The present-day environment is quite complex due to the multitude of sources of influence on people’s well-being. On the one hand, innovative solutions in technology and healthcare, as well as a myriad of other areas, have improved the access to healthcare and management of health issues. On the other hand,...
Styles the Nursing Leaders Have Utilized Nursing is an essential element of any system of healthcare providing establishment. It should be stated that the way a team-leading nurse decides to manage his or her colleagues might be considered as a foundation of productive and efficient work. A plethora of scholars...
Introduction Self-care is one of the essential terms used for the purposes of defining the quality of nursing. Despite the frequency of its use, this term has not been properly considered. However, the understanding of self-care in nursing practice is essential for the provision of high-quality healthcare services. The review...
Driscoll model The Driscoll model is one of the simpler reflection models used in nursing practice. It consists of three stem questions: “what?”, “so what?”, and “now what?”, that are meant to represent the stages of the learning cycle (1). Although many practitioners have a natural ability to reflect on...
The assessment of the anthropomorphic measurements of the 9-month old female patient shows that she is underweight. Namely, she is in the fifth percentile for weight and in the 25th percentile for head circumference and height, which is disproportionate. According to the data from the Centers for Disease Control and...
The nursing practice represents a field that continuously goes through various changes, new implementations, and improvements. The Georgia Board of Nursing (Board) recognizes those features and states that due to diverse backgrounds and levels of expertise among the nurses, they should use sound judgment in decisions (Georgia Board of Nursing,...
Nursing malpractice is a problem that accounts for low-quality health care. Nurses have to familiarize themselves with the laws and doctrines and use them in everyday practice. This essay will analyze two nursing malpractice cases according to the elements of negligence. These elements include duty, breach of duty, foreseeability, causation,...
Is this an ethical dilemma or a moral dilemma? In this dilemma, ethical and moral principles are closely linked. Nurses have a responsibility to follow a code of ethical conduct, which includes moral principles such as loyalty, beneficence, and respect for patients’ dignity and self-determination (Fowler, 2015, 4.2). Ethics oblige...
The key messages proposed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) are focused on improving nurses’ practices and work performance, which would improve the healthcare system in the United States. Among the four recommendations provided by the IOM Report, there is one that can have the most significant positive impact on...
Abstract The following paper discusses the seriousness of the nursing shortage problem in the US and, in the state of New Jersey, in particular. The state is expected to occupy third place, after California and Texas, in terms of insufficient nursing staff by 2030. Besides, there will be a substantial...
Abstract The article under analysis dwells upon the use of caffeine and napping as coping strategies among shift-working nurses in Australian metropolitan hospitals. Although the sample of the study is rather limited (130 nurses), certain trends have been identified. It is found that the vast majority of nursing practitioners use...
In the university context, compounds of processors with simulation devices present students with opportunities for interactive participation. Simulations reproduce actual events in secure surroundings. Simulations hold various applications, such as introduction or in-service programs, a real classroom or clinical workroom environment, or section of a study task (Sewell, 2013). Practical...
When running a nursing home, there should be no possibility for the administration to be ineffective. Like any organization, a nursing home should have a Continuity of Operations Plan, which employees must follow to ensure proper operating of the facility and safety of its residents in case of emergency. Such...
Introduction The healthcare industry represents a complex organism that requires the highest degree of expertise and competence from all the employees. Nursing professionals occupy an essential place within the field, and their work is of extreme significance to the success of treatment and a decrease in mortality and morbidity rates...
Introduction Without trust between workers, management, and their clients, it is impossible to establish a healthy work environment, which is one of the key points in achieving the best possible outcome in service-providing institutions. The results can be drastic, ranging from a simple disappointment or argument to life-threatening mistakes due...
Introduction Gestational diabetes is a health condition that affects approximately 10% of women during pregnancy. The researchers distinguish two main types of gestational diabetes: A1 and A2 classes. Women with A1 gestational diabetes can manage their high sugar levels through exercise and custom-made diet schedules. When it comes to A2,...
Abstract Communication is a key component of any type of relationship. When it comes to the patient-nurse relationship, the quality of communication serves as an indicator of patient satisfaction. In the postoperative setting, pain management is one of the prioritized issues. However, patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) may struggle...
