Nurse’s Role in Health Promotion
Health literacy is defined as “the degree of which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decision”...
View ArticleADPIE (Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Intervention, Evaluation) Charting...
Did you know that improper documentations can cause errors in the health care settings that could led to patient having adverse reactions or worst death? Nurse instructors always stress out how...
View ArticleBeing Well is Well Being
The term “wellness” has myriad of meanings, diverse in scope and significance—but all shares the core essence of having a sound state of being. For some, it is a state of well-being (Kozier et al.,...
View ArticleFlorence Nightingale – The Woman Behind the May 12 Celebration
– Florence Nightingale We all know who Florence Nightingale is. She was known to be ‘lady with the lamp,’ and the ‘mother of modern nursing’. She also developed the famous theory called ‘Environmental...
View ArticleUnderstanding Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory
You’ve probably heard of this super famous person in the psychology world – Sigmund Freud. But did you know that Freud is not a psychologist rather a physician, specifically a neurologist. In 1885,...
View ArticleNursing Documentation and Reporting: Do’s and Don’ts
Nursing documentation is responsible for keeping the legal record of the patient, which is known as the patient’s chart, regarding his personal information and care. On the other hand, nursing...
View ArticleNursing Interventions -The Core of Nursing Process
Nursing intervention is the third step, and considered the core, of the nursing care process. Every nurse knows that this is the phase where the appropriate actions are selected and carried out to...
View ArticleAmerican Nurse Theorists and their Theories that Advanced Nursing Practice
Nursing has evolved over the years. Gone are the days when nurses are simply doctors’ assistants. Thanks to some strong and intelligent minds, nursing has been shaping into the highly specialized and...
View ArticleNurse Patient Interaction – The three Most important Structural Factors
Nurse patient interaction is all about effectively delivering health information and letting patients develop independence in self-care. It takes several variables in order to zero out factors that...
View Article5 Dangerous Diseases and Patient Assessment Signs that a Nurse Should Know
There are numerous dangerous patient assessment signs that a nurse should know by heart in order to save lives. But before identifying these symptoms, the nurse should know the underlying disease that...
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