EDUCATION MA IN NURSING COURSE SYLLABUS (Mixed Mode) Subject Code : BCNG 501 Subject Title : THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR NURSING PRACTICE Credit Units : 3.0 Course Description This professional course deals with nursing theories‚ concepts‚ framework and models for nursing. It also includes a review of the development of the discipline of nursing‚ the origin‚ development and progress of nursing theories and their applicability to current practice. The history
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Position Paper on Advanced Practice Nursing in the Amendment of the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 Garces‚ Kuhraya Garcia‚ Sam Javier‚ Harvey Gian Labis‚ Katrina Mia Laganao‚ Leonivic Lamique‚ John Noriel Lauro‚ Recca Jane BSN4-B Oct. 5‚ 2013 Identification of the issue Before the general elections on May 2013‚ Senator Cynthia Villar’s statement on “room nurses” drew ire from many Filipinos‚ especially those associated to the nursing profession. In a senatorial
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What characteristics make nursing a profession and why? One definition of a professional is‚ according to Merriam-Webster.com‚ “4 a: a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation” (retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profession). The initial movement towards establishment of professional standards for nursing care began with Florence Nightingale and the application of scientific method. Prior to the work done by Nightingale‚
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Evidence-Based Practice is important. It is defined as the integration of the best systematic research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values. The intent of this presentation is to look at the pros and cons of Evidenced-Based Practice‚ how nursing schools need to teach it to their students‚ how nursing management can incorporate it to their employees and how it can work for patients with pressure ulcers. PROS AND CONS OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE Evidence-Based Practice is the conscientious
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Institute of Medicine on Nursing Practice‚ Education and Leadership Angela M. Licata-Schneider Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics NRS-430V October 15‚ 2014 Impact of the Institute of Medicine on Nursing Practice‚ Education and Leadership The Institute of Medicine of the National Academics in Conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched a campaign to provide solutions in response to the need for evaluating and alteration of the nursing profession. Future needs of
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The elements of the nursing knowledge sums up what nursing is all about. Right from its inception through Florence Nightgale’s work‚ nursing has approached patient care with a holistic ideology. It was not surprising to come across the metaparadigm of the nursing knowledge including‚ the person‚ health‚ environment‚ and nursing practice. The metaparadigm share light of the ideology of nursing. With that said‚ it is essential we produce more research work and come-up with knowledge unique to the profession
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CLINICAL ADVANCED A practical approach to promote reflective practice within nursing Boud‚ D. et al (1985) Reflection: turning experience into learning. London: Kogan Page. Bright‚ B. (1996) Reflecting on reflective practice. Studies in the Education of Adults; 28: 2‚ 162–184. Brookfield‚ S. (1994) Tales from the dark side: a phenomenography of adult critical reflection. International Journal of Lifelong Education; 13: 3‚ 203–216. Buckingham‚ M.‚ Clifton‚ D.O. (2001) Now‚ Discover your Strengths
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Explain what is meant by the term “community based nursing practice.” Community nurses work across various areas‚ providing health care to people of any age. They provide nursing to assist in all areas of health needs to people anywhere in the community from community health centres‚ health clinics‚ schools and universities and client’s homes. This essay will focus on three aspects of community nursing‚ firstly‚ aged care nursing; secondly‚ the organisation ‘Silver Chain’ and finally‚ Holyoake;
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organization to nursing knowledge and provides a logical way of gathering information to describe‚ explain‚ and predict nursing practice. Theories describe and explain nursing and the purpose of nursing to differentiate it from other caring professions by setting boundaries. (McEwen & Wills‚ 2014‚ p. 25). The use of theories gives nursing its own identity and takes away the task-oriented description of the past. Kolcaba’s theory of comfort is a theory that is used throughout nursing‚ although many
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Effects of Change on Nursing Practice Stacey Ventour-Chambers NU 420 Leadership and Management in the changing Health Care Environment Professor Betty Kohal April 28‚ 2014. Effects of Change on Nursing Practice The birth of a child is a momentous occasion in a person’s life. It may signal the transition of a couple to a family‚ or the expansion of an already established family unit. The manner in which it is handled can have lasting positive or negative effects. Traditional mother/baby care
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