Nursing Essays

In 1998, Dr Zhibin Liu identified and integrated various parameters that helped the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, to efficiently predict the requirement of old-age healthcare needs of a given sample of population. Nursing homes typically provide medical and healthcare facilities to the aged. By focusing on the probability …

Linda Richards the first trained nurse of America received her training in several stages. Her first training was under Doc Currier, her family doctor, the nurse-training program at the New England Hospital for Women and Children, at the King’s College Hospital and the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in Scotland. (Richards, L. …

Introduction Emergency nurses (ER Nurses) works in the emergency departments, this section of a health care facility provides rapid treatment to victims of sudden illness or trauma. They provide initial treatment to a broad range of illnesses and injuries, some of which require immediate attention because they may be life …

In today’s healthcare system, nurses play an important role in the delivery of care.  They are seen in various places such as hospitals, facilities, schools, homes, clinics and offices.  Nurses educate patients and families disease prevention and encourage wellness.  They are equipped with knowledge and expert skills of caring which …

Advance Directive An advance directive, more commonly known as a living will, is a legal instrument where a dying person appoints another person to direct the former’s health care decisions should he no longer be able to do so. It may contain specific instructions regarding the health care of the …

Introduction             The following is a discussion regarding a critical incident analysis, that centers on a problem encountered by the medical staff of an emergency hospital. The goal of this discussion is to critically evaluate what happened and using reflective practice look at what could be gleaned from the errors …

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Many professionals contributed to the completion of this research effort. I would like to thank my supervisor Professor David Howard Degree Programme Director of School of Education Communication and Language Sciences in the University of Newcastle in United Kingdom; he extended my knowledge of statistical analysis and design issues. My …

Nursing Standards: A Nurse’s Scope of Practice and Standards As Americans, each individual is required to follow the laws and regulations. Each country, state, and local town has set up its own specific laws. Also certain professions have specific laws and regulation to follow in order to ensure safety. The …

A nurse’s proper neurologic assessment skills are vital in medical surgical. The nurse needs to know how to correctly assess and evaluate the patient’s neurological state in the acute care setting. In the article, Neurologic Assessment Skills for the Acute Medical Surgical Nurse, of Orthopaedic Nursing, Janet T. Crimlisk, and …

This research critique is an article called Comparison of suture types in the closure of scalp wounds written by Joseph Bonham and published in Emergency Nurse. In the emergency room two different types of sutures permanent and non permanent sutures are used as well as glue for lacerations. Scalp wounds …