History According to the National Association for Home Care (2001), about 7.6 million individuals are served by more than 20,000 home health agencies in the United States alone today. It is also estimated that home care expenditure in 2000 is $32.4 billion and predicted to grow to about $87.0 billion...
The choice of the research design and method to be used depends on the nature of research questions stated and also the development of the research theory. There exist several research designs and methods. The fact that nursing is holistic calls for a diversified research approach hence the need for...
In many cases, nurses can be viewed as lobbyists because they tend to represent the interests of patients and community members when lobbying for the improvement of services and practices. Furthermore, it is also possible to agree that nurses performing as lobbyists play an essential role in the advancement of...
Introduction Uncontrolled hypertension is emerging to be a frequent clinical issue, with 10% of the hypertensive complication found to be uncontrollable (Beckett, Peters & Fletcher, 2008). This condition may lead to severe damage to renal, cerebral and cardiovascular organs of the body (KSchirpenbach & Reincke, 2009; Perera, 2005). It is...
The first article to be considered in the present research paper is the work of Carol L. White, Nancy Mayo, James Hanley and Sharon Wood-Dauphinee (2003) titled “Evolution of the Caregiving Experience in the Initial 2 Years Following Stroke”. The purpose of the study of the present article is to...
Nursing is not merely a profession that can be obtained as a result of long-lasting education and practices. It is a calling that makes young people consider their skills and potentials and choose health care and medicine as their future. In my opinion, to be a nurse is not just...
Introduction Diabetes is a chronic clinical condition that occurs whenever there is failure or disturbance in insulin hormone production and thus the blood sugar regulation in the body, which is also known as blood sugar homeostasis. The progressive disease clinically manifests itself when there is improper body production or utilization...
Statement of the Phenomenon of Interest The research conducted by Smith, Pope, Goodwin and Mort (2008) is titled “Interprofessional handover and patient safety in anaesthesia: Observational study of handovers in the recovery room”. The researchers begin the article by describing the handover phenomenon in hospitals. They argue that patients in...
The issues selected for analysis related to healthcare delivery in nursing homes and psychological help for the elderly. The article “Improving Psychosocial Care in Nursing Home Settings: The Next Challenge” by J. Zlotnik, B. Vourlekis and C. Galambos, C. (2006) describes the problems and challenges faced by nursing homes and...
Occupational profile – Goals Santo was very active with his church, community, and his college. When Santo was injured he was a sophomore in college working toward a degree in computer science. He was also living in his apartment. Santo has expressed a desire to return to school and independent...
Introduction Medical knowledge is in a state of continuous change every day. This is due to advances in technology, innovations, and the ever-ending demand to find solutions to our health problems. Many diseases which were thought to have been eradicated from the world have in the recent past re-emerged while...
Introduction This paper aims to show how new concepts and approaches to healthcare delivery are going to influence the work of registered nurses. In particular, we need to focus on such notions as population health and primary healthcare, which have changed the role of nurses and enlarged the scope of...
Introduction Nursing is one of the professions that are asymmetrically represented in terms of gender. This may be due to several factors including legal restrictions, exclusionary policies, social stereotypes, and self-induced restrictions. The history of nursing dates back as far as 250 BC when the first nursing school was established...
All workers, regardless of their positions, impact the organization’s development, but a leader has the principal contribution to the formation of corporate culture, employees’ engagement, and their overall performance. Nevertheless, there are different approaches and views, each of which determines its own set of skills and functions needed for effective...
What are the nurse’s priorities for this patient? The nurse should provide a woman with all the needed care in terms of a patient-centered approach. It presupposes assistance in physical and psychological recovery during the post-partum period (Soma-Pillay et al., 2018). Because of the symptoms that are observed in the...
Modern research in genetics and genomics is being used widely in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, but recent study findings reveal that it is also being used in an attempt to enhance human performance. The legally accepted means of using this gene modification technology to treat patients is referred...
Leadership Budget Nurses are leaders in general and their leadership subsists in all spheres of their practice. Apportioned leadership bestows excellence in the function of healthcare provision. Available resources should support the operations within any organization, and this does not preclude nursing. This implies that there has to be proper...