The article by Swan et al. (2019) examines what characteristics registered nurses need to possess to perform their job functions and assigned responsibilities effectively. According to the researchers, these professionals should have extensive knowledge across different healthcare disciplines to provide comprehensive care and make appropriate changes to the treatment process...
Abstract Nursing theories are essential elements of the nursing field and practice because they directly shape the overall approach to the issues. The given comparative analysis will primarily focus on Abdellah’s grand nursing theory of patient-centered care and Kolcaba’s middle-range theory of comfort. The former author provides a complete and...
The first week covered many important topics related to nursing practice. Among these, understanding informed consent and advanced directives, learning about considerations for psychiatric settings and patients, and prioritization and delegation are the three topics worth emphasizing. The healthcare system is built around patients’ needs and desires. They should have...
Introduction The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report contains four key messages that outline how nursing education and professional practice should be developed to achieve the healthcare goals of the nation. It is essential for nursing to practice because IOM’s report outlines the changes in nursing practice and how they can...
Hispanics are one of the largest racial-ethnical groups that represent diversity in the United States. Although they live among American cultural convictions, habits, and traditions, the Hispanic community still holds their own beliefs and lifestyle foundations. The Hispanic group’s culture vastly influences their health care approaches, disease awareness, and the...
Introduction The creation of a portfolio is an essential part of professional development. This document contains a chronological and visual representation of nurse growth, including a mission statement, cover letter, resume, certifications, and performance evaluation (Schneider, 2016). Even though a portfolio may be a successful contribution to professional development and...
Introduction to the Topic and Purpose of the Paper One of the roles of Clinical Nurse Leaders (CNLs) is to create an atmosphere where nurses can prevent or cure any illnesses and injuries presented to them. Redfern (2012) argues that nurses monitor patients’ health conditions at the bedside, detect near...
The idea of the changes in the terminology of nursing homes to nursing facilities does not seem to be quite rationalized. Nursing homes are private institutions that provide health care and residential accommodations, mostly for elderly people (Chisholm, 2018). At the same time, nursing facilities provide disabled or sick people...
The transition from a student to a professional nurse is a life-changing experience that requires courage, fearlessness, and stress-resistance. There are several important steps to make for a successful start of a nursing career. At first, joining the National Student Nurses Association and participating in its activities can help during...
At the moment, there are many different nursing organizations. Board of Nursing and professional nursing organizations serve the same purpose, but they differ in their structure, origin, and purpose. In general, it can be noted that the Board of Nursing is, first of all, a state structure. Accordingly, their goal...
Nurses are the professionals who encounter the patients the most. They should have more comprehensive conceptions about severe illnesses, including HIV/AIDS, than general society members. In the article “Nursing Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Willingness to Care Toward People with HIV/AIDS,” Gulsah Kok, Gulten Guvenc, and Zeliha Kaplan (2018) analyzed the...
The Three Systems Imogene King’s Conceptual System is rooted in the assumption that human beings make up the focus of nursing. The purpose of nursing is the care of the sick, the injured, and the dying, health maintenance, promotion, and restoration (Smith & Parker, 2015). Nurses play a crucial role...
Abstract Leininger’s Theory of Cultural Competence seeks to bridge the gap in providing care for patients from different cultural backgrounds. In her professional practice, Madeleine Leininger witnessed a chronic lack of cultural understanding that can negatively influence the quality of patient care (Busher Betancourt, 2016). The theorist described cultural competence...
Raymond is a high-level nurse and professional whose work raises the rating of the entire department. However, he has an unpleasant character feature that annoys his colleagues – he is a conceited omniscient. At the same time, Raymond still seeks to be part of the team and share the details...
The article by Laura Anne Brooks, Elizabeth Manias, and Patricia Nicholson, published by the American Journal of Critical Care, is dedicated to one of the most crucial topics ICU nurses face daily. Decisions on continuing life-supporting care or withholding it, ethical issues, and perspectives and experiences of the medical staff...
Nurses are viewed as health care providers that work closely with patients and ensure the prevention of diseases and the treatment of adverse health conditions. On top of all day-to-day tasks, the ultimate goal of nursing is to provide the best patient care. Different approaches to the concept of care...
