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...
Nurse Jackie The Politics of Nurse Jackie Kathleen McHugh's 2012 article entitled "Nurse Jackie and the Politics of Care" offers an analytical discussion on the portrayal of nurses and the nursing profession in popular culture. The discursive asses 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...
Nursing and Patient Outcomes Identify one area of nursing research that has improved patient outcomes. State the study and its impact on patient care. How have these findings changed your nursing practice? As the field of nursing research continues Continue Reading...
The study found that increasing the proportion of nurses who were more highly educated by ten percent lowered the thirty-day mortality rate of patients by five percent. Conversely, if the workload on these nurses was then increased by one patient th Continue Reading...
Nursing profession is among the oldest in history. Currently, there is much debate that surrounds the profession because of the need for more trained nurses. In recent years the nursing shortage has become a major problem for the medical profession a Continue Reading...
(2008). The study measures public opinion concerning two scenarios: one in which the kidney donor is given a fixed financial compensation; and one in which the donor is provided with health insurance coverage for life. According to the findings of t Continue Reading...
(Newman, 1) Here, it can be evidenced that the empathy accorded by the theoretical framework will provide an ideological umbrella for how best to address one's condition while simultaneously abiding the regulatory medical requirements common to most 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...
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...
" (Jarvis, nd) Jarvis states that it is precisely "this movement along a maturity gradient that Mezirow regards as a form of emancipatory learning..." (Jarvis, nd) Jarvis states that according to Mezirow "emancipation is from libidinal, institutional 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...
The pathways scheme aims to offer opportunities for every grade of practitioner. This is part of a national process that anticipates quality improvement as a continuously evolving process. Achieving fair and equal access to professional development Continue Reading...
Nursing profession is a complex and important field of human care. In addition to the challenge of high workloads and long hours, nurses are also faced with the challenge of caring for persons who are often hostile or otherwise difficult to handle as Continue Reading...
Nursing Critique Comparison of the Effect of Risk and Protective Factors on Suicide Attempts in a Group of Triethnic Adolescents Divided According to Race, Gender and Age. This is an critique on a research paper about self-reported suicide attempts Continue Reading...
The fact that a novel in the sentimental and seduction genre attained such heights of popularity is, in the first instance, evidence its impact and effect on the psyche and minds of the female readers of the novel. As one critic cogently notes: Why Continue Reading...
Third, lack of attention to evidence-based practice can lead to inconsistent delivery of care services. Evidence-based practice relates to almost every aspect of health care at every stage of a client's relationship with the institution. For exampl Continue Reading...
This is a theoretical approach which assumes that the nurse will base all treatment decisions on an interest in achieving the patient's best overall health outcome. In light of this, there may be great value in approaching treatment with a cultural 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...
Overlap An ethical dilemma that virtually any Advanced Nurse Practitioner can face when he or she is involved in palliative care is encountering a situation in which their patient's ability to get well has been so reduced that the patient's death i Continue Reading...
Ethics and Morality Ethical Analysis: A Nursing Situation Ethical Analysis Identify the nursing issue In ancient times, nurses used to take orders from other senior professionals where they were then permitted to initiate routine procedures. Thei Continue Reading...
In the previous section, Estabrooks raised the question of the ability of the EBP framework to provide the "best evidence" in nursing practice and the danger of excluding nurses in decision-making tasks as a result of EBP prevalence and dominance. Continue Reading...
; Assists staff to effectively supervise and delegate to other team members; Models coaching and mentoring; Effectively builds an cohesive nursing team; and Assists staff in managing conflict. (2003) In relation to 'Caring for Self, Staff and Pat Continue Reading...
Theory-Practice Gap The development of nursing theory has followed the natural sciences paradigm which has been commonly referred to as the technical rationality model (Rolfe, 1993). Therefore, the term theory, in nursing is used in a general manne 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...
Translational Research Emphasis for the last thirty years has been on shifting nursing curricula out of hospitals to universities. The education of nurses is now increasingly leaning towards theory. This has led to an obvious gap between what is exp 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...
The Vaccination Dilemma The rights of individuals to refuse vaccinations, and the rights of parents to refuse their children vaccinations, has been increasingly called into question because of the way individual autonomy conflicts directly with the r Continue Reading...
Theory-Practice Gap The development of nursing theory has followed the natural sciences paradigm which has been commonly referred to as the technical rationality model (Rolfe, 1993). Therefore, the term theory, in nursing is used in a general manne Continue Reading...
Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 certainly had noble intentions and safeguards. Indeed, there is a definitive reason why physicians are allowed a certain set of rights and responsibilities and why nurse practitioners are just a little further do Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Impact of Nurse-to-Patient Ratios on Care Quality: This essay would explore how different nurse-to-patient ratios affect the quality of care provided in healthcare settings. It could investigate outcomes r Continue Reading...
Nursing Ethical Theories Ethical Theories in Nursing Significance of Moral in Nursing Deontology vs. Utilitarianism Deontology Utilitarianism Justice Ethics vs. Care Ethics Justice Ethics Care Ethics Rights Ethics Conflict of Rights Ethica Continue Reading...
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing: Nursing can be described as a science and practice that enlarges adaptive capabilities and improves the transformation of an individual and the environment. This profession focuses on promoting health, improving t Continue Reading...
The questions on legal liability issues were minimal as the field of legal issues is new in nursing. The questions addressed a theoretical part regarding the legal liability issues. They were no need of clarification since the questionnaires were ea Continue Reading...
Still, the concept of guided imagery tends to stray far from traditional methods of pain management. Pharmaceuticals have long been a major method of treatment for pain, but have resulted in major backlashes in regards to patients becoming addicted, 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 On November 26, 2013, Marlise Muñoz suffered from a pulmonary embolism. Within two days, the patient was declared brain dead. Muñoz was 33 years old and 14 weeks pregnant. She also happened to reside in Texas. In Texas, a p Continue Reading...
Therefore, these skills eventually become the deciding factor between the nurses either staying a nurse or leaving their career. Thus, many things are dependent on how well the nurses know their skills. Coming back to the major reason why this prob Continue Reading...
Standards of Nursing Practice Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice in Ohio Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice in Ohio As a pediatric hematology registered nurse (RN) practicing in the state of Ohio Continue Reading...
