...Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale Based upon the results of my questionnaire I have realized that I typically go on gut feeling for my nursing process with some data input. I tend to look at the patient, obtain verbal information of how they are feeling and what has been going on that caused them to have to come to this facility. I haven’t focused much on the policy and procedure guidelines at facilities until recently and after completing the questionnaire I feel that I really need to look further into this. I have been taught to be a hands-on nurse to sit and listen to my patient and use this data and my gut feelings in how I treat my patients and what I discuss with my doctor. Now I believe I will still include this style of nursing but also focus on the hard data such as labs and paperwork sent from the hospital including the physician’s history and physical. By focusing on these parts of information I can incorporate all areas of medicine in my plan of care for my patient. This will help me to minimize the possible errors made in communication from nurse to physician and nurse to patient. The nurse is the pathway of most information in healthcare and it is important to access all fields of information. I also believe it is important to have some form of professional relationship between the nurse and the patient. This helps to make the patient more comfortable and keeps the paths of communication open between nurse and patient. This can be a difficult process for many...
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...Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale Reflection Marvi Sanchez HCS/350 January 13, 2014 Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale Reflection The Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale has given me an assessment of how I see myself as an experienced nurse (Hansten & Jackson 2009).This has provided me an insight of my strengths and weaknesses. My past experiences have helped me in making patient care decisions. Many years working in the orthopedic unit have given me knowledge in caring for my patients. I often get a feeling if my patient will be taking a turn for the worse. My experience has improved my assessment skills. Being aware and knowledgeable of the policies and procedures of the healthcare institution continues to guide me in doing the work that I am supposed to do. I have learned how to organize my work load by prioritizing. By having a plan of care for my patients at the beginning of my shift prepares me to delegate certain tasks or duties in case an emergency situation happens. Getting to know patients has proven beneficial when trying to establish a relationship with them. When I care for my group of patients I make every effort for my patients to trust me as their caregiver. There are many challenges to communicating with patients because each one has a different personality. The different cultural population of our patients is also a factor. I like to get as much information from my patients to get to know them. I start conversations with...
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...FREAKONOMICS A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Revised and Expanded Edition Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner CONTENTS AN EXPLANATORY NOTE In which the origins of this book are clarified. vii PREFACE TO THE REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION xi 1 INTRODUCTION: The Hidden Side of Everything In which the book’s central idea is set forth: namely, if morality represents how people would like the world to work, then economics shows how it actually does work. Why the conventional wisdom is so often wrong . . . How “experts”— from criminologists to real-estate agents to political scientists—bend the facts . . . Why knowing what to measure, and how to measure it, is the key to understanding modern life . . . What is “freakonomics,” anyway? 1. What Do Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers Have in Common? 15 In which we explore the beauty of incentives, as well as their dark side—cheating. Contents Who cheats? Just about everyone . . . How cheaters cheat, and how to catch them . . . Stories from an Israeli day-care center . . . The sudden disappearance of seven million American children . . . Cheating schoolteachers in Chicago . . . Why cheating to lose is worse than cheating to win . . . Could sumo wrestling, the national sport of Japan, be corrupt? . . . What the Bagel Man saw: mankind may be more honest than we think. 2. How Is the Ku Klux Klan Like a Group of Real-Estate Agents? 49 In which it is argued that nothing is more powerful than information,...
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...The Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale is a widely used self esteem measure with ten simple questions on a four point scale. It is developed by Morris Rosenberg in de mid 1960's How to use the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale? You can use the results of the scale to your awareness and to reflect on your current feelings. Answer the questions with one of the four possibilities: SA = Strongly Agree - A = Agree - D = Disagree - SD = Strongly Disagree Fill in your answers Do the test and calculate your score as shown below: 1. On the whole I am satisfied with myself. SA, A, D, SD 2. At times I think that I am no good at all. SA, A, D, SD 3. I feel that I have a number of good qualities. SA, A, D, SD 4. I am able to do things as well as most other people. SA, A, D, SD 5. I feel I do not have much to be proud of. SA, A, D, SD 6. I certainly feel useless at times. SA, A, D, SD 7. I feel that I am a person of worth, at least the equal of others. SA, A, D, SD 8. I wish I could have more respect for myself. SA, A, D, SD 9. All in all, I am inclined to feel that I am a failure. SA, A, D, SD 10. I take a positive attitude toward myself. SA, A, D, SD Scores of the Rosenberg Scale are calculated as follows: For items 1, 3, 4, 7, and 10: Strongly agree = 3 Agree = 2 Disagree = 1 Strongly disagree = 0 For items 2, 5, 6, 8, and 9 (which are reversed in valence): Strongly agree = 0 Agree = 1 Disagree = 2 Strongly disagree = 3 Your score on...