Introduction Humanity is continuously faced with many problems and diseases that complicate the life of an individual. These can be some small viruses or dangerous conditions that leave an imprint on a person’s entire life. However, diseases associated with the human psyche are far more terrible and problematic than anything...
There are many myths about the personality and the accomplishments of Florence Nightingale. These myths have been followed for many years, as these are comprehensive. However, the personality and the accomplishments of Florence Nightingale are much more complex. She was a towering figure in the Victorian age and still, there...
Recently, the world has seen an increase in the need for nurses. According to scientists, the US will need at least 260,000 more registered nurses by 2025 (Oermann et al., 2017). Despite the increased interest in the profession from people under 30, about one-third of the workforce are nurses over...
Confidence might not be the very first quality that comes to mind when describing a professional nurse. Its surplus has been systematically negatively correlated with expertise and is currently known as Dunning–Kruger effect (1). Nevertheless, numerous studies dedicated to measuring confidence among the nursing staff and the ways to enhance...
Introduction With many parts of the world under political turmoil, the waves of the impetus are causing effects on the neighboring countries. With security threats, more people are fleeing their countries to their bordering neighbors to ensure personal safety. Although their original perception is of a good life free from...
Abstract A concept is a general common idea created in the mind and expresses a complex mental envision of an experience. Hope is an essential element in holistic nursing theories, being a common human experience, hope is defined by many disciplines and in different perspectives. The aim of this essay...
Outline Patients are given care in the hospital by nurses who are experienced so that their health can be taken care of effectively. The number of nurses available should be large enough to take care of the increasing demand of patients who need their care all the time. When a...
Healthcare Policy Issue/ Concern Nurses have historically been at the forefront of revolutionizing healthcare. However, in today’s United States, their potential might not be used to the fullest due to too many challenges faced by the nursing workforce. Buerhaus et al. (2017) state that the dire situation can be broken...
Today, changes related to natural disasters or pandemics turn out to be critical issues for discussions around the globe. Many healthcare facilities try to get themselves prepared for changes and protect the staff, as well as patients. Safety in hospitals may gain a variety of forms, and one of them...
The article under analysis is dedicated to the topic of cardiac surgery in elderly patients and the role of nurses in organizing and developing care programs needed by elderly patients after cardiac surgeries. In more detail, Rosborough (2006) argues that the proportion of people aged 80 and older is growing...
Leadership Strong leadership is critical in the provision of safe and quality patient care in the healthcare system. The primary role of nurse leaders is to foster collaboration in the interprofessional team, oversee the integration of EBP in clinical care, and support frontline workers in achieving positive healthcare outcomes. The...
Introduction The use of wheelchairs has several effects on its users. Researchers have conducted several studies and found that users using wheelchairs could experience some of the following effects: Change Position Effect Seating Function Effect Habits Effect Mechanisms Effect Psychological Effects Effect of Reaction (Tropp, Nylander, Gerdle & Samuelsson, 2004;...
The article being summarized is titled “The Making of a Butterfly: Reflective Practice in Nursing Education,” written by Jessalyn F. Barbour and published in the International Journal of Human Caring in 2013. The article elaborates on the necessity of reflective practices in nursing and sustains for them to be included...
The paper titled A practice development initiative supporting care home staff delivers high-quality end-of-life care reflects upon the nurses’ role in older adult care. There is of great importance to meet the needs of the elderly population living in nursing homes. However, end-of-life practices still require improvements and concrete nursing...
Maintaining the consistent quality of care and meeting the established clinical guidelines is vital for effective care delivered in a timely fashion. Therefore, a proper understanding of IOM competencies and strategies for quality improvement is a crucial requirement for any nurse. By focusing on teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration, as well...
The nurse is the main person in charge of patient care in the US model of care. Needless to say, there were great women who contributed to reaching this level and pioneered the nursing care that the world knows today. This paper aims at considering Linda Richard’s contribution to modern...
Errors in the administration of medications remain a pervasive practice problem. Modern quantitative studies that explore the role of training programs for nurses in reducing medication mistakes can help to answer the previously identified PICOT question. This essay aims to critique two peer-reviewed quantitative studies, thus concluding on their uses...
