Nursing Theory The broad definition of the term 'theory' is development and elucidation of any aspect or field of cognition. Theory then is a collection of interrelated propositions that must forecast, describe, influence, or explain events. Theori Continue Reading...
Epistemology 1. Define descriptive epidemiology and describe its relationship and role in nursing science today Descriptive epidemiology deals with the rate of recurrence as well as the spreading of a health outcome. It involves delineating the distr Continue Reading...
Introduction The advent of advanced communication technology platforms such as smartphones and social media sites has made global communication fast and effective. Seamless flow and exchange of information has been quite fundamental in the growth of Continue Reading...
Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) operates that nation’s largest health care network, including 170 major medical centers that provide health care services of some type to more than nine million veteran patients each year (VA Continue Reading...
perception or a common belief that work and fun should are impossible to blend together. Older generations have passed down attitudes regarding work, which imply that fun cannot be had at work. After all everyone has heard the saying "all work and n Continue Reading...
Leadership Profiles of Senior Nurse Executives by E.A. Hemman In a changing health care environment, the need for a change in leadership is evident. Communities are largely becoming aware of the holistic health care needs of its citizens. These com Continue Reading...
National Health Goals and Behavioral Influences Nurse Educators in Downstream, Midstream, and Upstream Obesity Interventions The professional nurse has numerous opportunities to advocate for changes in social policy, community awareness, and behavi Continue Reading...
GAO report showed that one in every five nursing homes across the country was found deficient in terms of its care practices. It was also discovered that some of the abuse incidents had been serious enough to put the resident's life in jeopardy. In Continue Reading...
advanced practice nursing that provides framework for job description of primary adult nurse practitioner. Introduction-- definition of advanced practice nursing Advanced practice nursing itself is popularly known as a concept that embraces three Continue Reading...
Interview Questions for Nursing Leadership Roles Candidate Name: *DOB: *Last 4 digits Social Security Number: Name(s) used While in School: Date Completed: *DOB and SS# are used to verify licensure and credentials only and will not be shared wi Continue Reading...
But the real world was a whole and perfect entity." (Philosophy Is a Way of Life) The theory of dualism and its implications in term ethics and politics can be derived from the following concise but insightful analysis. A dualistic view of reality Continue Reading...
Maternity Nursing, Labor & Delivery / Newborn Labor and Delivery Terms Para: Para refers to the number of live births a woman has had (it might be a stillbirth, or twins, or even triplets) past the 20-week gestation period (Zimmerman, p. 116). Continue Reading...
This is further based on the following assumptions: 1. The company will charge $150 per hour for each client. 2. The company expects to spend at least 80 hours a year with each client. 3. The company expect to see at least 30 clients per year, wh Continue Reading...
The participating leadership style is facilitative, and the nurse will receive the supervision that she needs to feel completely comfortable with the work that she is doing. The delegating leader provides less specific directions and engages in two Continue Reading...
The question then becomes do these nurses become worried about the long hours that they may have to work and the quality of care that the patients are getting, or do they sit back and remind the world that they knew this was going to happen, because Continue Reading...
Doctor of Nursing Practice: Advanced Nursing Practice Within Global Health Systems-Social Justice, Equity, and Ethics in Health Care Topic 1: Underdeveloped and developing nations have a range of health concerns to keep under consideration and that d Continue Reading...
2. The key question the author addresses is whether a change to administrative practices and leadership styles will promote retention of newly recruited nursing staff. 3. The author uses a literature review to bolster the main argument and support Continue Reading...
As oversight staffing budgets are reduced and redundancy is addressed, many states will follow Pennsylvania's lead. Concept Discussion In our current setting, healthcare organizations are legislatively driven to follow strict disclosure polices in Continue Reading...
" (Jacobs and Skocpol, 2007) Brown and Sparer (2003) state that Medicare is "...administered by the federal government. Not only eligibility criteria and financing policy but also the benefit package, policies governing payments to providers, and de Continue Reading...
