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Describe your personal worldview, including the religious, spiritual, and cultural elements that you think most influence your personal philosophy of practice and attitude towards patient care. Choose a specific nursing theory that is most in line with your personal philosophy of practice and approach to patient care and discuss the similarities
A Sample Answer For the Assignment: NUR 513 Worldview and Nursing Process Personal Statement Assignment Title: NUR 513 Worldview and Nursing Process Personal Statement Assignment Nurses have a critical role to play in the provision of care that promotes safety, quality, and efficiency. In doing this, they practice in accordance with their worldview.…
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Mid-range theories are used as theoretical frameworks for research studies. Mid-range theories are open to use in practice and should be tested by research. Mid-range theories can be the scientific end product that expresses nur
Middle range, or mid-range, nursing theories lie between the most abstract theories, such as grand nursing theories, models, or conceptual frameworks, and more circumscribed, concrete theories, such as practice theories. Compared to grand theories, mid-range theories are more specific, have fewer concepts, and encompass a more limited aspect of the real world. Concepts are relatively…
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Lymphatic system Introduction: Components:
– Lymph is the fluid – Lymphatics nodes – Structures & organs Functions: – Return tissue fluid to the bloodstream. – Transport fats from the digestive tract to the bloodstream. – Surveillance & defense. Lymphatics: Originate as lymph capillaries Capillaries unite to form larger vessels – Resemble veins in structure – Connect to lymph nodes at various intervals Lymphatics ultimately deliver lymph into…
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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
Integumentary System “covering” Composed of: Cutaneous membrane: – Epidermis – superficial epithelium – Dermis – underlying “cutaneous tissue” with blood supply Accessory structures: – Hair – Nails – Exocrine glands Functions: Protect underlying tissues from infection, exposure and dehydration. Excrete salts, water, and organic waste. Maintain normal body temp (conserve and radiate heat). Synthesize Vitamin D3 for calcium metabolism. Store nutrients (fat).…
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BARIUM SWALLOW TEST UPPER GI TRACT STUDY (BARIUM SWALLOW)
A barium swallow is a test that shows the inside of your food pipe (esophagus). Doctors can use it to help diagnose oesophageal cancer. You drink white barium liquid, which shows up on x-rays. Your doctor (radiologist) or radiographer then takes x-rays while you swallow the liquid. This test can show any growth or…
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Digestive System A digestive system is a group of organs working together to convert food into energy and basic nutrients to feed the entire body. food passes through a long tube inside the body known as the alimentary canal or the gastrointestinal tract (gi tract). the alimentary canal is made up of the oral cavity,…
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TUMOR MARKERS
S. No. Tumor Marker Cancer Type Tissue Analyzed Purpose 1. ALK gene Rearrangement Non-small cell Lung cancer: anaplastic Large cell lymphoma Tumor tissue To help determine treatment and prognosis 2. Alpha(AFPX0.64IU/L) Liver cancer: germ cell tumors Blood To help diagnose fetoprotein liver cancer and follow response to treatment: to assess stage, prognosis, and response to…
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FIBEROPTIC COLONOSCOPY
FIBEROPTIC COLONOSCOPY DEFINITION? Colonoscopy is a procedure that enables an examiner to evaluate the inside of the colon (large intestine). The colonoscope is a four-foot-long, flexible tube about the thickness of a finger with a camera and a source of light at its tip. The tip of the colonoscope is inserted into the anus and…