To cleanse and refresh the patient's mouth, teeth, and gums; stimulate the circulation of the gums to keep them healthy; and prevent the accumulation of the brownish material (sordes) that sometimes collects in the mouths of sick people.
A community has a legal and moral responsibility to protect the health and well-being of its citizens, whether they live in a city, a village, or out in the country.
The nursing care of a patient with a communicable disease differs little from that given any other sick person if the home nurse is following all the preventive measures recommended in the nursing procedures.
Despite an ever growing nursing shortage thpusands of applicants to nursing schools are being turned away each year because of a lack of nurse educators to teach them!
Nursing is a dynamic profession and lifelong learning is essential for nurses to stay current. The needs of our patients are changing, and we must change in order to be prepared to better serve that need. An argument in favor of the BSN degree as the entry to nursing practice.
Continuing education for nurses is necessary for the nurse to remain up to date with the latest practice issues and it is necessary for patients safety as well, but how do nurses obtain ceus and what are the pros and cons of each method?
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