Quality Improvement As advanced practice nurses (APNs)‚ understanding quality improvement is an important competency that must be grasped. There are several health illnesses that need to have quality improvement initiatives placed. One such illness is hypertension (HTN)‚ or high blood pressure. Early identification and treatment of hypertension using a hypertension algorithm is the selected quality improvement initiative. HTN is a highly prevalent illness that affects an estimated 70 million people
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JAN JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING ORIGINAL RESEARCH Quality nursing care in the words of nurses Linda Maas Burhans & Martha Raile Alligood Accepted for publication 19 March 2010 Correspondence to L.M. Burhans: e-mail: linda.burhans@gmail.com Linda Maas Burhans PhD RN CPHQ Associate Executive Director of Education and Practice North Carolina Board of Nursing and Adjunct Faculty‚ East Carolina University College of Nursing‚ Wilson‚ NC‚ USA Martha Raile Alligood PhD RN ANEF Professor
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The study integrated the qualities of nursing students (N=227) with their aptitude and academic achievement in a tripartite model. A battery of tests called in the Assessment for Nursing Potential (ANP) composed of the (a) Nursing Quality Scale (NQS) with factors on caring‚ compassion‚ commitment and connectedness; (b) Achievement test; and (c) Aptitude test was used in the study. Using a three-wave longitudinal design‚ the NQS was first administered followed by the aptitude‚ then the achievement
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Coat of Arms As a team‚ we collaboratively decided on five core qualities of a nurse. The five qualities of a nurse are knowledge‚ patience‚ compassion and empathy. Knowledge is represented by a book as a root of a growing tree. The book represents the unlimited resources and desires to learn and grow to become a proficient nurse. Like the branches on the trees‚ the knowledge that the nurse gains are evolving and dynamic. Compassion is represented by an image of two conjoined hands forming a heart
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Quality Nursing Practices UNIT 3 ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN NURSING Sturucture 3.0 3.1 3.2 Objectives Introduction Definitions of Terms 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 Law Related Terms Nursing Related Terms Intentional Torts Consumer Protection Act (CPA) 3.3 Ethics and Ethical Issues Related to Nursing 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.4 3.3.5 3.3.6 Definition of Ethics and Bioethics Ethical Theories and Approaches Ethical Principles Ethical Dilemma in Nursing Significance of Studying Ethics in Nursing
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This essentials discusses both the importance of patient safety and quality improvement in regards to advanced practicing nursing. Patient safety is defined by the Institute of Medicine as “the prevention of harm to patients” ("Patient safety and quality‚" 2008‚ p. 2) In the health care world patient safety and the quality of patient care is extremely important. The master’s level education for nursing program will teach the advanced practicing nurse the tools needed to deal with an unsafe situation
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Roach’s Five Cs and Their Role as Key Qualities in Nursing Maria De Grano Centennial College Roach’s Five Cs and Their Role as Key Qualities in Nursing Caring is a primary aspect of nursing that allows not only nurses the ability to know a patient‚ but also gives patients the feeling of being truly safe and in good hands throughout their treatment (Potter & Perry‚ 2014‚ p. 263). Roach’s theory of caring is composed of five different concepts: compassion‚ confidence‚ competence‚ commitment‚
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within the permissible value. The content of Dissolved oxygen found to be present in the lake water was found to be nil‚ hence the values of biological oxygen demand and the chemical oxygen demand were also found to be zero. This proves that water quality of Ibalur Lake does not sustain aquatic life. Bacteriological examination of water performed through most probable number analysis showed that MPN index per 100ml of the water sample were found to be maximum‚ presence of coliform bacteria was confirmed
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Quality health care is defined as “the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge”. The Institute of Medicine’s 2001 article‚ To Err Is Human released the statement that medical errors were responsible for between 44‚000 and 98‚000 deaths annually in the United States (McEwen and Willis‚ 2014). An immediate demand for accountability and quality in the health care system
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1. a) Nursing research is one of the concepts mentioned in the video‚ Evidence-based practice‚ quality improvement‚ & nursing research. Nursing research is a systematic inquiry that uses disciplinary methods to answer questions and to resolve problems. The goal of nursing research is to generate new nursing knowledge. Nursing research is based on theory and the use of rigorous methods in order to conclude viable results (Hewner‚ 2013). The results are applied in a broad spectrum. Research publications
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