Introduction Staffing has always been an important issue in nursing practice. Inappropriate staffing methods affect many people negatively (Marguis & Huston, 2012). For instance, they threaten the safety and health of patients and increase the complexity of patient care. Improper staffing also poses a negative impact on the safety and...
Introduction and theoretical framework The knee joint is composed of ligaments, cartilage, bone, and fluid (Gandhi & Viscusi, 2009). These structures work together with the tendons and muscles to enable the knee joint to move. Injuries caused to any of the structures can result in a variety of knee problems...
This paper is aimed at discussing the article Culturally Tailored Education For African Americans with Type 2 Diabetes written by Berkley Carter, Beth Barba, and Donald Kautz. The authors examine the peculiarities of education programs and self-care plans that should be offered to African-American patients who have type 2 diabetes....
In the contemporary world, technology has become the core sector of development in every industry. This has also been experienced in the health care sector where technological innovations are being implemented to increase efficiency. This paper will major on nursing informatics which describes the role played by technology when practicing...
Personal philosophy of nursing My philosophy on nursing is centered around the belief that all healthcare institutions, whether public or private, need to focus on client-centered care as the primary basis of their operations. Taking such a belief and attributing it to the healthcare system as a whole through the...
Introduction A qualitative study includes customer questionnaires as well as surveys, which help an institution to enhance an improvement in their services as well as product (Miller, 2009). A quantitative study assists them to make decisions that, in nature, are informative. It is all about gathering opinions from individuals in...
Introduction It is imperative to note from the outset that any information proposed in the quality initiative improvement should be highly reliable so as to reach a quality initiative system. The data recommended is determined by various factors. Any nursing information system ought to support nurses in their day to...
Introduction Health is a critical aspect in our day to day lives. It entails an individual’s mental, psychological as well as physical condition that could be either ill or free from illness or injury. It is a person’s state of the body, mind, and spirit especially with respect to being...
Specific aims Emotional intelligence, according to John D. Mayer, (2011) is the use of emotions in critical thinking. Through this process, one is able to perceive, access and generate emotions to aid in thinking. In the so doing, one is able to regulate the reflection of emotions to promote their...
A professional nurse has to possess a variety of skills to order to meet the needs of patients. Such a person should understand the work of medical institutions and act as a leader. Moreover, this individual should be able to use various findings of researchers and adopt the best practices....
One of the main reasons why human beings differ from animals is their ability to learn new ideas very fast and apply them in their normal life situations. People derive most of their skills and knowledge from society through various institutions like the family that imparts basic communication skills to...
According to the article titled “Nurses at the Sharp End of Patient Care,” emphasis is put on the link present among factors such as the working environment of nurses, quality and safety of patient care. Nurses are tasked with taking care of the varying needs of patients and giving care...
Overview of the Chapter This chapter will present an extensive review of existing relevant literature. The choice of the literature was guided by the study aim, objectives, and the empirical structure outlined in the preceding chapter. To this effect, the following subsections will be addressed: theoretical framework, nurses’ emotional intelligence,...
Introduction Leadership is a key factor in all management life, as it is a vital link to success in any field. Leadership gurus have defined leadership in different aspects and terms depending on their experience, understanding, and their profession. Successful CEOs have been able to manage large institutions because of...
Introduction Nursing is any form of activity that involves the issuance of medical treatment from the nurse to the patient. Nurses have several functions within the diverse community (global community) and this involves the translation of the knowledge in medical and social science into health care. The main role of...
Nowadays, there is a high rate of patients’ readmission to health facilities soon after being discharged which is rather expensive. Avoiding unnecessary hospital readmissions is imperative for patients, payers, families, as well as health care providers. The proposal entails the use of Rosswurm and Larrabee’s Model for change. The proposal...
Introduction An inventory tool is utilized by nurse leaders in reviewing and rating themselves in all areas by use of a suitable procedure. The supervisor of nurse leader utilizes the same scale to rate nurse leaders in their exact functions. Both the supervisor and the nurse leader then meet with...
Introduction Health informatics refers to the integration of medical care, information technology, and computer technology. Health informatics involves equipment, resources, and techniques needed to maximize the achievement, recovery, storage, and utilization of data in biomedicine and health. Health informatics equipment consists of medical guidelines, laptop, data, and communication structures, and...
