Patterns of Knowing in Nursing Patterns of Knowing in Nursing Nursing education has evolved greatly over the years‚ in the mid-19th century‚ nursing was seen as a mothering and homemaking role; today nursing has a more scientific base (Peplau‚ 1986). Nursing is much more than following doctors’ orders and performing comfort care. Nurses must be able to apply different aspects of knowledge into their care in order to provide quality care to their patients. According to the American
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Key Historical Developments The purpose of this paper is to discuss four key historical developments in nursing research and its utilization. Nursing research is the “scientific process that validates and refines the existing knowledge and generates knowledge that directly and indirectly influences clinical nursing practice” (Burns & Grove‚ 2007‚ pg. 548). Whereas nursing research utilization‚ is the process of taking the products of nursing research and applying them to practice in order to improve
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Japan Journal of Nursing Science (2008) 5‚ 71 doi:10.1111/j.1742-7924.2008.00111.x EDITORIAL Nursing theory – remembering our future Modern nursing theory began with Virginia Henderson in the 1960s. In her grand theory of nursing‚ she defined nursing as “assisting individuals to gain independence in the performance of activities contributing to health or its recovery (Henderson‚ 1966‚ p. 15). Since the 1970s‚ the literature on nursing theory has focused upon two levels of nursing theories: the
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Abstract Leadership in nursing is an important role that facilitates the delivery of successful nursing care and patient satisfaction in the medical field. In every work atmosphere‚ there are always leaders and followers. Both contribute to building a safe and effective workplace. The leaders motivate staff members and inspire them to work up to a particular goal‚ while the followers are guided by the nursing leaders. There are a few different leadership styles‚ some good and some bad‚ which
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Elenora Vidal-Pascal Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University 02/01/2013 NRS-430V Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Education‚ Leadership and Practice Nursing has become one of the fastest rising professions‚ not only in the United States but‚ in the world. Nurses have been regulated in their scope of practice for years. With The Affordable Care Act of 2010coming accessible to the public‚ nursing will be called in to utilize their skills to be in the forefront
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Historical Developments in Nursing Research Tara Skeates University of Phoenix Issues and Strategies in Nursing Research Utilization BSN0499-NUR429 Dr. Mirella Brooks September 31‚ 2006 Historical Developments in Nursing Research Nursing as a profession has been witness to numerous changes. From the environments within which care is given to patients‚ to the type of dress that nurses wear‚ many obstacles have been met and overcome up to the present day. Research within the profession
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and your assigned readings write a six (6) to ten (10) page paper (excludes cover and reference page) addressing the application of the nursing process to a patient care scenario. Use these directions and the scoring rubric as you develop the paper. Outlines and abstracts are NOT required with this paper. Do not include the scenario in the paper A minimum of three (3) current professional references must be provided excluding a nursing diagnosis book. Current references include professional publications
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Running head: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NURSING PROFESSIONALS Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals Stephanie S. Bustoz Grand Canyon University: NRS 430 September 18‚ 2012 Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals The world is an ever-changing planet with continuous progress towards bigger and better. Nursing is no different. We are always striving for ways to increase our knowledge‚ skills‚ existence‚ authority‚ independence‚ and notability
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Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health care providers by their approach to patient care‚ training‚ and scope of practice. Nurses practice in a wide diversity of practice areas with a different scope of practice and level of prescriber authority in each. Many nurses provide care within the ordering scope
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Contemporary Issues in Nursing Contemporary Issues in Nursing There are many contemporary nursing issues. This paper will look into Transcultural Nursing‚ one of the more important issues‚ especially in tri-state area. According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census (2000)‚ over 30% of the total population‚ or one out of every three persons in the United States (U.S.)‚ is comprised of various ethnicities other than non-Hispanic Whites. This statistic highlights that the U.S. has a significant
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