Basic Research vs. Applied Research A. Basic Research • Basic research can also be called “pure research” or “fundamental research.” It is a research carried out to increase understanding of fundamental principles. It is not intended to yield immediate commercial benefits; pure research can be thought of as arising out of curiosity. • Pure research advances fundamental knowledge about the human world. • Pure research is the source of most new scientific ideas and ways of thinking
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University of PhoenixThere have been numerous events on the time line of historical research in nursing. The time line begins with Florence Nightingale and her contribution to nursing research and nursing research utilization. This paper will briefly discuss five historical contributions to nursing research that this writer feels have had the most influential contributions to nursing research‚ Florence Nightingale‚ the American Nurses Association‚ nursing research journal publications‚ research funding
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non-maleficence‚ beneficence‚ and autonomy are three primary principles considered when the end of life for the patient is approaching. Healthcare professionals and healthcare providers should consider their state regulatory board limitations of practice and also code of ethics before allowing or assisting in euthanasia of patients despite their request. An analysis of ethical principles with respect to euthanasia of patients reveals that healthcare professionals and healthcare providers have to
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Rick Perry Governor of Texas 3/14/2011 Name Here Class Here Table of Content Life Page 2-4 Priorities Page 5-7 Governor Organizations Page 8-11` Roles of a Governor Page 12 Future Page 13 Work Cite Page 14 Life As a fifth generation Texan‚ Governor Rick Perry has taken an extraordinary Texas journey‚ from a tenant farm in the rolling West Texas plains to the governor’s office of our nation’s second largest state.Texas’ 47th governor‚ and the first Texas A&M graduate to
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“Diet and weight management” which was published in the Nursing Standard. (Kirk‚ S‚ 2003) Within the article the author states that “obesity in childhood is on the increase.” In researching this particular aspect of obesity I have conducted a literature search on the increase of obesity in childhood and the management role of a nurse. As part of the exercise I plan to explain the importance of knowledge and evidence in professional practice and then conduct a search in what role nurses can play in
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Some of my strengths in this domain would be staying inside my boundaries as a student nurse and analyzing my own nursing practice. On one of my practice days I had a patient who needed gravel prn as she was experiencing nausea and vomiting. I read on her MAR that she could have in IV. Since she was already throwing up and was visibly upset I asked her if she would like this route because it would be faster acting and I didn’t want her throwing up the oral tablet. She agreed and I found her primary
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Nursing Theory in Professional Practice Nursing Theory in Professional Practice Nursing is the art and science of caring for individuals with potential or actual health problems. Nursing is the art of providing quality‚ compassionate care while evaluating the patients’ biopsychosocial and spiritual needs. Nursing as a science evaluates the patients’ health and response to disease. Nurses assist individuals and groups to maintain or attain optimal health. They implement care to accomplish
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REVIEW ARTICLE A New‚ Evidence-based Estimate of Patient Harms Associated with Hospital Care John T. James‚ PhD Objectives: Based on 1984 data developed from reviews of medical records of patients treated in New York hospitals‚ the Institute of Medicine estimated that up to 98‚000 Americans die each year from medical errors. The basis of this estimate is nearly 3 decades old; herein‚ an updated estimate is developed from modern studies published from 2008 to 2011. Methods: A literature
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office‚” which emphasizes the fact that it is not ruled by persons” (Weinstein‚ 2010‚ p. 111). For the first 8 years of my counseling‚ career I worked in an evidence-based behavioral modification program called the Crest program. In order to be a part of the program the clients had to volunteer and the staff had to agree to work in a prison based program. The program is a bureaucracy because it is ruled by an office not just by one person. For example‚ the program consisted of a top of the house‚ Expeditors
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Goals and targets need to be set to enable outcome based care packages to be tailored to each individual. It involves putting the individual at the centre of every service required and not using a generic template. One size fits all has no place in the modern care systems. Instead at looking at the whole requirements it may be more prudent to break it into smaller pieces to ensure a successful outcome. It is ensuring holistically based approach is used to meet the needs of each individual. There
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