that need to be examined. Using nurse sensitive indicators “reflect patient outcomes that are determined to be nursingsensitive because they depend on the quality or quantity of nursing care” (American Sentinel University, 2011). Mr. J. was not receiving acceptable care, because his daughter noticed a red, depressed area over Mr. J’s lower spine, similar to a severe sunburn. This skin condition is the first stage of a developing pressure ulcer. a. Nurses should be aware that a patient with
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1. How is it ideal for a nurse to research synthesize evidence in the workplace? According to (Kirkevold, 1997, p. 979) it is difficult for clinical nurses to read the various research reports as well as critique them in order to find the importance of each of the reports. 2. After analyzing through various research how we as nurses can ensure the knowledge we access and apply is the best available for our patients? In order for nursing knowledge to be helpful it needs to contain relative knowledge
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a, “hello” or a simple gesture as, “how is your day today?” I enjoy working with the patients and staff because their experiences shape me and my peers as new nurses. Nursing is a new door in my career that will leave a cultural and professional sensitivity awareness on me. The entry to my profession as an excellent scholar and nurse has started at Cleveland State University and it is this program that has made me work harder to ensure I leave a positive influence on perspective students who
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population is a topic that the healthcare industry is currently putting a strong focus on. It used to be that having a nursing workforce composed mostly of associate-degree nurses was sufficient enough to care for the country’s patient population. However, in the past few years more hospitals and nursing employers are moving toward hiring nurses who are prepared at the baccalaureate level to keep up with the increasing complexity of care that is essential to positive patient prognosis. The importance of this
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medicines but also with the care of patients. Because of these changes and growth the code of ethics was developed and regulatory agencies were created to help and guide nurses. There are numerous professional nursing organizations, many catering to a nurses personal career choice. As an Emergency Room Nurse belonging to the Emergency Nurses Association, one of the many professional nursing organizations, has proven to be an asset to my career. Their mission is to advocate for patient safety and excellence
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is underreported to healthcare workers, the number of people that come into the ED with overdose of prescription medications are too high. The American Nurses Association (ANA) has finally teamed up with the Obama Administration to address the epidemic of prescription drug abuse and heroin abuse (ANA supports, 2015). It’s important for us, as nurses, to advocate for our patients and be involved in policies that help patients with drug abuse issues and problems. Interventions need to be taken to make
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features does it share with most functional groups? What features distinguish it from most functional groups? So if I was to explain a surgical team as a functional team it would have to be this: The doctor accesses the patients, the nurses reassess the patients and confirm what the doctor are doing with them and then the anesthesiologist does the same, so everyone knows that they are on the same page. They all confer with one another to come to a positive outcome to any
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is a large population of associate-degree (ADN) nurses and a smaller amount of baccalaureate-degree (BSN) nurses, but with the change of times the trends of nursing are changing. Education is becoming a requirement from ADN to BSN levels of nursing. What is causing this modification in nursing? Why is this adjustment imperative to the future? There is a very distinct difference between the associate-degree nurse and the baccalaureate-degree nurse. This discussion will look at the difference between
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The United States and China have similar nurse education values and standards, which allow them to practice as professionals. There are three types of nursing education systems: Certificate, Associate, and Baccalaureate. The Chinese nursing technician is equivalent to the LPN in the U.S in that they must pass the State Nurse Registration Examination and are called Husi. Contrary to RN’s and BSN’s in the U.S., graduates of the Associate and Baccalaureate programs in China do not have to sit for state
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learner typology for the Canfield Learning Styles Inventory. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 51, 839-855. Handerson,A., Cooke, M., Creedy,D.K.,Walker,R., 2011,Nursing students' perceptions of learning in practice environments: A review, Nurse Education Today Volume 32, Issue 3, April 2012, Pages 299 – 302 Honey, P. & Mumford, A., 2000,The learning styles helper's guide. Maidenhead: Peter Honey Publications Ltd. Kolb, D.A. (1985). Learning style inventory. Technical manual. Boston:
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