Nursing 1060A/B Lecture 2: 1060 Week 2 Sept 17
9 Dec 2016
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About what the client wants and needs, not about the nurse. When planning and providing care, the nurses personal values can never interfere with the clients right to receive care. Client"s values and choice are of primary consideration. Empathizing with the client is key, and when nurse and clients beliefs clash, nurse needs to find a way to deal with this in a way that keeps the client first. 94,386 are employed in nursing only (66. 4% ft, 26. 1% pt, 7. 5% casual) 61. 2% in hospitals, 19. 9% in community, 9. 9% in ltc. Rns ranked highest among all professionals for honesty and ethics. Public seek rn advice in 4 areas: self care or immediate post-op care, otc health care products, admin of prescription drugs, and interpreting md-provided info. To be able to be a life long learner, knowledge is always developing. Idea is to be able to improve your practice and take constructive criticism.
