Critically discuss the significance of CPD in enhancing professionalism‚ and suggest activities/strategies to promote active participation of nurses in CPD. Introduction Nurses go through basic nursing courses which enable them to gain knowledge and skill necessary to provide safe and competent nursing care to patients or clients. However‚ it is the responsibility of each and every practicing nurse to develop and maintain their capability as a nurse and improve their skills as well as become more
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ability of verbal and non verbal communication of theatre nurse‚to reduce anxiety in surgical patients under local anaesthesia in operation theatre. For this reflection‚I have used modified form of Gibbs model of reflection(1988). Reid(1993 cited Burns‚2008) suggests that using modified Gibbs model allows a practitioner to criticise oneself about the quality of reflection. Gibbs’ reflective cycle assists one to reflect sequentially through the incident‚ and arranges the thought process in a specific
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Proposal Improvement in offshore change management model under the umbrella of Agile Summary of the Research Proposal Requirements get changed during the course of software development process. It looks very difficult to stop the software requirements‚ from changing. Different software development approaches tackle changing requirement in different ways. Unlike Waterfall or document driven approaches of software development‚ agile methodologies welcome change during the course of software development
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Nursing is one of the most influential disciplines in medicine. [1] The current agenda among many nursing advocates is to promote a uniform scope of practice code. By encouraging all state boards to adopt the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation‚ the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) hopes to increase health care quality among underserved populations. While sticking points vary among state legislatures‚ the following nine laws and regulations exemplify a few of the issues in question
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing Since I was little girl‚ I already knew I was going to be a nurse. I really had no choice; I had no options. My parents instilled nursing with in me. I was born in the Philippines and migrated here in the USA when I was eleven years old. My mother was a nurse and got petitioned to live in America by my aunt to work as nurse. Most of my family on my mother side is in the medical field. So growing up was all about the medical field and nursing. My siblings and I
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MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE OBJECTIVES: At the end of this chapter‚ the student should be able to: • Describe the importance of change and appreciate its nature • Explain key factors in management of change • Discuss the source of resistance to change and the ways this resistance can be overcome • Play a leading role in initiating and managing change in your organization of work environment • Discuss Lewin’s 3-step model of change management. A Natural Phenomenon Change is a part of everyone’s lives.
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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Nursing I am going to discuss the book I read‚ Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves. I am going to talk about the history‚ definitions‚ and major concepts of emotional intelligence. I am going to discuss functions in nursing and how emotional intelligence is applicable. I am going to talk about how I will use emotional intelligence in my own practice and my personal growth after reading the book. History and Concepts of Emotional
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patients on the unit and they have to adapt or change their behavior due to their illness. However‚ when the nurse or physicians told them that they have to adjust their lifestyle including limiting their salt and water intake. I have seen many of them are become angry. After I read this article‚ I have become more understand with Roy Adaptation Mode (RAM). As our textbook explains‚ “Coping process are innate or acquired methods of responding to the change environment.” This article has given me a clearer
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Application of Nursing Theory Leininger’s Transcultural Theory The practice of nursing in today’s multicultural societies calls for nurses to identify and meet the cultural needs of diverse groups of people; to understand the social and cultural reality of the client‚ family‚ and community; to develop expertise in the implementation of culturally acceptable strategies for the provision of nursing care‚ and to identify and use appropriate resources for health teaching that is acceptable
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HISTORICAL LANDMARKS AFFECTING NURSING RESEARCH YEAR EVENT | 1859 Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing published | 1900 American Nursing Journal begins publication | 1923 Columbia University establishes first doctoral program for nurses | Goldmark Report with recommendations for nursing education published | 1930s American Journal of Nursing publishes clinical cases studies | 1948 Brown publishes report on inadequacies of nursing education | 1952 The journal Nursing Research begins publication
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