In other words, physicians authorize the nurse practitioner to prescribe certain medications -- perhaps not all but those medications that are most often required by patients -- without getting approval from a physician. It saves time and is primari Continue Reading...
Deep self-reflection and an understanding of how t blend the lessons learned about the self with those observed from the external world around the individual facilitating true Professional Growth. Additionally, there are clear consequences for pro Continue Reading...
Hospice Utilization: Survey Findings Survey Data Analysis Barriers to Hospice Care Utilization: Survey Findings Barriers to Hospice Care Utilization: Survey Findings Hospice care has been shown to improve patient quality of life, reduce depressi Continue Reading...
Range Theory MID RANGE THEORY OF SPIRITUAL WELL BEING Middle Range Theory of Spiritual Well Being in Illness Nurse meta-theorists have recently been very much concerned about the different seasons of the patient's life, which has supported and pr Continue Reading...
APNs Competency Course competencies: APNs The role and scope of practice of the advanced practice nurse (APN) in every field and sphere of healthcare has expanded in recent decades. There is "growing recognition that educational preparation must b Continue Reading...
medical condition, delirium, and its relationship to the nursing profession. The paper is partially a literature review as well as a literary comparison. The Journal of Gerentologic Nursing defines delirium as "a syndrome characterized by the rapid Continue Reading...
Caglar S; Yildiz S; Savaser S. (2010). Observation results of hand-washing by health-care workers in a neonatal intensive care unit. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 16(2), 132-137. In this article the authors wanted to determine whether Continue Reading...
As a result, these interactions must also be carefully managed, using the doctrine of observation and interaction. Again, special attention must be paid to their unique characteristics, as these will drive responses. Conclusion Emotional intellige Continue Reading...
daunting undertaking, in large part due to the statistical tests and complex language involved (Coughlan, Cronin & Ryan, 2007). Whatever the case, the results of the analysis must be presented in a clear, readable manner, often with the use of t Continue Reading...
Not everyone thinks of a hospital as a business, but it must be operated as such if it is to take proper care of patients and make enough profit to continue to function. One of the best ways in which to be successful in those endeavors is to have go Continue Reading...
Public Health Partnerships in Diverse Settings Who was the population of interest at that moment in time? In the article by Carthon, the African-American population in Philadelphia was in focus. At the turn of the last century, 1900, the statistics Continue Reading...
Given the frequency of pressure ulcers, the strategies used in mitigating those wounds must be effective. Sherman reports that 61 ulcers in 50 patients got maggot therapy and 84 ulcers in 70 patients did not receive maggot therapy (instead, those wo Continue Reading...
Pleural Effusion in Children -- An Overview Pleural Effusion is a disease resulting from excess production of fluids or a decrease in absorption or in some instances both thereby leading to an abnormal collection of fluids in the pleural space. It i Continue Reading...
employed to treat particularly severe osteoporatic fractures, and involves the injection of medical cement into the fractured vertebral structure. The paper examines the efficacy of this procedure. The trial used to evaluate vertebroplasty was titl Continue Reading...
Dental Amalgam The use of amalgam for dental fillings is nothing new. However, the use is also relatively controversial in some circles. While there are many companies and organizations that discuss the safety of amalgam fillings, there are many mor Continue Reading...
Leaning does not only imply facts, but continual and fluid evolution of the brain. This is the identical process that the brain takes when improving itself and reducing aging. If the brain continues to receive stimuli and appropriate chemicals for e Continue Reading...
Quality Improvement Program Needs Assessment and Quality Improvement Plan Paula Stechschulte, PhD, RN Quarter This paper discusses the process of drafting a quality improvement plan at a community level medical facility, a plan that is aimed at Continue Reading...
Shared Vision Two issues that affect our hospital are staff shortage and high turnover resulting from poor job satisfaction. As more and more physicians leave primary care to enter into specialized care and the lack of RNs to fill that gap persists Continue Reading...
Development of a Nursing Peer Review Process at Cypress Fairbanks Medical CenterTask 1: Project ProposalClinical/Organizational ProblemThe need for establishing a nursing peer review (NPR) process has been identified by researchers in the healthcare Continue Reading...
