HOW MY CREATIVE THINKING IN NURSING CARE HELP ME SOLVING PROBLEMS WITH PATIENTS IN LONG TERM CARE When we have made a commitment to work with and develop nursing theory‚ it is important to keep in mind that this activity is crucial to establish scientific foundations in nursing. The first line of teaching and learning in nursing is based on linear thinking‚ arguing to promote the student’s vision of cause / effect when‚ for example‚ this is in the process of providing the patient with an anticoagulant
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Nursing Leadership Issues after an Acquisition Mergers are described by some as the blending of two companies‚ whereas acquisitions occur when one company is purchased and absorbed by another (Piper & Schneider‚ 2015). Mergers and acquisitions within the healthcare community occur primarily to improve both the structural and economic efficiencies found within the organizations (Mancini‚ 2015). For much of the healthcare and nursing staff‚ feelings of fear and loss often accompany an acquisition
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is guided by ethical theories and principles which help guide them as a patient advocate. It is these ethics that make a nurse so valuable to clients and ultimately makes a nurse the client’s best advocate. In this paper the core ethical theories and principles will be discussed and how exactly this helps RN’s be the best possible advocate and what benefits the clients themselves derive from these ethical theories. In order to properly understand the ethical theories of nursing one must first know
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Chaos Theory: Key Concepts and Ideas In Chaos Theory‚ there is a dynamic system that changes with time (Haigh‚ 2008‚ p.298). The system changing is one of its defining characteristics (Haigh‚ 2008‚ p. 299). Using mathematical equations‚ the system and its changes can be graphed and from that data outcomes may possibly be predicted (Haigh‚ 2008‚ p.299). One slight change in the systems starting point can change its whole path and ultimately its destination point/outcomes. Change Theory: Key Concepts
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Leadership Assessment Paper The following paper describes and summarizes the interviewed completed with Mrs. F. (BSN‚ RN‚ TNS‚ CCRN‚ NE-BC) who is a Registered Nurse with extensive experience in the field of nurse managing. Mrs. F.’s work experience and background education will be presented along with pertinent material to enrich the description and discussion of nursing‚ leadership‚ and administration. The sequence of this document follows a pattern through which Mrs. F. allow us to a glimpse
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Pender Nursing Theory Nola Pender‚ former professor of nursing at the University of Michigan‚ has developed a rational-choice model of healthcare. This is not really a nursing theory per se‚ but a psychological look at how human beings perceive themselves‚ their health and their ability to change their lifestyles to promote health. As a result of this focus‚ Pender’s model is normally called the "Health Promotion Model" of nursing. Features This model is based on the idea that human beings
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Nursing Theory: Foundation for Nursing as a Profession Wilma J. Vintson Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 501: Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Fall 2011 Nursing Theory: Foundation for Nursing as a Profession Introduction This paper will discuss nursing theory and review how it relates to nursing as a profession. It will also focus on aspects of Virginia Henderson’s theory on the complementary-supplementary model of nursing. Nursing leadership‚ as it relates to Henderson’s theory
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Advancing Nursing Leadership Nursing is a science and a rapidly changing profession that is now being faced with a lot problems. As challenges arise‚ the nursing field requires nurses with advanced knowledge and skills and who are responsible to take leadership roles in both educational and clinical settings. According to Newhouse (2007) nursing leadership provides the foundation and is essential for promoting the evidence-based practice (EBP) within health organizations. For this reason‚
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The nursing shortage impacts the world in a prodigious way. The nursing shortage has an adverse impact on patient care‚ as well as on nurses. The causes of the nursing shortage are multi-faceted and there is no single measure that influences the declining issues. The most concerning issue of the nursing shortage is the decline in patient care‚ and positive outcome (Buchan‚ 2010). The research question in this study is the following: How does the nursing shortage affect quality of patient care
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the results of these models on nurse leaders/managers. A review of published studies of Patient-Focused Redesign (PFR) suggests that models differ across institutions and that findings are preliminary and measure short-term effect only. Management theory is notably absent from the reports‚ and the extent of implementation of PFR principles differs according to the needs of the organization‚ the scope of services provided‚ and the resources available (Ingersoll‚ 1999‚ p. 22). The study occurred at
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