Electronic resources are information or data distributed online in formats ranging from online journals, personal information within workspace, books, and webpages. The online nature of such resources means nearly anyone can access or create their materials. However, the professional use of electronic resources covers topics such as the creation and...
Nurses should provide patients with assistance whenever it is needed. Standards and core measures as those presented in the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) are the key tools in data analysis that can enhance nurses’ performance and, consequently, outcomes. NDNQI is a quality database that collects and evaluates...
Topic Description The current healthcare setting represents a significant departure from past approaches, which were deemed as obsolete after improved methods of managing public health issues had been developed. However, the present-day healthcare context still needs improvements due to the inconsistency between the pace of technological development and the rate...
Introduction Nursing research conduction is considered to be a scientific process refining and validating existing knowledge and generating new knowledge which provides an impact on nursing practice. The paper “Developing a Research base for Intravenous Peripheral cannula re-sites (DRIP trial). A randomized controlled trial of hospital in-patients” by Joan Webster...
The article “Ways of Knowing in Nursing” is devoted to problems of knowledge and knowledge acquisition in nursing. In nursing, the process of knowing means a whole person approach based on the principle of moral values and personalized treatment of all patients. The nursing professional should develop his environment through...
Effective nursing practice is a fundamental component of the modern healthcare sector as it guarantees its stable functioning and positive outcomes. The complexity of challenges care providers face today, increased diversification of patients’ needs, and the growing demands to the quality introduce the need for sufficient measures to minimize the...
In nursing field, quality improvement involves monitoring of the care procedures results using the available data. It also involves the use of advanced techniques to design and test changes that will continuously increase the quality and safety of heath care system. The main purpose of improving the quality of health...
The Connection Between Academic and Professional Integrity Academic integrity is one of the most critical educational and ethical virtues that any student should possess. This principle is a manifestation of professionalism, self-control, and demonstrates the ethical behavior of a person (Devine & Chin, 2018). Academic integrity in the framework of...
Stem cell therapies are used to treat people with type 1 diabetes, spinal cord injuries, Parkinson’s disease, heart diseases, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, osteoarthritis, stroke, burns, and Alzheimer’s disease. Stem cells can be used to test new drugs, but first, they have to be programmed into the tissue-specific cells to acquire...
Professional Development Goals My primary professional development goal as a family nurse practitioner (FNP) is to improve my standard of care for patients. As this is a complex and multifaceted task, working towards it requires developing multiple skills and areas of practice. The first and obvious area is receiving more...
Topic and Professional Practice The selected topic of interest for this analysis is that of cultural competence. The identified peer-reviewed article presents evidence-based ideas and concepts for transforming nursing practice. Medical practitioners need to “learn more about cultural diversity and become culturally competent” (Clarke, 2017, p. 53). They need to...
Nursing is a multifaceted profession that encompasses a wide range of tasks and responsibilities one of which is being a nursing leader. Until recently, nursing literature had primarily focused on executive and other formal leadership roles when discussing nursing leadership (Huber, 2017). However, in recent years, the nursing leadership discourse...
Socialization with colleagues means the development of effective professional networks of peers who can provide guidance and support for each other in a certain field. Socializing is extremely important in nursing because nurses usually cooperate in teams during their shifts, and they also develop as professionals when collaborating and communicating...
The EBP project investigates the problem of venous thromboembolism (VTE) treatment non-compliance since it is common in nursing practice and poses the risk of complications for patients admitted to the Medical/Surgical unit and post-operative patients. Hospital-acquired VTE causes about 25,000 preventable deaths annually and substantially increases hospital expenses (Nana et...
Medical assistants and members of healthcare teams need to take the issue of professional appearance seriously. Every individual should consider the right apparel and dress decently to appear smart. The professional can wear the required uniform and have the relevant badges to streamline patient-caregiver relations. Medical assistants should also consider...
Introduction Effective leadership is a prerequisite for any organization, and it is becoming increasingly important for the healthcare sector. Transformational leadership is an approach that is often recommended for application in healthcare settings. It allows influencing the basic attitudes and values of nurses by establishing a shared picture of reality...
Nursing is a critical profession within the healthcare sector that focuses on individual, family, and community care and health. Its main aim is to recover, maintain, and attain optimal health and subsequent high-quality of life among people in society. Understandably, nurses provide healthcare services independently, for example, the nursing professionals,...