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...Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale and Reflection HCS/350 November 21, 2012 Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale and Reflection This paper is to provide my reflection of the results of The Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale. I will explain how my results can improve my communication skills in the health care field. “The nurse-expertise self report scale has 20 items scored using a Likert Scale from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree” (Hansten & Jackson, 2009, p. 178). Based on the scoring of the 20 questions, I scored 56 out of 100, reflective of a novice nurse. I am not surprised with the results. I do not currently work as a Registered Nurse (RN). I graduated from nursing school in May 2012. In my current position as a pharmacy assistant, I spend my day communicating with patients, pharmacists, and co-workers. I can take the results to better improve my communication skills, when interacting with patients, physicians, and other members of the team and apply it to practice. I have little experience when it comes to communicating with team members in the hospital. As a student, in the beginning, I was very intimidated to speak to physicians and other members of the health care team. As time went on, I became comfortable communicating with other nurses, patients, and their families. The Self-Report Scale is a reminder of how novice of a nurse I am. I have a lot to learn once I get a nursing job. In the interim, I can take the knowledge I acquire from...
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...Kevin Lemus MGT 380 (13038) Professor Hoch 10/27/15 IPIP-NEO Narrative Report NOTE: The report sent to your computer screen upon the completion of the IPIP-NEO is only a temporary web page. When you exit your web browser you will not be able to return to this URL to re-access your report. No copies of the report are sent to anyone. IF YOU WANT A PERMANENT COPY OF THE REPORT, YOU MUST SAVE THE WEB PAGE TO YOUR HARD DRIVE OR A DISKETTE, AND/OR PRINT THE REPORT WHILE YOU ARE STILL VIEWING IT IN YOUR WEB BROWSER. If you choose to save your report, naming it with an .htm extension (example: Myreport.htm) as you save it may help you to read it into a web browser later. If you choose to print the report, selecting landscape orientation for your paper will display the graphs properly. Using portrait orientation (normally the default for printers) will cause the graphs to wrap around and render them unreadable. This report compares KVN from the country USA to other men between 21 and 40 years of age. (The name used in this report is either a nickname chosen by the person taking the test, or, if a valid nickname was not chosen, a random nickname generated by the program.) This report estimates the individual's level on each of the five broad personality domains of the Five-Factor Model. The description of each one of the five broad domains is followed by a more detailed description of personality according to the six subdomains that comprise each domain. A note on terminology...
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...Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale and Reflection Dawn Haag HCS/350 October 29, 2012 Polly Hanson The purpose of this paper is to provide my reflection of the results of The Nursing expertise self-report scale and how the results will be used to improve communication skills in health care settings. The scale used in this assignment, developed from Patricia Benner’s model of clinical competence, measures self perception by a nurse progressing from novice to expert. Her model suggests a link between experience and expertise using a scoring method. “The nurse-expertise self report scale has 20 items scored using a Likert Scale from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree” (Hansten & Jackson, 2009, p. 178). Based on the scoring of those 20 items as determined by a point value assigned to expert and novice, this writer scored 85 out of a possible 100. This score, according to Benner’s system, reflects experience resembling closer to expertise rather than novice. Acquiring 28 years of nursing experience, I would expect to have evolved closer to expert than novice in patient care, however; I know with each new day and each patient or situation, an opportunity exists to learn something new. I have often identified communication skills as an area that I could improve upon. In the early stages of my career, communicating with my patients seemed easier than communicating with my peers and superiors. Over time, I have become a more confident communicating with my peers...
