patient outcomes (Aiken, Clarke, Cheung, Sloane & Silber, 2003). Associate degree nursing education was developed more than sixty years ago at the end of World War II. There was a shortage of nurses, and a project was initiated for the two- year degree. Doctor Mildred Montag, the project director, designed the curriculum to be patient centered instead of disease centered. It consisted of approximately half nursing courses and half general education courses. Fundamental concepts were instilled in
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Issues Affecting Nurse Retention and Nursing Leadership in the United States Today Registered nurses (RNs) make up the largest group of healthcare professionals in the United States today (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2015). While the nursing profession is listed among the top occupations exhibiting job growth, nursing shortages have escalated, causing significant problems for the industry (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2015). Nurse turnover and nurse
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researcher’s proposed research. The plan should incorporate the focus of the research as well as why it is important and how the research will be conducted. A simple outline to follow would include the following questions for the researcher to base his/her plan upon: • What is the specific intent of the research? What are you trying to accomplish? • Why should this research be deemed important? • What prior studies and research have been done to support this work? • By what means or processes
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a Baccalaureate in nursing education versus Associate Degree in nursing education are prepared to deliver a higher standard of patient care. The differences in the core curriculum of the baccalaureate program set it above the associate degree program giving the nurse who holds a BSN better critical thinking skills The BSN educated nurse has a broader base of education in such areas as the fine arts, as well as important nursing courses that emphasize evidence-based practice. BSN educated nurses
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its implication to practice. RATIONALE While on my Common foundation programme in an acute ward I attended a ward round for different patients. For confidentiality reasons the patients name is withheld to respects patient’s right to confidentiality (NMC, 2009). One of the service users raised a concern regarding his medication, when asked for the reasons, he expressed that the medication was affecting his sex life. I found this to be an interesting topic to explore evidence on sexual dysfunction
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Identifying and Evaluating a Website for Credibility Lori M. Rankin Chamberlain College of Nursing NR500 MSN Foundational Concepts and Application Summer 2015 Introduction Identifying and Evaluating a Website for Credibility The Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ) http://www.ahrq.gov is a website that provides a plethora of information. I was able to locate this website using the Google search engine. The purpose of this website is to enhance and provide guidelines for clinicians
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Increasing Nursing Compliance with Safe Medication Preparation and Administration Marie Shelly Capstone Course Increasing Nursing Compliance with Safe Medication Preparation and Administration The importance of safe medication preparation and administration in healthcare settings is being increasingly recognized. There have been numerous publications describing the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, viruses, and bacteria related to unsafe injection practices. The current field of nursing requires
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METHODOLOGY The objective of this chapter is to define nursing research, analyse methods of research and outline methodological process used to find articles on which to base this extended literature review. In this hypothesis, the reason for literature review is to ascertain whether or not gastric banding is an effective treatment for obesity in young adults as measured by physical functioning. The research process is the step-by-step procedure of developing research paper (Boje, 2001). It
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Educational Preparation Well nursing educated environment is essential to bring about quality care and patient satisfaction. NCLEX competency exam is taken by aspiring nurses with ADN or BSN degree. It is an exam that measures competency needed to perform safely and effectively as a newly licensed, entry-level nurse ((National Council of State Board of Nursing, 2008). Graduates from BSN and ADN programs do not receive the same equivalent education background. Besides the obvious number of
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Importance of Nursing Theory We can define nursing theory as a group of concepts that describe and present current knowledge in nursing. Nursing theory looks to provide an overall vision and understanding of the profession of nursing. It helps to organize knowledge obtained and advances the way a discipline is practiced (Shea & Cavan, 2014). Before this course I had little exposure to nursing theory and its application in the clinical realm. I knew things were done a certain way but truly did not
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