Patient Care and the Nursing Profession From January of 2012 until the present day, I have worked as an LPN. During that time, I have been in pediatric homecare, where I monitored and cared for children on ventilators and with tracheotomies. My expe Continue Reading...
Key Issues in Nursing Informatics Since as early as the 1980s, information technology, computer science, and nursing science have all been integrated under the rubric of nursing informatics: with the goal of improving patient care and quantifiable ou Continue Reading...
Nursing Definitions Autonomy Autonomy in the nursing profession states the importance of the client's role in making decisions that reflect advocacy for the client (Wade, 1999, p.310). Ultimately, this includes taking care of the patient physically Continue Reading...
Nursing Profession: Nursing Education Quality initiatives, magnet status, and patient safety require that nurses practice on the basis of professionalism at all times. Owing to the rapid changes in practice and knowledge facing the profession, the s 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...
As such, a nurse is primarily to recognize herself as an individual in the world, with certain responses to this world. When a patient enters the hospital, such a patient is also to be seen as a unique individual who responds to the world and his or Continue Reading...
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists are among the most highly-paid nurses, and are in great demand; unlike most positions, these nurses have very little patient interaction but are instrumental in the conducting of successful surgeries (Santiago Continue Reading...
I want my patients safe, and I want them to maintain as much of their health as possible while on the road to recovery and/or acceptance of their conditions (in the event that they have an illness that is terminal or a progressive disorder or injury Continue Reading...
With step four, five and six of this eleven-step process, I continued my search and exploration to gather relevant information, began to eliminate choices that required too much education, were not practical for my current situation, or did not spar Continue Reading...
Learning in adults is most effectual when the environment is both participative and interactive. Another important characteristic is that learners obtain instantaneous feedback. Teaching methods that necessitate a learner to think though data or inf Continue Reading...
Nurse-to-Patient Ratios in Illinois The Facts For many years the ongoing nursing shortage has required nurses to work longer hours and care for more patients, causing many of them to make fatal and near-fatal mistakes on the job that could have oth Continue Reading...
Nursing shortages and high nurse turnover are very common issues faced in the health care industry. This instability of workforce in the health care industry in many countries is raising questions about performance of the nurses and quality of the pa Continue Reading...
The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists - The NACNS was founded in 1995, specifically to enhance and promote the unique and high-value contributions that clinical nurses make to the health and well-being of individuals, families, gro Continue Reading...
Though still worthwhile if it leads to an improvement in nursing or medical standards, whistle-blowing can be damaging to the profession (Fritko & Jackson 2005). Whistle-bowing can also empower nurses, however, with successful instances of whis Continue Reading...
Staffing in Nursing Staffing and Other Nursing Issues The main topic of this paper is staffing related to the field of nursing, here it is very important to realize a correct balance between the demand of nurses and available nurses at any medical Continue Reading...
Topic 1 How can the DNP-prepared nurse apply the concepts of a complex adaptive system to individual patient care? Provide examples. Complex = hard to predict or comprehend; Dynamic = shifting; Adaptive = Adapting to a specific condition or environme Continue Reading...
Professional Nursing THE RIGHT THING TO DO Two nurses are good friends to an in-patient. One of the nurses got so concerned with this patient that she accessed the patient's medical records and confided her findings to the other friend. Neither of Continue Reading...
Range Theory in Nursing The credibility of a profession is mainly based on the professional's ability to create and apply the appropriate theory. Theories are notions or concepts used for inferring observations, elucidating experiences, and unfoldi Continue Reading...
Growth in the Practice of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Models The practice of nursing is expected to continue growing and changing given the reform initiatives that are taking place in the healthcare system. Some of the factors that are contrib Continue Reading...
Clinical Experience The American Nurses Association (2008) define nursing informatics as the mixture of computer and information science and nursing towards improving healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. Nursing informatics is a career that has Continue Reading...
Speaking Truth Concept Discuss the concept of speaking truth to power. Are you better prepared to advocate for patients, nurses and nursing after taking this class? During a time when there is a nationwide shortage of nurses (Glazer, 2009), identif Continue Reading...
The new nurse should not be left to muddle through alone. Benner's work (cited in Messmer, Jones & Taylor, 2004) showed that nurses become more proficient and develop better cognitive skills and judgment when they are exposed to competent and p Continue Reading...
Statistics in Nursing Statistics is a mathematics branch that deals with collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. Statistics has been a fundamental part of nursing since the time of Florence Nightingale, who was the first nurs Continue Reading...
Nursing Staff at the Coronary Care Unit Division Competence refers to a set of demonstrated abilities, skills, attitudes, knowledge, and values underlying effectual, safe, and top-quality performance in any occupation/profession. Ongoing competence Continue Reading...
People Employed in the Nursing Profession: As compared to nursing practices in the previous years, the profession is much different today with the expectation of ongoing change for the better of both patients and nurses. The nursing characteristics Continue Reading...
Recruiting more males into the nursing profession: A Positive, Proactive Position Statement The aging population has caused a crisis in the healthcare profession. The population needs more nurses, that fact is clear even to individuals outside of th Continue Reading...
Nurse, Must I always tell the truth Truth in nursing fraternity "I think it's difficult for many physicians and nurses to be completely truthful about their patients' medical condition. I believe we prefer giving positive news because of the desir 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...
Nursing Shortage on Nurse Retention and Patient Care Delivery The work of Gess, Manojlovich, and Warner (2008) entitled "An Evidence-Based Protocol for Nurse Retention" reports that turnover of nursing staff creates a "dysfunctional human resource Continue Reading...
Nurses The nursing profession has always attempted to put forward a positive, clean and healthful image. Throughout history the nursing industry has tried to portray nurses as angels of mercy, and as ethically upstanding, helpful healthcare profess Continue Reading...
How Doctors of Nursing Practice Can Influence the Quality of HealthcareToday, doctors of nursing practice (DNPs) serve as nurse educators, researchers, and administrators as well as serving in vital healthcare leadership roles in their local communit Continue Reading...
Nursing education has come a long way since my aunt was a practitioner. A Registered Nurse, my aunt worked in geriatric care for twenty years, and in psychiatric care for five years before that. I took my cue from her, developing my skills in a syste Continue Reading...
Nursing is a challenging and every-changing career path. Nurses serve in a multitude of different roles: as healer, as advocate, as leader, and as visionary dedicated to improving public health as well as promoting individual patient outcomes. Enteri Continue Reading...
Dorothea Orem and her Self-Care Model of Nursing Theory Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1914, Dorothea Orem went on to become a much-revered nursing leader in the United States, innovating, developing and teaching her self-care model up until her dea Continue Reading...
Leadership Ethical Leadership in the Nursing Profession Nursing leadership is uniquely challenging because of the practical, physical and philosophical demands placed on nursing professionals. When one considers the ethical implications that must a Continue Reading...
Nursing: Jean Watson's Human Caring Theory Jean Watson's Human Caring Theory Caring science is a branch of science that appreciates unity of life and explores individuals' duty of care to themselves, others, the environment, the world, and the univ Continue Reading...
Evolving Models of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Globally there is a need for health reforms owing to the rising costs of health care, rise in chronic illnesses affecting the masses, and aging populations. To meet the need for health reforms nur Continue Reading...
Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing The starting point of all current-day nursing practices is a registered nurse. The current standards and policies with respect to education and legal regulations for attaining a basic first-level nursing standard w Continue Reading...
Application to Nursing SchoolOne of the main reasons I decided to pursue a career in nursing is my longstanding goal to help others. Over the years, I considered other helping career choices that could further this goal, but I always returned to the Continue Reading...
