First aid – Nursing is a profession within the healthcare sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other healthcare providers by their approach to patient care, training, and scope of practice. Nurses practice in many specialisms with differing levels of prescriber authority.
Many nurses provide care within the ordering scope of physicians, and this traditional role has shaped the public image of nurses as care providers. However, nurses are permitted by most jurisdictions to practice independently in a variety of settings depending on training level. In the postwar period, nurse education has undergone a process of diversification towards advanced and specialized credentials, and many of the traditional regulations and provider roles are changing.
Nurses develop a plan of care, working collaboratively with physicians, therapists, the patient, the patient’s family, and other team members, that focus on treating illness to improve quality of life. Nurses may help coordinate the patient care performed by other members of an interdisciplinary healthcare team such as therapists, medical practitioners, and dietitians. Nurses provide care both interdependently, for example, with physicians, and independently as nursing professionals.
First aid
First aid is the immediate and temporary care given to an injured or sick person until the services of a physician can be obtained.
First aid can be defined as “The immediate temporary reatment carried out in cases of emergency, sudden illness or accident prior to the arrival of a doctor or the transportation of the patient to hospital”.
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First aid is the help that is given to a person who is suddenly ill or injured before the arrival of a doctor to prevent further complication.
First aid is the temporary and immediate treatment given to a person who is injured or suddenly becomes ill, using facilities or materials available at that time before regular medical help is imparted.
(Ref by-Dr. L.C. Gupta/T/1)
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