The program “Hair, Heart and Health” seeks to educate more hairstylists so that they can screen their customers. Such barbers will monitor blood pressure and obesity thus supporting the health needs of different customers (“Hair, Heart & Health” par. 1). The program is aimed at “identifying different individuals at risk...
Introduction The health care environment has been undergoing major transformations in the recent past. This has created the need for nurses to enhance their creativity while delivering care. New systems that guarantee quality and cost-effective care are necessary especially in these times of diminishing human and physical resources, as well...
Abstract Patients who are terminally ill greatly affect the family caregivers. Therefore, family intervention is very crucial in the care of patients. Family intervention strategies are very useful, but they generally ignore the primary stressor for the family caregivers. The provision of family care has been very detrimental to the...
Introduction Douglas Adams, a 51-year-old male, well-built and of 70 kg, a tall person of height 190 cm, has been brought to the emergency department by a friend who found him in a disoriented and confused state at home where he lived alone. His Glasgow Coma Score was 14 out...
Introduction Despite the high developments attained in the 21st century, man is not yet relieved from deadly health complications. Medical and nursing researchers have indicated that the range of human diseases is magnifying day after day. This is closely associated with changing lifestyles. Most of the diseases and medical complications...
Introduction To ensure that nursing educators provide the necessary skills to nursing students, they follow the guidelines of important competencies that put forward a framework that directs how they interact and teach students. Without such competencies, the students who are being produced by various nursing institutions might lack the necessary...
How the nurse can develop a trusting relationship with Josie In every health care setting, the relationship between the patient, his family, and the nurse is a valuable resource. Trust between the two parties is the most crucial component of their relationship. A firm foundation of trust promotes security, honesty,...
Introduction Although there have been a number of health promotion initiatives targeting the Indigenous people in Australia, their health status, compared to the rest of the population, is still low. The low health status of the Indigenous people is attributed to a combination of factors including socioeconomic status, income, employment,...
Stakeholders Stakeholders will ensure that important information is delivered appropriately and promote smooth implementation of the project (Harris, Roussel, Walters, & Dearman, 2011). The key stakeholders will include individuals with an interest in the project outcome. They will include the hospital executives based on Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) standards and financial...
Introduction Public health nurses (PHN) play a critical role in providing healthcare for individuals, families, and society through delivering medical service, intervention, preventive care, and health education to communities. Moreover, they focus on determining specific environmental and socioeconomic conditions that promote the sustainable prosperity of a particular community. This paper...
Introduction Medicine is a very interesting branch of studies that comprises several theories that, in their turn, form a solid web of mutually cooperative mechanisms to treat and heal people. Luckily, people have worked out precise appropriation for the theories better application and implementation (Alligood 65). This paper will elaborate...
In most cases, every state has well set guidelines and principles as well as expected mode of conduct in every profession. For this reason therefore, there are certain codes of ethics that have been set for Australian Nurses and which must be fulfilled as recommended by the national standards (Allmark,...
Patients are highly susceptible to falling and the consequences of falling are, usually, more serious with the elderly people in hospitals. Statistics have it that, falls represent the fifth leading cause of death. The mortality rates from falls increase significantly with the age of patients. According to Pozgar (2011), for...
One of the key events that influenced development of research in nursing is the work of Florence Nightingale (Robinson 2007). While she was working with wounded soldiers during “Crimean War”, she discovered that hygiene, contamination of water and sanitation had a significant effect, mental and physical, on the patients (Forest,...
Case Study Summary Wayne is a public health/community nurse who lives in South Texas. During the summer, Wayne’s community experienced uncontrollable wildfires that devastated the area. Because he lived in the area, Wayne was called upon to help triage and care for victims of the fires. Many of the wildfire...
Introduction This assignment is a critique of Rosemarie Rizzo Parse’s Theory of Human Becoming. The critique is based on Fawcett’s criteria of evaluation of nursing theories. The assignment begins with a short description of the theorist (Rosemarie Rizzo Parse) and some historical background about the origin and development of the...
