Self-AssessmentThe DNP8300 course has been instrumental in improving my understanding and skills in several areas of advanced nursing practice. As I reflect on the course level student learning outcomes, the core areas of competency for me include th Continue Reading...
Code of EthicsPart 1The main points of Provision 7 of the ANA Code of Ethics discuss the roles and responsibilities of nurses in advancing the profession. This includes conducting research, developing professional standards, and generating nursing an Continue Reading...
Letter of Intent What are your short- and long-term career goals and how will this program prepare you for them? My short-term goals are to get a very high quality education in the nursing field, learning as much as I can both with hands-on skills Continue Reading...
Addressing Complex Issues in Healthcare SettingsAddressing Complex Issues in HealthcareAt present, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration receives more than 400,000 reports concerning drug-related medication errors in the United States each year (Medi Continue Reading...
Excessive Wait Times in Healthcare Literature Review Excessive wait times in healthcare are a problem for both patients and care providers as they affect patient satisfaction, which in turn impacts the job satisfaction of nurses and other care provid Continue Reading...
Strategic Leadership and Future Delivery Models The issue of life expectancy at birth is a relatively novel one. Before the 19th century for instance, the United Kingdom -- the country with the longest time-series of measured life expectancy -- had Continue Reading...
In healthcare organizations, ethical principles have been emphasized mostly through procedures and mission statements. The numerous oaths (Hippocratic Oath) and declarations found in healthcare institutions have stated principles and values, and this Continue Reading...
Workplace violence can be prevented by creating a workplace environment and organizational culture that prevents the problem, protects employees, and pursues strategies for change. The presence of official policies or codes of ethics in the workplace Continue Reading...
Resolving Conflict in a Healthcare SettingThe purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of a real-life conflict in a healthcare setting, including the cause of the conflict, the parties that were involved, how the conflict was resolved, and wheth Continue Reading...
Incidence rates of obesity are rising globally, with tremendous impacts to the cost and nature of healthcare intervention. As measured as body mass index (BMI) of 25 or over, being overweight affects as many as 67% of all American adults, while up to Continue Reading...
Sloan Kettering Healthcare Website The Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City is "the world's oldest and largest private cancer center" (About Us, 2016) and has a website that is accessible by all users. Its home page displays a series of al Continue Reading...
Measuring Outcomes, Assessment, and Research Health leader measures and metrics for assessment and evaluation of effectiveness, efficiency, performance, efficacy, and quality Area of measurement Specific measurement items Business value (financia Continue Reading...
For effective fulfillment of duties by health care professionals which will, in turn, give a quality service to patients under their care, there is a need for effective inter-professional communication among personnel in a hospital environment. While Continue Reading...
Financing the Healthcare Delivery System Mr. Y is a patient with heart failure and has visited the emergency room twice in the last three weeks for shortness of breath. He is a very nice gentleman with limited literacy and e-literacy. Some of the pr Continue Reading...
medical evacuation company. Indeed, the complexity and intricacies of the medical field have led to a higher and higher amount of specialization and customization. Some of the layers of that proverbial onion are special services that are not needed Continue Reading...
Power of Story Story has a significant amount of power as an efficacious communication technique to move change forward. This statement particularly applies to the field of healthcare and to the sort of impact that nurses have on their healthcare o Continue Reading...
Universal Health Coverage One major initiative from the World Health Organization has been to improve global public health by improving access. The WHO has created a coalition calls for a (WHO, N.d.): "A new global coalition of more than 500 leadi Continue Reading...
Employee Motivation Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is perhaps the most commonly known theory of motivation, which is likely due to the broad applicability of the theory. Maslow developed his hierarchy of needs as part of his research on human potential Continue Reading...
Culture Change Case #2 Healthcare Acquisition Case Six months after the merger described in Change and Culture Case Study I, the new administration initiated a significant reduction in force. A decision was made to redesign patient care delivery. T Continue Reading...
The Importance of Grammar and Punctuation Marks in the Medical FieldA woman scanning her menu at a nice restaurant sees a grizzly bear finish his meal, get up, pull out a gun, shoot his waiter and then exit. Startled and perplexed, she asked another Continue Reading...
Perception and Transparency Food and Drug Administration recently embarked on an initiative to enhance transparency in research, pricing, and marketing of medical products through establishing its transparency taskforce. This initiative was also fue Continue Reading...
The Relationship Between Spirit and Life Spirituality is part of lived experience, according to Craigie (2010). Life and spirit are inseperable; “people can’t not have a spiritual dimension to life,” (Craigie, 2010, p. 48). Therefor Continue Reading...
Billed as "the Daily Journal of the United States Government," the Federal Register was created with the objective of helping "citizens and communities understand the regulatory process, and to participate in government decision-making." The mission Continue Reading...
Critically Appraising EvidenceThe senior nurses request to only appraise the articles that discuss the use of alcohol-impregnated caps is misguided and should be resisted. First of all, it needs to be pointed out that a conflict of interest might be Continue Reading...
CIO Briefing: Process of Health Care Information System Selection and Organizational Goals Process of Selection of Health Care Information System In order for the organization to begin the selection of a health care information system, it is necess Continue Reading...
Evolving Practice of Nurses Dear Fellow Nurses, The nursing profession is currently experiencing revolutionary changes that are expected to transform nursing practice today and in the future. These revolutionary changes in nursing profession and pr Continue Reading...
Telenursing: Is it in My Future? Along with the Digital Age have come new requirements, new opportunities, new expectations, and new possibilities. Adaptation to the 21st century's technology is part of what it means to be innovative -- and in the f Continue Reading...
FNP Personal StatementAs a registered nurse, I have seen first-hand the impact that advanced practice nurses, particularly family nurse practitioners (FNPs), can have on patient outcomes and overall healthcare quality. Through my experiences in vario Continue Reading...
Family Values in Nursing There is much credence to the idea that families work together in promoting either bad or good values as it relates to eating habits, general health habits and general health practices. Indeed, a family works as a system, go Continue Reading...
Code §70.41.250 The RCW 70.41.250 is a law that provides cost disclosure to health care providers. It is a state law that offers some control over the spiraling expenses of health care by creating transparency within hospital and medical bills Continue Reading...
Social Economic Status and Healthcare through the Lens of Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path”: The Impact it has on the U.S. Healthcare System Introduction The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has shown that in order to pr Continue Reading...
Personal Changes A major change among RNs that challenged them and was difficult for them to make focused on implementing a transcultural care model among the nurses that required the nurses to become more educated about different cultures and how to 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...
Creating Diversity Elder Veterans and Health Care Services The focus of my dissertation is toward the aged American population, particularly the elderly veterans. I will be considering the type and quality of care they receive for the remainder of th Continue Reading...