Evidence-Based Practice Project: Reducing Rate of Psychiatric Readmission The purpose of the evidence-based practice project is to examine ways to eliminate psychiatric readmissions. More specifically, literature is reviewed to examine evidence supp Continue Reading...
HIPAA Compliant Electronic Medical Record Capture/Management System The successful outcome of medical processes largely depends on complete, relevant, and timely medical data. Up-to-date and accurate data allows for images of surgical wounds, surgic Continue Reading...
Hour vs. 8-Hour Work Shifts The Effect of 12 Hour vs. 8-Hour Work Shifts on Health Care in Intensive Care Units Critical care areas, such as intensive care units (ICUs), may be very demanding and challenging places to work. ICU's are typically pop Continue Reading...
Improving Nursing Education Research The article reviewed for this assignment is "Methodological quality and scientific impact of quantitative nursing education research over 18 months" by Yucha et al. The related topic of this particular article in Continue Reading...
Health Administration The purpose of this study is to show that there are many reasons why nurses leave their profession, but that financial reasons often rank very high on their list of concerns. Managed care issues and job dissatisfaction also pla Continue Reading...
Concept Analysis: Team Work in Professional Nursing1. IntroductionAlthough many nurses on the frontline in delivering high quality health care services may regard themselves as an army of one, they are still an integral part of an overall multidiscip Continue Reading...
Clinical Staff of Nightingale Home Care Inc. There will be significant changes within the organization as we embrace changes set by the American Medical Association. As RN's and LVN's, we are responsible for adapting to the internal policy changes Continue Reading...
job satisfaction among Saudi nurses: Impact on recruitment and retention Assessing Job Satisfaction among Saudi Arabian Nurses: Impact on Recruitment and Retention The importance of nurses' job satisfaction can be assessed in accordance with its i Continue Reading...
Bullying in Nursing: Issues and Trends When people grow up, get out of school, and move into careers, they may feel they have left bullying behind them. Unfortunately, that is often not the case. Bullies exist all throughout life, and are often foun Continue Reading...
Competencies Critically analyze current practice to formulate researchable problems. I was able to discover the following: current practice recommendations for reducing health disparities among African-American female adolescents are lacking, but r Continue Reading...
These are important traits in a nurse, since the long hour inherent in the work environment can create fatigue and a less than happy disposition. Hence, if friendliness and patience are already inherent personality traits, this gives the nurse an im Continue Reading...
Personal Response There does not appear to be a "chicken little" quality involved in the resources reviewed; indeed, the statistics cited make it abundantly clear that the healthcare profession is in big trouble today and things are going to get w Continue Reading...
Moreover, other key benefits of a baccalaureate education include increased self-direction, improved ethical conduct, enhanced performance, increased responsibility, and professional enhancement. (Leonard, 2003) This situation is what they call the Continue Reading...
Legislation of Foreign Nurses Practicing in the United States The United States Health Care system is undergoing a major crisis of nurse-staffing shortage. A survey conducted by the American Hospital Association -- AHA of 715 hospitals performed dur Continue Reading...
Theatre Nurses Equipped With the Skills Required to Perform Pre-Operative Visits To Perform Pre-Operative Visits? Are Theatre Nurses Equipped With the Skills Required To Perform Pre-Operative Visits? Dissemination Are Theatre Nurses Equipped Wi Continue Reading...
DNP today a clash of culture, power, politics or none of these? When first instituted, the DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) degree was thought to address a very important deficit within the nursing profession, namely a need for greater preparation Continue Reading...
Maxson, P.M., Derby, K.M., Wrobleski, D.M. And Foss, D.M. (2012). Bedside Nurse-to-Nurse Handoff Promotes Patient Safety. Medserg, Vol. 21/No. 3. Maxson et al. (2012) in their study assert that in the clinical nursing practice the patient handoff am Continue Reading...
Personal Statement In 2006, I moved to the U.S.A. from the Ukraine to get married, despite not speaking any English and leaving all of my family and friends. A year later, I was enrolled in ____college learning English and studying to be a Registere Continue Reading...
Cultural Competence Culturally competent care Cultural competence and the Old age homes The basic knowledge in nursing or medical studies in itself is not enough. As Watson puts it, there is need to instill the humanistic aspect into the career or Continue Reading...
