Abstract In order to deliver nursing care to different cultures‚ nurses are expected to understand and provide culturally competent health care to diverse individuals. Culturally competent care is tailored to the specific needs of each client‚ while incorporating the individual’s beliefs and values (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2006‚ p. 90). By being culturally competent‚ nurses are able to help improve health outcomes by using cultural knowledge and specific skills in selecting interventions
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suffering of the patient‚ and to enable them to accept and cope with their illnesses. It also contributes in medical research and it participates in educating people with different health care practices. Nursing is both a science and an art concerned with the physical‚ psychological‚ sociological‚ cultural and spiritual concerns of the individual. The science of nursing is based on a broad theoretical framework; its art depends on the caring skills and abilities of the individual nurse (Doenges‚ Moorhouse
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Development of Nursing Professionals Heather Scott Grand Canyon University In 2008‚ the Institute of Medicine (IOM) partnered with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to form an initiative on the future of nursing. The RWJF is an independent organization that focuses on healthcare innovations and programs such as childhood obesity‚ health coverage‚ and public health. The IOM is a non-government resource that assists the government and private agencies in making informed decisions about healthcare
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Running head: DIFFERENCES IN COMPETENCIES BETWEEN ADN AND BSN Differences in competencies between ADN and BSN nurses GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY Professional Dynamics NRS 430v January 07‚ 2012 Differences in competencies between ADN and BSN nurses Registered nurses comprise the largest sector in the health care field. 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses conducted by the Health Resources And Services Administration (HRSA) says that nursing is one of the nation’s biggest
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Nurses’ Work Hours I have been a staff nurse in the emergency room for fourteen years. I have worked a variety of 8‚ 10‚ 12‚ and even 16 hour shifts. I currently am working 8 and 12-hour shifts on nights. Previously‚ I also worked some 12-hour day shifts. I personally have been struggling with working the 12-hour shifts. My commute to work is 1 hour one way and I have fallen asleep several times driving home from work. The last four hours of my shift I experience great
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with associations between people and how they can best live in tranquility and agreement. The goal of morality is to defend a high value of life for the person and the community as a whole. Morality directs a person’s life; it is the core of all decisions‚ attitudes and goals. The process of being moral is developed from a person’s experiences and parental influences. Each person’s values might be different yet neither is necessarily wrong. Personal morality is a collection of values‚ duties‚ actions
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the research process. This article takes you through a critical appraisal exercise using an article from a Medical Journal. It describes how you decide whether to read and use an article that may be relevant to one’s research. Polit and Hungler (1997)‚ believe that a true understanding of ‘a sound theoretical foundation to guide practice is enhanced by the ability of nurses to critique research.’ For the purpose of this critique the model chosen is that of Parahoo (1997).The purpose of this critique
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Licensed practical nurses (LPN’s) fill an important role in modern healthcare practices. Their primary job duty is to provide routine care‚ observe patients’ health‚ assist doctors and registered nurses‚ and communicate instructions to patients regarding medication‚ home-based care‚ and preventative lifestyle changes. Licensed Practical Nurses duties generally include providing routine care‚ observing patients’ health‚ assisting doctors and registered nurses‚ and communicating with patients and their families
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“ The term professional nurse‚ as used in this document‚ refers to that individual prepared with a minimum of a baccalaureate in nursing but is also inclusive of one who enters professional practice with a master’s degree in nursing or a nursing doctorate.” (2008‚ p. 2) The three main roles of the professional nurse talked about in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing are being a provider of direct and indirect care to individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ communities‚ and populations. Secondly
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