data collection and data processing, data analysis, interpreting the data and writing the results. I have little exposure to the research process and nursing research. But I think that we all carry out research one or the other in our everyday life; however the approach determines the type of research. For example, during a regular day on a nursing unit, the critical care nurse may ask the question, “Why do we have to change central line dressings every day and not every 72 hours? or “why do we have
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Impact of IOM The nursing profession is the largest segment of the nation’s health care work force ("Leading Change," 2010, p. 1). Nursing, as we know it is changing based on recommendation for Institute of Medicine. Increased education requirements, enabling nurses to deal with multisystem disease processes requires advanced critical thinking skills ; BSN nurses face issues with customer service and bedside nursing skills, and Advance Practice Nurses (APN) practicing to their full capacity to
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Running head: Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals Jill Blackman Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V January 6, 2012 Impact of IOM on Nursing Nursing has over three million members and is the largest sector in healthcare workers in the nation (Institute of Medicine, 2010). Since the Affordable Health Care Act passed in 2010, our nation now faces new challenges of providing affordable, quality health care to all Americans
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specialized associations. Evolving from the nursing order with St. Benedict in 250 BC to the Kentucky Committee for Mothers and Babies, to Mabel Staupers with the National Association of colored graduate nurses in 1934, to the modern day American Nurses Association show the advancement of a professional code of nursing that outlines roles and duties and the code of nursing that built the respected nursing profession. These specialized associations guided the nursing field’s growth, and helped nurses adapt
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practice nursing staff as a resource for floor nurses and other involved healthcare workers is a must. This would obtain certification in wound care and be responsible for the ongoing continued education for wound prevention, monitoring and maintenance. The staff will be educated and trained at quarterly intervals on wound identification, staging, prevention, maintenance and monitoring. Key words: wound care, evaluation, pressure ulcers, multidisciplinary, specialist, evidence The
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Reducing the risk of surgical site infection Joy Ibeh Walden University NURS 4001, Section 7, Research & Scholarship for Evidence-base practice September 7, 2014 Reducing the risk of surgical site infection A surgical site infection is a preventable event and also a national concern. There are numerous publication on national awareness and guidelines for infection prevention in different surgical settings. The benefit of providing information and acquiring knowledgeis to prevent patient mortality
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Educational Preparation of Registered Nurses: Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) vs. Baccalaureate Prepared Nurses (BSN) Donna Rodriguez Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS 430V Jayme Goodner September 28, 2013 Educational Preparation of Registered Nurses: Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) vs. Baccalaureate Prepared Nurses (BSN) The purpose of this paper is to discuss the educational preparation of the Associate Degree nurse (ADN) versus the Baccalaureate prepared Nurse (BSN)
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reach my goal of becoming a RN. The ADN program was rumored to be one of the best in Wisconsin so I chose it, with plans of pursuing my BSN right after I graduated. Unfortunately, like most get their ADN, this just doesn’t happen. A person gets a nursing job and deals with work, life and family stressors, who needs to go back to school for a BSN? A BSN does not generally pay better, the job description is the same for both degrees, why would one possible waste their time? During my first class
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evolution of nursing we begin to realize that the practice of today has been built upon 140 years of research that is responsible for the growth and development of evidenced based practice. This paper will explore several theories from Florence Nightingale to today’s theorist in sequence to visualize the development of our current nursing practice Each theorist has its own unique conceptual model that propels our profession to think differently when applied to our practice. Evidenced based practice
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Military and nuns (Florence Nightingale) were the primary caregivers who provided nursing services, which formed the basis of modern nursing. The passage of time witnessed the evolution the nursing profession where the scope of nursing expanded with the advancement in technology and the changes in the healthcare and politics. Earlier, nurses were prohibited from using thermometers and interpreting results (Sandelowski, 2000), taking blood pressure reading and interpreting readings (Mee, 2006; Sandelowski
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