I choose nursing as my career path because I want an honest career where I can help others. My desire to help others in need comes from watching my sickly grandmother health deteriorate before my eyes and not being able to help her. I was one of my grandmothers care takers‚ for a whole year I watched my grandmother suffer. I watched a scab go to a stage four decubiti’s ulcer‚ in less than two weeks all because she was not changed positions every two hours and proper cleaning techniques was not used
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objective of this assignment is to critique the research article titled ‘Staff-student relationships and their impact on nursing students’ belongingness and learning’. Polit and Beck (2008) highlighted that there is expectancy on nurses to conduct research in order to base their practice on evidence which has emerged from research. Nurses are expected to use their research findings to make informed decisions and actions with patients. The ultimate goal of research is to develop and expand ones knowledge
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of nursing. I am glad to have made it this far where I can finally put my skills‚ knowledge and compassion into practice as a Practical Nurse. In being a Practical Nurse‚ it requires for one to practice within state regulations such as the Nurse’s Practice Act and follow definite guidelines mandated by the Arizona State Board of Nursing. A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) has many options in employment after passing the NCLEX-PN exam. Practical Nurses can work in places such as skilled nursing facilities
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Critique a Research Study Critique a Research Study The nursing research study I chose at the beginning of the semester was Impact of health literacy and patient trust on glycemic control in an urban USA population. The research article begins with a description of Diabetes‚ its consequences of the disease process‚ complications‚ economic cost‚ and the public health crisis that is foreseen over the next few decades. Research has shown that improvement of glycosylated hemoglobin concentration
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Nursing school was never meant to be easy. Being accepted to the program was already a challenge and long journey that requires patience‚ perseverance‚ and knowledge. The moment I received that acceptance letter to the nursing program‚ mixed emotions filled my mind and soul. I asked myself a question‚ “Am I physically‚ psychologically‚ and spiritually ready for this?” Funny that I worked hard to get into the program‚ but then question myself afterwards. First day of nursing school was very overwhelming
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Quantitative Research Critique Cathleen Atkins Grand Canyon University NRS 433V Linda Permoda March 24‚ 2013 Quantitative Research Critique Title of Article The title of the article being critiqued is “The impact of workload on hygiene compliance in nursing”‚ which was published in the British Journal of Nursing (Knoll‚ Lautenschlaeger‚ & Borneff-Lipp‚ 2010). Authors There are three authors for this quantitative research study. Martin Knoll is the HTW of Saarland‚ Clinical Nursing Research
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Running head: Qualitative Research Critique Qualitative Research Critique: Retrospective Perception of Difficult Communication Wene Mawalla Brock University The article “Patient Real time and 12 month retrospective perception of difficult communication in the cancer diagnostic period” is written by Throne‚ S.‚ Armstrong‚ E.‚ Harris‚ S.R.‚ Hislop‚ G.‚ Kim-Sing‚ C.‚ Oglov‚ J.L.‚ Oliffe‚ J.L.‚ & Stajduhar‚ K.L. through a naturalist setting. This article will attempt to give a systematic
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Nursing Research Introduction * The ability to conduct research is becoming an ever important skill. The ultimate purpose of nursing is to provide high-quality patient care. Clinical practice without research is practice based on tradition without validation. Research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing treatment modalities‚ to determine the impact of nursing care on the health of the patients or to test out theory. Nursing practice is undergoing tremendous changes and challenges
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Abstract This paper will review and critique Hess’s quantitative study of vascular access improvement in pediatric population by using a vein viewing device. The author utilized a prospective‚ non-randomized study at a tertiary care center. The sample of the study included 150 procedures in the control group and 91 procedures in the experimental group from the ages 0 to 17 years. The primary aim of the study was to increase the first-attempt success rate of venipuncture and decrease procedure
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Qualitative Research Critique Grand Canyon University: NRS-433V October 19‚ 2014 Qualitative Research Critique “High rates of staff turnover in nursing homes is not a recent phenomenon. As far back as the mid-1970s studies have documented average turnover rates for registered nurses (RNs)‚ licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) and certified nurse’s aides (CNAs) ranging between 55% and 75%” (Mor‚V.‚ Mukamel‚ D.B.‚ & Spector‚W. D. 2009‚ 1). Long term care facilities (LTC) have staffing issues
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