The fields of nursing and health care undergo considerable changes and improvements all the time. Many areas could influence the progress of nursing practice and determine the quality of achievements. In this paper, the culture of safety, quality measures, and HCAHPS, as well as change strategies based on Lewin’s and...
The Joint Commission (JC) is a self-governing non-profit institution that oversees accreditation plans for healthcare institutions in the United States (US). The role is achieved by establishing performance standards that look into the fundamental features of operation like safety in medication, infection control, patient care, and the rights of consumers...
In multiple professional fields, specialists are expected to engage in constant communication and bear responsibility for all consequences of their actions for other individuals. The RN BSN program and new information about nursing delivered by professional instructors have encouraged me to take a critical look at my goals and philosophical...
Introduction Perinatal nurses perform an essential function in treating both mothers and infants as their well-being requires continuous supervision. Statistics show that infant death currently is higher in the USA than in European countries, and it keeps increasing. Main body According to Chen, Oster and Williams (2016), the rate of...
Abstract There has been an increasing need for quality care for the aging population in this society. This makes professional caregivers very important in this society. Caregivers in this society play a vital role in offering quality care to the aging population. The African American caregivers form a section of...
Introduction Did you ever think about the post managerial or post organizational era in nursing management? Well, think about it in ten to twenty years in the future. The scoop of nursing management lays no foundation for further errors and obsolete achievements. In essence, the skills and experiences being attained...
Overview of Pain Pain can be described as an unpleasant sensation that regularly arises as a consequence of destructive stimuli. Simmons, McLeod, and Laird term pain as an “unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage” (2012, p. 332)....
Overview The general occurrences in healthcare are closely related to trends in nursing. In some instances, trends can be closely related to each other. As it stands now, the United States is comprised of over 2.7 million nurses (Auerbach, Buerhaus & Staiger 2007, p.184). This implies that the healthcare working...
The creation and promotion of a safe nursing environment contain several steps and obligations. Due to current changes and innovations, the nursing staff should be ready to implement changes, understand the work of all the necessary systems, and perform their roles. The healthcare system consists of multiple elements, and stakeholders...
Introduction The prosperity of a country is strongly dependent on the structure of its healthcare system. It is also important to adjust the way people receive medical attention to address the problems and possibilities that arise due to societal and technological changes happening in the world. A big part of...
Perhaps the most important thing in developing a professional career is loving what you do. It can be incredibly challenging to understand what it is, and even more challenging to find a job that has that aspect. That said, I think I have a grasp on what I love to...
Basic Duties of a Nurse A registered nurse (RN) is responsible for treating patients, providing advice, and emotional support to them and their relatives. Education is also an essential part of the job as RNs are expected to inform their patients, their families, and the general public about medical conditions...
In my nursing practice, I work with a patient who has the signs of a mental disorder that falls under the DSM-5 classification. JG is a Hispanic male, DOB 6/19/1978, who came to the hospital with Medicaid coverage. The resident has no support system in the community and relies on...
My philosophy of nursing has remained the same since the beginning of my nursing career. It consists of the belief that the purpose of nursing is not just treating illnesses; instead, nurses should take care of the individual needs of their patients and pay attention to their values. There have...
I believe that having a personal philosophy of nursing is important because it helps overcome difficulties occurring in the nursing practice, prevent occupational burnout, and stay motivated to provide high-quality care. My philosophy of nursing is based on the view that patients are primarily people with their special needs rather...
An organization that is formed to benefit its workers in the sphere of working is called a labor union. Nurses are believed to be the only professional occupation in the healthcare industry to be represented by a union (Cherry & Jacob, 2017). Over the past decade, labor unions for nurses...
Introduction Congestive heart failure (CHF) requires patients to self-manage at home once they are discharged from the hospital The existing guide is too complex and extensive, requiring scientific knowledge or medical background to understand it The extensive Spanish-speaking population does not receive any information from the hospital Lack of proper...
Similar to other numerous fields, nursing is experiencing major changes that shape the manner of managing patients’ needs and key tasks in various nursing contexts. Therefore, it is important to observe how these changes occur. The dynamics of the specified alterations are evident in the domains of Nursing Administration, Nursing...
