Susana Abarca Chamberlain College of Nursing NR-501: Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice Spring January 2015 Theory is a notion or an idea that explains experience‚ interprets observation‚ describes relationships and projects outcomes (Parker & Smith‚ pg. 7). Theory is needed to have a systematic approach to guiding the practice of nursing by analyzing nursing concepts that are purposeful in developing thinking and guiding practice through proven research and analysis. Theory helps to organize
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Cultural Diversity and Patient Care Knowledge of cultural diversity is key to all levels of the nursing practice. Knowledge and skills related to cultural diversity can strengthen and broaden health care delivery systems. “In 1986 the American Nursing Association (ANA) issued its first intention to strengthen cultural diversity programs in nursing” (Lowe & Archibald‚ 2009‚ p. 11). Despite good intentions made by nursing‚ progress in the area of cultural diversity has been slow and sporadic.
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strokes may have a hard time adjusting to life depending on the severity of the stroke and what part of the brain becomes affected. One of the ways a stroke can occur is when a blood vessel becomes clotted and deprives the brain of oxygen rich blood cells‚ therefore causing irreversible brain tissue damage. According to Kitko and Hupcey‚ Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States
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Patients and healthcare professionals would agree that nursing care is a fundamental for achieving optimistic goals and improving patient satisfaction. Whether it being an acute setting of maintaining care plans with patients‚ nurses play an important role within a multidisciplinary team to help achieve better patient outcomes. Principles The key to patient centred care is not only to build “expert” patients‚ but to improve common ground with them for an integrated management plan. The aim is to
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There are three problems that are associated with increases in patient exposure which are lack of physician knowledge‚ lack of patient awareness and physician’s practice of defensive medicine. These issues have led to an increase in patient radiation dose every year. From 1996 to 2010 overexposure due to radiation has doubled. (Bardi‚ p.2) This is an alarming stat and shows that we need to really focus on this issue in the future. Another alarming stat is that Americans received seven times more
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health care a critical nursing shortage is expected to rise over the years if necessary action is not in to effect. According to the bureau of labor statistics‚ the medical professional is expected to grow to 19% by 2022. While this is only a projected growth‚ many variable factors may affect the overall growth of the industry. Compared to an 11 percent projected growth for all occupations‚ the workforce is expected to grow if the government and private sector come up with strategies on how to meet
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HIPAA’s Impact on Patients Rights Now‚ more than ever is the time to care about the privacy of our medical information. Intimate details that are shared between Doctors and patients are either stored in file cabinets or data files. The risk of a patient privacy rights being mishandled are high. This is when HIPAA‚ which stands for “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act” comes in to effect. HIPAA was passed by Congress in 1996 and was used to set a national standard for electronic
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Working with Values and Beliefs when Providing Patient Care My Personal Philosophy of Nursing By: Michele Combs NUR 391 Working with Values and Beliefs when Providing Patient Care Nursing is an art and a science. The profession is an art of compassion and caring in a creative way. Creativity allows nurses to individualize nursing care. Through science‚ nurses obtain the skills and technology they rely on to achieve each patient ’s optimal health ("Nursing"‚ n.d.). Florence Nightingale became a nurse
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Running head: FUTURE OF NURSING Nursing Education and the Future of Nursing September 9‚ 2013 GCU Education is a vital factor in the field of nursing. Nursing is one of the biggest workforces in the United States‚ and in the health care field specifically‚ “with more than 3 million members‚ the nursing profession is the largest segment in the nation’s health care workforce” . For this reason‚ the Institute of Medicine has worked to make recommendations on
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The assessment of patients forms a major component of the nursing role. It allows the nurse to gain vital information to base the planning and implementation of prioritised care on. A systematic method of assessment is required‚ that ensures that all areas of assessment are covered and that the assessment and subsequent interventions are as effective and efficient as possible. One method that can be followed for patient assessment is the primary and secondary surveys‚ with an additional assessment
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