Nursing by country

The career I plan on doing is a military nurse. This career interests me because it combines the two things I want to be when I grow up so I do not have to sacrifice one career for the other. I believe this career is a good suit for me, because I enjoy helping people and I believe I have the patients and that I am cool headed enough to try and deal with the stress. I want to make something of myself and become a person people look up to. I want to be known as a hero and to me those are two of…

have at least a Masters degree in some area of therapy (“What Is”). After learning how to properly teach dance/movement therapy, workers spread world wide to assist people. Therapist trained in the area of dance/movement therapy can be found in nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, medical and psychiatric facilities and schools working with those in need of their special type…

When a student begins their educational journey to become a nurse, most assume no prior science knowledge beyond the fundamentals they gained during their high school education. Hole’s Anatomy & Physiology (14th edition), a textbook for the introductory level student, assumes no previous knowledge of any science course and places emphasis on the fundamentals of human anatomy and physiology. The authors David Shier, Jackie Butler, and Ricki Lewis bring forth extensive knowledge through years of…

Introduction The Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree is the highest level of education available in the field. Generally, DNP program accentuate areas that promote nursing leadership, such as systems management, quality improvement and data-driven decision making (Nursing.org, 2017). The DNP delivers practice-based training on the clinical applications of higher-level nursing knowledge (Nursing.org, 2017). The American Association of College of Nurses (AACN) recognizes the DNP as a…

that have specific types of mental illnesses. Patients with and without mental illness both act up during their time in the hospital for many reasons which are similar. The only difference is when somebody with no mental health issues acts up the nursing staff will just say it's because of the meds or they are sick and the issue is pushed under the rug. When somebody who comes in with a mental issue that is know the staff immediately blames the issue and keeps record that the patient has become…

When providing patients with acute care in a hospital setting it is imperative to know the type of care that is required for each patient and ensuring you have the evidence and practice in order to implement the care efficiently. As part of the Nursing Integrating Concepts this semester there has been a huge emphasis on evidence and how this backs up the type of care, we as nurses should provide to patients. In this essay I will be discussing what evidence is in the form of infection control in…

will define specific boundaries. The definitions of scope are the "borders" where the objective, knowledge, instruction or outcome of the activity is found. Previous studies has shown that there are high levels of stress among doctors in different countries like Australia, Taiwan, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Greece (multivariate analyses revealed that predictors of physical and mental ill health and job dissatisfaction and “demands of the profession” results in stress among doctors of Greece,…

becoming a burden to their family at end of life. Patients and families alike can become overwhelmed and make irrational decisions Even though Registered Nurses in the United States are not allowed to take part in Physician-Assisted Suicide, not all countries follow this rule. In a research study done with physicians and Nurses about PAS and euthanasia, it was found that 40.5% were in favor of euthanasia and 53.5 % supported PAS. In this survey, nurses were more open to assisted suicide but…

“After three days of illness at home, I decided to go to Kaladima health centre III, Lamogi sub-county, Amuru district, walking three kilometres to the facility. After waiting for more than six hours, I wasdiagnosed with typhoid – caused by drinking dirty and contaminated water but there was no medicine. A nurse gave me two options: either to pick drugs after two days because typhoid drugs were out of stock, or buy them fromprivate clinics. The drugs, I was told, would cost me at least Shs.…

THE NURSING THEN AND NURSING NOW INTRODUCTION Nursing is a highly skilled health care profession which combines the art of caring with the scientific knowledge and skills developed through education. Nursing practice is controlled by the Nursing Act 50 of 1678 as amended by the Nursing Act 33 of 2005 such as regulation R2598 which is a scope of practice for all nursing practitioners (enrolled or registered). Nursing practitioners wore a certain attire to look uniform and easily identified from…