to the Affordable Care Act passing, stated a two year study on the nursing profession and changes needed to advance the future of nursing practice. The introduction of the report states the groups “established a 2-year Initiative on the Future of Nursing. The cornerstone of the initiative is this committee, which was tasked with producing a report containing recommendations for an action-oriented blueprint for the future of nursing, including changes in public and institutional policies at the national
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A concept analysis of nursing overtime In this research article, Lobo et al. use the Walker and Avant’s methodology to complete a concept analysis on nursing overtime in previous literature. Unfortunately, researchers discovered numerous problems related to the consistency of how the term overtime is used as it relates to nursing. Walker and Avant’s method uses an eight step process including concept selection, determination of aims, identifications of concept use, determination of defining attributes
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What methodology was used and how was it effective? In order to investigate the different views and opinions that patients have in regards to patient- centered care, interpersonal interviews, a research methodology, was utilized. Interpersonal interviews were conducted in this phenomenological study in order to inquire about the “lived experience” or phenomena of patient’s experience of patient- centered care. This methodology ensured reliability and validity. Reliability was achieved through
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financed through a combination of savings from Medicaid and care and a new tax on high cost insurance. 3. Explore the Implications of health care reform on the nursing profession: Challenges of the nursing shortage affects the quality of patient care. It affects patient outcomes and increases medical errors. A call to transform nursing education has come. Educational facilities must have sufficient funding and staff. Improved financial aid and scholarships for the students. Opportunities for
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populations, and the treatment of life-threatening emergencies in a wide range of health care settings. Nurses perform a range of clinical and non-clinical functions necessary to the delivery of health care and may also be involved in medical and nursing research. This paper will reflect the differences in the necessary competencies for nurses prepared at the associate degree (ADN) and baccalaureate of science (BSN) level. Both the ADN and BSN level, allow the individual to sit for the National
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populations, and the treatment of life-threatening emergencies in a wide range of health care settings. Nurses perform a range of clinical and non-clinical functions necessary to the delivery of health care and may also be involved in medical and nursing research. This paper will reflect the differences in the necessary competencies for nurses prepared at the associate degree (ADN) and baccalaureate of science (BSN) level. Both the ADN and BSN level, allow the individual to sit for the National
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The nursing shortage is creating ever greater challenges for those who must fill nursing vacancies at all levels --- LVNs, RNs, and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) in various specialties. As efforts to invent new ways to fill this growing void expand, the Board is receiving a growing number of calls to clarify the term “continuing education” in relation to how far a nurse can expand his/her practice with informal continuing education offerings. The formal education for entry into
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2010 IMAGE OF NURSING PROFESSION AS VIEWED BY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ILALA DISTRICT, DAR ES SALAAM BY KIWANUKA ACHILLES, School of Nursing, 2009. ABSTRACT Objectives: The Broad objective: To assess knowledge and attitudes of secondary school students in Ilala district towards the nursing profession Specific objectives: To determine the awareness of nursing as a profession by secondary school students in Ilala district, explore factors that promote aspiration to enroll in nursing schools and to
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often independent of each other. Nurses often act as the intermediaries between doctors and the families of patients, while also servicing patients to insure a return to health along with being held accountable to the facilities who employ them. Nursing, meets the generally accepted definition of a profession based on the above listed standards: Although there is no overall consensus as to what constitutes the proper attributes of a profession, the following characteristics are commonly noted:
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Strategies for Conflict Management in Nursing Carmen Buzea Lewis University Almost J, Doran D, Hall L, Laschinger H. Antecedents and consequences of intra-group conflict among nurses J. Almost et al. Antecedents and consequences of intra-group conflict. Journal of Nursing Management [serial online]. November 2010; 18(8):981-992. Available from: CINAHL Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 3, 2013. A research made at Ryerson University, in Toronto by Almost J. PhD, RN, Doran D, M,
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