Quality & Safety The quality and safety of health care services has been a major issue in the recent past because of the significance of these factors in the improvement of patient outcomes and enhancing the effectiveness of the health care syst Continue Reading...
Client Autonomy in Community Health & Nurse Safety in Community Practice Nurses involved in community nursing often face ethical and practical dilemmas, particularly with regard to the issue of patient autonomy. Community practice differs for nu Continue Reading...
APN's According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) is a professional nurse with "specialized knowledge and skills that are applied within a broad range of patient populations in a variety of practice Continue Reading...
Fall Prevention All Staff Falls in the Nursing Home There has been an increase in falls in the nursing home. A number of things can cause residents to fall (Patient falls: How to prevent them). Illnesses, such as dementia among others, can cause r Continue Reading...
Competencies of IOM The Institute of Medicine is an American organization founded in 1972 with the aim of training health workers, unlike other medical organizations aimed at profit making. As a non-profit organization, IOM has made remarkable prog Continue Reading...
Dissemination The student in a Doctorate of Nursing (DNP) program has an obligation to get permission when launching a scholarly research project; and the student also has a responsibility to disseminate that research once it is completed. This pap Continue Reading...
Alarm Fatigue Ethics Committee Proposal: Alarm Fatigue Alarm fatigue is a serious issue that is faced by nurses and other medical staff on a daily basis. It is not just a concern for the staff, but also for the patients. There is a possibility that Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. Transformational Leadership in Nursing: Fostering a Culture of Excellence: Explore the impact of transformational leadership on nursing practice and patient care. Analyze how such leaders inspire and mo Continue Reading...
This site contains no information directly related to the problem of substance abuse within the profession. The industry related information on the workplace environment is geared towards serving the nursing professional, and especially protecting Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Role of Clinical Nurse Specialists in Healthcare Innovation: This essay could explore how Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) contribute to the innovation of healthcare practices. It would examine sp Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Role of Nurses in the Management of Chronic Diseases: This essay would explore the responsibilities and contributions of nursing professionals in caring for patients with long-term illnesses like Continue Reading...
Blueprint for Teaching Ethics in Nursing Practice The development of a test blueprint is an important component in teaching practice just like architecture is to the building and construction industry. One of the major reasons for the development a Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples Autonomy vs. Beneficence: Respecting Patient Choices in End-of-Life Care This essay would explore the ethical dilemma nurses face when a patient's wishes regarding their end-of-life care conflict with what the healthcare t Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Impact of Technological Advancements on Nursing Practice: Explore how the latest technological developments, such as electronic health records, telehealth services, and advanced medical equipment Continue Reading...
These are questions dealing with attitude and are the most important questions when doing qualitative social science research to gauge relationships among events. In addition to construction questions about attitudes, it is important to have the que Continue Reading...
categories of variation in health care: process variation, outcome variation and performance variation. Process variation reflects differences in established processes. Outcome variation reflects differences in outcomes that are occur versus those t Continue Reading...
Building a More Effective Workplace With Information Technology The purpose of this essay is to explain and identify the role of information technology in improving patient care outcomes. This essay will explain why incorporating these types of skil Continue Reading...
CPOE primary use to manage cost and quality in the physician and pharmacy interaction? An electronic process that enables providers of health care to manage the results of orders entered in to a computer electronically is known as Computer Provider Continue Reading...
Drug Shortage on Anesthesia Providers The rate of drug shortage has risen from 70 (2006) to 211 (2011). In the year 2012, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported over 225 drug shortages. These shortages affect anesthesiologists, in Continue Reading...
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci (MRSA), most common Healthcare Associated Infections The PICOT question to be discussed is: For adult patients using catheters, does the use of sterilization practices reduce the future risk of health associated i Continue Reading...
Educational Standards There are a number of common criticisms of educational standards. The first is the concern that predetermined set standards for education creates a 'teach to the test' mentality vs. truly educating students to be creative probl Continue Reading...
Nursing Two practice concepts specific to nursing: Culturally-informed care for the 'person' and 'environment' Two practice concepts specific to nursing: Culturally-informed care for the 'person' and 'environment' As a clinical nurse specialist Continue Reading...
As a student who had only just completed the first semester of the course, I had no experience with pediatric patients prior to the shadowing task. Thus, the nurse shadowing task was a rather exciting experience for me, exposing me to several new asp Continue Reading...
Inpatient Whiteboards This study is a theoretical framework exploring whiteboard use preferences and recommendations for patient-centered care and communication through whiteboard use. This study is a theoretical framework exploring whiteboard use Continue Reading...
Standardized Nursing Terminology STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGY TO COMMUNICATE NURSING INTERVENTIONS STANDARDIZED TERMINOLOGY TO COMMUNICATE NURSING Nursing practice is the fabric of patient care with threads running through nearly every patient experie Continue Reading...
Workplace Harassment in Healthcare Settings Nurses experience a wide range of abuses in the workplace including physical and psychological harassments and physical violence. Patients, patients’ families or friends, and coworkers can all precipi Continue Reading...
COURSE DEVELOPMENTCommunity Health Nursing Course DevelopmentPart ACourse OverviewBSN nurses must be prepared to practice and function effectively in a wide range of settings. Community health is considered an integral part of the public health secto Continue Reading...
Dorothea Orem Nursing Theory A theory is related concepts, and propositions used to guide a professional practice. Moreover, nursing theory serves as the interrelated concepts, predictive in nature, statement explanatory that assists in understandi 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...
Clinical Log 2Clinical SettingContinuing my clinical experience in the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP), I am increasingly familiar with the dynamics and demands of this challenging environment. The patient demographic remains diver Continue Reading...
Leading in a Complex, Evolving Environment Introduction Nurse leaders of today face a wide range of challenges in the execution of their mandate. It is important to note, from the onset, that to be able to effectively address some these challenges, t Continue Reading...
Introduction One of the main objectives of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion’s Healthy People 2020 campaign is to increase access to care for patients (ODPHP, 2018). However, with more and more primary care physicians leavin Continue Reading...
Education Plan for Nurse Burnout at North Mountain Medical The current issue at North Mountain Medical is nursing burnout, which is caused by various factors including inadequate staffing, increased workload, long working hours, poor working environm Continue Reading...
Hiring a Nurse Practitioner reduces wait times (overcrowding) in the Emergency Department estimation of the ED (Emergency department) compromise with care afforded to patients because of overcrowding from the perspective of the provider of services. Continue Reading...
1997, the average pass rate for first time test takers on the NCLEX-RN was 93%. Since 1997, the national average pass rate on the NCLEX-RN has declined to 83.8% (National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, 2002). The pass rate for the state 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...
Analysis of Quality Improvement in Healthcare-Patient AdvocacyProblem Area and Current ProcessThe quality improvement project I am planning to implement will focus on patient advocacy. According to Nsiah et al. (2020), patient advocacy is the process Continue Reading...
Introduction Patient-centered care is the goal of many healthcare organizations, but the ability of an organization to deliver patient-centered care is influenced by a number of factors both internal and external. Business practices, regulatory requ Continue Reading...