Summary Nurse practitioners (NPs) should develop various competencies that can take them closer to their aims. Each role and position requires specific skills that can support the delivery of high-quality, culturally competent, and personalized services to their respective patients. The leading skills that define my expertise as a registered nurse...
The article “Tavistock Neighbourhood Nursing Network: Collaboration Across Settings” by J. Benniston analyses the experience of developing a Neighbourhood Nursing Network (NNN) in the English town of Tavistock. The project was intended to improve communication between nurses throughout the area and contribute to the implementation of the trust’s goals. It...
Introduction Background information In the past, Australia conformed to international convention in establishing policy related to cannabis. The import and export of cannabis was prohibited in the Commonwealth in 1925 in accordance with the Geneva Convention on Opium and Other Drugs (McDonald, Moore, Norberry, Wardlaw and Ballenden 1994). However, in...
Introduction Nurse leaders must select the most effective style of leadership that will allow them to build productive relationships with the team members, as well as communicate with patients. Each leader has his or her personal preferences, but it is also important to be aware of all the existing leadership...
Nursing is an integral part of the healthcare system that is aimed at solving problems of individual and public health. This field of medicine includes activities that promote health and prevent diseases. Moreover, nurses also provide psychosocial care to people with physical and mental illnesses, as well as to disabled...
Patients deserve care that is focused on their particular needs rather than what healthcare professionals regard as convenient for them. A shift in the healthcare system is required to realise this objective. As a result, transforming the health industry calls for a reconsideration of roles among healthcare professionals, including nurses...
The intention behind Basic Life Support (BLS) and the Heartsavers initiatives is to educate the target population, in this case, teachers, on the important life-saving skills necessary to respond to various emergencies caused by acute conditions. Within a Heartsavers course, understanding asthma and its potential adverse implications for young patients’...
Although the hope is among our primary emotions, it is very difficult to define it in words. However, we should not confuse hope with optimism, positive thinking, or expectation, as these are attitudes where we believe that things will be in our favor. Optimism and dreaming can be considered the...
Introduction With the emergence of the Internet, people have gained access to a vast amount of knowledge that can help them increase the level of basic and health literacy. Yet, the variety of information often means a lack of credibility. Thousands of websites offer definitions of illnesses, descriptions of symptoms,...
Introduction Long term care (LTC) is the care and assistance given to an individual suffering from chronic illness, mental illness or someone with disability and therefore cannot care for him/herself for a prolonged period of time. This type of care is normally given at home, nursing home, hospice care center...
Postmenopausal women suffer from a lot of problems due to a chronic lack of estrogen. The common problems associated with menopause are vasomotor instability, vaginal dryness and atrophy, urinary tract infections and other urinary symptoms like increased frequency, urgency and incontinence, osteoporosis, etc (Schaffer, 1996). Around 45% of postmenopausal women...
Week 1 journal deals with nursing and counseling theories, the main goal of which is to help the advanced practice mental help practitioner to develop the necessary approaches to improve patients’ health. The paper will investigate the use of both theories in psychotherapy. Nursing Theory According to Freud’s psychoanalytic theory,...
Introduction Despite the intention to provide non-ambulatory patients with the best services, a modern healthcare system is hardly perfect. This group of people faces several challenges that contribute to their health and quality of life. The growth of pressure ulcer risks is one of the main concerns due to several...
The problem or issue that has been discussed in this article is regarding the impact of physiological or psychological effects on nurses, who have to work long night shifts, on the safety of their patients. The nurses who have to work on their night shifts have to face a number...
In the case under discussion, Ms. Johnson, an RN with a three-year-old experience, is assumed to the position of the director of nursing and the nursing home administrator. However, to accept this proposition, the nurse has to analyze the situation and investigate all possible benefits and shortages of this change....
Introduction Learning in the nursing profession is a continuous process that equips healthcare workers with additional insights and concepts for transforming their patients’ experiences. Within the contexts of my hospital and community, I have engaged in numerous teaching exercises that have widened my scope of practice and philosophy. The outstanding...
