Staff Development Project Summary In today’s environment of exponential advancements in knowledge and technology, a concept known as the learning organization (LO) is becoming increasingly important to health care institutions (Marquis & Huston, 2012). The LO philosophy embraces the importance of learning as a continuous process and emphasizes that in order for hospitals to adapt to changes in the environment and be successful, they must create staff development programs. Nurse educators are the
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Annotated Bibliography Parker, Marilyn. Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company, 2005. Parker's book offers detailed information about nursing theorists and their work towards developing nursing theories. She intends to honor the work of the theorists by emphasizing the significance of the theories in the field of nursing and its development as a profession. she includes illustrations and statements that are very helpful in understanding the theories. Each chapter
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In the early part of the 20th century, comfort was the central goal of nursing and medicine. Comfort was the nurse's first consideration. A "good nurse" made patients comfortable. In the early 1900's, textbooks emphasized the role of a health care provider in assuring emotional and physical comfort and in adjusting the patient's environment. For example, in 1926, Harmer advocated that nursing care be concerned with providing an atmosphere of comfort. In the 1980's, a modern inquiry
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Communication Personal and professional health care communication is critical in a professional working environment rapidly changing. Communication collaboratively is more effective than individually. Relevancy of effective personal and professional healthcare communication with others benefit and contributes to a better health outcomes. The lack of personal and professional healthcare communication contributes to poor outcomes. Theories and principles of therapeutic communication greatly benefit
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I have encountered during a clinical placement, in an acute care setting. The essay will begin with a definition of acute care, followed by the introduction of my patient and predisposing factors. This essay will include an explanation of the significant pathophysiological changes and related clinical manifestations and a critical analysis of the nursing interventions implemented during the acute episode of care, focusing on holistic care, rationale and evidence base. It will then describe the actual
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SYNTHESIS OF ADVANCED NURSING ROLES BROWN_K_W5A2_SU_NSG5000 Kerry Ann Brown South University Due to the changing health care environment, the nursing profession is currently in a process of evolution. Scopes of practice and role expansions are being prepared. Some of these roles are traditional, such as nurse practitioners who have been fighting for equality and recognition since the early 19th century. With the advent of technological advancements in health care new roles such as nurse
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article provides an introduction to the issue of nursing leadership, addressing definitions and theories underpinning leadership, factors that enhance leadership in nursing, and the nature of leadership content taught in undergraduate programmes. Highlighted are differences between leadership and management, and the notion that leadership can be ‘learned’. The authors also point out that there is a discrepancy between how leading undergraduate nursing programmes prepare students primarily in the transition
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developed to addresses a nursing theory for care of the older adult regarding to the lack of nursing theory that offers clearly delineated guidelines for care of aging. Flood’s(2002) unique definition of successful aging among other explanations includes mental, physical, and spiritual elements of the aging person and emphasizing the individual's self appraisal. She used existing knowledge derived deductively from the Roy adaptation model, one of the most widely accepted nursing theory model, and integrated
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Critical Appraisal 1Faith Rodriguez BSN-RNNURS5326: Research for Advanced Nursing PracticeSeptember 21, 2015Dr. Jana Saunders | Name and describe the theory that is used in your assigned primary research article. (1 paragraph) | The theory of self-regulation is the theoretical base and method in the research study to examine the use of emotion regulation and goal-directed behavior in an attempt to improve sleep behaviors. Self-regulation is the process in which a person has
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AACN Statement of Support for Clinical Nurse Specialists The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is committed to advancing professional nursing roles and highlighting the connection between well-educated nurses and quality health care. As a leading supporter of academic institutions that educate advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), AACN is keenly aware of the direct link between graduate-prepared nurses and both patient safety and positive outcomes. Within the APRN community
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