Role Development of the Advanced Practice Nurse 1 Role Development of the Advanced Practice Nurse Julie L. Mitchell RN, BSN Grantham University NUR 506 Advanced Practice Nursing Dr. Ludella Brown DNP February 3, 2014 Role Development of the Advanced Practice Nurse 2 The role of the Advance Practice Nurse has changed drastically over the years as we have moved closer to a goal of professionalism, recognized by society. Professionalism in nursing has been evolving
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Do BSN nurses provide better patient care than ADN nurses? Dorene Simpson-Longoria Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V 01-30-2016 While a patient in the hospital may not readily recognize whether their nurse holds an associates (AND) or bachelors (BSN) degree; is the underlying care superior when care is delivered by a BSN nurse? According to Robert Rosseter, in his fact sheet titled, “Creating a More Highly Qualified Nursing Workforce,” “Quality patient care hinges on having a well-educated
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”-Goethe This is the mission statement of the Institute of Medicine report of 2010, the future of Nursing: Leading Change and Advancing Health. Currently, the health care system in the United States is facing the greatest storm fir reform, with the enactment of comprehensive health care legislation and the signing of
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care units. According to the 1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, several thousand people die each year from avoidable medical errors. Medical errors have been defined in different ways by various authors but one that captures the essence of this problem is that contained in the IOM report of 1999 which described this issue as “the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim” (IOM, 1999). Medical errors include but are not limited to medication
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Impacts on the U.S Healthcare Industry Blake Redco 28 Feb 2016 Abstract The patient health record, serves “to recall observations, to inform others, to instruct students, to gain knowledge, to monitor performance, and to justify interventions” (IOM, 2014). Beginning in the latter half of the 20th century and continuing through present-day, patient health records have increased in use and function. A significant portion of patient records, treatment history, and medication data are still stored
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IOM Competencies Case Study Tiffany Jill September, 28 2013 NUR 310 Nursing Leadership and Management IOM Competencies Case Study Nurses who work night shift at hospitals are often faced with the dilemma of whether or not to call a physician for advice during the night. Fear of having to deal with an unpleasant doctor can be intimidating, as the physician is frequently asleep when being called. Failure to communicate has been linked to poor quality and patient errors, therefore nurses
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The Quaid Twin Medical Error November, 1999 brought about a release of a report prepared by the prestigious National Academy of Science’s Institute of Medicine (IOM) making medical mistakes and their magnitude of the risks to patients receiving hospital care to common public knowledge. The IOM concluded that between 44,000-98,000 deaths occur annually because of medical errors. Among a general agreement was that system deficiencies were the most important factor in the problem and not incompetent
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& Neumayer, 2013) . Another campaigns involved in the IOM, the MTV Europe Foundation, Sida and the World Childhood Foundation improved Public Service Announcement directly provided hotline information for anonymously report. “An increase on the demand side for sexual services during a major global sporting event, whatever the country, will inevitably attract traffickers who will see an opportunity to turn a quick profit,” says IOM head of Counter Trafficking Richard Danziger (2006). Additionally
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educated nurses. Moreover, hospitals in their effort to acquire magnet status are requiring their nurses to possess a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree to be employed. This trend is mentioned in the article –Visioning the Future of Nursing: Analysis of the IOM/RWJ Foundation Report which made recommendations for an 80 percent increase in nurses with a baccalaureate degree by 2020 ("Visioning the future of nursing," 2011). Master’s and doctoral educated nurses have specialized knowledge and skills to make
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