Nothing should be more important than providing safe, high quality care to all of the patients and delivering that care in an understanding, compassionate manner. It should b...…
*Remember: The exam questions will test more of the higher level thinking skills (application, analyzing and evaluating) and fewer lower level (remembering, understanding), within the nursing process, teamwork/collaboration, patient-centered care and QSEN application.…
Assessment is a vital aspect of nursing care. Assessment is the first phase of the nursing process. A thorough assessment involves gathering information and data about and related to the patient. The data that is collected includes physiological, psychological, environmental, sociocultural, economical, spiritual, and developmental history of the patient. Data may be objective or subjective. Objective data refers to the measurable and observable signs, such as the patient’s heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, temperature, facial expression, gait, color, etc. Subjective data is obtained from the patient himself and it is the patient’s account of their…
Critical thinking is imbedded into all aspects of nursing. Critical thinking is an incorporation of the nursing process, problem solving, scientific method, ethics, codes, laws, safety, quality, policies, procedures, and knowledge. Critical thinking is thought that has purpose and is utilized to find meaning in data. In other words, it is how nurses make decisions based on integration of various strategies. When facing a client situation, the nurse must gather data, look at the data, determine the significance of the data, and then determine what to do based on scientific method, ethics, codes, laws, etc. (As listed above) Many attribute critical thinking to common sense, but it is more than that; it is knowledge based decision making and problem solving.…
One of the goals the nurse and a client diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) mutually agreed upon is that the client will increase participation in out-of-the apartment activities. Which of the following recommendations, if made by the nurse, is MOST therapeutic to achieve this goal?…
In a study by Giger and Davidhizar (1990), BSN nurses significantly outscore ADN nurses in the professional category. They are were more concerned with research, teaching and community assessment, whereas the ADN nurse was more concerned with the technical aspects of nursing care (Giger and Davidhizar, 1990). Critical thinking disposition skills of senior programs revealed that BSN students scored significantly higher on critical thinking. (Shin, 1998). Although, most people have some critical thinking skills, it is a skill that must be developed. In the BSN program this skill is learned through patient scenarios and critical thinking…
6. Van Leeuwen, Anne M., and Debra J. Poelhuis-Leth. Davis’s Comprehensive Handbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company, 2009.…
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) (2012) states in their factsheet on creating a more highly qualified nursing workforce that both baccalaureate prepared nurses and associate prepared nurses meet the minimum technical competency for safe entry into basic nursing practice by passing the same licensing examination. AACN also stresses that for this reason, the test does not measure any differences between graduates of different levels of education simply because that is not the purpose of the exam. The National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) is “designed to measure the minimum level of proficiency necessary for safe delivery of care during the initial months of employment… [and] measurement of higher levels of ability is outside the purpose of the NCLEX-RN” (Smith, 2002). Therefore, the NCLEX-RN cannot predict performance over time, or test for all of the knowledge and skills developed through a baccalaureate program (AACN, 2012).…
NCLEX tests for minimum technical competency for safe entry into basic nursing practice. Passing rates should be high across all programs preparing new nurses. This exam does not test for differences between graduates of different programs, measure performance over time, or test for all of the knowledge and skills developed through a baccalaureate program.” (Rosseter, 2012, p. 1) After successfully passing the exam, registered nurses, both associate degree and bachelors’ are able to enter the work force at the same entry level. Many associate degree nurses question why they should pursue a bachelor’s degree, when they are offered the same pay and benefits as bachelors prepared nurses. The difference becomes…
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This professional paper discusses steps and or strategies required to successfully apply for and pass the RN NCLEX exam to become a Registered Nurse in the state of Arizona. Other topics include a description of the members and their roles as they serve on the Arizona State Board of Nursing; specifically their roles during a regular meeting held on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The meeting has an agenda that is followed because they have a lot to talk about on various levels and subject matter. The meeting is further discussed later in this paper. The application process to become an RN is on top of the agenda items for this paper.…
The patient did not choose to be in hospital or clinic , but was forced to by life circonstances.Knowing the fact we are all subject to life events it is important that we show compassion to ward those who need it the most when it is need it. Help the patient feel humain again do not count the patient has a case number let’s the patient participate in the decision about his or her life.Even though they may not understand the medical terminology treat them with respect, call them by their name , recognize they may even be angry with me as a nurse but with patience in an come response I can ease their fears.Be empathetic is to do for orther what I would like them to do for…
0’Neill E. S. & Dluhy, N. M. (1997) A longitudinal framework for fostering critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning. Journal Advanced Nursing, 26, 825-32.…
Critical thinking is one of the fundamental pillars with regards to the nursing profession. It is a complex structure involving five major components beginning with strong decisions making power, assessing different scenarios, analysing various clinical situation, application of critical thinking and ensuring client care. Registered nurses are required to utilize limited resources to deal with situations which are devoid of clear cut standard procedures, where they need to undertake decisions. This decision making is extremely important since this field deals with variety of human responses and situations that are unpredictable and have sudden onset and immediate reactions and requires sound clinical knowledge and practical experience.…
Continuity of care, for all patients, depends on the medical professionals working together for the betterment human health that frequently rely on each other to completely care for the patient. I don’t believe one could distinguish who or what department is more important in the care of a patient in the hospital setting; from the emergency department entrance door spanning throughout the hospital, every department and every medical professional is focused on one goal: to restore normalcy in the patient and return he/she to the life that he/she was living prior to entering that door. Patient care is conquered by a team of providers contributing to a plan of care for the stabilization, improvement, and health of human…