Advocacy Through LegislationIdentify a problem or concern in your state, community, or organization that has the capacity to be advocated through legislation. Research the issue and complete the sections below. For each topic that requires the listin Continue Reading...
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Nursing Home Patients With growing numbers of the American population joining the elderly ranks, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of residents of long-term care facilities including approximately 16 Continue Reading...
Psychological Interventions Treating Chronic Pain Psychological Interventions for Treating Chronic Pain Why pain management clinics do not utilize psychological interventions in treating chronic pain Many pain management clinics do not make use of 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...
Improving Healthcare Delivery in Nursing Homes: Focus on Broken Bones The objective of this study is to focus on health care management issues, problems, and policies in a current organization and specifically that of a nursing home with a focus on Continue Reading...
asthma and the methods of prevention. The writer explores the interventions that nurses can use to help patients avoid being hospitalized. The writer also discusses preventative measures that nurses can use to educate their patients who have asthma. Continue Reading...
Stress Management Stress Evaluation and Intervention Proposal Stress Management in Public Safety Organizations Public safety organizations are one of the most important components of any society as they are responsible to provide support and assis Continue Reading...
"Participants were instructed to drink no more than 3 caffeinated beverages and no more than 2 alcoholic beverages per day" (pg. 2457). Two features from this study that stand out when compared to the previous study (as read about earlier) was that Continue Reading...
Reducing Substance Abuse Among College Freshman Nursing Motivational Interviewing as an Intervention for Substance Abuse Problems among College Freshman Motivational Interviewing as an Intervention for Substance Abuse Problems among College Freshm Continue Reading...
A list of all of the residents was obtained from the two facilities as well as their admission dates. All of the necessary charts of eligibility were reviewed ads well as the data obtained from the Minimum Data Set (MDS) which were recorded by mean Continue Reading...
Translational ResearchCurrent Nursing Practice in the Healthcare Setting Requiring ChangeThere are numerous areas within nursing that demand change in everyday healthcare practice. More often than not, irrespective of the healthcare setting, an inven Continue Reading...
Translational ResearchCurrent Nursing Practice in the Healthcare Setting Requiring ChangeThere are numerous areas within nursing that demand change in everyday healthcare practice. More often than not, irrespective of the healthcare setting, an inven Continue Reading...
Therefore, I would tell the patient that their symptoms should not be considered in isolation of their whole person. Websites that address symptoms only are not taking into account the wealth of factors that can influence the diagnosis of a specific Continue Reading...
The comparatively simplistic provider to patient ratios and demand-based estimates cannot accurately predict need; therefore, inefficiencies in the health care system will remain. By comparison, the needs-based model provides at least the possibilit Continue Reading...
The variability in problems faced by the King Edward Hospital NHS Trust during the period in question, instigated a multi-level response in knowledge sharing and inclusion on practice. Kotter's theory relies upon such a method, where strategies are Continue Reading...
Interventions for Mentally-Ill Adolescents Mental illness is a serious health concern in America today. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) estimates that one in every four adults in America, which translates to approximately 61.5 millio Continue Reading...
Generally, the level of evidence for most of the studies is low. Ten studies are classified as level 2c which represents 'outcomes research' (evidence is obtained from uncontrolled trials without randomization) and two studies are classified as leve Continue Reading...
Abstract Objective: The purpose of this project is to present an annotated bibliography on select articles focusing on the ineffectiveness of batterer intervention programs are not effective in changing the attitudes and behaviors of the batterers. M Continue Reading...
Practice-Specific Concepts The nursing practice is a profession that is based on conceptual and theoretical models that help in guiding patient safety and quality initiatives. The use of conceptual and theoretical models is an important part in nur Continue Reading...
Systems Theory- Nursing One of the major issues in nursing is the international shortage in staffing of health care professionals. This shortage negatively affects the quality as well as the sustainability of the entire nursing service, as well as t Continue Reading...
Nurses and the Ethics of Abortion Abortion and Virtue Ethics In the Crossfire: Nurses and the Ethics of Abortion In the Crossfire: Nurses and the Ethics of Abortion Nebraska's Attorney General, Jon Bruning, announced his efforts to revoke the lic Continue Reading...
Therefore, a nurse must be fully aware of these sensitivities when providing care to a patient, especially when the patient is a member of cultural group from outside the U.S. The third criteria is social organization. For example, most African-Ame Continue Reading...
Self-harming Behavior and Young People PART A Young people engaging in self-harming behaviors is referred to as non-suicidal self-injury: this is deliberate, concerted harm to the physical body, without the desire to commit suicide (Klonsky, 2010). Y Continue Reading...
Health Nursing Health Plan Community Health Nursing Health Education Plan There are many issues that plague the health of residents of the United State, but, fortunately, with one of the best healthcare systems in the world there are always the re Continue Reading...
APN's According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) is a professional nurse with "specialized knowledge and skills that are applied within a broad range of patient populations in a variety of practice Continue Reading...
Community Nursing Community Health Nursing Community Nursing in Baltimore, MD Providing care to a few individuals in a hospital setting is a controlled environment that can be difficult but ends at a prescribed time. On the other hand community-ba Continue Reading...
Improving Nursing Practice by Reducing Burnout Levels Nursing may be the most stressful of all professions, and it is not surprising that many nurses abandon their careers after experiencing the rigors of their workplace. A growing body of research Continue Reading...
Afro-Caribbeans WHAT WORKS BEST Adherence Intervention for Afro-Caribbeans Recent improvements on prescription medications are beneficial only if patients adhere to them faithfully. Non-adherence is common and results in adverse conditions (Ho et Continue Reading...
Clicking on the links reveals that some of the topics provide more information and information in different formats than others. For example, the Aging Driver topic lists the following clickable PDF files: Tips for Safe Driving, How to Help the Ol Continue Reading...
When left untreated, mental health conditions can lead to school failure, family conflicts, drug abuse, violence, and even suicide. Untreated mental health disorders can be very expensive for families, communities, and the health care system. Teens Continue Reading...
Quality Improvement Activity (QIA) Form Instructions When to Use the QIA Form This document is a guide for completing NCQA's Quality Improvement Activity (QIA) form. This form can be used for the QIA required NCQA accreditation and certification pr Continue Reading...
Lack of Mental Treatment and Support Introduction and Overview Emergency departments (EDs) can play a major role in reducing the risk and occurrence of suicide, self-harm and harm caused to others by taking steps to create a safety plan for the patie Continue Reading...
This site contains no information directly related to the problem of substance abuse within the profession. The industry related information on the workplace environment is geared towards serving the nursing professional, and especially protecting Continue Reading...
These are questions dealing with attitude and are the most important questions when doing qualitative social science research to gauge relationships among events. In addition to construction questions about attitudes, it is important to have the que Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Evolving Role of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Modern Healthcare: Explore how the role of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners (PCNPs) has evolved with changing healthcare policies, increasing hea Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Evolution of Trauma Nursing: A Historical Perspective: This essay could delve into the development of trauma nursing throughout history, examining the progression of practices from early wartime car Continue Reading...
