industry, primarily within the nursing sector. Registered Nurses (more commonly known as RNs) complete an Associate degree nursing program (ASN) or higher (BSN, MSN, ND, DNSc, or DNP). Every healthcare experience involves the knowledge, support, and comfort of an RN – they are a large, diverse group who are integral to and in the delivery of healthcare. In fact, the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Job Satisfaction 2010 survey indicates that nursing is the only “profession offering
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Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION IN NURSING Health Promotion in Nursing Kimberly Klessig Grand Canyon University Family Health Promotion NRS429V Sharon Moritz July 5, 2009 Health Promotion in Nursing According to Edelman and Mandel (2006), health promotion is a new field with varying definitions. O’Donnell (2007) defines health promotion as the art and science of helping people to change their lifestyles to move toward a state of optimal health. Patients need to become
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Limitation Although evidence4,21-23 supports the total score on the Braden Scale as a predictor of pressure ulcers in critical care patients, investigation of the contributions of the subscale scores has been limited, and the findings have been inconclusive. Although the subscales of sensory perception,22,24 moisture,21,24 mobility, 21 and friction/shear24 have been found to be significant predictors of pressure ulcer development in ICU patients, the activity and nutrition subscales have
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The Impact of the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on the Future of Nursing Education, Practice and Leadership Aaron Peterson Grand Canyon University Profession Dynamics NRS-430V April 14, 2013 The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) 2010 report on The Future of Nursing is a vision for ways to evolve nursing to better impact the changes in the world. The IOM was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences. The IOM consists of a group of experts that discuss, debate, and examine
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Review of Literature: Decreasing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections Urinary Tract Infections are one of the most common hospital-acquired infection and many are associated with an indwelling catheter. For each day a catheter is in place the risk of developing a CAUTI increases 3%-7% (Kahnen, Flanders, & Magalong, 2011 ). Although indwelling urinary catheters are widely used in hospitalized patients and can provide an appropriate means of therapeutic management, they are often
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A neighbour of yours has a relative in hospital and ask you which ward they are in, what do you say? You are not at liberty to divulge any patients’ details, ie medical condition, the ward they are on etc. You cannot give out personal details regardless of how well you know the people in question - unless there is a medical reason to let them know. Even within a hospital you cant just go round giving out details/notes. Regardless you probably dont actually know unless it really is a tiny hospital
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are deemed to be essential. Nursing, from its foundation and elevation by pioneers such as Florence Nightingale has always relied upon the idea of compassion as its core essence. Later on, other nursing theorists like Sister Simone Roach made it a key component of the development of her own version of caring as a theory on which nursing is based. The concept analysis developed by Avant and Walker (2011). Concept analysis in strategies for theory construction in nursing pp.157-176 provides tools that
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Accountability of Nursing Professional GCU Accountability of Nursing Professional NRS-430 April 07, 2011 Accountability of Nursing Professional Every health care member is accountable to their Profession ,Public ,Self,Clients,and health care agency.Accountability means they are able to explain the reasons behind their actions. Accountability facilitates self assessment and assume ownership of job role. Porter-O’Grady & Malloch(2007) replaced respnsibility with accountability
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Revision Matrix Following the syllabus instructions, prepare a response to the feedback you received on the Scholarship, Practice, and Leadership Essay by completing the matrix below. Use Microsoft® Word® formatting features to add rows to the template, as needed. Complete the template, save the document, and post your assignment according to the syllabus instructions. Learner’s Name: |Faculty Feedback |Faculty feedback in my own words |My detailed
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HAT 1 Task 4 Disaster in Franklin Country Community Health Practice Western Governors University Role of Major Public Health Personnel The County Public Health Director would most likely be asked give the media information during a disaster. It is important that the County Public Health Director calms the public and only says things that are true and confirmed. The County Public Health Director
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