Edition Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice Second Edition [pic] American Nurses Association Silver Spring, Maryland 2010 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a national professional association. This ANA publication ( Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice) reflects the thinking of the nursing profession on various issues and should be reviewed in conjunction with state board of nursing policies
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Edition Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice Second Edition [pic] American Nurses Association Silver Spring, Maryland 2010 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a national professional association. This ANA publication ( Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice) reflects the thinking of the nursing profession on various issues and should be reviewed in conjunction with state board of nursing policies
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Running head: COMPARISON PAPER Comparison Paper Epidemiology: Global and Public Health NUR408 October 11, 2009 Comparison Paper Public and community health nursing are specialty areas that have been and will continue to be practiced and each having a specific area of focus. Research has indicated that many individuals tend to see each entity as one and have a misconception that public and community nursing is one in the same (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2008). The misconception is just that
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Nurse? Sarah Lutrick Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430 V Michael Jones January 8, 2014 Nursing is one of the few professions that allows for three entry levels for certification in their field. Associates, Diploma and Baccalaureate prepared nurses all take the same NCLEX exam to obtain licensure. This has been an area of controversy since the 1950s when nursing visionary, Mildred Montag, introduced the two year Associates Degree program for Nurse Technicians in an effort
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Health Influences Southern New Hampshire University Health Influence The World Health Organization defined Health on April 7, 1948. Health is defined as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity,” (World Health Organization (WHO), 2003). This definition has not changed in over 67 years. The current definition of health is unrealistic when compared to our growing population. As our population ages, the environment changes
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Theory of Human Caring Watson’s Theory of Human Caring Introduction Human caring is what sets nursing apart from other professions. As Watson (1998) stated, “care and love are the most universal, the most tremendous and the most mysterious of cosmic forces: they comprise the primal universal psychic energy. Caring is the essence of nursing and the most central and unifying focus for nursing practice” (p. 32-33). It is important to establish a good nurse-patient relationship in order to create
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Health promotion is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health (World Health Organization). Health promotion focuses on helping individuals, families, and communities develop the competence and capabilities they required to gain control over day to day life event and circumstances. The Historical view of health promotion is focus on the prevention of disease through the public health movement. The success of historical health promotion then was measured
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Development of Nursing Timeline University of Phoenix Theoretical Foundations of Practice NUR/513 Alexandra Winter December 7, 2013 The Historical Development of Nursing Timeline The nursing profession continues to develop and transform in practice and roles mostly due to the development of nursing models and theories that promote evidence based practice. Nursing remains a profession of caring and service. The pioneers of this profession revolutionized this career and have allowed nursing to evolve
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will be required in order to work in an acute care environment. Choosing one over the other depends on financial factors, the length of time to be spent in an educational program, and long-term career goals (Morrow, 2008). All of the arguments may have their validities, but in this paper this writer will describe the differences in competencies between nurses with an ADN education and a BSN education. There are two primary goals of any nursing program whether it is an ADN program or a BSN
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Psychiatric Mental Health (PMH) Nurse is a speciality of nursing which includes caring for individuals, families, and communities with mental illnesses as well as those in mental distress based on their assessment of mental health needs. It involves not only understanding the basis of neurobiological processes and its relation to mental health but also focusing on developmental health and how it affects an individual. The nurse must also be able to integrate physical components of nursing while using holistic
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