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    had the resources for good education and health‚ I was never in peace knowing that others needed help or were in disadvantage. My emphatic nature has shown early on in my life. When I was eight years old‚ I started rescuing cats and dogs from the streets on my walk home from school. I felt responsible to protect them from accidents and other harms. Growing up in Brazil‚ I have experienced a variety of contradictory situations related with social disparities‚ such as starved children on the streets

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    Integration of Evidence-Based Practice into Professional Nursing Practice JMartinez Chamberlain College of Nursing NR351 Deborah Sinn January 24‚ 2011 Integration of Evidence-Based Practice into Professional Nursing Practice Introduction Evidence-based practice (EBP) can be seen throughout history dating back to the mid 19th century when Florence Nightingale gathered research to improve the quality of care provided to patients while analyzing hospital data (Miller‚ Ward & Young

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    Before Florence Nightingale started to improve nursing as a practice public health care system was underdeveloped. People who were living in urban areas didn’t have access to clean water and proper sewage disposal. Most of the sick people were treated at their homes and cared for by their family members. In the mid of 19th century Florence Nightingale started her mission to improve health care and create nursing as a profession. From her own experience and observations during Crimean War she became

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    of Evidence-Based Practice into Professional Nursing Practice In this paper we will discuss the integration of evidence based practice into professional nursing practice. Scott & McSherry (2008) define evidence based practice as the combination of individual‚ clinical‚ or professional expertise with the best available external evidence to produce practice that is most likely to lead to positive outcomes for a patient. Despite literature surrounding what evidence based nursing is and isn’t‚ nurses

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    explained in a variety of ways‚ such as; evil energies‚ spirits and acts of god set to “crush” those who did not follow societies norms (Leviticus 20:27) (Read‚ Mosher & Bentall‚ 2013). Perhaps the most important movement that contributed to mental health stigma was the opening of the “Bethlem royal hospital” which became an asylum exclusively for the mad in 1377 after converting from a hospital (Pietikainen‚ 2015). Until the late 1800’s the response to the mentally

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    Racial Disparities in America’s Judicial System The mandatory imprisonment policies written for the judicial system are creating disparity of minority inmate population primarily due to non-violent drug crimes and the unjust mandatory minimum sentencing laws. America’s prisons are the most populated in the world‚ and they are disproportionately populated by minorities due to the set of mandatory imprisonment policies set in place. Over the past five decades‚ the disparity between races has widened

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    Collaborative Practice in Health Care Collaborative practice in health care occurs when a member of the health care team consults with another member to provide patient care. Collaboration most often occurs between doctors and nurses. "Collaboration is defined as a relationship of interdependence; the ability to work together involves trust and respect not only of each other but of the work and perspectives each contributes to the care of the patient" (Phipps and Schaag‚ 1995‚ p. 19). Effective

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    SPOON RIVER COLLEGE NUR 215 ISSUES OF NURSING Unit I Development of Nursing Objectives Learning Content Learning Activities 1. Summarize health practices through the course of history. 2. Describe the image of nursing in art‚ media‚ and literature over time. 3. Analyze ways that have shaped the image of nursing throughout the years. 4. Argue how nursing fits criteria of a professional. 5. Compare social forces that have affected roles of American nurses. 6. Integrate knowledge of current

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    The medical profession can respond to healthcare disparities in several ways. In my opinion‚ their strongest methods in doing so are through education‚ volunteering‚ fundraisers‚ and community cohesion efforts. One has to remember that healthcare disparities are the end result‚ not the problem itself‚ and in order to prevent this outcome‚ the real issues must first be addressed. Education is pivotal in achieving the goal of alleviating medical shortages in underserved communities. Ensuring that

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    of institute of medicine (IOM) report on Transforming Nursing Education‚ Practice‚ and Leadership. Nursing profession is an indispensible part of the healthcare system and the opportunities for a nursing career are limitless‚ one may choose from a number of career paths‚ including clinical practice‚ education‚ research‚ management‚ administration and leadership. In the midst of all these career paths‚ clients are the center of practice and they have wide variety of healthcare needs‚ experiences

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