Disasters occur on a regular basis across the globe and pose a significant threat to people’s life. The disasters may range from tsunamis to fire outbreaks. According to the World Health Organization, disaster refers to a severe interruption of the normal life of society resulting in heavy material, human, environmental...
Nursing is mainly provided to individuals and families. It gets tricky for nurses to offer proper nursing to communities as a whole because they need to be aware of the communities’ dynamics. Early nurses found out that problems associated to health and their remedies lie in the organization of the...
Introduction The topic that is being researched in the presented paper is concerned with the role of senior nursing (SN) in disaster-related trauma (DRT) in Riyadh hospitals, KSA. It has been chosen since it appears to be underrepresented in the field of disaster nursing. The latter is a relatively new...
Code of ethics refers to a set of conduct principles within an organization, which are drafted with the aim of guiding behavior and decision making in accountability. Code of ethics is purposely designed to assist members of an organization in getting to know the difference between ‘what is right’ and...
Introduction Encounter for supervision of other normal pregnancy, unspecified trimester (ICD-10: Z34.80): is the condition, when the patient has some symptoms of pregnancy but fails to believe that she could be pregnant at the moment some pain or other complaints bothers her. Thomas (2012) underlines that, nowadays, more than half...
Four strategies that can be used to motivate students in the classroom setting include praise and constructive criticism, promotion of autonomy, rewards, and use of student-active teaching activities (Burden, 2000). One of the most destructive aspects of teaching is criticizing students inappropriately and offering negative feedback. Teachers should ensure that...
Introduction Nursing takes one of the leading places in the medical service and is very important and essential in the whole process. Florence Nightingale describes nursing as being in charge of personal health of another individual where nurses need to put the patient in best conditions allowing nature to take...
Introduction Good health is one of the goals medical practitioners and nurses desire to achieve. For this goal to be achieved, it is important to look at different aspects of enhancing good health through health promotion. Health promotion is an important strategy towards ensuring that everybody achieves good health. Nurses...
Deb is a 56-year-old woman who suffers from pernicious anemia and who has asked her nurse practitioner to help. In spite of having anemia, her laboratory results demonstrate that the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) is rather high, and the mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) is normal in contrast to low levels...
Heller, Gibbons, and Fisher (2015) focus on the contribution that caregivers can make to the progress of people with learning disabilities (LD), as well as aging people. Therefore, testing the cross-platform tool can be viewed as the primary objective of the research. The research was conducted with the help of...
Introduction Older people are the most vulnerable group of patients in the healthcare system. In the past few decades, life expectancy has been on the rise, while birth rates continue to decrease (Kruse et al., 2017). This notion, along with the prevalence of chronic illnesses in older populations, signifies the...
Introduction The Newman Systems Model has become important in carrying out palliative care. Through analysis of the main features of the model, successful nursing interventions have been carried out, which have resulted in better management of nursing care processes. This study will evaluate how Newman Systems Model applies in China’s...
Introduction In carrying out the practice of health care, professionals require a commitment to career development. Career development is intentional career planning and should be viewed as a critical and deliberate life progression concerning both the worker and the employer. It provides individuals with choices about career outcomes rather than...
Introduction The main goal of different health legislations and nursing practices is to provide the best health care to the people. Different nursing theorists and scholars have explained why “patients’ outcome” should be the most important consideration for medical practitioners. President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (also called The...
Introduction The crisis has been defined in various ways by different scholars, but the definition including three essential parts of a crisis is the most outstanding one. The three parts of the crisis include a precipitating event, a perception of the event that causes subjective distress, and the failure of...
Introduction The first chapter of the readings develops our knowledge about the role of informatics in contemporary health care. The chapter develops a discussion about integrating the practice of nursing and management of treatment information to the technology of information processing and communication. The chapter also offers expert information about...
Introduction Available literature demonstrates that although recruiting, transitioning, motivating, and retaining newly graduated registered nurses (GRNs) exemplify an effective and efficient way through which the nursing workforce needs could be met, admirable results are yet to be achieved in most countries since an estimated 30 to 60% of the GRNs...
Introduction Nursing is one of the most important areas in the management of patients. This field of healthcare is based on the cumulative evidence on the best care for patients with different conditions. Many procedures that entail nursing care include injections that form the bulk of this profession. Therefore, the...
