complacent in our chosen field of study, this course made me stop and think more about the basis of my actions in daily care.…
Research, Roles, and Values in Nursing Nurses perform many roles as they provide care on any given day. Nurses are educators, leaders, managers, providers of care, and members of a profession. They use the latest research and evidence-based practice to provide care to their patients. Nursing theories are also incorporated into the daily routines of nursing. A theory is “a method of perceiving reality and mapping the complex processes of human action and interaction that affect nursing care” (Houser, 2012, p. 135).…
The values that I would include in my syllabus are empathy and honesty. Empathy is essential in understanding another individual and at the same time assist in the promotion of health. Moreover, it is a skill that can be learned and developed in the classroom. Honesty is essential in any given job, especially if you are in a medical field. Dealing with patients’ lives is so critical that nursing student should be informed that failure to convey even a simple message can be detrimental to someone’s…
As we have read, all ten Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies are vital to the nursing profession. Our assigned reading, Massachusetts Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies, explained that after much research and data collection this set of core competencies were selected because they embody all that the nurse should be. They provide a basis of “fundamental knowledge and skills that allows a nurse to provide safe, effective care to a patient.” (Hood, 6). The competencies are equally important and will often overlap in the nursing practice (mass.…
Nursing goes beyond caring for a patient during their illness and managing their disease process. Nursing includes adapting to a patient’s and their family’s physical, social, spiritual, environmental and psychological needs. I believe in treating the whole patient and being supportive of the family’s needs as well. Shelly & Miller (2006) asserts “while critical thinking, decision making, and leadership skills are extremely important, the characteristics nurses need most are compassion, competence, faith, integrity and responsibility” (p. 291).…
Caring in the Nursing Field The profession of nursing is built on the support of the Conceptual Framework Pillars. These five pillars are what keep the foundation of the nursing profession strong. These pillars shape a nurse into becoming hard working and successful.…
The 3 are inter-twined. The basic needs that were identified by Henderson were carried forward in nursing textbooks (Halloran, 1996) and further nursing research such as Abdallah 's 21 Nursing Problems (Duffy, Donnell, & Snowden, n.d., Chapter 4). There is obviously clinical value as it guides nursing practice. The theory is an important component of our knowledge development.…
Define what type of leadership style best fits your abilities. The leadership style the best fits into my abilities is the coaching leadership. Developed by Paul Hersey and Kenneth Blanchard in the late 1960s, Daniel Goleman in 2002 made it famous by including the coaching leader as one of the existing leadership styles (Boykins, Campbell, Moore & Nayyar, 2013). Coaching leadership style distinctively outline roles and tasks of followers, but the followers are included in the sharing of ideas and suggestions, and open communication style, but the leader still makes the ultimate decision (Boykins et al., 2013).…