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...1 The Nursing Expertise Self- Report Scale and Reflection HCS 350 2 The Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale and Reflection The Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale was developed from Patricia Benner’s model of clinical competence described in Benner and Benner (1984). According to Patrica Benner’s model of From Novice to Expert (Benner & Benner, 1984) there are three changes in performance as the nurse progresses from novice to expert practice. One change is from the reliance on rules and principles to the reliance on past experience to guide performance. The second change is a transition from viewing the clinical situation as a collection of equally important features to viewing the clinical situation as a collection of equally important features to viewing the clinical situation as a whole, in which only a few features are important. The third change is the passage from the detached observer to involved performer. Unique to the expert level of performance is the element of intuition. This scale is designed to measure self-perception of these three transitions and intuitive decision making. Personal Results According to my personal results of the Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale, my nursing level is between the proficient and expert nurse. The proficient nurse possess the experience and necessary skill sets to look...
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...Methods, Characteristics, Structure and Early History of Attitude Measurement Scales Abstract: Measurement of attitudes is beneficial in various aspects of day to day life. Business, social and government research often rely on the measurement of respondents attitudes to guide decision and policy making. Specific research designs and methods are required to ensure useful and valid quantitative data are end results of attitude research projects. Ground breaking researchers in the field of Sociology and Psychology developed the first reliable attitude research and scaling techniques over 50 years ago that are still in use today. An “attitude” is a theoretical entity constructed to characterize certain underlying response tendencies (Arul, 2012). As a hypothetical concept, attitudes cannot be measured directly. Any attempt to measure them “can only be inferential in nature: that is, we can only study behavior which is reasonably assumed to indicate the attitudes to be measured and quantify these indications so as to get an idea of how much individuals or groups differ in their psychological orientations toward a particular object or issue” (Arul, 2012, pg. 1). Attitudes have three components: affective, cognitive, and behavioral (Zikmund, Babin, Carr, Griffin, 2013). The affective part refers to person’s general feelings or sentiments toward an object. Put another way, a person’s attitudes are driven directly by their beliefs or thoughts. This cognitive...
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...The purpose of this paper is to provide my reflection of the results of The Nursing expertise self-report scale and how the results will be used to improve communication skills in health care settings. The scale used in this assignment, developed from Patricia Benner’s model of clinical competence, measures self perception by a nurse progressing from novice to expert. Her model suggests a link between experience and expertise using a scoring method. “The nurse-expertise self report scale has 20 items scored using a Likert Scale from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree” (Hansten & Jackson, 2009, p. 178). Based on the scoring of those 20 items as determined by a point value assigned to expert and novice, this writer scored 85 out of a possible 100. This score, according to Benner’s system, reflects experience resembling closer to expertise rather than novice. Acquiring 28 years of nursing experience, I would expect to have evolved closer to expert than novice in patient care, however; I know with each new day and each patient or situation, an opportunity exists to learn something new. I have often identified communication skills as an area that I could improve upon. In the early stages of my career, communicating with my patients seemed easier than communicating with my peers and superiors. Over time, I have become a more confident communicating with my peers and not necessarily with superiors and some physicians. In my current position, I am required to communicate...
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...History of the MMPI According to Roger L. Greene (2011), the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), MMPI-2, and MMPI-2RF are the most widely used self-report measures of psychopathology. The history of the MMPI dates back to the early history of self-report personality inventories. Personality assessments had its first major stimulus during World War I when assessment procedures were needed to screen a large population. Woodworth and Poffenberger responded by developing the Woodworth Personal Data Sheet, which was designed to detect mental instability. This inventory, however, had no theoretical perspective or a systematic method for the selection the questions. Even so, the inventory did identify WWI recruits that would need to be further interviewed for sufficient mental stability to enlist for the army. Another early, well-known personality inventory similar to the Woodworth Personal Data Sheet is the Bernreuter Personality Inventory (Greene, 2011). This inventory started a trend to measure multiple dimensions of personality. Although heading in the right direction, the scale was critiqued and shown to be an invalid measure of personality. Most early personality inventories were generally unsuccessful due to the lack of empirical data and lack of validation. In the 1930s, Starke Hathaway and J. C. McKinley sought to develop a multifaceted inventory, now known as the MMPI, which would improve on the shortcomings of previous tests (Greene, 2011). Hathaway and...
