Prevention of Medication Errors in Nursing Practice Breton Sloop NU 332 Foundations of Nursing November 11, 2015 Teresa Faust Mary is a critical care nurse at a busy urban hospital, who is trying to catch up on her morning medication administrations. Her patient had required several procedures that morning, due to an alteration in his condition, and now Mary is behind schedule. The patient is intubated, so she decides to crush the pills, and administer them through his nasogastric tube. The patient’s
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DAVAO DOCTORS COLLEGE General Malvar Street, Davao City Master of Arts in Nursing N105 CURRENT TRENDS IN NURSING (NURSING LAWS) My report is about the Current Trends in Nursing Laws and I have made a Comparative Analysis of all the Bills being passed by the House of Representatives and Senate that is actively being lobbied by; (a) Partylist Representative from ANG NARS, Hon. Leah Paquiz in which she filed HB 151 last July 1, 2013; (b) Senator Nancy Binay who filed SB 1264 last August
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The Affordable Care Act: Nursing’s Practical Solution Desmond Mueller California State University, Fullerton School of Nursing Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice BSN 306, Section 05 Anne Johnston-Silverberg, MS, FNPc September 14, 2012 The Affordable Care Act: The Role of the Nurse Practitioner The recent implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has had a significant impact on the American health care delivery systems. The passage of this bill mandates that all Americans
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“The nursing process is essentially a problem-solving process” (Treas & Wilkinson, 2014, p. 31). It is a standardized way of getting information about the patient to best treat them and then evaluating what you have done. All steps of the nursing process are evident in the electronic health record (EHR), they however are not necessarily next to each other in the order of the nursing process as explained in a nursing textbook. It depends on the format of the EHR that is chosen by your place of employment
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Introduction Nursing is ongoing and lifelong, for the nurse and the patient. It is not limited to the time spent in the hospital, but follows the nurse and patient for life. The importance of the way the nurse delivers this care to the patient can make all the difference to the patients stay at the hospital. In the writer’s opinion education preparedness can change the way a nurse delivers patient care. ADN vs. BSN According to The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), “there
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transformation of nursing Julien Augustin Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamic NRS-430v Mrs. Hathcock May 03, 2014 The transformation of nursing The institute of medicine has major impact on nursing profession today, because the world is changing the characteristic of everything for modern technology to healthcare system. In 2011, the United States has reformed the health system to improve the health outcome of all individuals. This reformation may affect especially nursing profession
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Research Summary and Ethical Considerations: Complexity in Practice Environments Grand Canyon University: NRS 433V 1/12/2014 Title Needed This article discusses the complexity in nursing practice environments that affect patient outcomes. There are many different aspects of the relationship between nursing care and patient outcomes. Nurses struggle to provide quality care in a high-demand practice environment, all the while dealing with stressors. Through research of the nurse work environment
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Historical Perspective Essay “Research is systematic inquiry that uses disciplined methods to answer questions or solve problems. The ultimate goal of research is to develop, refine, and expand knowledge (Burns & Grove, 2011) .” “Nursing research is systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence about issues of importance to the nursing profession, including nursing practice, education, administration, and informatics (Polit & Tatano, 2012) .” Stetler’s Model of Research Utilization to Facilitate
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The purpose of this research paper is so that I can explain, in my own words, the impact that the Institute of Medicine 2010 report, “The future of Nursing: Leading change, Advancing Health”, has had on nursing education, a nurses role as a leader and on the nurses practice, (particularly in the primary care setting) as well as how I would change my practice to meet the goals of the Institute of Medicine report, in 750-1000 words. I would like to explain the Importance of the Institute of Medicine
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BSN and ADN, RN Nurses [pic] In the United States only registered nurses (RNs) are allowed to legally offer nursing services. The RNs have to be certified by the “National Council Licensure” after successfully completing the (NCLEX) “National Council Licensure Examination”. RNs are drawn from both successful Bachelors of Nursing Degree students (BSN) and the Associates Degree of Nursing (ADN) students. [pic] Despite, the differences in their respective programs of preparation, the two categories
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