Nursing, as described by the American Nurses Association, is the protection, promotion and optimization of health and abilities to prevent illnesses and injuries, alleviating suffering, through Diagnosis and treatment of human response and advocacy in care of individuals/family/communities and population. As nurses, we render care to our patients, recognizing that, as patients, they are always sick. We practice to treat, by protecting them from any further exposure that will prolong the illnesses
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Development of Nursing Professionals Amy Conlin Grand Canyon University: NRS-430v April 17, 2016 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recognized the changes in the healthcare setting and the need to comply with these changes in the healthcare systems. Transforming the health care system to provide safe, quality, patient-centered, accessible, and affordable care will require a comprehensive rethinking of the roles of many health care professionals
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The Future of Nursing an IOM Report Grand Canyon University June 08, 2013 The Future of Nursing an IOM Report The Need to Transform Practice The Institute of Medicine’s Report (IOM) on the future of nursing was very informative and brought very valid points for the need to reform nursing. Registered Nurses (RN) do not practice at the level that are trained. According to the IOM’s report that need to change. For example some states do not allow nurse practitioners to perform at their
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Competency Differences of ADN and BSN Nursing is a self-motivated and multifaceted discipline, one that requires skilled, knowledgeable, and self-sufficient practitioners. The roots of nursing are firmly based on service to other individuals, groups, and communities. ADN Program Associate degree nursing programs are intended to be two years in length based to prepare practical bedside nurses for secondary care settings, such as community hospitals and long-term care facilities. The Associate degree
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programs both ADN/BSN sit for the same NCLEX-RN exam. After graduating from an accredited nursing school, one must take a state board exam. This will allow the individual to practice in the state in which the requirements were met. There are differences between the higher degree level nurse and the ADN. This includes the degree of commitment, leadership skills, and their exceptional quality of patient care. Education, a continuous and never ending and ongoing process. Each day and at
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Health care is advancing and changing every single day, every hour, and every minute. Nurses are caring for more critical patients, which require expert knowledge and skill. In order to deliver safe quality care change is needed. According to the IOM, nurses must be prepared to meet the diverse patients’ needs by practicing to the full range of their education, function as leaders, and improve the education system so that it promotes a smooth
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Community Health Nursing Reflection Veronica Hubbard NUR/405 June 25, 2012 Cindy Januale Community Health Nursing Reflection Community health nursing is a specialty field of nursing which care is provided to people in the community setting. A community health nurse can provide care to children and the adult population. As a result of the economic depression, more people in the community are becoming jobless, homeless, low-income, and uninsured. So the need for community health nurses has
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Health promotion empowers people to increase control over, and improve their own health (WHO, n.d.). This essay will highlight the importance of health promotion, particularly in the emergency department with regard to the trending topics discussed in the online forum. The primary focus will be on asthma and hand hygiene in relation to health promotion and the role of the nurse. A recurring theme on the forum was that the emergency department is no exception to holistic patient care, including patient
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Competency Differences Between ADN vs BSN in Nursing Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics Competency Differences For ADN vs BSN in Nursing Are all registered nurses created equal and the same? To simply put it, no they are not. A registered nurse may be prepared at the diploma level, associate-degree level, baccalaureate-degree level, master degree level, and some possess a doctoral degree. The focus of this paper will be directed at the differences in competencies between
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My nursing Professional portfolio American nursing association has defined nursing as “the protection ,promotion ,and optimization of health and abilities ,prevention of illness and injury ,alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response ,and advocacy in the care of individuals, families ,communities and populations” (Evans & Lang, 2004). However, I am going to give my personal philosophical understanding of nursing .There is much more to nursing than described
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