The trend towards chronic disease management provided by nurses utilizing evidence based practice (EBP) has increased‚ however barrier for acceptance for nurses as a care team member continues. A pilot study reported by Laughlin and Beisel (2010) reported the evolution‚ acceptance and barriers of nurses in a primary care setting as a member of the treatment team providing chronic disease management. In addition the study focused attention on the skill sets nurses utilizes to provide care of chronic
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Contemporary Issues-Infectious Diseases among Inmate Populations DeAnna Huey University of Phoenix Contemporary Issues-Infectious Diseases among Inmate Populations Infectious disease is any disease that is able to spread among our public and contained population‚ thus being called infectious. An infectious disease travels through the environment‚ as it passes from one person to another through means of airborne‚ droplets‚ contaminated water‚ clothes‚ bedding‚ utensils or anything that
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organization to nursing knowledge and provides a logical way of gathering information to describe‚ explain‚ and predict nursing practice. Theories describe and explain nursing and the purpose of nursing to differentiate it from other caring professions by setting boundaries. (McEwen & Wills‚ 2014‚ p. 25). The use of theories gives nursing its own identity and takes away the task-oriented description of the past. Kolcaba’s theory of comfort is a theory that is used throughout nursing‚ although many
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students (Bolstad‚ 2004). Firstly this essay will outline my highlights and challenges whilst working with my class peers in the activity instructed by our tutor. This essay will also discuss how my challenges will assist me in relation to my nursing practice in working with my clients and colleagues. During my first day at Wintec I was nervous and scared because coming from Auckland‚ entering a new environment and meeting new people was challenging for me. I went to my first class and in my class
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University Nursing Leadership and Management NUR 310 Joyce O ’Reilly June 16‚ 2014 Lateral Violence Lateral violence (LV) is growing issue in nursing and tend to be oxymoronic since the nursing profession is known as a profession of caring. Though lateral violence exist in other professions‚ the nursing profession should lead the charge in resolving such acts among a profession that plays such a vital role in the quality of others’ lives. Lateral violence should become extinct within the nursing profession
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Running head: Analyze a Contemporary Health Care Issue Analyze a Contemporary Health Care Issue Grand Canyon University- HCA 240 Shuness Martin January 18‚ 2015 Access to health care is a major forerunner in today’s health care talk. As health care costs rises there has been a wide number of policies to try and eliminate the rise in cost and increase access to health care services. Yet there are still many Americans that do not have access to health care services. There are three
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meet every patient’s immediate demands. Health association infection (HCAI) is recognized as a major and increasing problem to health nowadays. Every year‚ many lives are lost because of the spread of infections. And it is one of the most worrying issues for hospital patients and their relatives‚ and it is always in the news. The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council said 21‚319 patients admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital in 2010 acquired an infection. These patients stayed in the hospital
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When nursing a fundamentally human science‚ and considering that the last decades have been characterized by major technological and social changes‚ the nurse must have a thorough knowledge of ethical science to put it into practice nurse work. It is constantly faced with ethical dilemmas difficult to resolve individually. This should note that the patient wants to become more involved in their own process and the decisions that will affect them. The nurse patient relationship is widening‚ since
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How Reflection Affects Nursing Practice in the Clinical Setting Dakota Melland The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explain how the skill of reflection affects nursing students in the clinical setting. Different reflection examples and how they affect nursing practice will be discussed. A nursing reflective study from 2007 will also be explained to give a better understanding of how reflection enhances nursing student’s educations during clinical
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research Recognise and identify researchable practice issues Distribute research findings hat indicates changes to colleagues Title Current policies in the focus of Infection control To begin such an assignment the easiest and most practical way seemed to me is‚ to pick up a current problem. This also would have the benefit‚ if there are any changes indicated that such an assignment might help to improve quality and standards of nursing practice. The hospital wing currently faces multiple Staphylococcus
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