Introduction BUI stands for bowel and urinary incontinence. It is a disease classified by the inability of the patient to control the movement of their bladder and bowels, resulting in an uncontrollable act of urination and defecation (Stokes et al., 2016). Such a condition can be caused by a variety...
Abstract The availability of open data sources has tremendously changed the entire health care industry providing new opportunities and unique challenges for nursing professionals. This paper reviews research conducted by Kobayashi et al. is dedicated to the issues of accessibility and information protection of various databases. The consideration of the...
Introduction A medication error is a preventable incident that may cause or lead to inapt medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer. A medication error may relate to professional practice, health care products, procedures, and systems. This...
I have always felt the need of making a difference and becoming a nurse was my way to achieve it. I knew that as a nurse I would be able to make a positive effect on the lives of many patients, providing them with care when they need it the...
Background Bowel and urinary incontinence syndrome (BUI) is a very widespread condition that is frequently encountered in the ICU. According to Stokes, Crumley, Taylor-Thompson, and Cheng (2016), the prevalence of BUI in intensive care ranges between 9% to 37%. These numbers are mirrored by Aguiar and Franco (2018), who bring...
Introduction According to (Antai, 2006), communication is a very important aspect of the ways in which nurses relate with their clients. The power of communication in this particular relationship is expressed by communication’s modes as well as principles used by the nurses. Nurses may use a nonverbal or a verbal...
Introduction The Health Resources and Services Administration have estimated the requirement of nurses at 800,000 full-time equivalent nurses position by the year 2012 (Yordy, 2006). However, American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN] (2008) has reported that 40,285 qualified applicants to entry level baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs have been...
Introduction A literature review is an essential component of every research. This section summarizes the current information on a selected topic, demonstrates what questions have been answered, and reveals the existing gaps. A decent literature review should form the basis of a scientific study, meaning that any information should be...
Professional nurses have many opportunities to provide assistance and care to community members who have limited access to the healthcare reform or have no access to services. Firstly, it is necessary to contact all the local non-profit organizations providing support to such members of a community and apply for participation...
Nursing is a discipline that emphasizes the importance of caring in society and values the human life. There is a variety of different perspectives on nursing and various approaches that are called theories. They constitute frameworks that dictate the basic knowledge and care concepts nurses have to adhere to in...
Role of Nurse Practitioners (NP) in primary health care and the rationale for formal graduate education Continuous shortage of primary care physicians prompted the development of nurse practitioners (NPs) as an alternative strategy to increase access to primary health care. Standardization of preparation, certification, and licensing of advanced nurses began...
In the contemporary rapidly-developing world, healthcare can be noted as one of the most challenging areas. Both quality and safety of care depend on a range of diverse factors, including patients’ demands and expectations, financial constraints, inappropriate access to services, workforce issues and the need to adapt and continuously improve...
Abstract In pediatric units, the safety of children is a priority along with the provision of high-quality care. The problem is that it is necessary to prevent safety issues, including possible child abduction, and avoid ethical issues associated with the relationships between caregivers and patients and caregivers and the staff....
Introduction This paper discusses Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory and its applicability to the nursing practice. The purpose of the paper is to investigate pragmatic adequacy, social meaningfulness, and feasibility of the theory in the context of nursing and its compatibility with real practice. For the research, statistical and thematic...
Like in any field that relies on cooperation between specialists, leadership plays a crucial part in nursing practice. A skilled leader can ensure a unit’s performance by distributing tasks and responsibilities, and maintaining morale and discipline. A poor leader allows tasks and responsibilities to overlap, interfering with the unit’s ability...
While studying in college, students faced a critical problem of choosing a further profession. On the one hand, they already know about some of their strengths; on the other hand, they may not be ready to choose the direction of their whole life. However, even at such a young age,...
Abstract Nurses are an invaluable asset in every healthcare system all over the world. Nurses provide personalized care, instruct patients, and develop nursing care plans. According to the International Council of Nurses (n. d.), “nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups, and communities, sick...
Caregiving is a social institution that delivers care to the elderly with severe health conditions or those who cannot care for themselves. Being a caregiver can be both physically and emotionally hard work. The current essay is devoted to different aspects of caregiving. The paper addresses three main subtopics, including...
