MULUNGUSHI UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE: THEORIES AND PRACTICES OF DEVELOPMENT COURSE CODE: SSS 211 First Publication: August‚ 2012 GENERAL INTRODUCTION MULUNGUSHI UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION P.O. BOX 80415 KABWE COPY RIGHT All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the author. Mulungushi University Institute of Distance Education Great North Road Campus P.O. Box 80415 KABWE
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Using Cultural Competency in Practice Cultural competencies is a term that has long saturated the healthcare world‚ especially nursing. The United States has become a melting pot of culture and ethnicity and to practice in the hospital setting it is essential to know the backgrounds of your patients and their families. Different cultures have different perceptions on health and illness. Providing culturally competent care includes knowledge about subcultures‚ attitudes‚ and skills that’s supports
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Exchange Theory: Application to Advance Nursing Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Social Exchange Theory: Application to Advance Nursing Both sociology and psychology try to explain why human beings do what they do‚ and act in the manner in which they do. Social Exchange theory attempts to explain how we interact with one another and what we get from those interactions. The purpose of this paper is to look at how Social Exchange theory relates
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07.2013 THE EFFECTS OF MEDICAL ADVANCES Everyone’s dream is to have a long life. Recently‚ it has become possible with the advancement in medicine. Many scientists are still doing research and experiments so that people live longer. In my view‚ medical advances should allow people to live with the people whom they like for a long time but it also disrupts the natural balance. First of
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Advances in Technology and it’s Results Roderick Moye BIS/220 July-09-2013 George Tubrea Advances in Technology and its Results Today’s technology poses plenty of advantages and makes life much more covenant for the average citizen. Along with these advantages come disadvantages that can interfere with ones daily activity and become a disruption as well as a nuisance. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Do Not Call Implementation Act; are just two results of how the change and
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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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laboratory meidicne: A qualitative analysis of 227 root cuse analysis roeports in the veterans health administration.Dunn‚ Edward‚ Moga‚ and Paul (2010) Yoder Wise 2011 Leading & Managing in NursingYoder‚ & Wise (2011). Leading & Managing in Nursing (5th ed.).
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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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