Abstract Community health nursing is a discipline bearing a pivotal role in the wellbeing of people in a given society. Community health risk assessment is one of the roles in nursing mainly for ensuring disease prevention and good outcome of services offered by practitioners. Implementation of a community health risk...
Foundation of the Study Hospitals and medical institutions face several organizational challenges, and one of them is the inability to retain employees, especially nurses (May, Bazzoli, & Gerland, 2006, p. 316). The following study will be aimed at explaining the origins of this problem. The findings of this research can...
Reflection occupies a significant place in nursing and is actively encouraged to withdraw conclusions, discover new insights, and consider further actions. Reflecting should be purposeful, focused, and should raise significant questions (Nicol and Dosser, 2016). Reflection entails a certain level of mindfulness and can be referred to as the ability...
As a registered nurse who was willing to embark upon the path of knowledge improvement, I was passionate about continuing my educational journey and obtaining a BSN degree. Thus, in 2018, having formed a sober estimate of my resources, such as free time after work, I started the RN-BSN program...
Introduction Nurses have an extremely challenging job that demands not only medical but also cultural knowledge. Nurses work with people from various backgrounds and can experience misunderstandings with patients whose background is different from their own. Therefore, it is vital for nurses and other medical professionals to be aware of...
Introduction The process of teaching future professionals is always associated with challenges and risks. However, in the sphere of healthcare education, these challenges are more numerous. Those who decide to become academic nurse educators (ANEs) have to be fully committed not only to the teaching dimension of their work but...
The article in question, published in 2017, dwells upon the relationship between oncology nurses’ burnout and their personality traits. The purpose of the study was to measure the level of oncology nurses’ burnout, evaluate the stage of their burnout suffering, and analyze the correlation between personality traits and burnout (De...
Performance Scorecard Identification of the Patient Population Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC) provides inpatient psychiatric care to adult men and women that require hospital-level treatment and supervision. These individuals exhibit a variety of diagnoses that cannot be treated within a standard community hospital. According to Vollm et al. (2018), the...
A clear understanding of the roles that a nurse plays in the hospital environment allows making the performance as effective as possible. The communicative aspect of a nurse’s role is particularly important since it helps to obtain crucial information about a patient’s well-being faster (Norouzinia, Aghabarari, Shiri, Karimi, & Samami,...
Summary of the Interview The interview was conducted in the hospital… and Ms. Gordon agreed to be a participant. The interview questions were prepared in advance, and the answers were recorded; moreover, some issues were also clarified by phone to collect all the necessary information. Ms. Gordon is a geriatric...
Overview The general occurrences in healthcare are closely related to trends in nursing. In some instances, trends can be closely related to each other. As it stands now, the United States is comprised of over 2.7 million nurses (Auerbach, Buerhaus & Staiger 2007, p.184). This implies that the healthcare working...
Abstract The medical discipline seeks to skillfully get the dynamic relationship as a premise for activity and reflection to gain positive health directions and information that encourages future engagement and thought. Working with different categories of patients, a modern nurse creates an atmosphere of respectful attitude to the patient’s past...
Introduction The introduction of medical informatics dates back to the mid-1970s, though some studies were conducted already in the 1950s. In recent years, several types of research have shown that a large number of fatal events in healthcare structures could have been prevented through the broader use of electronic health...
Nurses have many responsibilities within a hospital as they assist doctors in procedures and monitor patient’s condition during the entirety of their stay in the hospital. One of their primary responsibilities is delivering medication, and failure to administer it is among the most severe mistakes a nurse can make. This...
Introduction Carol Huston predicted the most crucial nurse leader competencies, which would be required for 2020. These are a global perspective of healthcare development, technology skills, decision-making ability, managerial abilities, staying current with political processes, team building skill, the capability of keeping the balance between authenticity and performance expectations, and...
Introduction The management of long-term care facilities can be challenging due to the specific services provided by these units. It is essential to consider the peculiarities of long-term care to ensure the provision of high-quality services and proper performance of the unit. Such areas as staffing and quality often require...
Case Facts The case concerning a patient who was prescribed an unusually large dosage of insulin, 80 instead of 8.0, is a medication mistake issue that requires immediate attention both from staff and leadership. The problem is alarming because the administration of a large insulin dosage can result in nausea,...
