379 Search Results for Geriatric Nursing
Search the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Guideline Clearinghouse website at http://www.guideline.gov / for a quality guideline that pertains to the area of nursing in which you are interested. Describe the guideline and how th 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...
Nursing Students Attitude Towards the Elderly: Literature Review
The changing demographics in many of the populations in industrialized countries has changed the aggregate needs of the nursing workforce and this trend is expected to continue into th 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 Home Resident Agitation: Predictors and Interventions
To critically review selected articles investigating and discussing predictors of nursing home resident agitation, and recommended interventions.
Burgio et al., (2007, p. 642) provides a Continue Reading...
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Education Track
Rubin (2009) defines evidence based practice (EBP) as “a process in which practitioners use the most rigorous scientific research evidence available as an important part of the basis for making Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples
1. The Role of Empathy in Nursing Care:
This essay will explore the critical importance of empathy in nursing, examining how empathetic practices can influence patient outcomes, enhance the therapeut Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples
1. The Evolution and Significance of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Programs:
Explore the historical development of BSN programs and their current importance in healthcare. Discuss the increas Continue Reading...
Nursing is not only a profession, it is a ministry. Nurses not only provide care for their patients, they oftentimes minister to them in order to provide comfort and in some cases, peace of mind. Nursing is a profession that the healthcare system can Continue Reading...
Nursing Informatics Pioneers
According to the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), nursing informatics has been classified as the "science and practice (that) integrates nursing, its information and knowledge, with management of informat Continue Reading...
The final question (g) of having adequate resource availability in terms of familial and financial aid I was unable to assess. I was curious if the medications she would have to take would be a burden in terms of costs, administration, or confusion Continue Reading...
Nursing Case Study
Managing a possible Case of Gastroenteritis: A Nursing Case Study
The effective delivery of optimal nursing care requires a comprehensive treatment plan that addresses both the patient's symptoms and the security of the immediate Continue Reading...
Nursing Case Study
The first concern is that Mrs. Baker is taking a new drug that has side effects such as she is experiencing. Although the other high blood pressure medication has similar side effects (Drugs.com, 2012), she has been taking it for Continue Reading...
One solution of this issue can be that the closest most guardians is given the permission and right to take the decision about the life of the patient who is not able to communicate or express his wish. The guardian who should be responsible to tak Continue Reading...
Nursing Informatics Field
Definition of informatics nurses
Example of nursing informatics in practice (software applications)
Recent Growth
Nursing shortage and its impact
Need for automated processes over manual processes
Need for increased pa Continue Reading...
Nursing Research HIPAA Proposal
Patient privacy protection is a cornerstone of any patient bill of rights and is a major goal of any nurse or medical professional. Without privacy, the basis of trust necessary to facilitate patient healing simply ca Continue Reading...
Nursing Care Plan
Patient Assessment and Implementation of Nursing Model in Addressing Patient Care Goals
The patient being assessed is a 72-year-old female brought to the gynae ward for diarrhea and vomiting and generally unwell and weakness in ad Continue Reading...
Nursing Theory Framework
Attachment Theory
Recognizing Addiction through Attachment Theory
Affect Regulation and Addiction
Handling Addiction as an Attachment Disorder
The First Phase of Therapy
Concepts
Autonomy
Beneficence
Nonmaleficence
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Although patient resistance may be high in some instances, the proposed benefits appear to far outweigh the unwillingness of the patient to participate.
Secure Funding
The proposed program can be carried out with minimal funding. If funding is req Continue Reading...
They must experience these values and behaviors with autonomy and dignity in long-term care. But focus group participants said that these facilities were few and far between for African-Americans. Their comment was also that they did not know they h Continue Reading...
Nephrologists are expected to play a role in this determination, but all too often the nephrologist, like other physicians, must be prompted to deal with end-of-life issues. If no one is available to do the prompting, the patient's death may be need Continue Reading...
Nursing Home Facilities: A Solution for Long-Term Care
Introduction
Nursing home facilities offer a unique setting for long-term care of elderly persons. Serving as places of residence where the elderly person can obtain assistance with daily living Continue Reading...
The prescriptions include wisdom, honesty, and courage, as well as human dignity, integrity, respect, health, and independence.
Part 3: Formulate possible evidence-based practices and an action plan that could work towards achieving improvement out Continue Reading...
Multisystem Failure in a Geriatric Patient
Multisystem Failure in a Geriatric
Reflect on your analysis of the geriatric patient in multisystem failure by doing the following:
Explain key immediate assessments you should make that would help assess Continue Reading...
Chronic Wound Care: Nursing Assessment
And Intervention
Chronic Wound Care: Nursing Assessment and Intervention
Chronic Wound Care: Nursing Assessment and Intervention
Chronic wounds are a challenge for both the clinician and the patient. For the Continue Reading...
Theory-Guided Practice
A relationship exists between theories, research, practical application, and education. The latter three, in fact, ought to be directed by the former. Further, research works inform education as well as practical application th Continue Reading...
Advanced Practice Nursing Framework
Following its introduction during the 1960s, the role of the advanced practice nurse (hereinafter alternatively "APN") has expanded greatly into a number of specialty areas (Nwosuocha, 1999). Consequently, the de Continue Reading...
Batchen (2005) defines the components of the nursing process as the client, the environment, the definition of health, and the definition of the nurse's role. Another trend in healthcare to be addressed is the reduction of enrollment in Registered N Continue Reading...
Personal Philosophy
What is nursing to me?
Nursing is all about caring for and knowing how to take care of patients in illness to help them heal and take care of patients in birth and death. This is just a brief introduction of nursing where we fur Continue Reading...
Just because people grow older does not mean they abandon their dreams and desires, and it is important to help find ways that the elderly can continue these pursuits.
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Interview No. 2: "Ron D.":
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Falls in Nursing Homes, Are They Preventable
Preventing falls in nursing homes
Falls are quite common in the homes of the elderly with around one hand a half falls for each nursing-home bed-years. Although most falls are not fatal, 10% to 20% lead Continue Reading...
These people do not have access to as many or as wide a range of health services as those who live in cities. "The services that are in short supply in rural areas are those provided by nurses, health technology personnel, dentists, physical therapi Continue Reading...
Horizontal Violence in Nursing
Nursing and the Prevalence of Horizontal Violence in the Workplace
The core of the nursing profession is undermined by Horizontal violence. Horizontal violence affects the quality of health care that is delivered in i 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...
Career Interest: Gerontology
The research topic of interest or priority is the identification of the skills and knowledge most critical to leaders of health care organizations, such as accountable care organizations, health care homes, medical homes Continue Reading...