Robotic Surgery The 21st century can rightfully be considered as the era of technology when the new inventions and discoveries will most likely affect all the segments of human life. At this point, some of the breakthrough inventions of our times ha 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...
Professional Practice Developments Experience Practice ImmersionThe AACN DNP Essentials and the AONL role-specific competencies examined in this course give the professional nurse a solid way to approach the delivery of quality care. The purpose of t Continue Reading...
Introduction Every culture has its own unique set of values and ethics. For that reason, cultural approaches to teaching patients are important for the spread of health literacy, health promotion, self-care, and better preventative care (Jeffreys, 20 Continue Reading...
Hildegard Peplau was another pioneer in the fields of nursing and healthcare. One of her lasting innovations in this profession can be evidenced from her work in and regard for a theoretical perspective of nursing. The following quotation identifie Continue Reading...
Tak, S., Sweeney, M., Alterman, T., Baron, S., & Calvert, G. (2010). Workplace Assaults on Nursing Assistants in U.S. Nursing Homes: A Multilevel Analysis. American Journal of Public Health October 100 (10):1938-1945. This particular topic provo Continue Reading...
Family in Health of Our Society The Family System as a Tool to Promote Health Family is vital to the health and well being of our society. Only recently have researchers and healthcare providers began realizing that families work as a system to he Continue Reading...
Imagery and of the Management of Patient Stress, Anxiety and Depression The use of imagery visualization and imagery therapy as an important part of the professional nurse repertoire has recently begun receiving attention in the Nursing profession a Continue Reading...
Applying Change Theory to Nursing Operations In response to a request from a nurse manager to select a team of nurses to assist in implementing a long-needed change to existing policy, it will be necessary to change the manner in which the nursing s Continue Reading...
RRL#1 The following questions pertain to: McMillan, S.C., & Small, B.J. (2007). Using the COPE intervention for family caregivers to improve symptoms of hospice homecare patients. Oncology Nursing Forum, 34(2), 313-21. What is the purpose of t Continue Reading...
Practice There is still a great degree of relevance found in Uustal's "Values clarification in nursing: Application to practice," despite the fact that it was written some time ago. This relevance pertains to the nursing profession and to some theo Continue Reading...
Driving Forces Behind Motivation For some the notion of staying motivated seems unnatural. This is especially the case for healthcare workers, nurses in particular, who face long shifts and inadequate support due to nursing shortages. Healthcare or Continue Reading...
In light of the evidence in this literature review then it is of great import that monitoring of the health of pregnant women is vital in reference to LBW infants not only in the sense of present terms but as well to lifelong health considerations f Continue Reading...
1852). He states that fear might also limit a person's capacity for self-disclosure and this fear includes: "fear of embarrassment by colleagues, fear of patient reaction, and fear of litigation" (p. 1852). Disclosure has now come to occupy an impo Continue Reading...
Introduction That there is resistance to the adoption of this new technology should not surprise. There is often a fair amount of inertia within any organization when it comes to organizational change in general, and rolling out new technology in pa Continue Reading...
Conflict Resolution The profession of nurses is perhaps the most dynamic and the most complex as it is very difficult to draw the lines of duty. Almost all the patients challenge the nurses to look after them and yet so many see them as either enemi Continue Reading...
tests (CRTs) and scales vs. norm-Referenced Criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) are often the preferred method of assessing the performance of many practitioners in the healthcare and 'helping' professions such as nursing. An example of a criterion-b Continue Reading...
Some of these causes include shift work/long work hours, sleepiness, social/familial disruptions, vulnerable groups, long-term effects, and injuries. This is an indication that various institutions should focus on the evaluation of the causes of ris Continue Reading...
Stress Ulcer Prevention The subject up for study in this report shall be whether stress ulcers in hospital patients induced by being bedridden can be mitigated or even prevented by turning the patient to a new position at least once every two hours. Continue Reading...
Evidence-Based Practice: Systems Theory and Diffusion of Innovation Theories to Healthcare Delivery and Nursing Practice The ability to acquire accurate and timely information enhances nursing practice and patient outcomes. Search engines and health Continue Reading...
