Nurse Satisfaction in Magnet Hospitals Which three databases will you use? CINAHL Academic Search Nursing & Allied Health Collection Search each database, using key words, for relevant research on this subject. What key words did you use in Continue Reading...
Nursing (a) provides an account of your observations on the management of peripheral intravascular devices from your clinical practicum in NMIH202; Clinical practicum NM1H202 introduces nurses to the management of peripheral devices via scholarly i Continue Reading...
Nursing Theory: A Microscopic Perspective on the Theory-Practice Gap Jerniganm A paradigm in nursing theory exists today that equates nursing theory to a mirror, a microscope or a telescope. Meleis talks about this equation of nursing theory to a m Continue Reading...
I also feel that nurses should maintain impartiality through the build up of procedures, supervising benefits and the sustenance of source distribution to guarantee the fulfillment of the client requests (Cooper, 1991). Confidentiality also believe Continue Reading...
They can reveal how many overworked and under-trained nurses kill and injure thousands of patients every year because hospitals sacrifice safety for not tracking their own medical errors. Statistics showed that only 14 States track these errors and Continue Reading...
Nursing Leadership Batcheller, J.A. (2011). On-boarding and enculturation of new chief nursing officers. Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(5), 235-239. This article examines the on-boarding process for new chief nursing officers by examining t Continue Reading...
Nursing Philosophy Concept Synthesis on Personal Nursing Philosophy Nursing Autobiography My interest in nursing peaked at an early age when I attended Clara Barton High School for health professions in Brooklyn NY and graduated in 1991. I first w Continue Reading...
In the emergency room, this distinction can have a determinant impact on the ability of the staff to preserve life and diminish pain and suffering. The introduction of a bioethical perspective into this dialogue invokes a question as to the primacy Continue Reading...
Once the students had completed that portion of the assignment the second part of the asssignment was to administer the questionnaire to at least five nurse educators or students of nursing and then evaluate the results. I found this assignment espe Continue Reading...
In that regard, recreational interests often serve a dual purpose by allowing us to release energy in a context that also provides the opportunity to engage in self-reflection that is very similar to mediation. In my particular case, working on my Continue Reading...
The procedure itself and the hospital stay associated with it is only one small chapter in the patient's life. They will eventually go home and will have many years after the procedure. It is important for the nursing staff to make a positive impact 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...
The strengths of this design are related to the ease of application and usage. The design of the survey was easy to administer and self explanatory. While the weakness was related to the willingness of the participant to Chapter Three 5 participat Continue Reading...
Nursing care models serve as important foundations for decision making within the care environment. They influence the scope of tasks nurses engage in as well as how nurses relate to other healthcare professionals and patients in the course of care d Continue Reading...
Self Scheduling PDSA Self-scheduling with hospital nurses: A literature review and proposal for change Recently, there has been a great deal of frustration amongst both nurses and patients about the strict, inflexible, and counterproductive sched 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...
That is, though overall job satisfaction is rated significantly higher than the itemized individual aspects, most items were rated a point or two above the median level of satisfaction, not exactly demonstrating strong support for the environment as Continue Reading...
Nursing Ethics While most hospitals seem to be well-run and most situations and scenarios are planned for in advance when it comes to what nurses should be doing, should not be doing and why, this is not always the case. Just one example of this wou Continue Reading...
Perceptual and attitudinal changes are needed to motivate readiness to learn. Self-directed education is key to adult learning and especially to continuing education in the health professions (McClaran et. al, 1999, p. 184). Studies show that nurse Continue Reading...
Behavioral approaches alone or combined cognitive behavior therapy may be used. Behavioral techniques might include simply not buying trigger foods or avoiding certain shops; that is, building up new habits to replace existing ones. Another example Continue Reading...
As to catheter straps, if fastened too tightly they can act as tourniquets, cutting off the needed flow of blood and presenting. And at least theoretically, use of straps brings about a risk of increasing the complications such as "…deep vein Continue Reading...
2004: 45). Recommendations Many recommend use of minimally invasive techniques including SEPS to treat and address problems related to chronic venous insufficiency (Kalra & Glovisczki, 2002). Multiple studies confirm the safety and efficacy of Continue Reading...
Nursing Concept Theoretical Background One of the complexities of 21st century medicine is the evolution of nursing care theories in combination with a changing need and expectation of the stakeholder population. Nurses must be advocates and commun Continue Reading...
"As such, the one caring and the one cared-for, both connect in mutual search for meaning and wholeness, and perhaps for the spiritual transcendence of suffering" (Cara 2010). Support groups can be particularly effective in dealing with cultural an Continue Reading...
With step four, five and six of this eleven-step process, I continued my search and exploration to gather relevant information, began to eliminate choices that required too much education, were not practical for my current situation, or did not spar Continue Reading...
The new nurse should not be left to muddle through alone. Benner's work (cited in Messmer, Jones & Taylor, 2004) showed that nurses become more proficient and develop better cognitive skills and judgment when they are exposed to competent and p Continue Reading...
Nursing Philosophy The author of this report is asked to offer three main points of discussion within this report. These three sections all related to nursing theory and they will be compared and contrasted to the personal philosophy of the author o Continue Reading...
It is also quite possible that there is a significant "placebo effect" when dealing with GI (or other) treatments. The patients may be truly relaxing, but may also believe that they are managing their pain through breathing and imagery, meaning they Continue Reading...
Nursing Case and Care Plan William Smith is a 68-year-old man who was transferred to the Palliative Care ward from a surgical ward three days ago. The patient was admitted on January 26, 2013 for removal of a sacral abscess that had been a source of Continue Reading...
Nursing Problem: Shortage of Nurses in Healthcare Nursing Shortage The researcher works at Phoebe Memorial Hospital, where there is an extreme nursing shortage. Without an adequate amount of nurses, patient care and safety may turn out to be compro Continue Reading...
Nursing Shortage: Its Effect on Patient Outcome In today's environment of rising costs in the health care industry, one of the first casualties in many hospitals is the level of RN staffing. In fact, across the country, hospital RNs are increasingly Continue Reading...
Care plan Nursing problem 1: Mary's pain must be contained so she does not injure herself. Because children cannot always express their sensations of pain, their pain may go unnoticed until it becomes severe and frightening. Nursing problem 2: V Continue Reading...
Specifically, deficient care may result in a child's being vulnerable as a consequence of a low intrinsic level of self-esteem and self-worth (Parker, Barrett, and Hickie, 1992). It is clear that a number of factors are likely to affect the teenaged Continue Reading...
Nursing Leadership Theories NURSING LEADERSHIP: COMPARISON AND ANALYSIS OF CONCEPTS & THEORIES The work of Cherie and Gebrekida (2005) report that there is both formal and informal leadership in that managers are formally "delegated authority, Continue Reading...
b. The nurse must ascertain the status of a health care proxy and other mandates by the patients request such as DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) orders, etc. c. The mental stability of the patient may need to be reviewed to ascertain whether such decisio Continue Reading...
Third stated by Scott is: "People who neglect their own needs and forget to nurture themselves are at danger of deeper levels of unhappiness, low self-esteem and feelings of resentment." (Scott, 2008) the risk of taking care of others and forgetting Continue Reading...
Of the respondents, 74% were taking antiretroviral medications. Although the sampling for the study was not large, it did have a suffciently similar composition to the typical patient a nurse practitioner might service in an outpatient setting. The Continue Reading...
Nursing Management and Change Theory In preparation for the upcoming inspection, several factors need to be considered and weighed by the nursing manager before actions are implemented. It is understood that when any large national health care corpo Continue Reading...
