Abstract A practitioner in the nursing profession is someone who is intelligent enough to offer comprehensive health services for the people of Alberta at all times whereas an NP (Nurse Practitioner) is a registered professional with high level educa Continue Reading...
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING ROLES: NP vs. CNS Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Roles The United States is home to nearly a quarter of a million advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Of these, the vast majority chose to pursue a Master of Sci Continue Reading...
Randy Pausch "I know you're smart. But everyone here is smart. Smart isn't enough. The kind of people I want on my research team are those who will help everyone feel happy to be here," so were the words of Randy Pausch, a professor and lecturer (P Continue Reading...
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...
There are also philosophical questions that arise. After all, nursing research has a dual obligation: to further knowledge and to serve humanity. This raises a number of ethical issues. For example, how to weigh the rights of the patients in a study Continue Reading...
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the Council on Graduate Education for Administration in Nursing (AACN, 1996; Dienemann & Aroian, 1995) operationally define the professional nurse as one who has been prepared with a min Continue Reading...
Medical/Nursing Education Nurses are required to make many immediate decisions in their assigned duties. Unfortunately, in recent years, patient care has often been compromised as a nursing shortage crisis has escalated to epic proportions. Increase Continue Reading...
Health Problem SolutionPart 1To address the challenges faced by individuals with quadriplegia and co-morbidities who are medically fragile, the following intervention can be implemented:Leadership1. Establish a multidisciplinary team of healthcare pr Continue Reading...
Thomas (2005) analyzes the responses of nurses who were reported to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing for nursing errors. The responses were given to questionnaires delivered to both the reported nurses and their employers. The focus o Continue Reading...
Advance Nursing Practice In order to sustain life, the human body has to have oxygen. When a person cannot breathe, or there is not enough oxygen coming into the body through the act of breathing, it is not possible for life to continue. The respira Continue Reading...
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Educational and professional needs to do the job You will find many compelling causes of minority nurses who opt for graduate education and niche nursing certifications. Obtaining these qualifications paves th Continue Reading...
There is an increased incidence of worry and concern over malpractice claims which increasingly award patients higher amounts of money for patient's winning cases. Unfortunately this has led to many nurses practicing defensive care rather than preve Continue Reading...
NURSING Nursing: Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal to Reduce Medication ErrorsMedication errors have been identified as one of the most significant issues causing high rates of adverse patient outcomes in healthcare. It has set the healthcare professio Continue Reading...
pressure a junior nurse? How respond time? What examples stressors experienced Intensive Care Nursing (: patient emergency situation, increased heart rate, shock? Q2: What qualities bring Intensive Care environment? For: good time management skill, 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...
Florence Nightingale -- Nursing Theorist The pioneering healthcare services that Florence Nightingale performed during 1854 Crimean War in Europe is today recognized as the beginning of the organized and sanitary field of nursing. This paper follows Continue Reading...
Clinical nurse leader (CNL) is a relatively new designation in the nursing profession. It is designed to take nurses that are already highly skilled and help them focus on safety and quality outcomes for their patient populations (American, 2013). In Continue Reading...
This past two weeks have been really helpful for deepening my understanding of how nursing practice can have a direct impact on population health as well as improving individual health outcomes. Week one was particularly challenging as we addressed t Continue Reading...
Over the course of the practicum, I hope to enhance my knowledge, the first level of Bloom’s Taxonomy of knowledge (1999), of how to communicate with patients from different cultural contexts in a more effective fashion. As noted in the DNP ess Continue Reading...
The human body is capable of developing adaptive responses in order to deal with foreign invaders. The body has the capability of shaping itself in certain ways in order for it to respond to various attacks, body exhaustion, or body injury. This pape Continue Reading...
Nursing and Evidence-Based PracticeEvidence-based practice (EBP) is the foundation of nursing. EBP is what helps nurses to know that clinical decisions are grounded in the best available research evidence. It is what ensures that the quality of care Continue Reading...
Nurse Leaders in Executive PracticeIntroductionNurse leaders in executive practice are the force behind the vision for nursing practice. They oversee the management and delivery of safe, timely, efficient, equitable patient-centered care. With their Continue Reading...
Literature Assessment: Nurse-Patient RatiosIntroductionThe issue of mandatory staffing ratios for hospitals to ensure that adequate quality care is available to patients. Fox and Abrahamson (2009) note that nursing care arguably falls into the realm Continue Reading...
Part A1. What are the qualities most needed to be a successful academic nurse educator?I have found that be a successful academic nurse educator, there are a wide range of skills that one should ideally have. One such skill is the ability to communic Continue Reading...
Question 1 Change may not be readily accepted in all instances. In some cases, change is accepted but sustenance of the same becomes a challenge later on. There are quite a number of potential barriers to change that could impede the full implementat Continue Reading...
Nurse BurnoutIntroductionAmong the various factors contributing to nursing shortages and high turnover, nurse burnout stands out as significant (McDermid et al., ). Indeed, burnout is a serious problem because it impairs individual nurses\\\' health, Continue Reading...
Nursing TheoriesTheory is very important in nursing as it helps with guiding and informing practice, framing approaches, and understanding factors that impact health. Theory aids in enhancing and improving patient care and in supporting professional Continue Reading...
Part A What would you consider your main role in the training of skilled professionals in the nursing realm – specifically in formal academic settings? Well, my main role in this case is to equip nursing students with the relevant nursing skill Continue Reading...
NURSE EDUCATORThe Nurse Educator RolePart AWhat would you consider your main role in the training of skilled professionals in the nursing realm specifically in formal academic settings?Well, my main role in this case is to equip nursing students wit Continue Reading...
Professional Development Plan: Master of Science in Nursing program Introduction My professional development journey has involved both classroom learning and professional experience. The learning has equipped me with the nursing knowledge that is rel Continue Reading...
Since commencing my path of formal nursing education, my personal nursing philosophy has evolved, strengthened, and matured. Core theorists such as Magdaleine Leininger and Jean Watson continue to provide the underpinnings of my nursing philosophy, w Continue Reading...
Introduction Clinical reasoning is linked to sound and evidence-based clinical judgment, to problem solving and decision-making, and to critical thinking. Critical thinking in the nursing profession is in turn defined as the “purposeful, self-r Continue Reading...
Nursing: Art and ScienceNursing has historically been seen as the art of caring. This art focuses on the humanistic and empathetic components, emphasizing the importance of understanding and responding to individual patient needs, emotions, and exper Continue Reading...
My personal nursing philosophy is based on the idea that empathy and knowledge are what help to drive the field of nursing. Nurses should be understanding and demonstrate that understanding towards their patients. They should also be knowledgeable of Continue Reading...
When it comes to practice and execution within the nursing and broader medical spheres, the use of prior lessons, research and experiments is something that is common and pervasive. Two terms that are used in this regard are research utilization and Continue Reading...
Accessed 08 Feb, 2012 from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DUD/is_12_27/ai_n17165803/pg_4/?tag=content;col1 Part 2 Quality improvement research enables hospitals and doctors a means of maximize their services and ensuring that the patients 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...
Need for Operating Room Nurse Residency Program A Review of Literature Previous studies have indicated that in other specialties, nurse residency programs have been largely successful in seeking to stem nursing shortages. However, very few studies ha Continue Reading...
