Structure and Process in Health Care Organizations and Health Care PolicyUnderstanding the relationship between health care organizations and policy has helped me to see how the quality and accessibility of health care services is shaped from the top Continue Reading...
Motivation as a Factor in Nurse Retention The decreasing recruitment and retention of nurses throughout the United States and internationally is a growing concern that must be addressed and remedied. As front-line workers, nurses play an integral ro Continue Reading...
My Reasons for Choosing Nursing As a CareerOne statement by Hall (1996) in the article on nursing philosophy Dont fence me in which really resonated me was the ways in which caring and curiosity motivated the author to choose nursing as a career: I a Continue Reading...
Introduction Performance scorecards provide a straightforward means of integrating metrics into a healthcare organization’s strategic planning. Scorecards are most effective when they have a clear purpose, identifying specific patient populati Continue Reading...
Personal Mission Statement For the last several decades, I have dedicated myself to the healthcare profession. In fact, I have worked in some of the most challenging healthcare environments including intensive care and emergency wards. Therefore, my Continue Reading...
Life Care Difficult Situations as a Nurse Practitioner The scenario for the nurse practitioner centers on Angela Smith and her family. Angela is a 55-year-old who suffered a stroke and admitted after neighbors noticed some really odd behaviors. Th Continue Reading...
Clinical Question Using Nursing Informatics The main objective of nursing informatics is to manage and communicate data information, knowledge, and wisdom. This various aspects are part of a continuum in the nursing field that reflects the overarch Continue Reading...
Nurse Case Management for Pregnant Women Experiencing or at Risk for Abuse," by Curry et al. The research article chosen to critique is titled, "Nurse Case Management for Pregnant Women Experiencing or at Risk for Abuse." This title accurately refl Continue Reading...
Developmental perspective was the concept that the nursing students participating in this study were typically younger than they patients they were caring for. This made it difficult for them to ask the "older" patient questions about a lifestyle t Continue Reading...
Synthesize Research to Formulate a Recommendation1. Identify how many articles you have at each level for the hierarchy of evidence. Note that levels 1 and 5 are intentionally missing because they do not include primary research. Level 2Four articles Continue Reading...
DNP 8000: Health Systems Development and Leadership Practice Immersion Experience - Self-AssessmentMy experience with the DNP 8000 course has been enlightening to say the least; for me personally I feel that I have been given a solid understanding of Continue Reading...
Communication Even Analysis This report is to reflect on a particular event that occurred during my placement at a general hospital. The placement afforded me a firsthand experience of the importance of communication skills in nursing practice. Effec Continue Reading...
Introduction Research substantiates that patient results are enhanced when the nurses practice in way that is based on evidence. Delineated as a method for resolving issues faced in medical care that integrates the meticulous use of prevailing best p Continue Reading...
Speaking Truth Concept Discuss the concept of speaking truth to power. Are you better prepared to advocate for patients, nurses and nursing after taking this class? During a time when there is a nationwide shortage of nurses (Glazer, 2009), identif Continue Reading...
Readmission of Bipolar Patients and Lack of Education among Healthcare Providers: Nursing Staff Need Education on Motivational Intervention to Teach Patients How to Prevent ReadmissionBackground and PurposeThe readmission rate for bipolar patients ra Continue Reading...
Theoretical-Empirical Structure (CTE) Evaluation of the Roy Adaptation Model There are a number of valuable outcomes that can be achieved using conceptual models, theories, and empirical indicators for advanced nursing practice, including the appli Continue Reading...
high turnover of nursing personnel. The three main risks associated with this issue are 1) poor quality care, 2) unhealthy work environments, and 3) negative financial performance. The first risk -- poor quality care -- is the result of a high turn Continue Reading...
Care Nurse managed care has many potential benefits in a largely taxed healthcare system such as found in the United States. One specific area of improvement could come from the reliance on the crowded emergency department. Many homeless and low-in Continue Reading...
Approach Outline for the Meeting with Nurses Undercurrent of resistance expressed by nurses is understandable and these concerns will be addressed fully before the implementation of EHR. Nurses posed several reasons for resisting this new change; how Continue Reading...
Wit: Susie’s Nursing Metaparadigm One of the pivotal characters in the movie Wit (2001) is that of Susie Monahan. Susie a nurse who has little knowledge of the poetry of John Donne so dear to the protagonist Vivian Bearing. Yet Susie shows expe Continue Reading...
performing a clean and sterile technique wound dressing change. The term sterile refers to being free from microorganisms, making the sterile technique method one that reduces exposure to microorganisms in a comprehensive way. Sterile wound dressin Continue Reading...
Practicum Reflective Journal Nursing Theory My intended area of practice is the primary care of adults across their lifespan. Therefore, lifespan theory was chosen as the theoretical foundation for this practicum. Lifespan theories provide a framewor Continue Reading...
Nursing burnout Although both methodologies of quantitative and qualitative studies are present in the fields of medicine and nursing, the two approaches are occasionally pitted against one another. Quantitative studies are data-driven and numerica Continue Reading...
Preventing Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is on the rise in America and across the world. Obesity presents physical, social, and emotional complications for all sufferers. However, childhood obesity is especially concerning because the chronic Continue Reading...
Editor Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2201 Sweeney Drive Clinton, Pennsylvania 15026 Dear Sir or Madam: This letter is in response to an article that appeared in your newspaper on July 13, 2016 by the president of the Pennsylv Continue Reading...
Topic: Leadership Style - nursing Bring to mind a leader in your healthcare organization. Would you describe his or her style as authoritative, democratic, or laissez-faire? Why? The leader within my organization carries a democratic leadership model Continue Reading...
Nursing Hospital Readmissions What tangible and intangible resources will be needed to implement your project? The ability to deal with readmissions requires changing the culture inside the facility. This means that various resources need to be utili Continue Reading...
nursing research: Discussion questions Quantitative research includes descriptive, correlative, quasi-experimentational, and experimentational research (Burns 2010: 21). Descriptive research describes a phenomenon, purely and simply. Correlative re Continue Reading...
The Vaccination Dilemma The rights of individuals to refuse vaccinations, and the rights of parents to refuse their children vaccinations, has been increasingly called into question because of the way individual autonomy conflicts directly with the r Continue Reading...
nursing •What type organizational culture facilitate innovative successful curriculum change? There are almost as many different varieties of organizational cultures as there are different types of organizations, industries, and organizationa Continue Reading...
gather the outcome data is a mix of self-reporting on the part of the patients with respect to their ability to follow the guidelines and training provided, and testing on the physical outcomes. The testing will be done by the participating medical Continue Reading...
ethics provided key inspiration for others looking to apply a more practical application of the ethics within a 21st century organization. The article essentially attempted to redefine ethics and the role ethics play, or should play, within the cont Continue Reading...
nurse in a hospital environment -- and other healthcare workers including a student conducting a capstone requirement -- must take great precautions when it comes to infectious diseases like influenza. Not only does the healthcare professional need Continue Reading...
SWOT analysis focuses on identifying the internal strengths and weaknesses, along with the external opportunities and threats, for an organization. In this case, the SWOT analysis will be done on a specific situation, with a large number of items un Continue Reading...
Interview Tool Identify the key characteristics, skills and knowledge needed for the position. To begin, nursing plays an integral role in the daily lives of countless individuals. Nursing as defined by the International Council of Nurses is, "The Continue Reading...
Healthcare Legislation According to a research focused on examining elderly persons' health status for individual states, an aging population with better life expectancy, but increasing prevalence of chronic ailments like obesity and diabetes indica Continue Reading...
