Nursing

  • 21nursing — noun (U) the job or skill of looking after people who are ill, injured, or old: I d love to go into nursing …

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  • 22nursing — nurse ► NOUN 1) a person trained to care for the sick or infirm. 2) dated a person employed or trained to take charge of young children. ► VERB 1) give medical and other attention to. 2) feed or be fed at the breast. 3) treat or hold carefully or …

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  • 23Nursing theory — is the term given to the body of knowledge that is used to define or explain various aspects of the profession of nursing. Contents 1 Types of nursing theories [1] 1.1 Grand nursing theories 1.2 Mid range nursing theories …

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  • 24Nursing in the United Kingdom — has a long history, but in its current form probably dates back to the era of Florence Nightingale, who initiated schools of nursing in the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries. During the latter part of the 20th century, increases in …

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  • 25Nursing research — is the term used to describe the evidence used to support nursing practice. Nursing, as an evidence based area of practice, has been developing since the time of Florence Nightingale to the present day, where many nurses now work as researchers… …

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  • 26Nursing assessment — is the gathering of information about a patient s physiological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual status. Contents 1 Stage one of the nursing process 2 Components of a nursing assessment 2.1 Nursing history …

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  • 27Nursing in Japan — Nursing was not an established part of Japan s health care system until 1899 with the Midwives Ordinance.[1] The Registered Nurse Ordinance was passed in 1915 which established a legal substantiation to registered nurses all over Japan. During… …

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  • 28Nursing informatics — is a specialty of Health care informatics which deals with the support of nursing by information systems in delivery, documentation, administration and evaluation of patient care and prevention of diseases. Definitions Various definitions of… …

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  • 29Nursing Students Without Borders — Type Health care Founded 1999 Nursing Students Without Borders (NSWB) is an international, not for profit health care related non governmental organization created and lead by nursing students in conjunction with relevant fields of science and… …

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  • 30Nursing ethics — is a branch of applied ethics that concerns itself with activities in the field of nursing. Nursing ethics shares many principles with medical ethics, such as beneficence, non maleficence and respect for autonomy. It can be distinguished by its… …

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