Introduction Owing to its huge workforce and adaptive capability, the nursing profession has the capability to trigger far-reaching shifts in the health care system if stakeholders focus increased attention to the realities beneath the findings of a 2010 report detailing the future place of nursing in the United States (Institute...
Interpretation of the Article The article on nursing and management issues ‘Shared governance models: The theory, practice, and evidence’ by Mary K. Anthony are aimed at analyzing the effectiveness of the shared governance model applied to the nursing staff members as reported in different studies. Through the reorganization of the...
The article under the study is A home-based nurse-coached inspiratory muscle training intervention in heart failure written by Cynthia A. Padula, Evelyn Yeaw and Saurabh Mistry. This study concerned itself with the effect of 3-month nurse-coached inspiratory muscles training program on dyspnea observed among people with heart failure. Heart failure...
Introduction Nursing has become one of the most competitive professions globally. Providers of nursing education worldwide encounter numerous challenges in crafting effective learning experiences and providing constructive, objective evaluation of knowledge and skills in learners (Oermann, 2006). The Public tends to have an enhanced understanding of the safety of patients....
Introduction Patient education refers to the process of imparting behavioral and psychological knowledge to patients to facilitate their participation in the provision of health care. Nurses are the primary educators for the patients since they are directly involved in the provision of medical care. In that regard, they are aware...
Introduction: Patients’ Needs in the OR Environment Background Working in the environment of an operating room (OR) invites a plethora of challenges for a nurse as the patients in the specified area are especially vulnerable to the effects of external factors. Particularly, the fact that the patients are exposed to...
Introduction The concept of nursing’s multiple paradigms is one that has continued to attract varying controversies over the years, and no singular paradigm may be said to have a dominant effect on the nursing discipline. The continuity with the controversy may be based on the fact that there seems to...
Introduction Over the years, many theories have been developed concerning leadership. These theories try to explain the qualities that distinguish leaders from followers, and which leadership styles are the most suitable to apply in any situation. As the leader of a team, it is one’s duty to ensure that the...
Introduction The purpose of this study is to promote the use of an evidence-based patient-falls-reduction protocol. The proponent of the study will use the Re-Aim framework to determine evidence-based patient-falls-reduction protocol to reduce the incidence of patient-falls in hospitals. The proponent of the study is considering the use of hourly...
Introduction Mental disorder is one of the most recognized health issues in Australia (Andrews et al, 1999). This literature review focuses on three peer-reviewed journals to get an insight into this issue. The first journal in the Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing deals with the mental health issues within the...
Introduction The level of emergency preparedness of a community determines its capacity to deal with emergency issues (Carroll, 2003). The issues presented with this case study on the roles and responsibilities that have been undertaken by the hospital, senior center, school, and Bley household. In brief, the events illustrated in...
Introduction The field of the advanced nursing actively develops in the United States because advanced practice nurses (APNs) can perform the variety of functions and activities similar to the tasks of health care practitioners, and the quality of the care delivery increases. Among the APNs roles, Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs)...
Introduction Houston, Texas has the highest number of adults with obesity than most regions in the United States. One in every five children in Houston is overweight. Among adults, about 30% are obese. Obesity is described as a Body Mass Index (BMI) above 30 (Centre for Disease Control and Prevention,...
Abstract Nurses work as lifelines, caretakers, and educators of the patients. The working condition in the nursing profession leads to a majority of nurses experiencing physical, emotional and mental fatigue, otherwise referred to as burnout. Burnout leads to a high rate of employee turnover in the nursing industry. Nursing burnout...
Introduction Ever since the early 1990s, the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, NONPF, has been overseeing the classification of advanced practice nurse competencies. Core competencies are very essential for all nurses as they signify the admittance into practice following completion of their education course (Hamric & Hanson, 2013). In...
With technological innovations entering the world daily, more and more people have to change their roles within their professions. For instance, at present, nurses have also acquired the role of knowledge workers because they have to learn daily how to use new technologies and to apply this knowledge in practice....
Introduction Nurses provide health care based on directions from physicians. Indeed, this old-fashioned nursing function has molded the famous public outlook of health officials as caregivers. However, most authorities allow nurses to exercise autonomously in an assortment of locations, based on their learning capacities. They establish a care strategy, team...
