Information literacy‚ health literacy and information technology skills is essential in the nursing practice as it helps nurses to find‚ evaluate‚ understand‚ interpret and use information for the right purpose. With the high use of technology in our society‚ it can be confusing to find the right sources‚ evaluate it and use it. Nurses need to be information literate to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to find it using the right sources‚ evaluate the information and use
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assumptions and beliefs that inform nursing practice There are a variety of values‚ assumptions‚ and beliefs that influence my perspective and performance as a labor and delivery nurse. Values guide the very principles of care and the nurse’s vision of its overall purpose‚ while certain assumptions and beliefs are involved in directing care on a more day-to-day level in a highly profound and meaningful way. Ethical‚ moral‚ and even spiritual values inform nursing practice in a labor and delivery setting
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Cultural Humility in Nursing Practice Lisa Watson UMASS Boston Online Professional Issues in Nursing NU 360 Ms. Carol Moran November 08‚ 2012 Abstract You may not like how the Presidential election turned out‚ but the victory of the Democrats was won partly by focusing on going after the Hispanic vote. The Hispanic population who voted for President Obama put him over the top to win. Hispanics identified with Obama. Somehow‚ he made a connection with this culture. Nursing can use that
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) agree that if a nurse is following The code: Standards of conduct‚ performance and ethics for nurses and midwives (NMC 2008) they must recognise how crucial the value of evidence in practice is. They must be able to understand‚ judge and apply relevant research and theories to their work and so highlighting areas where further research could be undertaken. Evidence based practice is commonly described as the combination of the most up to date research and
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are more prevalent to psychological disorders than the general population (Hassiotis et al 2000) consequently it could be hypothesised that prevalence rates of anxiety disorders are similar if not greater within the learning disabled population. Professional literature suggests that cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) has been an effective treatment against anxiety disorder (Beck 1995) however; this literature has predominately concentrated its focus to within the confines of mental health and general
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Nursing research has provided interventions and best practices that provide safe and quality services to the patient and their families. Nurses have a commitment to use research‚ evidence-based practice‚ and quality improvement as their foundation when making clinical decisions and using new programs to improve the health of the patient (LoBiondo-Wood & Haber‚ 2014). This discussion will define‚ compare‚ contrast‚ and provide examples of research and evidence-based practices affiliated in the nursing
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Position Paper on Advanced Practice Nursing in the Amendment of the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 Garces‚ Kuhraya Garcia‚ Sam Javier‚ Harvey Gian Labis‚ Katrina Mia Laganao‚ Leonivic Lamique‚ John Noriel Lauro‚ Recca Jane BSN4-B Oct. 5‚ 2013 Identification of the issue Before the general elections on May 2013‚ Senator Cynthia Villar’s statement on “room nurses” drew ire from many Filipinos‚ especially those associated to the nursing profession. In a senatorial
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The American Nursing Association‚ or ANA‚ describes nursing in its many elements of care. As the ANA defines‚ nursing is to provide “protection‚ promotion‚ optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering‚ and the advocacy for the care” of the patient (American Nurses Association‚ 2013‚ http://nursingworld.org). This describes the many complexities of the practice that is constant in our care. The recipients of nursing also go through complexities
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Nursing is seen as a science much more often than it is an art. Nursing is considered a science because you have to know the disease process‚ how medications work and which ones to give‚ and be knowledgeable about new policies and new technological equipment. The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor states that the science of nursing is applying theory to the practice. (p.5) One science of nursing would be the use of evidence-based practice. Evidence-based practice is when nurses use the practice that
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Impact of the 2010 IOM Report on the Practice‚ Education‚ and Leadership of Nursing Edie Stevenson Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS 430 Lynda Gallagher August 06‚ 2013 Impact of the 2010 IOM Report on the Practice‚ Education‚ and Leadership of Nursing The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report released in 2010 entitled “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change‚ Advancing Health” called for drastic transformation within the nursing profession (‚ 2011). Specific changes were recommended
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