history of nursing provide a context in which to understand current practice? Identify at least three trends in nursing practice from the "Nursing Timeline of Historical Events" media piece. How have these trends influenced your perspective of nursing practice? Paraphrasing the great philosopher Santayana, we can say that those who dare to ignore the lessons of history condemn themself to go throw the same growing pains past generations had to go, unnecessarily. Modern nursing practice is based on
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others (Kope et al., 2012). However, there is great debate whether or not physical restraints prevent falls. Evidence-based research can be used to expedite the recognition of adults at risks for physical restraints use and assists nurses to find alternative methods (Kope et al., 2012). Background Physical restraints are a common practice in industrialized countries (Kope et al., 2010). Older adults, who are confused, psychotic, and demented
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Translational Research for Practice and Populations Linda Parson Western Governors University February 20, 2016 Translational Research for Practice and Populations A. Identify a current nursing practice within your healthcare setting that requires change. Patients having procedures considered invasive require interaction with a medical device and a patient's mucous membranes. One major hazard of these procedures is the induction of pathogenic microorganisms that could lead to infection
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Running head: Education and Nursing Education and Nursing LaSonia Carr Grand Canyon University December 26, 2011 Education and Nursing Many nurses have asked themselves the question “Why?” Why should I go back to school to get my baccalaureate degree when I’ve been doing fine with an associate’s degree? Does that extra piece of paper really matter? What additional skills would I learn? These are some of the questions that many of todays’ working nurses ask themselves before
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Information Literacy and Evidence-Based Practice During my search for information on the diabetic topic I did find a lot of information but I was not sure if all those sites were given me good information. I had to legitimately research my topic, make patient repetition, careful filtering, and the separation of drivel from verified content, all performed with a critical and skeptical mindset. I combined soft and hard research that requires the most work, because the Diabetic topic broadens my
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Development of Nursing Timeline International Council of Nurses (ICN) definition of nursing is - “collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of disease, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles”
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(Direct current) cardioversion – does this intervention reduce the number of adverse incidents? The background to this question begins with the notion that whilst some policies and protocols are evidence-based, some are developed from opinions of clinical staff within institutions without evidence. An example is the routine cardiac monitoring of patients following DC cardioversion. It seems reasonable to think that if a patient has undergone a procedure affecting their cardiac rhythm that their
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Responses to Improving Geriatric Nursing Care Lisa Watson University of Massachusetts Boston Professional Issues in Nursing NU: 360 Dr. JoAnn Mulready-Shick September 29, 2012 Abstract Challenges occur in nursing practice that impede the ability of the nursing profession to improve the care provide by nurses to our growing older population. This paper will describe some of the challenges nursing is facing and how to make the changes needed to improve the field of nursing. The research will show
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The Transformation of Nursing This world we live in is forever changing, everything for modern technology to healthcare. In wanting to improving health outcome and ensure that all has access to affordable healthcare the United States has transformed the healthcare system ("IOM REPORT," 2011). This transformation will impact one of the largest sectors of the healthcare workforce which are nurses. According to the IOM, the Future of Nursing report released on October 5th, 2010 its designed to “…ensure
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Generalist Nursing Practice o A solid base in liberal education provides the cornerstone for the practice and education of nurses. · Essential II: Basic Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care and Patient Safety o Knowledge and skills in leadership, quality improvement, and patient safety are necessary to provide high quality health care. · Essential III: Scholarship for Evidence Based Practice o Professional nursing practice is grounded in the translation of current evidence into
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