Epistemology 1. Define descriptive epidemiology and describe its relationship and role in nursing science today Descriptive epidemiology deals with the rate of recurrence as well as the spreading of a health outcome. It involves delineating the distr Continue Reading...
Philosophy statement of the Olympic College Practical Nursing Program, according to the Olympic College's official website, is that this one-year program resolves to prepare graduates to provide safe, direct patient care as licensed practical nurses Continue Reading...
The quality of care provided by the nurse practitioner in the emergency departmentAbstractOver the last two decades, Emergency department crowding has become an increasingly common occurrence. Longer wait durations in the emergency room are linked to Continue Reading...
Telemedicine: How does it impact patient care? Introduction The modern health care system is better and considerably more complex than what the situation previously was a decade and several decades ago. According to various researchers, the modern he Continue Reading...
Role of Staff Education in Pressure Ulcer Incidence in Long-Term Care Residents Pressure ulcers (PUs), also known as bed sores, decubitus ulcers, or pressure sores, are formed where skin and tissue are squeezed between bone and an outside surface fo Continue Reading...
CPOE primary use to manage cost and quality in the physician and pharmacy interaction? An electronic process that enables providers of health care to manage the results of orders entered in to a computer electronically is known as Computer Provider Continue Reading...
Rationalism Politics Impacts Public's View Web Article Review The principle best-practice strategy elucidated within Louis DePaola's article entitled "Infection control in the dental office" is for practitioners to adhere to sanitary and hygiene m Continue Reading...
Interventions that might be adopted by PACU staff include oxygenation, ventilation, circulation and temperature checks; in addition pulse oximetry might be used during the initial phases of recovery (Tilton, 2003). To further ensure client safety P Continue Reading...
EBP Population Health - Childhood Obesity among the Hispanic population living in FloridaAbstractThere is higher childhood obesity across the age ranges among Latino children compared to their white and Asian counterparts. Available data shows that L Continue Reading...
Perception of elderly persons on health and its role in aging successfullyIntroductionIn the past few decades, there has been increased interest in the health of elderly adults and their role during the aging period, especially for those aged 65 year Continue Reading...
NURSING AbstractThe growing needs of behavioral and mental healthcare have enforced the state regulation to rethink psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners across the country. The advanced practicing specialties need to be greatly emphasized in Continue Reading...
Current Issue in Nursing: Nursing Shortage Nursing quality and adequate staffing are intertwined. Adequate levels of nurses, lower nurse to patient ratios, and also more highly trained nurses are associated with better health outcomes and lower morta Continue Reading...
Nursing Practice The nursing field comprises different theories that are used to govern nursing practice through offering different perspectives and views of phenomena. A theory can be defined as the development of a link between concepts that crea Continue Reading...
Applying Theory to a Practice Problem: Part 2: Application of Middle-Range Theory to Problem Summary of the Problem of Nursing Burnout Nursing burnout is a global phenomenon among nurses: it is problem that leads to negative effects for other nurses, Continue Reading...
Topic 1 DNP-prepared nurses are uniquely responsible for translating research into practice, creating the ideal environment in which evidence-based practice will flourish. However, resistance to change and perceptions of new clinical practice guideli Continue Reading...
First, nursing schools must be able to compete with clinical employers because there is little incentive to pursue a teaching career when first-year nurses can earn as much as their professors. Second, it will likely be impossible to eliminate the n Continue Reading...
Evidence-Based Practice Hauck, Winsett and Kuric (2013) published "Leadership facilitation strategies to establish evidence-based practice in an acute care hospital" in the Journal of Advanced Nursing. The focus of this article is the role that lead Continue Reading...
The article selected is “Time and NP Practice: Naming, Claiming, and Explaining the Role of Nurse Practitioners”. The article provides a new overview of the importance of nursing and the major changes taking place within healthcare. The r Continue Reading...
Katherine Kolcaba Comfort Theory Comfort is an obvious objective in providing a level of quality of care in a nursing environment. Yet, at the same time, most concepts of "comfort" are based off subjective or heuristic accounts and not holistically Continue Reading...
Abstract Learning objectives help keep nursing students focused on the goals of their academic and professional careers. Using Bloom’s taxonomy, it becomes easier to identify the core competencies and underlying purpose of specific and general Continue Reading...
Family Nurse Practitioner The expansion of healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is expected to create an enormous increase in the number of people seeking medical treatment and healthcare. A number of demographic issues exacerba Continue Reading...
Identifying Evidence-Based Nurse-Led Interventions for High Blood PressureToday, nearly half (about 120 million) American adults suffer from hypertension, more commonly known as high blood pressure (Estimated Hypertension Prevalence, Treatment, and C Continue Reading...
Grant Proposal to Improve Quality of Care Nursing fatigue is one of the major factors that affect the quality of care provided by nurses to different patient populations. Studies have demonstrated that nursing fatigue is attributable to various fact Continue Reading...
inconsistencies among states regarding to APRN restrictions on scope of practice The state of Utah gives APRNs a great deal of leeway regarding the provision of primary care. APRNs can function as primary care providers in autonomous practice setti Continue Reading...
Nurses are considered the backbone of the medical care-giver community. Good quality patient care centers on having a competent educated nursing labor force. There is a wealth of empirical evidence that has demonstrated Baccalaureate (BSN) nurses are Continue Reading...
Peer Responses 2Response to APGood points on APN role development issues and barriers, especially when it comes to regulatory challenges and role ambiguity. I would like to add one more barrier, which is the lack of mentorship and support during the Continue Reading...
Future of Nursing Report: Leading Change, Advancing HealthToday, the nursing profession is faced with growing demand for health care services from an increasingly diverse and aging population as well as razor-thin operating budgets and staffing short 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...
Nursing Philosophy StatementMy nursing philosophy is based on the values instilled in me growing up and then working as a professional. I have been involved in healthcare for more than a decade. Everything I have learned as a nurse and everything tau 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...
As Bonsall (2012) points out, The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has defined specialty certification as “a process by which a nongovernmental agency validates, based upon predetermined standards, an individual nurse’s qu Continue Reading...
