Nurse Stoner

In the next few months I will be updating the content here to include a comprehensive description of nursing process, nursing diagnosis and end of life care planning in the United States. The material will be free to use and to translate.  Check back often.

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 Nursing Practice --Competency  护理实施

 

 
 Nursing Process   护理程序
  
 Nursing Diagnosis   护理诊断
  
 Examples of Nursing Diagnosis in End of Life Care  护理诊断 --  死亡 &  濒死
 

 

 Karnofsky Scale - functional status
Palliative Care Comfort scale  --Kings College

 

 
 Palliative Care Comfort Scale   (http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/medicine/depts/palliative/qat/pos.html)

 

 


Here are some useful links for international educators who may like to learn more about how the US Bachelor's Nursing Degree is organized. Here is a brief overview of nursing education in the United States.

AACN BSN Essentials Toolkit                      
This toolkit shows the accreditation requirements in education
 NCLEX Educator's Guide
Guide for the faculty who want to prepare students for the NCLEX  exam
 Here is the roadmap to the CSUSB Nursing program as an example
 California Nurse Practice Act  states (50) in the US regulate their own nursing licenses
Pain as the 5th Vital Sign
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 Suggestions for Teaching about how to care for older people
 Example of a nursing textbook for a fundamentals course
 Nurses who practice in the United States will need to learn about nursing diagnosis and nursing care planning
Nursing Diagnosis
 Nursing Theory is an important part of quality nursing. There are many nursing theories. Here are 2 examples of nursing theories:
Watson's Caring Theory
Comfort Theory
 The Kaiser Permanente Organization provides many valuable education resources for nursses
 Learning about palliative are:
MD Anderson Institute
St. Christopher's Hospice
San Diego Hospice