bringing crucial clinical, informatics, and technical knowledge to bear on the process. The conceptual basis of nursing informatics joins nursing science, computer science, and information science to improve nursing practice by communicating and managing data, information, knowledge, and wisdom" (Rojas, 2014, p. 215). With valuable information regarding practices and work flows from a nursing standpoint, the informatics nurse specialist in many regards acts as a liaison between users of data and software
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of care and numerous deaths. Importance of hand washing in reducing nosocomial or hospital acquired infections has been well described and advantages emphasized in various research studies. Unfortunately, the compliance with the same procedure on nursing floor is not optimal, mostly due to low staff distribution per patient, inaccessibility to the equipment, product allergies, lack of time to follow the procedure properly and the high recommended time for the procedure (WHO, 2002). Depending on the
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journal of American Association of colleges of Nursing (AACN) “The NCLEX-RN is only one indicator of competency and does not measure performance over time or test for all the knowledge and skills developed through BSN program (Rossetter 2012). However, we will focus more on the differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the associate degree level versus baccalaureate degree level in nursing and identify a patient care situation in which nursing care or approaches to decision making may
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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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of Recreation/Volunteer Services Leisure Chateau Care & Rehabilitation Center, Lakewood, New Jersey 2008 Director of Recreation/Volunteer Services New Community Healthcare Inc., Newark, New Jersey 2006 Administrator Professional Musician: 2007 Franciscan Newport Nursing & Rehabilitation, Jersey City, New Jersey 2005-2007 Director of Recreation/R.S.V.P. Volunteer Program (NJ Seniors Program) Christ Hospital, Jersey City, New Jersey 2002-200 Recreation Consultant/Recreation
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oke Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V May 10, 2015 The purpose of Nursing education is to prepare individuals that have interest in the nursing profession to become nursing care professionals. Nursing education has an important value on the competence and knowledge achieved by the nurse and other health care professionals. Nursing has gradually developed in every direction of the healthcare field as well as the nursing roles in healthcare. Health care employers increasingly are recognizing
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Age and Ageing 1997; 26-S2: 3 -12 Nursing homes in 10 nations: a comparison between countries and settings M I E L W . RIBBE, GUNNAR LJUNGGREN1, KNIGHT STEEL2, EVA TOPINKOVA3, CATHERINE HAWES4, NAOKI IKEGAMI5, JEAN-CLAUDE HENRARD6, PALMI V. JONNSON7 Department of General Practice, Nursing Home Medicine and Social Medicine, Medical Faculty, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands 'Stockholm, Sweden, 2Hackensack, NJ, USA, 3Prague, Czech Republic,
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these children are not going to be eager about school, particularly high school and college because the percent of bachelor level families is very low in this area. It is also assumed that a good majority of the students live in difficult situations at home, and probably have two parents that work in order to make ends meet. Either that, or the families just rely completely on the government to be able to survive. One of the best examples that I can give to affirm that some of the children are poorly
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Issues with a lack of workforce to properly care for the baby boomers and current aging groups will need highly trained, educated caretakers. The amount of those studying for gerontology related careers is on the decline. Even graduated nursing, medical, and pharmaceutical students did not spend as much time or had a great deal of experience in this field. Also, the intensity of care the elderly need differs greatly from those who do not suffer from chronic illness or psychological problems
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THE VALUE OF ANALYTICAL TOOLS IN COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS: HOME NURSING PROVIDERS ABSTRACT In business, analytics tool is a fast emergent field and there are many tools obtainable in the market to serve the essential needs of organizations. Analytical tools are used to help managers in making clear decision on the outcome of their findings enabling a shift in how businesses support operational decisions: from intuition to data-driven. Thus, analytics tools enable businesses to make better, more
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