school that offered a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. I knew having a DNP would provide me with better career opportunities, provide a better life for my family, improve health care, and advance my profession through evidence based practice. The DNP program prepares the graduate to “use analytic methods to critically appraise existing literature and other evidence to determine and implement the best evidence for practice” (American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN], 2006). The AACN also
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Competences were created to govern the continuum of several types of nursing practices in all aspects of nursing programs and thus set the pace for graduates to provide accurate and competent care at a higher level of performance that displays knowledge, skills, abilities and judgment (American nurses association 2008 pg. 3) As healthcare becomes more advanced and complicated both level of nurses at the Associated Degree Nurse and the Baccalaureate nurse tend to differ due to the fact
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the expert committee report on community health nursing of the World Health Organization “A community is a social group determined by the geographic boundaries and/ or common values and interests. Its members know and interact with one another. It functions within a particular social structure and exhibits and creates norms, values and social institutions” World Health Organization (WHO), 1974, p.7). However, the direct, hands-on clinical nursing care delivered to individuals or families in a community
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different definitions for what a community is. The one I find most appropriate is from the World Health Organization (WHO). They provide the following definition: “A group of people, often living in a defined geographical are, who may share a common culture, values and norms, and are arranged in a social structure according to relationships which the community has developed over a period of time. Members of a community gain their personal and social identity by sharing common beliefs, values and norms
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Registered Nurse. The nursing scope of practice between the BSN, ADN and Diploma prepared nurse does not discriminate, because all groups are awarded the same license. (Creasia & Friberg. 2011). Early in the author’s career, she was asked if she would ever go back to school for her Bachelor’s degree. She would always answer, “No”. The Author foolishly thought the only reason a nurse needed a higher degree, was that nurse wanted to go into management. The author loves floor nursing so much, she was
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inability to concentrate, suffer from insomnia, and have a loss of interest or joy in activities they once enjoyed. Treatment for depression is especially important in pregnancy. Woman who do not receive treatment may not get regular prenatal care, are at a higher risk for an increase in substance abuse, preterm delivery and low birth weight infant’s (Fleschler and Peskin, 2008). Non-pharmacological treatment of depression includes: exercise, yoga, relaxation techniques, and participation in
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Running head: MY NURSING ETHICS PAPER My Nursing Ethics Paper Grand Canyon University Course Instructor Date My Nursing Ethics Paper Professional Moral Compass A moral compass is the one that serves to direct a person to make a choice based on morals and virtues, or at times, character. There are four essential aspects of professional moral compass, they are; integrity, responsibility, compassion, and forgiveness (Kiel & lennick, 2006). Integrity means speaking the truth, standing
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been a great deal of effort to measure and improve the quality of hospital care (Institute of Medicine, 2000). Progressive input have been made in establishing quality indicators and risk adjustment components to compare quality across organizations, and in analyzing processes and cultures in high-performing hospitals. There is a vast amount of knowledge to learn about the infrastructure of hospital performance. Health care organizations performance measures may include, which hospitals are improving
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Change and Culture Case Study II Phyllis Parker University of Phoenix Change and Culture Case Study II The new merger between Park Care Hospital and Central Hospital now known as Park Central Hospital has provided quality care for the community since its beginning six months ago. However, since there has been a significant reduction in the workforce a new design for patient care delivery is needed. A redesign of the universal worker may be an option for Park Central. Other options need to
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my interviewee, is the Director of Nursing (DON) for a long-term care facility. Specific roles she fulfills as a DON include the development and implementation of nursing service objectives, implementation of policy and procedures to help maintain quality care, and the supervision of care to all the patients in the facility. As DON other duties include the management of administrative functions and systems in nursing development, compliance of regulations/care plans and assessments in servicing
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