Page 1 of 4 GEORGIA PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE PN12 Newton Campus PRACTICAL NURSING FOUR-SEMESTER DIPLOMA The Practical Nursing program is designed to prepare students to write the NCLEX-PN for licensure as practical nurses. The program prepares graduates to give competent nursing care. This is done through a selected nu mber of academic and occupational courses providing a variety of techniques and materials necessary to assist the student in acquiring the needed knowledge and skills
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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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Holistic Nursing A Way of Being‚ a Way of Living‚ a Way of Practice! By Lucia Thornton 32 JANUARY 2008 What do holistic nurses do? Where do they work? Do I need special education and training to become a holistic nurse? Article Copyright 2008‚ Lucia Thornton NSNA IMPRINT | www.nsna.org 33 HOLISTIC NURSING H Figure I : Holistic Nurse Demographics from AHNA membership. SIDEBAR I Questions for Self-Exploration and Awareness olistic nursing can be practiced in any setting
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The areas of nursing that interest me the most are critical care‚ pediatrics‚ and cardiothoracic nursing. I really enjoy working with children‚ and I love the pace and intensity of the intensive care unit. My dream job will be in the pediatric intensive care unit. Another reason I love working with children is that they are so resilient. To me‚ they fight so much harder than adults. I also am very intrigued by the cardiovascular system. It is fascinating how every body system works together
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light on the research problem of this paper‚ three research questions were formulated: 1) Which weaknesses regarding usability does the PS Recruitingportal 2.0 show from the user’s point of view? 2) How does the current usability of the PS Recruitingportal 2.0 impact the users’ willingness to work with it? 3) What other factors do users perceive have an impact on their willingness to work with the PS Recruitingportal 2.0? As it was found that neither a qualitative nor a quantitative research is adequate
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INTRODUCTION Social research is conducted using a logical and systematic process that can be carried out for numerous reasons and it is concerned with the empirical study of social phenomena. The purpose of conducting such research is to enhance knowledge of how the social world operates through the study of human behaviour and investigates how humans interact with others in society. Research in general‚ is usually conducted by adopting either a qualitative or quantitative approach (Henn et al‚
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International Journal of Mental Health Nursing (2011) 20‚ 454–459 doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2011.00752.x Feature Article _752 454..459 Valuing teamwork: Insights from newly-registered nurses working in specialist mental health services Michelle Cleary‚1 Jan Horsfall‚1 Judy Mannix‚1 Maureen O’Hara-Aarons1 and Debra Jackson2 1 Family and Community Health Research Group‚ School of Nursing and Midwifery‚ University of Western Sydney‚ and 2Faculty of Nursing‚ Midwifery and Health‚ University
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PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL PLAN (STRUCTURE AND EXEMPLARY QUESTIONS) 1. Introduction Explain the purpose and structure. The performance appraisal is an opportunity to discuss on performance related issues‚ give clear feedback and reach a mutual agreement on objectives and what can be improved‚ finalising with a plan for further development. • How do you think your performance was over the past six months - from December to May so I can a feedback from you and then have a discussion on that
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Research in social sciences largely depends on measurements and analysis and interpretation of numerical as well as non numerical data. Quantitative research methods - focus on statistical approaches and qualitative methods are based on content analysis‚ comparative analysis‚ grounded theory‚ and interpretation. Quantitative methods- emphasize on objective measurements and numerical analysis of data collected through polls‚ questionnaires or surveys and qualitative research focuses on understanding
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PPA 696 RESEARCH METHODS DATA COLLECTION STRATEGIES II: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH What is Qualitative Research? Participant Observation Stages in Participatory Observation Differences between quantitative and qualitative research Problems with qualitative studies What type of field observation to use? What is Qualitative Research? Qualitative research is aimed at gaining a deep understanding of a specific organization or event‚ rather a than surface description of a large sample
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