Theory The present paper discusses the nursing care procedures for the patients after the coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). This surgery is conducted for the improvement of the blood flow to the heart that is complicated due to the blockage in the artery. Addressing this problem, an artery graft is...
The report The Future of Nursing issued by the Institute of Medicine (2010) can have significant implications for the functioning of medical institutions. In particular, it is critical to discuss its implication for the education of nurses, their daily practices such as primary healthcare, and their role as leaders. Overall,...
Introduction Application of Evidence-based practice (EBP) gives nurses a chance to be of fundamental influence on making decisions in healthcare and partners with other healthcare givers to improve the quality of services given to patients. EBP goes beyond professionalism because it gives nurses an opportunity to make practice more realistic...
Introduction The paper introduces a sophisticated analysis of the maternity-related issues as well as childbearing policies in the USA. The American documentary “Born in the USA” serves as a material for the study. The film reveals some crucial specifications of pregnancy, giving birth to a child and raising an offspring...
Indeed, the leadership theory that describes my leadership skills is a transformational theory. This theory has both professional and personal domains. Leadership in nursing is about understanding how to make visions become reality. Transformational leadership is depicted to be the process where leaders and followers motivate each other to make...
The basis for the objectives The widespread lack of nursing informatics skills and technological expertise among nurses has been areas of concern in the healthcare sector. Although technologies have reached healthcare facilities and learning institutions, some nursing professionals and students lack competencies to use them in safe, effective and competent...
Summary In spite of the fact that roles of a nurse administrator, a nurse executive, and a nurse manager are discussed as administrative in their nature, nurses need to develop different competencies and skills in order to succeed in performing associated tasks. On the one hand, ‘nurse administrator’ is a...
One of the most outstanding attributes of professional practice is the concept of reflective practice, which entails the ability to reflect one’s actions with the main objective of engaging in constant professional learning (Bolton, 2010). Reflective practice in the context of the nursing profession lays more emphasis on the consideration...
Introduction Learning and acquisition of the necessary skills is perhaps the most important undertaking when it comes to the provision of healthcare (Akbarov, 2011). In essence, the proficiency of a practitioner depends on his or her mastery of these skills. As such, it is critically difficult to develop healthcare provision...
Introduction The unending demand for quality healthcare services by the population subjects nursing to serious challenges that affect the quality of services offered. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was mandated to research to expose the challenges facing this profession and propose measures to correct the issues arising from the findings...
Introduction Nursing workload based strategies are used to forecast staffing requirements. Staffing on the level of acuity enables nursing managers to schedule nurses units’ shifts by emphasizing the actual needs and requirements of the patients. This strategy of staffing has since replaced the traditional methods of establishing nurse staffing needs...
Introduction In every piece of research, there must be a clear methodology that a researcher uses to gather and analyse data in order to generate relevant information on the topic under investigation. In this study, the focus was to determine the effectiveness of Manuka honey on wounds. The researcher conducted...
Introduction The following paper looks at the issues and concerns of a frail elder from my clinical placement. Based on the discussions presented in respective sections, the paper also analyzes nursing roles that would help him cope with his health conditions. In order to protect the confidentiality of this resident,...
Introduction The philosophy of nursing is a set of values and beliefs that stimulate one for productive work. According to Denehy (2007), modern educational programs that specialize in the subject include the strategy of writing the statement one personal philosophy. Due to the author, this practice assists the workers in...
Introduction The problem identified and requires intervention is the issue of poor hand hygiene among healthcare workers. It requires education and collaboration with all healthcare workers to adopt methods that can facilitate adoption of best practices in hand hygiene. The proposed interventions would involve developing evidence-based education programs on hand...
Introduction Nursing is one of the fastest-growing segments of the healthcare sector. It is an exciting yet complex field that aims to build proficiency on the ability of learners to be excellent care providers. Skills in social interactions, decision-making, and problem-solving form part of developing a competent nurse. Curriculum development...
The health promotion concept has been used for many decades to grant people proper health. Health promotion is the process of enabling individuals to increase control of their health to improve their livelihood. In general, the concept of health promotion revolves around various activities, mostly aimed at decreasing the threats...
