Category: nursing study guides
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WEEK 5 Patient NR 603 Chamberlain College Chief Complaint (CC): Fatigue History of Present Illness (HPI): C.P is a 31-year-old Hispanic female who presents with complaints of fatigue over the past three months. She reports a lack of energy and a loss of interest in activities she previously enjoyed. Despite having a stressful job as a sales executive, she had always managed to meet the demands of her role. Recently, however, she has been feeling increasingly tired, unable to concentrate at work, and withdrawn from social interactions. She also reports feelings of worthlessness and shame due to her perceived inability to meet her usual high standards. She has gained weight, which she attributes to eating excessively while at home, staying in bed, and watching television. She denies any previous treatment for mental health issues and has no history of suicidal thoughts.
20 August 2024 Subjective: Chief Complaint (CC): Fatigue History of Present Illness (HPI): C.P is a 31-year-old Hispanic female who presents with complaints of fatigue over the past three months. She reports a lack of energy and a loss of interest in activities she previously enjoyed. Despite having a stressful job as a sales executive,…
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What is the Nursing Code of Ethics?
According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), the nursing code of ethics is a guide for “carrying out nursing responsibilities in a manner consistent with quality in nursing care and the ethical obligations of the profession.” Ethics, in general, are the moral principles that dictate how a person will conduct themselves. Ethical values are essential for…
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Why Use a Nursing Concept Map?
Additional benefits of nursing concept maps include: Identifying patient problems and health concerns Helping organize assessment data Determining the appropriate nursing diagnoses and interventions Assessing outcomes Nursing concept maps are effective learning tools for content that can be broken down into categories or when it is essential to clearly visualize the relationship between various concepts.…
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What is a Nursing Concept Map? Examples & Templates
What is a Nursing Concept Map? A nursing concept map is a visual tool that helps nursing students strategize patient care on paper. This map allows students to organize and visualize patient care concepts in an easy-to-read diagram that highlights the relationships among various nursing concepts. Nursing concept maps are also a self-teaching strategy that…
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How to Use SBAR for Communication
There are many templates available to guide you through the use of SBAR, but committing the easy-to-remember organizational framework to memory will help you standardize its use for communicating about your patients. SBAR helps you prioritize and organize what is most critical about each individual patient’s situation, regardless of whether you are explaining it in…
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What is the Nursing Process?
Understanding the nursing process is key to providing quality care to your patients. The nursing process is a cyclical process used to assess, diagnose, and care for patients as a nurse. It includes 5 progressive steps often referred to with the acronym: ADPIE Assessment Diagnosis Planning/outcomes Implementation Evaluation In this article, we’ll discuss each step…
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History of the Nursing Code of Ethics and Veracity in Nursing
Although the need for a nursing code of ethics was recognized in the mid-1800s as modern nursing became more formalized, it took a backseat to more pressing issues for the newly created American Nurses Association (ANA) in 1896. The ANA’s first priorities were tackling issues such as nursing registration, accreditation of nursing schools, and the well-being of working nurses.…
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Why is Veracity in Nursing Important?
Veracity is absolutely essential to establishing and maintaining a relationship of trust between a nurse and patient. Patients are inherently vulnerable when seeking medical care. Likewise, nurses are privy to a significant amount of medical and personal information about patients as they complete admission documentation and assessments, access the patient’s medical record, and provide nursing…
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How to Pass the NCLEX the First Time
: 11 Tips from Real Nurses You’ve studied hard in nursing school, and you know your stuff, but that doesn’t mean you can’t learn some tips and tricks to help you pass the NCLEX on your first try. We’ve put together our top NCLEX study tips that real nurses shared with us. Popular NCLEX…