More is learned every day in the field of medicine and nursing, and articles such as this one serve to point out that there is much more that needs to be learned. Serving the elderly population with Alzheimer's disease and treating them for their pr Continue Reading...
Clarifying is communication that makes clear the point made by the patient to make sure that no misunderstanding occurs. Conveying information is a simple sharing with the patient of information relevant to his or her health status. Providing feedba Continue Reading...
Evidence largely suggests that the subject in question would have been given a well-established pain-management strategy otherwise lacking had marijuana been available. Unfortunately, this plentiful, profitable, easy-to-grow and highly accessible su Continue Reading...
When one throws the element of ethnicity into the mix, the process of diagnosis becomes even more difficult. Let us take, for instance the effect of religion on the diagnosis of a mental illness. In some religions it is considered to be "normal" to Continue Reading...
Healing hospital provides its patients with a safe environment in terms of healing qualities that are related with interpersonal care and healthy interaction between health care providers and patients. It creates an environment that recognizes, suppo Continue Reading...
X continues to drive and has an accident. Following the accident, a test shows that the seizures are caused from a medical condition. In this case, X is negligent because they were unaware of the medical condition and had not been warned to drive. X Continue Reading...
(Sims & Haggerty, Description section, 2006, ¶ 2). A Palpable Goiter's Presence The journal article, "Hyperthyroidism" (N.d.), explains that a goiter denotes the enlargement of the thyroid gland. The majority of individuals with a goiter Continue Reading...
Parenting Education for Teen Mothers If a community values its children, it must cherish their parents. (John Bowlby) Rationale of intervention population Group based intervention programs Multi-purpose programs Teen Mother Empowerment Program S Continue Reading...
Discussion: If I found myself in a conversation with a citizen from a country where healthcare is socialized, I would be more than likely to speak with candor by expressing my disapproval for the nature of America's healthcare industry. As the sam Continue Reading...
In order to encourage such an activity, the company could provide a free product or other similar amenities. On the other hand, the company would obtain useful information on the use of the product and would be able to address any issues that the us Continue Reading...
That record must state that the patient's medical condition is terminal, irreversible and indefinite, involves permanent unconsciousness and that life-sustaining treatment would create tremendous or extraordinary burden on the patient. The guardian' Continue Reading...
When patients with chronic or acute illness in the setting of a severe chronic illness with a declining functionality so that death is expected within days to weeks, no CPR will be initiated. The keys to the policy are severely chronic illness as r Continue Reading...
Minor Consent to Medical Treatment In order to understand the issue of minors and medical practice, it is necessary to understand the position of minors in general law, and why the minor has been accorded special status and is handicapped in so far Continue Reading...
Glass Cleaner is a modern day David and Goliath story centering around the question -- what happens if a product simply takes off in the modern marketplace? Brooks O'Kane is the owner of ClearVue Products, primarily the manufacturer of what is now a Continue Reading...
Religious Health Care As a consultant we have identified some of the issues that need to be considered further by the consultant group and perhaps confer it with the governing board and the CEO, and I have discussed these issues to ensure the most c Continue Reading...
controversial than a person could ever imagine. Historical interpretations must be questioned so that faulty historical thinking can be identified. One of the most complicated aspects in historical interpretations is that they are precisely that -- Continue Reading...
e., test scores) and dictated by "best practices" that teachers are losing confidence in their own creativity. Yet, despite these unfortunate consequences of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the important work of teachers remains unchanged. That work is Continue Reading...
Higher Education Should Be Free Should higher education in the United States be free? An examination of available evidence suggests that it should be. I hope to go through a number of the most persuasive argumens as to why higher education in the U Continue Reading...
Excerpts and links to written works: Finally, brief excerpts from a representative sampling of the author's written works is provided below, with the complete work being available through the links provided. 1. Peoples' Control: "The Brooklyn Dai Continue Reading...
