996 Search Results for impact of nurses on health care policy
IOM Nursing Report
The author of this report has been asked to offer an analysis and summary of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) nursing report. In reading and analyzing that report, there will be a few questions answered by the author of this report Continue Reading...
Nursing Autobiography
I began my career in healthcare as a patient care technician (PCT) in a large hospital. Working throughout the hospital as a float PCT, I gained experience with a diverse group of patients on every unit in the hospital. I event Continue Reading...
Scarce Resources
Nursing shortage basically means the demand for nursing professionals exceeds the professional nurses, this can be in a given healthcare facility, nationally or globally. This can be measured through the number of job openings deman Continue Reading...
Nurse Retention Capacity
Standards & Analysis on Nurse Retention
The demand for nursing staff in the United States has significantly increased and according to the Center for American Nurses, employment in these positions have increased to an a Continue Reading...
Bibliography
Childers-Hermann, J. (1993, February) Awareness of sexual harassment: First step toward prevention. Critical Care Nurse 13, p. 101-103.
Childers-Hermann discusses that many healthcare employees do not know what constitutes sexual har Continue Reading...
Nurses perform their job in almost all portions of the country, irrespective of the locality of cities, small towns or remote rural districts. Nurses are also required in many of the foreign countries for assisting the rehabilitation programs.
My P Continue Reading...
Stress and Job Performance in the Nursing Profession
Sources and Consequences of Stress
Participants
Materials
Job Satisfaction and Feelings of Adequacy
Job Performance
Gender and Menopausal Status
Expected Results and Discussion
The relatio Continue Reading...
Preventing 30 Day Readmission on Medicare and Medicaid Patients
One of the most costly and common phenomenon in the modern healthcare system is the increased rates of readmission to hospital of Medicare and Medicaid patients within a short period a Continue Reading...
Campaign for Action
The subject of this brief report is the future of nursing and the associated IOM report on the same subject. As part of this report, there will first be a discussion of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Committee and their work Continue Reading...
Nurse Practitioners Should Work Independently of Physicians
One of the problems facing health care is the inadequate number of primary-care physicians, more so among the rural population. There are fears that shortages will only get worse as a risin Continue Reading...
Professional Association
Professional Organization for Nursing
In the past, a number of individuals inside every society started delivering care and nutrition for all those who had been struggling to look after themselves. Because these people beca Continue Reading...
Nursing Definitions
Autonomy
Autonomy in the nursing profession states the importance of the client's role in making decisions that reflect advocacy for the client (Wade, 1999, p.310). Ultimately, this includes taking care of the patient physically Continue Reading...
Task 2.3
Step 1: Use your experience identified with the lowest scores as the basis for reflective analysis.
Step 2: Write about this experience using the following frame (painting the picture).
It is important to me to continue to discuss the P Continue Reading...
Evidence-Based Practice, or EVB, is a strategy that uses research, quality control measures, and other forms of evaluation data in order to improve practice methods within the healthcare setting.
EVB utilizes innovative clinical research study find Continue Reading...
Planning Your Project
The nature of the problem is that in the clinical setting there are a large number of issues, such as falls, pressure ulcers, and these lead to lower levels of customer satisfaction and negative patient outcomes. There are ways Continue Reading...
This often means expanding the role of the nurse in the modern medical environment. One of the most important signs of the way that nursing has changed to deal with the problems and possibilities of cloning and stem cell research is that nurses have Continue Reading...
Sexual Harassment in Hospitals
Existence of sexual harassment in the hospital setup in its varied forms has been clearly confirmed by exhaustive studies. It is unfortunate that such insidious practices have invaded the serene hospital environment. S Continue Reading...
Translating an Evidence Into Practice
Among the older adults aged 60 years and above, falls have been identified as a leading cause of fatal injuries and non-fatal injuries. In the United States, nearly 50% of hospitalized adult patients face the ri Continue Reading...
Future Goals & Scholarship
My journey in the RN-BSN program has provided me with the knowledge I needed to advance my career in nursing. Also, the RN-BSN has prepared me intellectually as well as in a foundational way to offer a higher quality o Continue Reading...
I had to broaden my understanding on medication and diagnostics test in order to treat and diagnose patient with CHF. This insight not only helped me better design my EBP clinical pathway, but taught me much in the way of pedagogical instruction vis Continue Reading...
Strategic Planning May Successfully Aid the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model's Implementation and Value to Our Health Care System
How Using Strategic Planning May Successfully Aid the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model's Implementation and Valu Continue Reading...
Improving Surgical Outcomes Using the Perioperative Dialogue Model
The estimated $8.5 to $17 billion lost to surgical errors in 1999 was not primarily due to individual incompetence, but to the failure of perioperative systems to operate seamlessly 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...
A chain of communication needs to be established for future cases.
More concrete recommendations for the organization include a clear system for assigning and determining a physician-in-charge for every admitted patient at all times, such that ther Continue Reading...
Antecedents and Importance of the IOM Report, "Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health"
In an era of widespread nursing shortages, identifying opportunities to improve nurse practice, nursing education and nursing workforce development Continue Reading...
My solution has the potential benefits including the following. First, our hospital would be hailed as a progressive institution that serves all members of its community. Second, our hospital would benefit from improved quality of care. As a family Continue Reading...
Nursing
A pattern of personal success begins with a plan. Planning is, in fact, one of the core principles of leadership in any field. In Principle-Centered Leadership, Stephen Covey (1992) states, "careful planning helps us maintain a sense of pers Continue Reading...
cabinet-level agency in the U.S. government termed "Agency X" herein is the largest healthcare provider in the nation. With a multi-billion dollar budget, virtually universal support from the American public and a national network of healthcare faci Continue Reading...
PICOT
In critically ill adults (p), how does the daily use of chlorohexidine (I) compared to sterile water reduce VAP (ventilator-associated pneumonia) (O) during hospitalized stay (T).
Part 2 Identifying a Problem
Of the infections acquired by pa Continue Reading...
e. fat storage. These physiological concerns are significant in that programming that was designed to maintain a nurturing position for young children the physiological environment interprets crisis as anything that creates a stressful physical demea Continue Reading...
Practicum Project Evaluation
Introduction
This paper offers a brief summary of my work over the past two semesters based on a strong picture of suicide and uncovers the link between chronic illness and suicide. Patients with Chronic ailment are espec Continue Reading...
Traumatic Brain Injury
Pathophysiology
Traumatic brain injury, continues to remain an enigma and treatment is elusive, causing death and disability across the globe. Luckily, significant progress has been made in helping improve short-term outcome Continue Reading...
Introduction
Instituted forty years prior to the US’s formation, the Bellevue Hospital of New York City is the first public hospital of the nation, constructed even before medicine became a profession, on the piece of land presently housing the Continue Reading...
Initial tests may be culdocentesis, hematocrit, a pregnancy test, a qualitative HCG blood test, a transvaginal ultrasound or pregnancy ultrasound and a white blood count test. An ectopic pregnancy can be distinguished from a normal intrauterine preg Continue Reading...
Reflection On Nurse Engagement in Policy AdvocacyThe socially and economically disadvantaged populations are the most affected by public policy and can benefit the most from policies that improve social conditions impacting health. With the right pub Continue Reading...
Nursing Culture: Overcoming Barriers to Change
Introduction and Theoretical Framework
This program of study continues personal research and professional practice in the field of nursing within the area of public and private health systems. In an er Continue Reading...