Pain Management Assessment WHAT it TAKES Because moderate to severe postoperative pain is a common experience among patients, pain management is an essential part of nursing care (Yuceer, 2011). Nurses must evaluate the pain, teach the patient appr Continue Reading...
Introduction An MSN-prepared nurse educator, Anita (name changed for this paper) is the ideal individual to interview for this project. Anita exemplifies the value of pursuing the MSN, particularly as the degree empowers the individual to pursue care Continue Reading...
The shortage of nursing staff remains a major challenge in the U.S. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) (2014), the shortage is expected to be even greater in the next one decade or so. The shortage has been fuelled by Continue Reading...
PICOT Question and its Significance The PICOT question is: Does mindfulness meditation (I) reduce long-term risk factors and suicidal behaviors (O) among psychiatric patients (P) versus those who do not participate in the meditation programs (C)? Th Continue Reading...
My Nursing PhilosophyEvery nurse has a philosophy that guides her approach to care. Even if the nurse is not consciously aware of her personal philosophy, there is always some underlying construct in the nurses mind that helps her cope with split-sec Continue Reading...
Reeves, S., Macmillan, K., & van Soeren, M. (2010). Leadership of interprofessional health and social care teams: a socio-historical analysis. Journal of Nursing Management, 18(3), 258- doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01077.x This study looks at t Continue Reading...
Curriculum Design Introduction As Terzioglu, Tuna and Duygulu (2013) state, “learning from experience is an important part of nursing education [and] using simulation as an innovative teaching strategy in nursing education” is an effectiv 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...
As noted above, one of the most prominent leadership theories that has been applied to the nursing profession is transformational leadership. Properly applied and managed, transformation leadership can also be used to facilitate creativity in the w 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...
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...
Curriculum Development in Nursing Education Knowledge and Skills Curriculum Development Issue in Nursing Education, Knowledge and Skills Nurses make use of wide-ranging theories, models, knowledge and skills in nursing practice. Both their skills a Continue Reading...
Lewin model of change can be useful as a way of encouraging people to get motivated about changing an ingrained policy that is no longer serving the organization. The first, foundational step of the model is the need to 'unfreeze' current standard o Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Impact of Simulation-Based Training in Nursing Education: Explore how the incorporation of simulation-based training within nursing programs is revolutionizing the way future nurses are educated. D Continue Reading...
Leadership and Management Nursing Issue: Nursing Shortage and Turnover Nursing shortage and nursing turnover is a key contemporary issue that has an adverse impact on nursing with respect to health care delivery to patients. Owing to the increase Continue Reading...
Nursing History, Theories and Conceptual Model The three trends in nursing practice that become evident to me from viewing the Nuring Timeline of Historical Events are: first, the rise of formal education and training for nurses—especially in t Continue Reading...
Theory Compare and contrast at least three views on what constitutes a theory. Distinguish the related concepts of theories, such as hypothesis, paradigm, model and concept. Differentiating between hypothesis and theory The word hypothesis is a de Continue Reading...
Relating Watson's Theory to Hypertension 2 Especially meaningful to the active practitioner is the metaphysical, phenomenological, existential, and spiritual slant of Watson's holistic method. The intuitive dimension is stressed throughout the car Continue Reading...
Remote Nursing Review The Roles of Registered Nursing in Shaping and Providing Care in Rural and Remote Locations: A Literature Review The roles and perspectives of nursing have undergone major changes in the past several decades, continuing the ra Continue Reading...
, 2007). The nurses at the medical-surgical, trauma, neurological, cardiovascular, cardiology and transplant sections directly and personally confront the various needs of families of the death of a loved one. One nursing author, Jane Felgen, set for Continue Reading...
Job Satisfaction in Nursing Levels of Job satisfaction in nursing in relation to generational differences The contemporary society has suffered an acute shortage of nurses within the public and the government sponsored hospitals. Indeed the shortag Continue Reading...
Nursing: Professional Strategic PlanStrategic planning is only valuable for organizations but also for individuals themselves. On a professional level, strategic planning paves the way for the individual to set goals that he thinks should be accompli Continue Reading...
It is also a population that often has limited resources and one that seeks to find others to help comfort and educate them. Modern technology has certainly improved both the diagnosis and treatment of the illness, but there are so many options that Continue Reading...
Newman Nursing Shortage Newman's Theory of Expanding Consciousness and the Nursing Shortage The education which is required to effectively train today's nursing professional is constituted of equal parts applicable procedure and theoretical underpi Continue Reading...
The NP emphasizes health promotion, while, particularly in North America, the MD primarily focuses on disease treatment. The role of the NP and the MD are simultaneously similar yet differ from each other. Consequently, no reason supports the conten Continue Reading...
Introduction Dorothea Orem developed her self-care deficit nursing theory in order to improve the quality of nursing care in her state. Her theory is rooted in three sub-theories, which are the theory of self-care, the theory of self-care deficit and Continue Reading...
Novice to expert theory The novice to expert theory postulated by Patricia Benner revolves around cultivation of skills in an individual. Benner basically states how important it is for nurses to gain skills through practical experience. In the formu Continue Reading...
KATHARINE KOLCABA'S COMFORT THEORY Evaluation of K. Kolcaba's Comfort Theory Structure Are the concepts in the theory explicitly and/or implicitly described in the theory? (including the four concepts of the metaparadigm of nursing; nurse/nursin Continue Reading...
"Transpersonal Caring acknowledges unity of life and connections that move in concentric circles of caring-from individual, to other/s, to community, to world, to Planet Earth, to the universe." (3, Watson). This theory serves as a comprehensive gu Continue Reading...
Reducing Nursing Turnover by Implementing Innovative E-Health: A New Strategy for Incentivizing Nurses and Improving Organizational Culture Problem Identification: Nursing turnover rates are a serious issue for hospitals: they are costly and result 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...
Interview with APRNAbstractThis paper discusses an introduction with an APRN at a health care organization under the Mercy Health umbrella. It begins by identifying the mission, vision and values of the organization and extrapolating its goals from t Continue Reading...
Reflection on Course ObjectivesFar too many practitioners of every ilk do not fully comprehend the important relationships between the history of their professions and the development of theoretical frameworks to guide their practice today. To help a Continue Reading...
ReflectionIntroductionAt the end of my Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program, I now look to reflect on the course and what I have gained from it at this point in my life and career. I have been an RN for 20 years, and I have a great deal of Continue Reading...
Action for Nurse Shortage in a Clinic and Timeline Strategizing to Alleviate Nurse Shortage Traditionally-reported employment data is misleading and ineffective in measuring the healthcare sector's actual state. Studies reveal that standard nursin Continue Reading...
Name Class Professor Gaps occur in various situations. They can be in lesson plans or healthcare. When it comes to the MICU, practice gaps happen. To implement a quality improvement proposal one needs to see what works and how to use it to meet the Continue Reading...
(Chizek, 2003) The Role legal nurse consultant may provide service in a number of roles, including but not limited to: Consulting expert Testifying expert Facility-based investigator Trainer and in-service presenter Peer reviewer Quality impr Continue Reading...