As a student nurse, I learned a lesson related to safety that it is necessary to demonstrate effective use of strategies to decrease the risk of harm to patients or yourself. It is also important to communicate observations and concerns to families and healthcare staff. Related to patient-centered care, I...
To develop a strong understanding of nursing and human caring, attention is paid to five patterns of knowledge. Personal knowledge or wisdom is based on human relationships, the quality of which depends on how well a nurse knows about the self. Esthetic knowledge is the art of nursing that aims...
Ensuring the safety of prescriptive practice, especially regarding Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS), remains one of the essential priorities of authorities and medical institutions. By introducing these improvements, they aim to increase transparency and enhance public’s access to effective treatment. The author of this paper lives in New Jersey; for that...
Postpartum hemorrhage can provoke complications, including fatal outcomes for birth givers. In NYC, hospital workers seem to need a better supply of necessary resources and protocols for this condition. Moreover, people who use the hospital service for giving birth may also benefit from the awareness of all the risks because...
Nurse Practitioner is a profession that requires a high level of specialized knowledge combined with stress-resistance and a clear understanding of the ethics of the profession. The specialization has a number of subtypes that, despite their similarities, require different efforts and motivations from the students who want to pursue them....
Introduction Research has shown that, evidence-based nursing has had several reactions from professional colleagues as well as media where majority of the responses have been positive. However, some misgiving and misunderstanding regarding evidence-based nursing has been generated over time and this has led to research that addresses the criticism. Such...
Over the last few decades, transcultural nursing has advanced into an important aspect in the healthcare service delivery system. Dr. Madeleine Leininger, the founder, and other innovators have in the past worked relentlessly to integrate the model into the healthcare system. Currently, societies are becoming more diverse in terms of...
The issues related to emotional and physical burnout of medical staff have an adverse effect on the quality of healthcare, increase the number of negative outcomes, and decrease patient satisfaction. The problem is related to all nurses worldwide, and it is crucial to identify its primary sources and examine and...
“Mr. A.D,” a 28 year-old Hispanic married man reported at the endocrine clinic for his follow up of labs, without prior appointment. Mr. A.D. reported at the clinic after a telephonic reminder, because he failed to turn up as per schedule of his labs and follow up treatment for hyperlipidemia....
Summary of Studies Study 1 The article investigates different influences of medication errors and various strategies helpful in preventing them. Gorgich et al. (2016) note that medication errors are a serious international problem impacting healthcare sectors, threatening patient safety, and can cause death. Medical errors comprise the prescription of wrong...
How Do We Know This is a Problem or Issue? Homelessness is a critical socioeconomic issue that has been affecting the lives of millions of U.S. residents. Despite multiple attempts at shaping the existing healthcare framework to address the needs of homeless people, the lack of effective services is evident....
A healthcare facility with approximately 500 nurses and support employees is facing challenges regarding staff compensation. As the organization’s Human Resource Director, I would arrange for a meeting with the Director of the Clinical Services and explain the seriousness of the issue and enlighten him or her about the status...
Introduction The health care industry is the most efficient when there are robust links between theory and practice. That is why advanced-practice nurses should understand these links since this fact has the potential to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes. Nurses need a structure to test how it...
Introduction Pressure ulcers (PrUs) can affect patients receiving either acute or chronic treatment and could be costly in the long term due to prolonged hospital stay. Only a few studies have been conducted to estimate the prevalence of PrUs. This essay examines the paper “Increasing heel skin perfusion by elevation.”...
Intravenous Administration (IV) of drugs is a common practice nowadays that involves several different stages, amongst which the phases of medication preparation and administration are frequently delegated to nurses. This procedure is potentially hazardous and carries with it a multitude of risks if any lapse in the proper administration of...
It has now come to be believed that nursing is a unique health profession in being both a science and an art. It signifies caring for patients by professional practitioners and focusing on helping communities, groups, families, and individuals. Nurses also cater to wellness programs in optimizing their levels of...
During the last several months, people around the globe are under a serious and unknown threat of the Coronavirus Disease or COVID-19. This epidemic has already challenged millions of hospitals, and healthcare providers must work hard under constant stress. Nurses who take care of high morbidity/mortality patients put themselves at...