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...Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale Peggy Kushner NUR 350 May 14, 2012 David W. Catoe Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale After completing Benner’s Nursing expertise self report scale I calculated my score to be 74. The result of this self report did not surprise me, as I think of myself as a cautious but through, intuitive, and competent nurse. I am self assured and trust my gut instincts almost all the time. I was surprised on how I scored on the two questions regarding “getting close to a patient” and getting “truly involved” with a patient. I scored a two on each of those questions. I do not think I kept an emotional distance from my patients. In reflecting on these results I realize I am always aware of my patient’s vital signs, lab results, pain level, and other relevant information related to the medical case. Due to time restraints, I do not often take the time to sit and speak with my patients on a personal level. I take the opportunity to be more personal while standing at the bedside to administer an IV medication, or perform other tasks. I do not think a nurse needs to get close to a patient to give good nursing care. I interpret this question as meaning that nurse and patient develop a close relationship sharing personal information. I believe this type of relationship is not needed and even wrong. Developing a close relationship would make the termination phase of the relationship more difficult (Arnold, 2011). I get to know my patients and...
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...Quality of Life-Alzheimer’s Disease (QOL-AD). The third instrument in this proposed study is Quality of Life-Alzheimer’s Disease (QOL-AD; Logsdon, Gibbons, McCurry & Teri, 2002). The QOL-AD is a 13-item questionnaire designed to provide both a self-report and a caregiver (proxy) report of the quality of life (QOL) of the person with dementia. To facilitate its use with cognitively impaired individuals, the QOL-AD uses simple and straightforward language, responses are structured in a four-choice format that is consistent across all questions, and all items are rated according to the person’s current QOL (Logsdon et al, 2002). The QOL-AD takes an average of 10 minutes to administer in an interview format. Overall scores were computed for the...
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...• Complete and submit the Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale located on pp. 175 & 176 in Clinical Delegation Skills. Answer each question based on your personal experience as a nursing professional. • Write a 350-word reflection on your results from the Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale and explain how you plan to use this information to improve your communication skills in health care settings. The Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale and Reflection was an interesting assessment on my nursing skills. The questions that were asked in the scale were difficult to answer based on the grading scale. Overall it was a good reflection of how I approached my patients and utilized my skills. After completing the nursing scale, I realize that there are some things that I need to do different. For example, question number six mentioned, “Emotional attachment to get in the way of good care.” (Hansten, 2009, pp. 175-176) I feel that is a question that is difficult to answer because a nurse needs to have an emotional attachment to connect. The reason we became nurses is because we care for others and we want to care for their health. We came into this field with an emotional attachment. I will continue to treat my patients how I would like to be treated and show them the respect they deserve being under my care. Every nurse is different in how they treat and care for our patients. We all have procedures and guidelines to follow by as a health care professional...
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...behind the rise of teen and young adult narcissism? Researchers also suggest social media sites as being a forum for self-praise and gasconading. The report written by, Christopher J. Carpenter, makes an attempt to correlate social media sites to narcissistic behavior. The research of the report goes in depth examining one possible predictor of narcissistic behavioral use of social media sites. The research conducted was in depth and it also examined narcissistic personality traits, the history of the narcissistic personality inventory (NPI) and narcissism on Facebook. The NPI includes aspects such as ‘‘a grandiose sense of self-importance or uniqueness,’’ ‘‘an inability to tolerate criticism,’’ and ‘‘entitlement or the expectation of special favors without assuming reciprocal responsibilities.’’ METHOD: According to the report written by Carpenter “there were 294 participants in the survey whose ages ranged from 18 to 65 years ( M = 23.26, SD = 7.30)” of the 294 participants “74.1% were college students and 68% were female”. The participants were not compensated for the participation and according to the research they were recruited by “the members of an undergraduate research methods course in a medium sized Midwestern, American university”. The research also indicates all the participants were Facebook users. The instrument used in the research was a scale ranging from ‘‘strongly disagree’’ to ‘‘strongly agree’’ to measure a particular item listed. The first set of items...
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