The Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2011 Lequisha Harris‚ Tracey Wilkinson-Mcgrady‚ Ginger Sprague‚ Jeanette Walker Nur/531 January 21‚ 2013 Candace Hudson The Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2011 I. Introduction II. Bill overview A. Introduced in 2011 1. Representative of Illinois 2. Jan Schakowsky B. Addresses nurse-to-patient staffing ratios 1. Department
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Emerging Standards of Care Deanna Powell NUR/531 December 9‚ 2012 Melanie Wassel Emerging Standards of Care Diversity is exhibited in many ways‚ including a multiplicity of upbringing‚ dress‚ thought‚ lifestyle‚ values‚ food preferences‚ family relationships‚ and in gender‚ ethnicity‚ and age. These factors exist throughout the gamut of health care patients and the interactions designed with the nurses who care for them. Diversity in healthcare refers to the cultural setting in how the patient
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Scarce Resources Article Ana Becker NUR/531 July 7‚ 2013 Greg Friesz‚ MSN‚ RN Scarce Resources Article The nursing shortage is an issue that has an increase concern in the health care system today and that has been a threat to the quality of care and safety of the patients. “The shortage of nurses is not necessarily a shortage of individuals with nursing qualifications; it is a shortage of nurses willing to work in the present condition” (Buchan & Aiken‚ 2008‚ p. 3262). The changes
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Nursing Faculty Shortage Nur 531 January 27‚ 2014 Mary Jane Sansouci Nursing Faculty Shortage As the demand for nurses continue to rise in the United States‚ the ability to teach these nurses continues to decline. According to a Special Survey on Vacant Faculty Positions released by AACN in October 2013‚ a total of 1‚358 faculty vacancies were identified in a survey of 662 nursing schools with baccalaureate and/or graduate programs across the country (79.7% response
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Nursing Shortage 1 Running head: Scarce Resource Article Assessment Scarce Resource Article Assessment University of Phoenix Nur/531 Influencing the Future of Nursing and Health Care February 1‚ 2010 Nursing Shortage 2 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to prepare an editorial response to the article entitled‚ Nursing Shortage: Have We Missed the Real Problem? This author will discuss and define the issue and the article. The author will then discuss influencing factors and support
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Nursing Shortage: Is Technology the Answer? Sandi Coufal University of Phoenix Influencing the Future of Nursing and Healthcare NUR/531 Catherine M. Hill MSN‚ RN March 28‚ 2008 Nursing Shortage: Is Technology the Answer? Nursing has always been synonymous with caring. Dr. Jean Watson describes caring as the center of all nursing practices and that it is “a moral ideal rather than a task-oriented behavior” (Tomey & Alligood‚ 2006‚ p. 94). At this time in history‚ there is a nursing
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NI Topic: Breaching The Security of An Internet Patient Portal Nur-531 May 18‚ 2013 Introduction Kaiser Permanente is a health system which serves over eight million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. In the 1990’s the KP Northern California region created an Internet Patient Portal known as “Kaiser Permanente Online” (KP Online)(Wager‚ 2009). KP Online provides members access to request appointments and prescription
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NURSING (NU) {NURS} L/R 061. Biologically-Based Chemistry. (A) Lafferty-Della Valle.Prerequisite(s): One year of high school general chemistry or its equivalent. 0.5 course units A contextual approach will be used in studying the concepts in General‚ Organic and Biological Chemistry that are foundational to an understanding of normal cellular processes. Topics that will be covered include measurements‚ atomic structure‚ bonding‚ chemical reactions‚ properties of gases and liquids‚ solutions‚ equilibrium
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NUR/590A and NUR/590B Overview The MSN practicum is an opportunity for you to make a direct impact as a nursing leader in your workplace or community by integrating your nursing skills and knowledge into a project to demonstrate what you have gained while working on your MSN. The practicum classes consist of NUR/590A (a 1 credit class) and NUR/590B (a 2 credit class). Between the two classes‚ you complete the practicum project with a minimum of 60 practicum hours under the guidance of a practicum
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Scarce Resources Erica Badillo NUR/531 May 12‚ 2014 Gregory Friesz Scarce Resources There are numerous reasons for the nursing shortage nationwide. Perhaps one of the most influential reasons is related to the scarcity of resources that include nursing faculty. A decreased nursing force can be directly correlated with the declining number of nursing faculty available. Multiple factors including lack of interest in becoming nursing faculty‚ lack of funding‚ noncompetitive salaries‚ aging faculty‚
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