North Dakota: Role of Lpn in IV Therapy LPN IV Therapy Guidelines The use of intravenous therapy is not without its risks (David, 2007). A saline bolus, for example, will cause edema as three quarters of the fluid leaves the vascular bed immediatel Continue Reading...
Nursing organizations have a tremendous impact on the profession and on the good of society. When nurses begin their practice after graduation, many of them are well aware that they are responsible for their own professional development. Joining a nu Continue Reading...
One of the major theoretical models for healthcare delivery is the Parse theory of human becoming, created by Rosemarie Rizzo Parse—originally titled the man-living-health theory (2011). This theory focuses on healthcare and the human through t Continue Reading...
All nursing specialties are constrained by legislations and regulations that restrict the scope of their respective areas of practice. One of the nursing specialties that has been especially impacted by legislation and regulation at the state and fed Continue Reading...
Workplace Harassment in Healthcare Settings Nurses experience a wide range of abuses in the workplace including physical and psychological harassments and physical violence. Patients, patients’ families or friends, and coworkers can all precipi Continue Reading...
Introduction An MSN-prepared nurse educator, Anita (name changed for this paper) is the ideal individual to interview for this project. Anita exemplifies the value of pursuing the MSN, particularly as the degree empowers the individual to pursue care Continue Reading...
Proposal for a Nurse Informaticist Role to Enhance Effective Communication and Improve Patient OutcomesNursing Informatics and the Nurse InformaticistNursing informatics is an area of healthcare that combines nursing expertise with information techno Continue Reading...
Responsibilities of Nurses to Patients Why is it important The role of nurses has a direct implication on the patients. For example, nurses observe and provide direct care to the patients. The physicians give orders and thus are the role of the nur Continue Reading...
NP "role" definition A nurse practitioner is any independent certified nursing care provider who offers primary, specialty, or both primary and specialty, nursing services in long-term, ambulatory and acute care settings. NPs are engaged i Continue Reading...
Developing a Personal Philosophy of NursingIntroductionThis paper focuses on the fundamental concepts within the field of nursing, particularly through the lens of the nursing metaparadigm which includes nursing, person, environment, and health. It b Continue Reading...
Ida Jean Orlando 1926- Theory of the Nursing Process Discipline The Deliberative Nursing Process Theory was developed by Ida Jean Orlando and consists of the five stages of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The domain Continue Reading...
My Nursing PhilosophyEvery nurse has a philosophy that guides her approach to care. Even if the nurse is not consciously aware of her personal philosophy, there is always some underlying construct in the nurses mind that helps her cope with split-sec Continue Reading...
PICOT Question and its Significance The PICOT question is: Does mindfulness meditation (I) reduce long-term risk factors and suicidal behaviors (O) among psychiatric patients (P) versus those who do not participate in the meditation programs (C)? Th Continue Reading...
.....clinician responses to alarms? For example: Physical barriers, physical layout of the unit, RN-pt ratio. The observed influences include the type of alarm, such as whether it was a bed or bathroom alarm versus a technology alarm coming from som Continue Reading...
COURSE DEVELOPMENTCommunity Health Nursing Course DevelopmentPart ACourse OverviewBSN nurses must be prepared to practice and function effectively in a wide range of settings. Community health is considered an integral part of the public health secto Continue Reading...
Knowledge Through Lifelong Learning Nursing is a field that is constantly evolving because of several factors, especially the ever changing needs of patient populations. As a result, lifelong learning is one of the most important elements of nursing Continue Reading...
Professional Responsibilities The practice of nursing has continued to evolve over the years given rapid societal changes, emergence of new diseases, and constant technological developments. Since the 1900s when nursing practice was characterized by Continue Reading...
Nursing as Art and Science: History and TheoryRelationship between Nursing History and Theory DevelopmentHistorical nursing figures, such as Florence Nightingale, laid foundational work for modern nursing practices and theories. Nightingales emphasis Continue Reading...
The Role of Family Presence in Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationAnnotated BibliographyDe Stefano, C., Normand, D., Jabre, P., Azoulay, E., Kentish-Barnes, N., Lapostolle, F., Baubet, T., Reuter, P.-G., Javaud, N., Borron, S. W., Vicaut, E., & Adnet, F. ( Continue Reading...