Empirical IndicatorsEmpirical indicators are tools in nursing that are useful in applying and testing middle range theories. Middle range theories, which fall between grand nursing theories and practical, situation-specific hypotheses, act as the mai Continue Reading...
SYSTEMS THEORY vs. DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION THEORY EVIDENCED-BASED PRACTICE Systems theory and diffusion of innovation theory Systems theory and healthcare delivery in the U.S. According to theorist Ludwig von Bertalanffy, it is essential to view Continue Reading...
PROFESSIONAL ROLE DEVELOPMENTDiscussion: Case Studies - Professional Role DevelopmentThe demand for advanced practice nurses is on the rise owing to changes that are being experienced in the field of nursing. Essentially, accommodating the said chang Continue Reading...
Proper contraception usage is one of the most important factors towards improving patient outcomes in the obstetrics and gynecology setting. The search of evidence in existing literature has demonstrated that contraception use differs among patient p Continue Reading...
The War on Terror has led to an extended war in the Middle East that started with a U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, spread to Iraq, and has steadily engulfed other states as well. Returning veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq have suffered from post Continue Reading...
Diversity of Aging Population -- Innovative Healthcare Over the past several decades there has been an avalanche of research and scholarly narratives focusing on the aging of millions of Americans -- among them the "baby boomers" that were born betw Continue Reading...
Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous disorder and can be characterized by any of the following symptoms: intellectual deterioration, emotional blunting, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, social isolation, delusions, and/or hallucinations (Ameri Continue Reading...
Self-Care Strategies Self-care is a widely acknowledged aspect of Counseling. Through research, studies and hard-earned self-knowledge, experts have defined personal attributes, strategies such as mentoring, and qualities that can lead to developmen Continue Reading...
Interdisciplinary Theory Evaluation Understanding Interdisciplinary Theory Evaluation Caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's Dementia have massive responsibilities that come to them in the form of demands. These responsibilities are sometimes over Continue Reading...
photo novellas to test the creative aptitude of nurses working in oncology and palliative care. Researchers asked how they defined spirituality and were told to select between four to six photographs out of a photo novella they captured from their w Continue Reading...
Baird, J., Rehm, R., Hinds, P., Baggot, C., Davies, B. (2016). Do you know my child? Continuity of nursing care in the pediatric intensive care unit. Nursing Research, 65(2): 142-150. Barid et al. (2016) provide a grounded theory, qualitative asse Continue Reading...
Becoming a physician's assistant was not an easy decision. I knew that the work would cut into my social life and take up most of my free time. I knew that I would have many sleepless nights as I balanced my studies with my job. However, the more I Continue Reading...
SDOH Case StudyIntroductionSocial determinants of health (SDOH) are a necessary consideration in providing complete, holistic, quality care. This paper provides comprehensive plan of care for Sequoia Rain Song, a 54-year-old Native American woman. Th Continue Reading...
Policy, Politics and Global Trends in Health Sector Why the Public Policy Issue Was Chosen? According to the report released by National Priorities and Goals -- aligning efforts meant to transform America's Health care (NQF, 2009; Partnership, 2008 Continue Reading...
Troubling Issue of Elder Abuse & Neglect Recent research by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) reveals that one in ten Americans over the age of 60 have experienced physical abuse or neglect. Thesis: Family members and othe Continue Reading...
BullyingBullying and incivility are forms of aggressive behavior that can create conflict in the workplace. Bullying typically involves repeated, intentional behavior that is intended to harm or intimidate another person (Tran et al., 2018). Incivili Continue Reading...
Poverty and Community Mental Health Based on the supplemental reading for this week found in the resource folder, we can agree that poverty is a solid predictor of multiple challenges found in the field of mental health. In your own words (support y Continue Reading...
Sampling and Empirical Research Studies Quantitative scientific studies typically require sample sizes that are sufficiently large enough to produce valid interpretable data, and using a questionnaire-based survey to poll a large group of respondent Continue Reading...
