Nursing theory is an important part of today’s nursing practice. Theory is important to the profession of nursing as it lays the framework in which nurses base their care and knowledge upon. Nursing theories give us the answers to back up the reason why we do things the way we do. According to Smith and Parker (2015)‚ theories are mental patterns or frameworks created to help understand and create meaning from our experience‚ organize and articulate our knowing‚ and ask questions leading to new
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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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As indicated by the American Nurses Association‚ "the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice are legitimate proclamations of the obligations that all enlisted nurse‚ regardless of role‚ population or specialty are relied upon to perform skillfully" (2010‚ p. 2). The American Nurses Association further expresses that the standards can change as the flow of expert nursing develop and that particular clinical conditions or conditions may influence the utilization of the guidelines at any given time
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Impact on Nursing Practice and Education Since the times of the nursing founder Florence Nightingale and the Crimean War 1853-1856 (Creasia‚ 2011‚ p. 3) nursing practice and education is driven by money‚ innovation‚ and patient care and 150+ years later those same factors remain the same. The nursing community is being challenged with global medical issues while providing excellent opportunities at the same time. The vast advancements in technology has had a major impact on nursing practice
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Prevention of medication errors made by nurses in clinical practice. Health Science Journal‚ 6(4)‚ 773-783. Brady‚ A.‚ Malone‚ A.‚ & Fleming‚ S. (2009). A literature review of the individual and systems factors that contribute to medication errors in nursing practice. Journal Of Nursing Management‚ 17(6)‚ 679-697. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.00995.x Choo‚ J.‚ Hutchinson‚ A.‚ & Bucknall‚ T. (2010). Nurses ’ role in medication safety. Journal Of Nursing Management‚ 18(7)‚ 853-861. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834
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and its Relevance in Nursing Practice By: Graham Ochieng On 4th December‚ 2012 Abstract The practice of nursing has continually evolved from conventional caretaking to one that calls for a qualified practitioner to posses’ excellent critical thinking skills. This evolution has largely been brought about by the number of reported mishandling of patients by nurses. To counter this trait‚ the concept of critical thinking was inculcated in every nursing practitioner’s curriculum
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Concept in Nursing Practice Communication is a process that occurs within physical and social contexts regularly. Whitehead et al (2008. pg. 63) .The aim of this essay is to discuss Communication as a concept of Professional Nursing Practice. Presently‚ communication is an area of benchmark the government is focusing on to improve the quality of nursing care. The Department of Health [DH] [2001] explained that communication comprises of a number of skills used to promote professional practice. These
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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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Theory to a Practice Problem October 3‚ 2012 Introduction Our first class in the masters in nursing program‚ has been focused on nursing theorists. We have learned about Grand Theories‚ which are theories that are very broad and difficult to test and Middle Range Theories‚ which are also broad theories but narrow enough to be testable. We have learned how to study the different theories‚ looking at how we can utilize theories to evaluate practice. I have been in a nursing leadership
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Nurses’ Practice Environments‚ Error Interception Practices‚ And Inpatient Medication Errors. Teresa Tan Nursing 323 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Flynn‚ L. ‚ Liang‚ Y. ‚ Dickson‚ G. ‚ Xie‚ M. ‚ & Suh‚ D. (2012). Nurses’ practice environments‚ error interception practices‚ and inpatient medication errors. Journal of Nursing Scholarship‚ 44(2)‚ 180-186. Purpose: Medication errors remain a threat to patient safety. Therefore‚ the purpose of this study was to determine the relationships
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