Original article The development of advanced practice roles: implications in the international nursing community S. Ketefian1 EdD‚ RN‚ FAAN‚ R. W. Redman2 PhD‚ RN‚ S. Hanucharurnkul3 PhD‚ RN‚ A. Masterson4 MN‚ BSc‚ PGCEA‚ RN & E. P. Neves5 DNSc‚ RN 1 University of Michigan School of Nursing‚ Ann Arbor‚ MI‚ USA 2 Professor and Associate Dean‚ Academic Affairs‚ School of Nursing‚ University of Colorado Health Sciences Center‚ Colorado‚ USA 3 Professor of Nursing‚ Ramathibodi School of Nursing‚
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Ethics: Theory and Practice “Legalizing Marijuana” Ramiro Torres SOC 120 John Meeks 7 April 2013 It seems that one of the most controversial issues in our society today is about the legalization of marijuana. Ethics tends to play a very important role when trying to come up with an answer to the problems that arise when the subject is brought up. It raises ethical issues in personal‚ political and religious circles. Depending on an individual believes is right or wrong can also help
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Reporting Practices and Ethics There are four elements of financial management in health care finance. Also there are generally accepted accounting principles and general financial ethical standards that health care professionals should be aware of. Some examples from two different articles reflect ethical standards of conduct and financial reporting practices and there is some significance to these examples. According to (Baker‚ 2011)‚ “The four recognized elements of financial management include
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Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Educator Role in Health Care Changes Teaching is an integral part in the practice of nursing. Every Nurse Educators (NE) plays a fundamental part on the enhancement of the nursing workforce by serving as role models in the improvement on management‚ implementation and evidence-based practice of an effective patient care. Whether they work in schools or clinical environments‚ NE equips and guides future patient care providers into future leaders of the nursing profession
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Types of consent Consent comes in a form of implied and expressed consent. In nurses’ day-to-day dealing with patients‚ consent is secured from patients frequently. Implied consent refers to nonverbal acknowledgement of a health care provider’s request to provide treatment (O’Keefe‚ 2001). An example of implied consent would be when a nurse walks to the patient and inform the patient that she is going to administer an antiemetic injection and the patient rolls up his/her sleeve and brings his
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The Role of the Family Nurse Practitioner Deborah Rodriguez-Bitler South University The Role of the Family Nurse Practitioner Introduction Historically‚ there have been many instances in American history where legislation and medicine allowed Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) to serve in expanded roles or definitions (Delgado‚ 2014). This was especially true in areas that were poor or underserved (Delgado‚ 2014). It is also possible to look back in history and see a direct relationship with times
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Historically‚ the audit committee has always had the role of oversight and monitoring management and the outside auditor. Now‚ through recent listing requirements for the various stock exchanges and NASDAQ‚ the SEC has greatly strengthened the role of the audit committee. As a result of these changes‚ the audit committee is to be viewed as part of the formation of a "three-legged stool‚" consisting of the audit committee‚ management and the independent auditors‚ with the audit committee to be deemed the
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The Scope Of Practice For All Nurses October 21‚ 2012 Changing The Scope Of Practice For All Nurses The Institute of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has proposed many changes take place in the field of education for nurses to assist in the Affordable Care Act to be a full success in transforming health care. They have published the report “The Future of Nursing Leading Change Advancing Health” recommending that the scope of practice for all nurses which include
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I S S U E S A N D IN N O V A T I O N S IN N U R S I N G P R A C T I C E Expanding the role of the stroke nurse: a pragmatic clinical trial Christopher Burton DPhil PGCertHE BN RGN Research Fellow‚ Department of Nursing‚ University of Central Lancashire‚ Preston‚ UK Bernard Gibbon PhD MSc DipN DipANS RMN RGN Head of Department‚ Department of Nursing‚ University of Central Lancashire‚ Preston‚ UK Accepted for publication 16 March 2005 Correspondence: Christopher Burton‚ Department
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The role of nurses in the management of Obesity The case study provided regarding diet and weight management has led me to explore the role of a nurse specifically during the management of obesity. The investigation aims to determine how a nurse can intervene and control obesity. The research generally looks at the role of the nurse in managing a patient that is clinically classed as obese. Obesity is calculated using BMI measurements (appendix 1). Limitations to this investigation from a personal
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