One significant event in nursing research which created greater awareness for the need of utilizing research in clinical practice was the establishment in 1986 of the National Center for Nursing Research by congressional mandate. A primary function of the Center for Nursing Research was promotion of research projects that related to patient care. In this period nurses began formal projects to help with research utilization in clinical practice to enhance patient outcomes. During this time factors
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Critique of a Research Report: Comparison of Communication Outcomes in Traditional versus Simulation Strategies in Nursing and Medical Students Khaoula Louati University of Athabasca Introduction The purpose of research in nursing and medicine is to acquire knowledge that would improve nursing and medical practices. The research paper that will be critiqued is “Comparison of Communication Outcomes in Traditional versus Simulation Strategies in Nursing and Medical Students”. The aim of this
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Nursing Research in Developmental Disabilities Nurses are a vital part of a healthcare team‚ and research plays a very prominent role in all areas of nursing. Nurse’s area of practice takes place in an environment of continuing advances in research and technology‚ which changes nursing care requirements. As I learned from my supervisors‚ when I started to work at United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)‚ Developmental Disabilities is a source of pain and bewilderment to many families. As a nurse that works with
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Developments in Nursing Research and Nursing Research Utilization The purpose of this paper is to provide the reader with information on historical developments in nursing research and nursing research utilization. The paper will focus on five key developments that have influenced nursing research over the years. Developments covered‚ will include; the work of Florence Nightingale‚ the development of educational programs for nursing research‚ the American Nurses Association (ANA)‚ nursing research
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Ethical Frameworks Practice Health care professionals are subject to a multitude of professional‚ legal‚ and ethical responsibilities which call for personal judgment to be utilized in such a manner as to protect clients as well as public wellness and interests. Overall considerations in handling such duties may be considered to be respect of a client’s autonomy‚ confidence‚ and recognition of obligations owed to all clients. While the aforementioned acts fall within the professional realm
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ISSUES OF NURSING | Current Trend in Nursing Research What is research? Focused on uncovering new knowledge to help understand phenomena‚ answer questions‚ or address problems‚ Goal directed‚ A systematic process of inquiry. Research means “to search again or carefully examine” (Langford 2001). “A systematic study of problems in patient care.” Abdellah: “A systematic detailed attempt to discover or confirm facts that relate to a specific problem to improve the practice and profession of nursing.” Polit
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Your client is a multinational organisation with more than 10‚000 employees in a service industry. Your client hires you to assist them in implementing an IS governance framework. Assuming that you are an IS auditor‚ answer the following questions: Executive Summary Information Technology (IT) Governance is a subset of corporate governance that focuses on the management‚ assessment‚ performance and risk of IT resources in an organisation. IT governance was strongly pushed after the Sarbanes-Oxley
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universal rule in the field of research and scientific publishing. APA style directs to classify the writing practices of a large communication community. American Psychological Association‚ or APA‚ has recognized as norms of communicating and studying for the science and social science fields‚ including healthcare. APA style is used particularly in nursing research and journals to support the analytical and critical writing essential for a nursing career. Writing and research finished in APA style may
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ETHICAL ISSUES IN RESEARCH INTO ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS: AN ISSUES PAPER EXPLORING THE NEED FOR A GUIDANCE FRAMEWORK ‘An ethical framework is a set of ethical principles capable of being applied consistently and designed to guide our response to a particular problem or set of problems… an ethical framework dictates not what is to be done‚ but what factors should be considered in deciding what is to be done.’ 2 2 Chan‚ S.‚ & Harris J. (2007). Nuffield Council on Bioethics: An ethical review
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theoritical framework By : BARBARA L. MCCOMBS The age is here of distance learning and new forms of e-learning. The rate at which a variety of institutions are entering the distance learning arena is increasing rapidly. In spite of the increased popularity and presence of online learning opportunities‚ however‚ many researchers and practitioners are decrying the lack of a researchvalidated framework to guide their design. Other researchers and practitioners point out that what works in effective
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