Nursing Dilemma Research and Nursing Questions Research is a complex and nuanced concept which means that one approach might not, in and of itself, answer the full scope of one's research questions. This is why it can sometimes be useful to combine Continue Reading...
Nursing Ethics Ethical behavior, especially in the medical community, is important in all aspects, but especially in the treatment of patients. All patients, no matter what their religious affiliations or beliefs, deserve the best possible treatment Continue Reading...
The conflict was among two other staff members and myself. One large and strong staff member wanted to enter the room, take the tongue depressor away from the patient, and physically remove him from the examination room. Another staff member wanted Continue Reading...
Perhaps a nurse must also be given a say in the way in which the entire healthcare system is being run today, especially since it is a nurse who is the closest to the patient, and who is completely responsible for the daily care of the patient, and Continue Reading...
Nursing Informatics The site used for this interview is a healthcare facility that offers a range of exposure to a nursing informatics investigation. The preceptor offered valuable insight into the role of the nurse informaticist at the site, and th Continue Reading...
Nursing Research Utilization Project Proposal: Hospital Noise The level of noise in a hospital is a serious issue for the nurses and the patients. Surveys have been created in an effort to determine if the noise is bothersome, what kinds of problems Continue Reading...
A faculty retention plan begins with the skillful selection of qualified candidates. We cannot expect to retain faculty that did not belong at the school in the first place. Therefore, we must screen applicants well during the selection process. Not Continue Reading...
Nursing Theory Description of Importance of Nursing Theory Theories are composed of definitions, concepts, propositions, and models based on assumption. A theory serves as a group of related concepts guiding a professional practice. Nursing theory Continue Reading...
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The questions ask the patient about the respect he or she received and include such statements as: "My caregivers have responded to me as a whole person, helping to take care of all my needs and concerns," which the patient must rate on a scale of s Continue Reading...
A person's health is an ever-changing state of being resulting from the interaction with the environment. Optimum health is the actualization of both innate and obtained human potential gained through rewarding relationships with others, obtaining Continue Reading...
I feel I would especially like to work with children in a hospital setting in my chosen profession, and help them cope with their diseases and illnesses in a positive way. I feel I can connect with ill children and their families in a positive and e Continue Reading...
Nursing Shortage The foundation of health care system is comprised of the different medical and health-care professions, each considered of playing important and significant role in maintaining satisfactory health care service to people. To be able Continue Reading...
Nursing Counseling and Smoking Cessation Among Inpatients The work of Li, et al. (2014) reports a study that examines the facilitators and barriers to effective smoking cessation as it relates to counseling services provided to inpatients by nurse c 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...
739, p=0.009, e?=0.727). This study clearly highlighted that sleep shortage and work fatigue poses a threat to patient safety and that nurse self-care is warranted.[Dorrian et.al, (2006)] Nurse Support Services An earlier Australian study by Moore 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: Today and Throughout History The occupation of nursing has been around for almost all of history in some form or another. In the ancient Roman Empire are found records of the nursing practice, where nurses provided care to in-patients at lo Continue Reading...
This is more complicated by the prevalence of other mental disorders like dementia and drug induced mood swings. Nurses need to be well trained in pattern recognition and logical assessment of the condition and take suitable action to solve these pr Continue Reading...
However, their medical training in no way prepares doctors for what nurses provide to patients. Nurses are called to their profession because of an innate desire to nurture and care for others. In contrast, doctors might be able to care but are not Continue Reading...
Nursing Ethical Compassion in Nursing What personal, cultural, and spiritual values contribute to your worldview and philosophy of nursing? How do these values shape or influence your nursing practice? The role played by the nurse professional is Continue Reading...
However, from the anti-realist point-of-view, such manifestations are not enough for an individual to consider the patient alive. One can posit that the absence of the patient's ability to communicate or interact is a manifestation of death, or the Continue Reading...
Nursing Workforce Issues and Concerns The article, "Nursing Workforce Issues and Trends Affecting Emergency Departments" by Robinson and colleagues (2004) looks at the range of contemporary issues which directly impact the quality of care which is r Continue Reading...
Nursing Concepts Group Activity Staff meeting on Floor 2 of Nursing Facility. Issue is how to more effectively communicate with non-English speaking patients and their families, particularly on change of medication or procedural issues. Type of Gr Continue Reading...
An additional issue which is due for consideration is the ethical treatment of the nursing professional, including the respect for her privacy and adherence to legal responsibilities relating to the treatment of drug addiction in employees. There i Continue Reading...
Studies suggest that more computerized order entry of medications helps reduce errors by limiting interpretation errors due to handwriting (Meadows, 2003). Thus more order entry is involving computers to protect patients. A culture that supports sa Continue Reading...
The inclusion of a database system in the workplace induces efficiency, in that it allows management and nurses to monitor daily tasks accomplished and services given to patients, not to mention enabling every member to be informed of the right cond Continue Reading...
Nursing Process Improvement and Change Change management or process improvement in healthcare guarantees that the vital systems in the healthcare organizations are functioning at their optimal. The objectives of healthcare procedure enhancement are Continue Reading...
Nursing Community Assessment It is moral responsibility of the Government and the nursing organizations to maintain the health standard in any country. However, it is not wholly in the hands of these organizations but other departments must also con Continue Reading...
When this happens, they will be effective in reaching out to different patients (from a host of backgrounds). This is the point that the underlying quality of care will improve. As a result, I have learned how to apply these concepts to real world h 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...
115). It seems many nurses or RN who prepare for the role of nurse practitioner are not fully informed of the demands that may be placed on them in their new role. This in turn may lead to job dissatisfaction later down the line and ultimately limit Continue Reading...
Nursing Nurses have a direct personal responsibility to help, serve, and care for others. This is true especially for nurses working in underdeveloped nations or with underserved, politically disenfranchised, or vulnerable communities. Yet nurses mu Continue Reading...
Essentially, given the extent and complexity that modernity has brought societal problems to the forefront of our attention, there is a real potential for the medical professional to be actively involved in the process of alleviating oppression and 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...
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...
Nursing Assessment Taking the history of a patient is a crucial aspect of patient assessment and treatment. A good history can mean the difference between a successful patient outcome and unsatisfactory outcomes. However, taking a complete and usefu Continue Reading...
Nursing Communication Communication between nurses is an important instrument for professionals to deliver safe, quality healthcare as a team. Therefore, provision of quality healthcare in hospitals, depends entirely on the capability of the health Continue Reading...
Nursing Theory and Leininger The world of contemporary nursing is a complex, yet rewarding, career choice. Far from the outdated paradigm of the Nurse being just the Doctor's assistant, the contemporary nursing professional takes on a partnership ro Continue Reading...
