pioneer of modern nursing.” She drastically changed sanitary conditions which ultimately led to sterile technique, decreased communicable disease rates, along with lower hospital acquired infections. With long struggles, hard work, and extensive travels Dorothea Dix wrote a “memorial” and lobbied for institutions supported by the states for care of the patient with mental illness’ and in 1856 it was with great success that the first States Hospital opened. And in 1873, the very first nursing school was
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describe the "what and how" of delivering nursing care. Professional accountability is creating the standards, meeting those standards, holding peers to the standards, and revising the standards when needed. As your e-text describes "Standards of practice are the "what" and describe a competent level of nursing care. Standards ofprofessional performance are the "how" of nursing (Cresaia & Friberg, 2010). The ANA's Scope and Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice (2004) describe both the "what"
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The Impact of Nursing – 21st Century Changes This paper will review the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on the future of nursing and highlight the need of lifelong education for nurses as changes occur in the American health care system. The leadership role of the 21st century nurse is changing in and outside of traditional healthcare settings. The paper will include possibilities of the nurse’s functions in the changing administrative and policy making capacity in the health care profession
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Historical Development of Nursing Timeli ne Explain the historical development of nursing science by citing specific years, theories, theorist, and event in the history of nursing. 3 POINTS While it is known that the art of nursing has been around for thousands of years, the development of nursing as a science has not. The development of Nursing into a Science was driven by people believed in social reform. Nurses knew that they were providing duties that held the standards of professionalism
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Nurse Management and Leadership Case Study Nurse Management and Leadership Case Study Introduction Good leadership is necessary in every business organization. When it comes to nursing, every health center must have a good leadership that supports the nurses so that they can maximize their performance. However, for leadership to be of good quality there needs to be a good working environment in all aspects (Pinelli et al., 2004). The following is a case study illustrating an ideal working environment
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The IOM report on the impact of nursing focuses on some key issues: 1) Nurses should be able to practice to the maximum potentials of their education. 2) The educational systems should be improved so that nurses can achieve higher levels of education possible. 3) Nurses should be given equal opportunity as the physicians and other professionals in the decision-making of changing or reshaping the health care of the nation. Message #2 states, "Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training
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Institute of Medicine 2010 Report Guiding the Future of Nursing Susi Rubendall Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V-0506 February 22, 2015 Nurses are critical to the future health and healthcare of America. The enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) calls for a transformation of healthcare to provide a safer, more affordable, more accessible and higher quality of healthcare. Central to these goals is high quality nursing care and practice. In 2008 the Robert Wood Johnson
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Nurse Baccalaureate prepared nurses are entering the nursing profession now, more than ever before. This is a result of extensive research that has been conducted and has evaluated the benefits of hiring nurses who have their bachelor’s degree. The purpose of this paper is to discuss why nurses are encouraged to obtain their BSN. In the United States, there are approximately 3 million nurses working in the healthcare industry. This makes nursing one of the largest components of the healthcare system
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The Future of the Nursing Profession The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report of 2010 addresses the future of the health care system in the aspects of nursing education, practice, and leadership. It speaks about the current limitations and barriers nurses are facing in the advancement of the health care system and the direction and changes that need to be implemented. The IOM report has great influence on the nursing profession, and with its suggestions helps navigate the health care system in a
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BSN Versus ADN Veronica Suarez Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V March 6, 2015 High demands of nursing and more nursing schools existing are creating more competition for job opportunities that has evolved into hospitals raising the bar on nurses’ knowledge. Living here in Miami makes job searching a difficult task unless if you know someone who knows someone or you have all of the qualifications for the job which lately it’s including have a BSN
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