Advanced nursing practice is a broad field of nursing career path that expands a generalist nurse’s role to specialize in a field that is highly developed and complex. Their roles extend from being a frontline nurse who practises basic nursing skills at bedside or community to becoming a nurse practitioner‚ nurse educator‚ nurse researcher or a nurse manager. The foundation of their advance critical thinking stems from pursuing continuing education‚ research‚ trainings and studies. Advanced nursing
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Exploration of a Journal Article in Sociology In the scholarly journal‚ “Sex and Gender in the 1970’s” the article used existing research to study homosexuality and why it is viewed as “deviant” and a stigma. The author conducted several interviews‚ of gay white male individuals in “Sun City” of whom she was friends with to gain better knowledge on homosexuality and why it has remained a secret in society. Homosexuality in the 1960’s was kept as a secret in society. Gay communities did
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The nursing process comprises the steps necessary for a nurse to provide complete and comprehensive care. It has been likened to the scientific method utilized by scientists. According to Treas & Wilkinson (2014)‚ the components--or phases--of the nursing process are assessment‚ diagnosis‚ planning‚ implementation‚ and evaluation. While not always listed as such‚ documentation is also considered a necessary phase of the nursing process. Each phase is described below: Assessment - That phase
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Ways of Knowing in Nursing Practice Erica Walters Aspen University November 2014 Ways of Knowing in Nursing Practice Multiple ways of knowing are employed in the discipline of nursing. Traditionally‚ four patterns of nursing knowledge‚ or ways of knowing‚ have been used in the field of nursing. These include empirics‚ or the science of nursing‚ esthetics‚ or the art of nursing‚ personal knowledge‚ and ethics (McEwen & Wills‚ 2011). By combining these ways of knowing‚ a nurse develops
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The interactions and decisions made when caring for Mr. Smith were largely guided by the CRNBC Professional Standards‚ especially Standard 3: Knowledge-Based Practice (CRNBC‚ 2012). When collecting data on my patient I used variety of sources before using the data to guide my diagnostic process and interventions (CRNBC‚ 2012). This includes‚ the physical assessment of the patient‚ looking up the patient’s history and communicating with the patient (CRNBC‚ 2012). For example‚ the appearance of Mr
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Concept in Nursing Practice Communication is a process that occurs within physical and social contexts regularly. Whitehead et al (2008. pg. 63) .The aim of this essay is to discuss Communication as a concept of Professional Nursing Practice. Presently‚ communication is an area of benchmark the government is focusing on to improve the quality of nursing care. The Department of Health [DH] [2001] explained that communication comprises of a number of skills used to promote professional practice. These
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Journal Article Review Krystle Gonzales College of Nursing NR 305 Health Assessment Professor Sherer Summer II 2014 .. Journal Article Review Introduction “A guide to taking a patient’s history” is an article published in Nursing Standard in the December‚ 2007 issue‚ written by Hilary Lloyd and Stephen Craig. In this article‚ Lloyd and Craig outline the process of taking a complete health history from a patient. The reasoning for gathering a comprehensive history is also described. There
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Assessment and Diagnosis Components of the Nursing Process Aldecia Blackwood ITT Technical Institute ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS COMPONENTS Abstract The nursing process is an organized critical thinking system used by professional nurses to give the best optimal care to clients. “It is very similar to the steps used in scientific reasoning and problem solving.” (Ackley and Ladwig‚ 2014:2). It contains five steps; Assessment‚ Diagnosis‚ plan‚ implementation of care‚ and evaluation. Assessment
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Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Jenny Curie Grand Canyon University NRS-429V March 15‚ 2013 Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Over the last decade an increase in focus on health promotion and the critical role nurses play in its future have developed. Nurses over the years have been linked to their success in patient education and providing resources for optimal health care outcomes. Formerly the emphasis in nursing practice has been in the capacity of caring for those that are
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Nursing Practice and Palliative Care Palliative care is a specialized segment of health care which involves minimizing and preventing the patients’ pain and suffering. Patients suffering from chronic illness‚ end of life or curable illness may be placed in palliative care. The goal of palliative care is to improve the quality of life for the patient and family. The role of the BSN prepared nurse regarding palliative care is to be knowledgeable on palliative and gerontologic nursing practice. The
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