Nursing Informatics Nursing informatics can best be described “as the integration of data‚ information and knowledge to support patients and clinicians in decisions across roles and settings‚ using information structures‚ process‚ and technology” (Knight & Shea‚ p. 93). Nursing informatics has evolved over the last half decade from a system with only a few abilities to a worldwide technological system used in many hospital settings and physician offices in order to unify healthcare‚ eliminate error
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Philosophy of Nursing NURS 210 Transition to Pro Nursing Jillian Edwards DNc‚ MN‚ ARNP November 25‚ 2013 Introduction Around the world‚ nursing has many definitions. From place to place‚ the role of a nurse may change a thousand times. However‚ I believe‚ we do have one thing in common. The desire to care for our patients and treat them as a whole individual the way we would want to be treated if we were in the same position. I have wanted to be a nurse since I was young
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The Shortage of Nurses: Nursing and a Nurse is one of the most important components of the health care hierarchy in that they see to the moment to moment care needs of patients after the doctor has performed his diagnosis and or services. Their responsibilities broach a wide spectrum of services with one of the most important being the administration of acute care. This type of care is one rung below critical care‚ however it is just as important in the recovery of a patient. The shortage of nurses
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The purpose of this paper is to discuss conflict management‚ a personal weakness within my nursing practice that needs improvement. Conflict management was chosen due to my introverted personality‚ which makes the thought of resolving a conflict in the workplace intimidating and stressful. Five peer-reviewed articles were analyzed to determine what research suggests when dealing with conflict in nursing. Strategies will be included in the context in which I will use in my future career as a registered
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The Nursing Shortage: Why Today’s Shortage is Unique Introduction: The nursing profession has experienced shortages many times in the past. This pattern was cyclical‚ with periods of high vacancy rates followed by layoffs and an oversupply of registered nurses. Today‚ we are experiencing another drought for nursing‚ but due to many factors‚ this shortage is different from anything the profession has witnessed in previous years. There are many that feel this shortage is severe and prolonged
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Future of Nursing Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V Future of Nursing Thinking of healthcare‚ it is easy to automatically think nursing. When I think of nursing‚ it is easy to automatically think of healthcare. They are interchangeable and equivalent. Nursing has grown by leaps and bounds throughout the years due to struggles and devoted people to servitude and promotion of wellness. One‚ question that has always silently surrounded nursing as a profession. Where is
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Ethics in Nursing Overview According to Aiken (2004) “Ethics is the discipline that deals with rightness and wrongness of actions”. The goal is similar to that of the legal system except that in most cases there is no system of enforcement or ethical penalties. “General ethics is the consideration of the morality of human acts in general”. (Fitzpatrick 2002) In nursing‚ ethical issues arise daily. There are issues such as death‚ dying‚ birth‚ abortion‚ genetics‚ quality of
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Running Head: SANTOS A Reflection Paper on Various Nursing Roles NU420 Trends in Nursing College of Nursing and Health Sciences A Reflection Paper on Various Nursing Roles Introduction As an individual reaches the stage where they come to a decision about what they want to be in life‚ they must look deep inside themselves. They have to reflect on what is important to them and what makes them happy. In addition‚ one must take into consideration the resources that are available to help the
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Nursing as a Profession The Purpose of this paper is to discuss whether nursing is a profession based on Pavalko’s eight dimensions describing a profession. Firstly‚ we must understand the definition of a profession before one can accurately judge the validation of the nursing profession. According to Webster dictionary‚ the definition of a profession is “a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long academic preparation” (Webster dictionary‚ 2008). The nursing profession is one that
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and its Affiliate School for Men and Women SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION Learning Modules in ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS IN NURSING In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree: Master of Arts in Nursing By: ALDRIN IAN ALPE‚ RN To: PROF. AGATON ALZATE Subject
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