Nursing practice involves four fundamental perceptions, which are also recognized as metaparadigms. The four metaparadigms of nursing are an individual or customer, surroundings, wellbeing, and nursing (Kozier, 2008). An individual or customer is the receiver of nursing care. Surroundings are the interior or exterior environs that have an impact on...
The theoretical framework is a significant basis for nursing practice. Theories allow specialists to interact, creating universally understandable concepts in nursing. Nevertheless, problems often arise from the imbalance between theories and practice, which makes theories difficult to use for practitioners. To eliminate this contradiction, theories need to be made less...
Introduction Anemia is a hematological disorder that occurs when there is a reduction in the concentration of red blood cells in the blood. The reduced concentration of red blood cells affects the physiological transport of oxygen in the body. According to Kassebaum et al. (2014), anemia contributes 8.8% of disability...
Research Design The problem is clinically significant and relevant to the nursing profession. The main focus of the study is to determine the strategies required to improve end-of-Life decision making strategies. Thus, it is an important research question that requires immediate answers. Nevertheless, the purpose of the research was not...
This paper aims to review the article by Shifaza, Evans, and Bradley (2014) titled, “Nurses’ Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Implement EBP in the Maldives.” Relevance of the Title The title of the article is simple, clear, and a true representation of the actual content and the objectives of...
Despite the individual’s occupation, there are a number of health risk issues that a person may face. However, the risks vary from one occupation to another. This calls for further investigation to determine how human life is affected by his/her workplace. According to National Health Services (NHS), risk assessment refers...
Abstract Essentially it is noted that inter-professional training is a crucial approach of teaching healthcare providers, especially in the nursing profession. In this regard, the inter-professional training that takes place in OR becomes of even greater importance since it facilitates observational learning and sharing ideas. Although there are such great...
Summary Tracheal suctioning is now a common procedure for many patients with artificial airways. The process, however, presents risks and may cause deterioration in patients if not used effectively. Current literature suggests that suctioning procedure can be improved through evidence-based practices. An implementation plan, therefore, relies on the best available...
Florence Nightingale is seen as a pioneer in the sphere of nursing. She was also one of the first theorists of nursing that contributed greatly to the development of the nursing practice (McEwen, & Wills, 2014). She also developed the so-called, environmental theory that is still utilized in many settings...
Visual Map I work in a level one trauma center where bullets and gunshots are the diagnosis codes. The healthcare organization uses a HIT system that helps to coordinate the sharing and usage of healthcare data across departments. Healthcare technology is aimed to improve the quality of healthcare offered to...
Social responsibility refers to specific guidelines for enforcing ethical behavior among professionals. It also promotes values that require organizations and professionals to strike a balance between making profits and creating sustainable ecosystems (Wilmot, 2012). Accordingly, social responsibility promotes values such as supporting welfare of the community and environmental conservation. The...
Introduction Advanced Role Practitioners (ARPs) must possess unique competencies in order to achieve their goals. Many ARPs have unique skills depending on their specialties. This approach will make it easier for them to focus on the best practices. The “core competencies of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) encourage them to support the...
Introduction Nursing practice requires proper maintenance of patient records to ensure that accurate information is shared among the health workers. The status of a patient should be described in depth to boost understanding about their conditions among nurses and other clinical specialists. This method of recording patient information involves the...
To the Editor In your article, Immigrant Nurses Face New Hurdles with Ontario’s’ Licensing Changes, you assert that about 75% of immigrant nurses fail new screening exams for registered nurses because they have gaps in their careers, yet they do not find bridging programs to fill these gaps. Your assertion...
Introduction Many professionals “define nursing as a science” (Laschinger & Fida, 2014, p. 22). Nurse Practitioners (NPs) acquire knowledge and skills through continued experimentation. This argument explains why nursing is an evidence-based science. The occurrence of obstacles is something common in this profession. Nursing should therefore “be a problem-solving practice...
Introduction Advanced nursing education makes it easier for caregivers to offer competent care to different patients. A master’s degree in nursing education equips individuals with appropriate skills. Such skills encourage them to provide effective health care. AACN monitors the development and evolution of these roles in order to achieve the...