information. Currently there is an estimated‚ “80 percent of medical errors are due to communication failure during the handoff process”(Robins & Dai‚ 2015‚ p. 264). The purpose of this quality improvement project is to increase the education of nursing staff in the critical care setting‚ to streamline the delivery of handoffs‚ as well as the implementation of a standardized checklist-based handoff tool that will narrow the gap in communication breaches.
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Nursing has always been a part of my future that was definite. There was never any doubt that “RN” would trail behind my name one day. For a little over a year now‚ I have been able to call myself MA‚ RN‚ BSN. This is an honor and a privilege that I never cease to forget. Every day I go to work knowing that anything is possible and my job is to expect the unexpected. In the short time I have been in this position‚ I have had many unique and eye opening encounters with a cast of characters‚ which
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Introduction Nursing is a profession that involved in identifying its own unique body of knowledge essential to nursing practice. To identify the knowledge base‚ nurses should develop and recognize theories that are specific to nursing. Parker and Smith (2010) define theory as a set of concepts‚ definitions and propositions that project a systematic view of phenomena by designating specific interrelationships among concepts for purposes of describing‚ explaining‚ predicting and controlling phenomena
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BACCALAUREATE DEGREE VS ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING Marykutty Babu Grand Canyon University BACCALAUREATE DEGREE VS ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING Nursing is a knowledge based discipline‚ which focuses on the wholeness of human being. (Faucett‚ 1933.) As per definition nurses are playing great role in modern medicine‚ either with an associate degree or as bachelor of nursing degree. Both‚ with the same licensure‚ the Registered Nurse. Nurse. The Associate dDegree nNurse(ADN) takes a shorter
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Week 2 post 1 How does knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing provide a context in which to understand current practice? I think the knowledge I have learned from the foundations and history helps me be a more proactive nurse while I am practicing today. I think back to how it took only one nurse‚ Florence Nightingale‚ to say we need to start sanitation to help cut down on infection. In todays practice we as nurses are utilizing the idea of we can make a change‚ we can make our hospitals
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Running Head: VIRGINIA AVENEL HENDERSON Nursing Concepts of Virginia Avenel Henderson Barbara Sullivan Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for NSG 316: Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice University of Southern Mississippi Fall Mini-Session‚ 2009 Abstract This paper provides a biographical look at the life and work of Virginia Avenel Henderson. Her definition of nursing focused on the function of nursing as assisting the individual‚ sick or well‚
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The definition of nursing as put forward by the American Nurses Association describes a framework that incorporates caring and health promotion. It is far reaching and intentionally inclusive to all fellow human beings. It has a goal to advocate and help decrease any element of suffering. Nursing is a professional body which strongly advocates the advancement of professional knowledge. Scholarly resources are used to anchor our credibly with research findings. The use of objective data develops
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many different theories that are used in the nursing profession. Each of these theories have their own concept and uniqueness that can be applied in a nursing capacity. All nursing theories have some form of connection to the advanced practice nurse (APN) practice. There are different types of theories for nursing circumstances. It is important for APN to obtain a good understanding and know how to apply the theory to their practice. Some of these nursing theories are Maslow’s theory‚ Orem Self Care
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vs Baccalaureate-Degree Level in Nursing: The Differences in Competencies Megan Hatzidakis Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V Professional Dynamics January 24‚ 2013 The first step in becoming an RN is to attend a college degree program that has been accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). In the United States‚ upon graduating from an accredited nursing program‚ nursing school graduates are allowed to
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Dorothea Elizabeth Orem: Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory Dorothea E. Orem was known as a pioneer in the development of distinctive nursing knowledge and as one of foremost America’s nursing theorist (Alligood & Tomey‚ 2010‚ Fawcett‚ 2000). Her self-care deficit theory which is a general theory of nursing‚ is used widely in nursing today (Hartweg‚ 1995). Orem’s contributions played significant role in shifting nursing away from a medical model of practice and to gain recognition as a legitimate
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