Nursing Shortage and Quality of Care The need for more registered nurses continues to rise as we now come to face an increase in the geriatric population that is the “Baby Boomers”. The safety and quality of patient care is directly related to the size and experience of the nursing workforce. Nurses work in a variety of conditions that may not be preferential because hospitals have not kept up with the rising demand for nurses. As a nurse assistant‚ staff nurse‚ charge nurse or nursing administrator
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing NUR/391 Sharon Little-Stoetzel February 17‚ 2013 Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Within the profession of Nursing there are many decisions and clinical vignettes that will play out. This paper will depict an end of life case study‚ which will be explored. When reviewing each case study there are two nursing actions for how end of life care is viewed and carried out‚ according to the American Association Code of Nursing Ethics. Throughout
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Marissa Meyer NUR/391 Nov. 24‚ 2014 Sharon Berry Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Throughout a nurse’s professional career‚ many difficult ethical and legal situations will arise. Since nurses are given the unique privilege of caring for patients and their families‚ it is important to uphold certain professional standards. The American Nursing Association (ANA) Code of Nursing Ethics provides a foundation on which a nurse should conduct her professional life
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Health and Health Promotion Deborah Keller Thomas Edison State College Health Assessment NUR-416 Pamela Card May 5‚ 2014 Health and Health Promotion Introduction A traditional approach to health care in general is one in which the goal of intervention is disease management in an attempt to minimize the harmful effects of a health crisis. Once a health crisis occurs‚ the quality of life for an individual is already negatively impacted. Therefore‚ health promotion is an equally‚ if not more
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Community health nursing is a vocation; striving to improve the health of the community by promoting‚ stabilizing and protecting the health of individuals‚ families and identified aggregates. We are able to have the furthest reach when we can isolate a specific deficit of an aggregate through assessment and subsequently the development of a community support program. Community support programs promote health‚ access to services and self-advocacy. Aggregate I have identified the aging population
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Why is epidemiology important in the study of health and disease in communities? Provide an example from current literature or a news article noting an epidemiologic study. Epidemiology is a health activity that is aimed at protecting and improving the health of a population or community. Epidemiological gather information for studies that can help community decision makers utilize community‚ local‚ state‚ and national level resources to prevent‚ control disease outbreaks‚ and analyze prevention
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Assessment Tool Analysis NUR/440 Week 3 January 1‚ 2014 Assessment is a vital aspect of nursing care. Assessment is the first phase of the nursing process. A thorough assessment involves gathering information and data about and related to the patient. The data that is collected includes physiological‚ psychological‚ environmental‚ sociocultural‚ economical‚ spiritual‚ and developmental history of the patient. Data may be objective or subjective. Objective data refers to the measurable
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Nursing Theory‚ Research‚ and Practice Response Team Jordan NUR 532: Week 2 Discussion Response 13 September 2013 Nursing Theory‚ Research‚ and Practice Response As noted in the lead group’s forum‚ “through observation‚ [Florence Nightingale] collected empirical evidence that supported her environmental theory and used it to develop evidence-based guidelines that other nurses faced with similar circumstances might find useful” (Selanders‚ 2010). Nightingale
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Grand Canyon University College of Nursing NUR 502 – Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice Professional Communication Cultural Sensitivity Guide Maintain the Mexican Culture Mexicans travel to the United States every day to work‚ make a better life‚ and earn money to send home to their families. However when they assimilate to the American culture and let go of some of their own practices their health deteriorates. Research has shown that if the migrant workers stay in low-income
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Amy Santus RN BSN HCS/571 October 3‚ 2011 Debra Vaughn Increasing pressures of cutting costs and improving the quality of care in health care services influences the management of the health care organization to implement the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) within their daily routines. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are a set of uniform accounting guidelines health care organizations follow
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