Nursing Interventions

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In nursing there are a lot of aspects that are taken into consideration. One of the big ones happens to be end of life care. EOLC is seen all around the world, in which the nurse must work with the patient and their family as a unit and care for them as they enter this part of their lives. The nurse must prepare them spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically for what is going to happen. There are other areas in nursing that through research can help create a new opportunity for nursing interventions, for example, the study of genomic variation where the patient’s genes can help fabricate interventions unique to the patient. Also, by studying and comprehending a women’s experience before and after a big surgery, like a Coronary Bypass …show more content…
This research could help with diseases like cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease and show the genome and environment interactions (Munro, 2015). In other words, diseases that non-modifiable are found within the patient’s genome, then the genetic-environment interactions are examined as well as the effect this interaction has on the patient. From there you can see what nursing interventions are suitable for the patient’s genetic variations and …show more content…
Since the participants are actual registered nurses, they were able to give insightful practice based information regarding end of life care within the ICU. This included what could be done differently and what was being done right. They told the researchers in their interviews how important communication and teamwork was. Likewise, being able to work, as a unit was essential in such devastating situations. They included that proper education and training should be provided to them, so they could provide the best care possible to their dying patients and their families. Furthermore, they concluded that the ICU was not the best place for end of life patients since it is busy and loud, but at the same time it was one of the best places for nurses to be able to spend more time with the patient and family because of the high nurse to patient

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