nursing education, nursing practice, and a nurse’s role as a leader. Nursing Education The nursing profession is educationally diverse. Many nurses can obtain their training and education via diploma, associate’s, bachelor’s degrees, and more recently accelerated, second-bachelor’s degree programs. With such diversity in education, there needs to be a more consistent curriculum that encompasses the changing health trends. According to the IOM, “the ways in which nurses were educated during the 20th
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the need of the nursing profession to evolve and prepare for the impact that will occur as a result of the health care reform and the transformation that will be seen to our complex health care system. With the recent passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of Americans who were previously uninsured now find themselves with the opportunity to seek out and obtain the much needed medical attention that was previously denied to them. With the heightened number of individuals who are now able
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Running Head: AN IMMACULATE PROCESS An Immaculate Process Dustin Gorsky Mesa Community College Boswell Campus An Immaculate Process In order for an individual to become a nurse certain criteria must be met. One of those criteria must is applying for, taking, and passing the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). The application process includes six steps that all must be achieved prior to taking the exam. An applicant
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demand for nurses due to the healthcare reform. The article goes on to state because of the large number of nurses that are practicing, nurses should have a voice in contributing as partners in improving the quality and safety of care. In order to meet the changes, implementation of a residency training is needed for nurses, 80 per cent of nurses should have attained a BSN degree by 2020, and the number who pursue their doctorates should be doubled. Lastly, the restrictions of nurses’ scope of
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The domain of professional and collaborative practices takes into consideration the professional adjustments of Enrolled Nurses in their practice. It focuses on the principles underlying nursing practice and enables practitioners to develop a positive attitude and be equipped with the requisite capacity and skills which in turn prepare them to meet and fulfil the psychological, physical and social needs of the clients under their care. In the case of more than one person taking care of a patient
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Unit 2 assignment 2 Legislation- Human rights act- an act of parliament of the UK- the royal assent for this act was received the 9th of November 1998 with a commencement in 2000. It is an act to give further effect to rights and freedoms guaranteed under the European convention on human rights. Rights: -Right to life -Freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment -Right to liberty and security -Freedom from slavery and forced labour -Right to a fair trial -No punishment without
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The readings this week discussed Milstead (2013) six case studies regarding the roles and scopes of APN’s. Case study four reflected upon Medicare and Medical Home Health Services (HHS) with regard to the APN’s scope of practice. NPP’s are all subjected to the same financial restrictions as physicians under the HHS guidelines (Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2015). Chapter seven explained the Medicare policy manual and the regulations related to patient eligibility for home health services
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Health Care Law, Regulations and Policy HCS/545 November 23, 2015 Health Care Law, Regulations and Policy Health Care law and legislation came about to define the scope of acceptable practice of clinicians, while protecting the public’s individual rights. Miller and Hutton states “Law can be defined as a system of principles and processes by which people who live in a society attempt to control human conduct to minimize the use of force in resolving conflicting interests.” When
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programs for nurses as a result of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, which aims to increase quality, access and value of care. For this to come to fruition, the nursing scope of practice will be utilized to the fullest capacity, nursing education will include expanded skills and leadership roles will be increased from clinical setting to board rooms. With every decade, nursing has become an increasingly integral part of health care services, so that a future without large number of nurses is impossible
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Nurse practitioners have been playing a role in the primary healthcare sector for the last 45 years, but not until 2010 when the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health ( 2011 ) a blueprint for the advancement of the nursing profession. Stating nurse practitioners need to play a pivotal role in the long-term solution, and improving the quality and affordability of U.S. healthcare but also focusing on providing transcultural
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