One of the principles of informed consent is the requirement to tell patients the absolute truth about their illnesses, as well. Moreover, the law requires that the patient should be provided with information about interventions and possible complications. The nurse’s role in this matter is hard to overestimate since they...
The Texas Board of Nursing outlines the roles of both licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) and registered nurses (RNs). An LVN provides patient-centered care to patients with basic healthcare needs. This is achieved through the collection of data and the performance of focused evaluations, assisting in the planning and modification of...
Besides being professional in a specific medical field, a nurse should be aware of different psychological principles. Sufficient knowledge of psychology allows a healthcare worker to establish a closer connection with a patient and provide more effective medical care. At the same time, the basics of psychology help understand the...
The main task of a nurse is to assess the patient’s state correctly and offer optimal treatment. For this purpose, a nurse performs mandatory steps called the nursing process, and most often, they form a cycle rather than a linear sequence (Yoost & Crawford, 2019). These steps are assessment, diagnosis,...
Abstract The purpose of this theoretical framework is to indicate concepts, theories, and models which guide the realization of the capstone project on the topic of improving hemodialysis treatment adherence by removing barriers and providing patient education. The concepts important for the project include treatment adherence, treatment non-adherence, barriers, patient...
The turnover rate for high-level nurse practitioners, which is considerable, tends to be higher compared to their lower-level counterparts (Shi & Li, 2016). Newly recruited nurses usually exhibit an increased turnover rate due to a poor level of satisfaction with their jobs. Therefore, it can be stated that human resource...
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program lists several categories of competencies that a graduate should master; these categories are described by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing as part of the essentials of doctoral education for nurses (AACN, 2006). Helpful strategies for evaluating these competencies are self-assessment and...
Data Collection Research problems can help researchers decide the most appropriate methodology for their study. Methodologies that create the structure to conduct a study and analyze its data bring new understandings of the research problem (Charmaz, 2006). This research study will use the methodology of constructivist grounded theory, which allows...
Introduction The political and economic environment seems to greatly affect the nursing practice. There are several domains of nursing that can be influenced by changes in those spheres, namely: interprofessional healthcare, nursing management, and interpersonal relationships. Identifying how these areas can be affected by changes in the political and economic...
Roper-Logan-Tierney model of nursing, widely employed in the United Kingdom, is based on the research conducted by Nancy Roper in 1970. One of the key strategies used by this model is evaluating the patient’s performance in regard to 12 specific activities of living, among which are mobilizing, breathing, eating and...
New Employee Orientation Blueprint Background Transition to a new workplace is associated with significant stress, together with decreased effectiveness and efficiency of employees (Strauss, Ovnat, Gonen, Lev-Ari, & Mizrahi, 2016). Stress may lead to a significant drop in the quality of care due to mistakes and missed treatments (Strauss et...
Life and death have always been topical matters for the humanity. While each person may consider his or her own mortality at some point in life, terminally ill patients begin to look at the matter from a different perspective. Some of such patients become desperate enough to resort to suicide....
Introduction The given research will primarily focus on the validity of online nursing education as well as analyze the main pitfalls of such an approach. The study is significant because modern education is shifting towards an online format under the current COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures. Therefore, it is...
Abstract Midwifery practice involves an intermediary role of promoting collaboration between all stakeholders, especially between family members and health care practitioners. Midwives inform the patient and family about the possible risks associated with the pregnancy, coordinate advanced care for complicated cases, and offer family support. They quell anxiety and stress...
The quality of nursing services provided to the future mothers depends not only on the qualification of midwives, though the latter issue also matters significantly, but also on the efficacy of information transfer from midwives to patients and vice versa. More importantly, the significance of establishing an efficient feedback system...
Shortly, midwives are expected to face new challenges in perfecting their responsibilities as partners, practitioners, and leaders in maternity care provision. Among the areas where the practice of midwifery is anticipated to be extremely challenging is in ensuring effective communication with all involved stakeholders. Since midwives provide vital care not...
Overview The described scholarly activity is concerned with designing, implementing, and evaluating a patient experience initiative in the hospital. The project is based on the results of the HCAHPS scores and domains. The initiative focuses on three primary issues that the facility has to reform. The first one is the...
