RTT1 TASK 1 RTT1 TASK 1 A. Discuss how an understanding of nursing-sensitive indicators could assist the nurses in this case in identifying issues that may interfere with patient care. Nursing-sensitive indicators are determinations used to delineate the excellence of nursing interventions and positive patient outcomes. This is not a new concept. In the 1800’s, Florence Nightingale, a promoter of outcomes, revealed such indicators when she revealed her statistical findings of soldier’s
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The knowledge of the foundations of nursing history provides a context in which to understand current nursing practice in various ways, it allows for us as nurses to recognize how far nursing has come since ancient times as far back as the days of Walter Whitman who went to Washington DC to care for his brother a casualty of war. Even further in the past was the St Benedictine order where nursing education was initially recognized among lay persons and religious people who committed their lives to
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Andrews M et al (2010) Implementation and sustainability of the nursing and midwifery standards for mentoring in the UK. Nurse Education in Practice; 10: 5, 251-255. Barrett D (2007) The clinical role of nurse lecturers: past, present, and future. Nurse Education Today; 29: 5, 367-374. Department of Health (1999) Making a Difference: Strengthening the Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Contribution to Health and Health Care. London: DH. Duffy K (2003) Failing Students: a Qualitative Study
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS Grand Canyon University NRS-430V. April 27, 2014 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS In 1970, The National Academy of Sciences established the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a non-governmental, non-profit organization, developed to provide advice on the national level that addresses issues of medical care, education, and research. Through research, collected data, and nurse-led solutions, the IOM created an informative report
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Formal Paper Heather Shuping Theoretical and Professional Foundations in Nursing Assessment/Background In the time that I have spent in the clinical setting during my nursing education, I have noticed several problems that concerned me. One of the main concerns I have seen in the hospital setting is staff turnover among the nursing profession. The turnover can ultimately lead to temporary problems like understaffing. Thankfully though, I believe this problem is amendable with proper intervention
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I was ambulance attendant, an Emergency Medical Technician, an Army Combat Medic, a Patient Care Specialist (the Army’s version of an LPN), then a Paramedic. Varied but similar jobs all with their own experiences and all this before I started the nursing program. So a year after my graduation, I feel that I had better critical thinking skills, problem solving and development of clinical judgment than a new grad with no experience. In several studies, a 10% increase of nurses with BSN degrees in
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this field of work. Additionally, to understand how this department fit in to the broader context of health care industry, the discussion explores the interviewee’s role and compares the home health positions in other organizations. Home Health Nursing is primarily a Long-term component of Health Care Delivery Systems. According to Austin, A. and Wetle, V. (2012), “The term LTC (Long-Term Care) means providing health care services to an individual for more than 90 days. LTC includes hospitals, assisted
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Development of Nursing Timeline Lou Pardo NUR/513 July 18, 2014 Jeanine Maine Historical Development of Nursing Timeline History can be defined as a study of events that link the past to the present. It also examines how those events have continued to impact and influence events throughout time. The nursing profession is intricately tied to historical influences throughout the ages. Exploring and understanding the history of nursing allows one to achieve an appreciation the role nursing has played
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Regulating and Accreditating Agencies In Nursing Education January 21, 2013 Regulatory agencies and accreditation bodies have been used to guide and enforce nursing practice and education for years. Nursing practice regulation was started to protect nurses and the communities they serve in. Today, the primary purpose of regulation has remained virtually unchanged, but now “also relates to defining nursing practices as well as nursing education” (Flook, 2003, p. 161). Regulation
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Explain why employing a patient classification system, such as ENEPSS, would be of assistance to a health care facility.200 words The Expert Nurse Estimation Patient Classification System (ENEPCS), is a patient classification system that can greatly assist a health care facility. The Expert Nurse Estimation Patient Classification System can provide flexible and effective staffing, balancing patient assignments, and preparing budgets (Kuhns et al., 2006, p.76). Using the information that is
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