We also helped nurses in each floor if they had any questions about how to handle a patient with pressure ulcers. We also did many in services with new products to treat and prevent pressure ulcers. We monitored the pressure ulcers if they were community, hospital, or unit acquired and then, the manager of the Wound Care Program had to send all this information quarterly to the NDNQI, and if we found many patients with newly hospital acquired pressure ulcers the Wound Care Program manager and her team had to implement a plan with new ideas to lower the pressure ulcers in the floors, and to educate the nurses and techs in order to be more successful in prevention of pressure ulcers because the treatment can be
I also took messages, scheduled • My job duties consist of patient intake, drawing labs and doing vital signs. I’m also in charge of preparing all specimens to go out to the lab. I also call in all prescriptions and refill authorizations. I perform EKG’s and other procedures asked by
Nature of work Core tasks for a LPN are to help provide medical treatment to patients. Some examples of that would be, bandaging up wounds, or giving medication, helping a patient get bathed or dressed. Being a LPN working in an assisted living home you might have to help someone walk or eat. Maybe you work in a hospital and you’re someone who’s monitoring someone, and you’re taking a report on their changes. Usually their main jobs are to take and record vital signs, such as weight, height, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiratory rate.
Introduction Currently, I work as a vascular access specialist in a multi-hospital system. As a team member, I am responsible for inserting peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in adult clients. It is a high demand specialty and I often place up to seven to eight PICCs during a ten-hour shift. When performing as an emergency room nurse and I was placing peripheral intravenous catheters on patients, I never gave much thought to it. I enjoyed the challenge of placing difficult catheters and decided to train as a vascular access specialist.
Three years later she completed the baccalaureate nursing program with honors. She took her first nursing job at the University of Kentucky Hospital working in the trauma intensive care unit. By working in this critical care setting, she learned an immense deal of knowledge, critical thinking, collaboration, and the necessary decision making skills to become a more effective nurse. In this position, she also learned that the patients look up to the nurse not only to treat them but to educate and provide support to them and their family members. After being a nurse and working in this area for six years, she then contemplated of taking her education to the next level.
I watched the nurse’s and talked with them about what they did and how they did it (and how much money they made). That was when I decided what I wanted to do. I wanted to be an ER Nurse. Prior to becoming a nurse, I had the opportunity to become a Certified Respiratory Therapist. I felt that would benefit me as I went to nursing school.
Registered Nurse Do you remember being a child and constantly being asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Well I was the kid that always gave a different answer every time. I was always undecided regarding the career that I wanted to pursue. As I got older I realized that I wanted to have a career in the medical field. Being a nurse interests me because it requires the study of the human body, it is respected and because I find fulfillment in being able to help those who are in need. Once I started researching a career in nursing I realized that there were a lot more types of nurses then I had originally imagined.
Vulnerable Population Barbara May NUR/440 November 19,2012 University of Phoenix Vulnerable Population The article that I chose has two different vulnerable populations that it discusses, that being the elderly and inmates. According to Potter et al (2007) “Providing healthcare to people with multiple, chronic or complex health concerns is therefore even more problematic”(2007). The older in the prison is the age of 50, which this is not considered to be old in the general society, it is in the inmate population, and the ageing process begins earlier. The older inmate population in the prison settings often presents with healthcare needs and, as the number of older people in prison is steadily increasing, even greater pressure will be placed on correctional and health staff to adequately meet the needs of these inmates. Vulnerable populations include the working poor, racial and ethnic minorities, the uninsured, children, the elderly, the homeless, those chronic health conditions, including HIV/AIDS, not to mention severe mental illness.
This gang youth are considered vulnerable as are 60 times more likely to be killed than the rest of the population. Sanders et al. (2009) considers gang youth to be a vulnerable population “because of their relatively poor social and economic backgrounds, and their increased likelihood of participating in risk behaviors once part of the gang" (Sanders et al., 2009, p.347). This Sanders et al. (2009) manuscript bases the identification of gang youth as a vulnerable population “on the fact that they have characteristics common to other vulnerable populations, whether related to socio-demographic characteristics, increased
To experience health care firsthand, I took EMT-B courses this spring. After this experience, there is absolutely no doubt this is what I’m supposed to do. This quick glimpse into my potential future revealed that I am by nature calm and quick in chaos, and was able to handle all sorts of emergencies without hesitation or second guesses. I believe this would make me a great asset when fulfilling my role as ambassador. On a recent visit to the Medical Center Campus, I noticed the front desk staff of the New Student Center was inundated with phone calls, students, as well as the usual clerical tasks.