The purpose of this paper is to understand the concepts of a child with cognitive impairment ( which is used synonymously with mental retardation). The student nurse will interact with a child with mental retardation (MR) at a developmental center and watch how the nursing process is used in the care of child. Also to ...
I am excited! I got accepted into the nursing program! Through many years of studying and getting my pre-requisites completed, and applying for a spot in the nursing program that only accepts 150 students each year, I finally have the chance to work toward my all time career goal – to become a nurse! This ...
Previously published in Examiner on Feb 21, 2013 It is incredible that racism still exists in America in the 21st century. According to The Globe and Mail published today, a nurse in Michigan was denied the ability to treat a newborn because she was African American. The hospital where she works granted the father’s request. ...
On December 7th, 1941, the United States was rocked by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The “day that will live in infamy”, as Franklin Roosevelt described it, was preceded by an equally infamous date, for on December 6th, 1941, Richard Speck was born in Kirkwood, Illinois. It would take almost twenty five years for ...
When I first got out of nursing school and was hired as a Medical-Surgical RN in a local hospital I began searching to find tips that might help me make the transition from student nurse to RN. I wanted a list of specific things I could do to help me learn to care for a ...
When it comes to nurses and a wound there is much terminology one must know and understand to be able to properly chart and use the correct terminology when describing a wound to another health care provider. Exudate/Drainage rainage are probably one of the hardest things for new nurses to remember. What we once saw ...
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