Issue Identification Nursing Schools and Regulation Concerns The process of managing staff-related issues while opening and closing nursing schools, as well as handling problems associated with student debt, providing relevant information to students, and more, are admittedly complex since they require a perfect understanding of how a nursing school is...
Introduction American society like any other industrialized country has to face major public health issues. Such diseases as cancer, cardiovascular disorders, diabetes are regarded as some of the primary areas of concern. Obesity is one of the major issues to address as over two in three adult Americans are obese...
Introduction Healthcare practitioners increasingly acknowledge the need to make patient-centered care (PCC) a part of their everyday clinical practice. A growing recognition to embrace PCC as a core of new models of care delivery is also evident among governments, international healthcare organizations, and lobby groups (Kitson, Marshall, Bassett, & Zeitz,...
Introduction Training opportunities are integral for nurses in all countries. Nurse knowledge and skills have to be constantly improved to provide patients with high-quality clinical care. This research proposal aims at developing a plan for a future project about the peculiarities of e-learning platforms, their application in emergency triage in...
Introduction As methods for analyzing concepts have proliferated in nursing, a critical method ological issue has arisen. Analytic techniques for examining conceptual meaning have incorporated varied strategies for advancing the concept under the rubric of concept analysis, concept development, and theory building. The authors argue that this evo lution has...
Health care informatics is one of the aspects a qualified nurse should consider in working toward evidence-based practice and quality improvement (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2006). The American Medical Informatics Association (n.d.) defines nursing informatics as the “science and practice (that) integrates nursing, its information, and knowledge, with...
Week 1: 8/30-9/5 The first week of applying the newly acquired skills to practice was admittedly the most difficult one due to the amount of information that I had to process and the range of issues that had to be addressed. It was clearly the most informative stage of my...
Introduction The present paper is devoted to the investigation of the advanced nursing practice (ANP) leadership from the perspective of the ethic of care (EC). The paper includes a discussion of EC, which is structured to demonstrate its difference from the ethic of justice (EJ). This comparison allows pinpointing the...
Introduction The need for cost-effective care is increasing as total healthcare expenditures grow. Healthcare providers are challenged with evaluating scientific evidence to inform a practice change aimed at improving patient outcomes. Being a costly yet mostly preventable complication, hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (hapus) cause much suffering to patients in acute care...
Week 1 The goal during the first week of the course was to investigate the strategies to ensure quality and safety in health care. One of the primary objectives was to critique and propose the best quality measures to improve patient safety. Here, it was vital for me to employ...
Week 1: 10/25-10/31 As a DNP, being aware of the key roles that are relevant and are typically assigned to one is essential. Therefore, starting the implementation of the succession plan with setting priorities in line was critical to my further success. Indeed, by arranging the key objectives and determining...
Introduction The process of designing and implementing a quality improvement (QI) program in a nursing home requires significant effort from all involved specialists. Apart from financial needs that follow every QI initiative, members that want to enact change in an organization have to consider the theoretical framework behind their program’s...
Introduction Sustainability in health care and nursing is an integral concept that defines the quality of care, directions of possible development, and appropriate changes. The relationships between quality outcomes, safety measures, and nursing science are close enough, so they determine the work of different facilities, including people, programs, and protocols....
Introduction Today, much attention is paid to the development and improvement of nursing science due to its initial goal of promoting high-level patient-centered care. Nurses have to demonstrate their knowledge and make sure to apply different theories and frameworks in practice. Nursing theory is based on a group of interrelated...
Social Inequality at School Each student enters an educational institution for a reason. Be it career, pleasure, new skills, or new acquaintances. In either scenario, students have to understand that in a few years, their education will be finished and there would come a time to plan everything anew. Therefore,...
Introduction In any organization, recruiting and retaining the right staff are the major issues facing the organization’s policymakers (Cosack 1). With the currently registered nurse shortages, concerns about nurse turnover and retention have heightened. To solve these challenges, health care organizations aim at improving their nurse retention. In so doing,...
SimChart is an Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR) system that was developed to teach nurses to work with EHRs (Elsevier, 2013). The evaluation framework should take the specifics of SimChart into account. It is noteworthy that there appears to be a shortage of frameworks meant for EHR simulations; the present research...