Introduction Senior nursing staff ought to aid peers in their career development through helping them practically employ theoretical knowledge and promoting testing of novel skills within an encouraging, safe work climate. This illustrates a combinat Continue Reading...
Dorothea Orem Nursing Theory A theory is related concepts, and propositions used to guide a professional practice. Moreover, nursing theory serves as the interrelated concepts, predictive in nature, statement explanatory that assists in understandi Continue Reading...
Value of Professional Credentialing in the Health Care Industry Discussion of the intended role of licensing and credentialing It crucial that process of conforming credentials and licensing be done in the health care sector. The role of licensing, Continue Reading...
Teaching Plan Nursing teaching plan Teaching plan: Patient with diabetes Patient Maria G. is a thirty-two-year-old Latina female recently diagnosed with type II diabetes. She is the single mother of a young boy, Luis, who has been flagged as being Continue Reading...
Taking a Stand (Leadership) In nursing, one is bound to encounter a wide range of moral and ethical challenges. This is more so the case given that as nurses, we often have to work with various kinds of people, often during challenging moments in the Continue Reading...
competencies of the direct care provider and the indirect care provider are similar in many ways because both are based on the idea that quality care is the ultimate goal for any stakeholder in healthcare. The competencies are also different in some Continue Reading...
NP Elevator SpeechAn NP, or Nurse Practitioner, is a highly trained and specialized healthcare provider who can diagnose and treat a wide range of medical conditions, prescribe medications, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and provide comprehens Continue Reading...
Ethical DilemmaOne ethical dilemma I have encountered in my practice was regarding vaccine hesitancy. A couple was reluctant to vaccinate their newborn. A fellow nurse was torn between respecting the rights of the couple and trying to give health edu Continue Reading...
Introducing Informatics Early in Nursing Education Introduction As Shackelford (2019) notes in “Industry Voices—Healthcare is Changing,” there is a serious need to reach future workforce members at an earlier age, before they ente Continue Reading...
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Committee Initiative on the Future of Nursing and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) research that resulted in the report, "Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health," have resulted in a comprehensive reevaluatio Continue Reading...
Clinical Log 2Clinical SettingContinuing my clinical experience in the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP), I am increasingly familiar with the dynamics and demands of this challenging environment. The patient demographic remains diver Continue Reading...
Leading in a Complex, Evolving Environment Introduction Nurse leaders of today face a wide range of challenges in the execution of their mandate. It is important to note, from the onset, that to be able to effectively address some these challenges, t Continue Reading...
Introduction In the American civil war era, “nurses” were largely upper- and middle- class white-American females. The profession of nursing was yet to be instituted, with a majority of individuals who assumed the nursing role being requi Continue Reading...
Scientific Merit Paper: Patient Input This qualitative study of Doekhie (et al., 2018) demonstrated scientific merit in advancing the knowledge base of the extent to which elderly, chronically ill patients can have a role in exercising oversight over Continue Reading...
Journal Reflection: DomainsNursing requires a balance of academic knowledge, clinical expertise, and a commitment to continuous personal and professional growth (Mlambo et al., 2021). The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has establi Continue Reading...
The four categories derived from the questionnaire are: Shared decision-making, Leadership and Safety, Well-being, and Professional development. The selected administration theories are: Innovation leadership, Transformational leadership, and Strateg Continue Reading...
NR602 WEEK 8 ASSIGNMENTAs an advanced practice nurse, what are three actions you can take to mitigate social impacts on marginalized women?Marginalized women, in many instances, experience devastating social impacts like discrimination, persistent il Continue Reading...
Reflection In seeking to transition fully to nurse leader, I’ve had to not only make several adaptations, but also gain new competencies and skills. This is more so the case given that the role calls for greater responsibilities, and as Shelley Continue Reading...
Introduction One of the main objectives of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion’s Healthy People 2020 campaign is to increase access to care for patients (ODPHP, 2018). However, with more and more primary care physicians leavin Continue Reading...
