The NMC (2008) state that record-keeping is fundamental in nursing practice. Accurate record-keeping ensures effective patient care and protects their welfare by promoting consistency of care (Spouse et al. 2008). The NMC (2008) introduced Essential Skills Clusters 2010 (NMC 2010) to pre-registration nursing which conveys that communication must be effective‚ both orally and in writing so that the meaning is always clear. Dougherty and Lister (cited by Hutchinson 2006) also identify that language
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Running head: EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE 1 Evidence Based Practice San K. So Nevada State College EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE 2 Abstract Evidence based practice is an important aspect of nursing and many other disciplines. It is needed to build upon and/or modify current practices. Evidence based practice has made hospitals and medical facilities nationwide use policies and procedures that closely match
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The Differences in Competencies Between Nurses Prepared at the Associate-degree Level Versus the Baccalaureate-degree Level. Amanda J. Perez Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V-0105 NRS-430V Professional Dynamics March 10‚ 2013 The Differences in Competencies Between Nurses Prepared at the Associate-degree Level Versus the Baccalaureate-degree Level. Although both an associate-degree level and baccalaureate-degree level prepared nurses may sit for the same NCLEX-RN exam‚ “nurses prepared
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Case Study: Barbara Norris: Leading Change in the General Surgery Unit Candy Burke University of La Verne Authors’ Note Candy Burke Department of Health Services Management‚ University of La Verne Correspondence concerning this article may be addressed to candy.burke@laverne.edu. Executive Summary The newly hired nursing manager in the General Surgery Unit (GSU) at Eastern Massachusetts University Hospital (EMU)‚ Barbara Norris‚ makes an effort to address the problems she inherited
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Strategic Action Budget Regents Online Degree Program April 18‚ 2015 Having adequate staffing is a continual problem in nursing. Having the right quantity of nurses to care for the patients without going over the budget is difficult. According to Roussel‚ strategic staffing is an approach to analyze the problem. Strategic staffing analyzes the staffing needs based on long-term objectives for the unit and tries to find a combination of permanent and temporary employees
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Knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing promotes an understanding of how nursing has‚ and will continue to‚ evolve over time. By researching its foundation and history‚ one sees how professional nursing has continued to demonstrate it’s ever-broadening scope of practice‚ thus demanding practicing nurses to achieve higher levels of education and pursue continued education. With higher levels of education and continued education‚ nurses’ perspectives also broaden‚ provoking a significant
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The media‚ and Hollywood in particular‚ represent one avenue in which the general public becomes familiar with the role of nurses. How does the media positively or negatively influence the public’s image of nursing? What other avenues may better educate the general public on the role and scope of nursing as well as the changing health care system It is interesting how the media has portrayed nurses for years. Years ago the image was of a blonde‚ skinny female in a sexy white outfit that waits on
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Promoting and facilitating informed choice. Women who face care decision dilemmas. This essay will explore the care received by a woman during her pregnancy‚ with particular reference to the application of Lesley Page’s (2000) five steps (Appendix I). In accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)‚ 2004 guidelines on confidentiality‚ the woman’s name has been changed. [pic] Finding out what is important to the woman and her family. As Page (2000) states‚ in providing woman centred
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Author Note Admissions Essay: Philosophy of Nursing I am profoundly excited and engaged by the current revolutions occurring in the health care field. Having studied the history of this unfoldment‚ I find it both fulfilling and challenging that the time has finally come for nursing to take on and claim more responsibility in the field. For so long nurses have played a vital role in the care of patients‚ but have been devalued by the political dynamics of health care. I observe that changing
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I am applying for paediatric nursing because I am a hardworking resilient individual who aspires in the help and care for children. Child nursing involves empathy‚ dedication‚ communication‚ emotional stability and effective decision making. I want to study child nursing because I am enthusiastic about children‚ having grown up around younger siblings I was responsible at an early age‚ changing pampers‚ caring for my aunt who had breastfeeding issues‚ often cleaning up vomit and looking after my
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