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Proper Body Mechanics for Nurses Lippincott …

WebKeep your head upright and hold your shoulders back. Keep the patient close to your body to minimize forces on it. Bend your knees and use the momentum from your …

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Health Equity: A Call to Action for Nurses

WebHealth Equity: A Call to Action for Nurses. Page reviewed and updated: February 2024. As nurses, we have long considered the social determinants of health (SDOH)—economic stability, education, social and community context, health and health care, and neighborhood and built environment. Even before “SDOH” became part of the …

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Health Literacy and Nursing: An Update Article NursingCenter

WebHealth literacy refers to a patient's knowledge and skill in making informed health care decisions. Low health literacy is associated with poor health outcomes that nurses have …

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Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: How Many is Too Many

WebHowever, in 13 of those states, the laws only require there to be a general plan in place to manage the ratio as opposed to regulate it. The outlier, California, …

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Social Determinants of Health

WebThe World Health Organization (WHO, 2019) defines SDOH as the conditions in which people are “born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems” (economic, social policies, and political systems) that shape the conditions of daily life. These SDOH affect a person’s health, functioning, and quality of life outcomes

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Head-to-Toe Assessment Checklist and Tips NursingCenter

WebHead-to-Toe Assessment Checklist and Nursing Resources Performing a full physical assessment takes time and practice. Learning a step-wise approach and breaking down …

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U.S. Nurses in 2020: Who We Are and Where We Work

WebAverage age of RNs is 48-50, nearly half of all nurses are over the age of 50. Growing number of male RNs – 9.6% in 2018. 26.7% of RN respondents were minorities. …

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Wellness Promotion and the Institute of Medicine's …

WebThe Future of Nursing Report published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) symbolizes a paradigm shift in health care delivery from sick care to well care.1 The IOM envisions a …

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Health Promotion for Cancer Patients: Opportunities and …

WebIn many countries, cancer is the leading or the second leading cause of death.1,2 The incidence of cancer has continued to increase steadily worldwide throughout the last …

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Community health nursing: A partnership of care

WebThe goal is to provide disease prevention and health promotion services to groups of people. Community-oriented nursing addresses the connection between the population's …

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Advocating for Equitable Healthcare for the Undocumented …

WebABSTRACT: Despite the healthcare community's increased efforts to reduce health disparities in the United States, undocumented immigrants (UIs) remain one of the …

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Professional Nurse Resources Nursing Center

WebProfessional Nurse Resources. Nurses impact healthcare in many roles and across practice settings. Nurses consider the social determinants of health to provide holistic care, they strive to promote health equity, and from the bedside to the boardroom, the leadership of nurses impacts change. Lippincott NursingCenter is here to help you pursue

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Essential Skills for Nurses: Skills that are Anything but “Soft”

WebTen Essential Skills for Nurses. 1. Communication. What if you were excellent at inserting IVs and the nurse your colleagues came to when they had a patient …

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Commentary: NHIN, RHIOs, and Public Health

WebConclusion. Public health is a critical player in forming the building blocks for health information sharing and community (or regional) HIT/HIE-essential to the long-term …

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Patient Education Corner: Seeking Health Information: What Sources …

WebAbstract. Healthcare professionals believe that it is important for patients to be educated about health for optimal outcomes. For education to occur, healthcare professionals need to know where patients seek information.

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Disorders of Thought Process and Thought Content

WebThought Process (Bickley et al., 2021) Thought process describes “how” people think. It is the logic, organization, coherence, and relevance of the patient’s …

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Supporting Health Promotion in Adults With Cancer

WebAbstract. Health promotion includes motivating people to embrace behaviors that both improve their emotional and physical quality of life and reduce their risk for premature …

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Enhancing Communication to Improve Patient Safety and to …

WebAbstract. With the continuous rise of sentinel and adverse events due to ineffective communication, it is time for health care organizations to start implementing a focus on enhancing effective communication in which will, in turn, improve patient safety and experience, boosting the bottom line.

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Improving Patient Safety in 2024 NursingCenter

WebLate last year, the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2023 Special Report was released. This is an annual report from Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) and …

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BMI vs BSA Formulas: What's the Difference

WebCalculate BMI by dividing the weight by the height (m) 2. 95.45 kg ÷ 3.63 m 2 = 26.3 kg/m 2. Example 2: What is the BMI for Mr. Smith weighing 210 pounds and 5 feet, 4 inches tall? …

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