Professional Development of Nursing Professionals In 2010 the United States Government passed into law the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Passage of this act enacted broad sweeping changes across the health care system focusing on expanded coverage, control of health care costs and improvement in the health care delivery system (Kaiser Family Foundation [KFF], 2013). This represents the largest change to the nation’s health care system since 1965 with the creation of Medicare and Medicaid programs
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Costello Chamberlain College of Nursing NR501: Foundational Concepts and Applications March 2016 Importance of Theory Paper The nursing philosophy is a group of concepts that help provide a method for treating and caring for patients. Nursing theory also can be an instrument of effort that emphasizes scientific facts, it will also show the trends of views of the wellbeing -disease course of action and the practice of healing care. The different nursing theories that have been planned
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Reflections of the Diversity and Leadership in Nursing INTRODUCTION For many years, people tended to think of nurses as one homogenous group. Nurses were expected to be able to take care of problems in whatever circumstances they were presented. Things have changed, today, nurses are increasingly having the choice of specializing and branching out to other fields in nursing. Nurses have the diversity to continually educate themselves and raise their level of knowledge. Mary O’ Connor, explored
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Running Head: Windshield Survey Summary and Reflection Windshield Survey Summary and Reflection Leonard Larino University of Phoenix – Professor Bonnie Schoettle April 27, 2015 Windshield Survey Summary and Reflection Public health nursing involves a community and the overall health of the community. A community is a group within an area or region. These groups vary through various areas. According to Stanhope & Lancaster, they cited the World Health Organization’s definition of
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Windshield Survey Reflection Sherry Roy NUR/405 9/4/2011 Reflecting on the area of daily influence opens the eyes to a new perspective. Looking at communities through the eyes of a nurse creates an assessment all its’ own. Analyzing the events and conditions people live in tells a lot about the person. The nurse can reflect on the surroundings and develop an opinion regarding the patient. The difficulties the community can impose create negative outcomes and or can be productive for
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skills in leadership are very important and not just anyone can be a leader. It takes skill and tactic to be a good leader (Mathena, 2002). In the nursing world, there are leaders. Different nursing units require leaders. The leaders are in charge of followers. The followers of a nursing unit head are usually the nurses. The duties of a leader of a nursing unit are to ensure that the nurses under them work effectively, to be able to handle conflict if any among the people involved in their unit and
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achieved. Controversy among the nursing profession has existed for many years regarding what is the acceptable minimum education for nursing practice. The ADN program takes 2-3 years to complete. The ADN programs started due to a need for nurses during a nursing shortage brought on by WWII. The ADN program provided a shorter period of time to acquire the necessary minimal skill to obtain licensure, and practice safe entry level nursing without the emphasis on leadership, nursing theory and critical thinking
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In this assignment I am going to reflect my understanding on Tino rangatiratanga and Kawanatanga, in this reflection I am going to use Gibbs (1988) reflective cycle. This model is recognised framework for my reflection. Description: In this reflection wave tool represented me as a boatie in the beginning, because the importance of Tino rangatiratanga and Kawanatanga has a pivotal value in Maori culture. Tino rangatirtanga stand in contrast to Kawanatanga, which Maori have always seen as given only
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I will be reflecting on my experience as a student nurse on my participation in patient-centred care. I will be focusing on how communication is a key factor to ensuring the comfort of your patient during their journey in hospital. My reflection will be based on my practice learning experience in a neurology ward. I have chosen a particular example for ineffective communication. The aim of this essay will be to use the framework of Gibbs reflective Cycle (1988) to allow me to reflect in a written
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evaluation of positive and negative aspects experienced. I will analyse the situation in order to reach a conclusion and to formulate an action plan. To preserve patient and staff confidentiality no one will be named. I believe Gibbs model of reflection to be a framework with which I can address an issue from the workplace as I find it easy to utilise and believe it supports my reflective learning style as a pragmatist. Cottrell (2008). This approach to learning advocates Ryle (1949) where thoughts
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