Post Nasal Drip (or PND). Mucus draining down the back of the throat over the back of the tongue where the bad breath bacteria live. They feed off the proteins in mucus and create strong odors. If you still have your tonsils, you may be harboring a higher number of the bacteria in the crevices of your tonsils.
Our Professional Practice Model, adapted from Hoffart and Woods (1996)1, contains the values, structures, and processes that support registered nurse control of the delivery of nursing care and the environment in which care is delivered. The center of the model is the patient and family.
Through the use of nursing theories in practice, new knowledge and data are gleaned that can influence the future of nursing practice. Nursing Theory and the Nursing Process The nursing process is a scientific method used to ensure quality patient care that was first described in the 1950s and encompassed three steps.