The theory behind a community of practice was first introduced by Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger (1991). Firstly described within their novel Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation (1992)‚ yet their theory was not noticeably defined until Penelope Eckert (2006) gave this theory the title community of practice. Eckert defines a community of practice as “a collection of people who engage in an ongoing basis in some common endeavor” (Eckert‚ 2006) which is exactly what we see within the
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Outsourcing is the practice of charging external service providers with the task of performing in-house activities. Outsourcing has drawn attention with regard to its role in achieving effective logistics integration by which inter- and intrafirm activities are integrated to enhance customer satisfaction and competitive advantage (Bolumole‚ Frankel‚ and Naslund 35). By understanding the theoretical perspectives attributed to outsourcing‚ managers can identify and evaluate strategic reasons specific
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Individual Essay The management theory and practice has changed over since the early 1900’s‚ while the economy developed. With the globalization and technology be used widely‚ the environment became more competitive. The social institutions feel pressure to face a new challenge. The management system should be innovated into the new conditions and challenges management and the new management made workplace more productive. The old management evolved from classical management approaches to modern
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Organizational Theory & Practice Introduction Previously people were less interested in an organizational culture. Cultural perspectives were not really important. When it comes to cultural change‚ leaders used to take an action at the end‚ at the time where company was facing bankruptcy‚ and they were not succeeded. Unlike now‚ culture is significantly important aspect in an organization. It shapes how people think and behave. Once an employee gets hired‚ firstly he or she tries to identify existing
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Scope of practice involves the activities that medical practitioners perform as they deliver patient care. Therefore‚ scope of practice indicates the patient types that an advanced practice registered nurse‚ RN can care‚ the activities and procedures an advanced practice RN can perform‚ in addition to influencing the RN’s ability to seek reimbursement for the services that have been rendered. The scope of practice for the state of Texas specifies the experiences‚ technology development‚ evidence-based
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teaching and learning for undergraduate nursing students: The Cluster Model. Nurse Education in Practice‚ 11(2)‚ 114-118. Croxon‚ L. & Maginnis‚ C. (2009). Evaluation of clinical teaching models for nursing practice. Nurse Education in Practice‚ 9(4)‚ 236-243. Guo‚ M. (2010). Experience as a patient will enhance nurses practice. Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand‚ 15(11)‚ 20-21. Smith‚ K. (2006). Appreciation of Holistic Nursing. Journal of Holistic Nursing‚ 24(2)‚ 139. Sørlie‚ V.‚ Torjuul‚ K.‚ Ross
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Advanced nursing practice is a broad field of nursing career path that expands a generalist nurse’s role to specialize in a field that is highly developed and complex. Their roles extend from being a frontline nurse who practises basic nursing skills at bedside or community to becoming a nurse practitioner‚ nurse educator‚ nurse researcher or a nurse manager. The foundation of their advance critical thinking stems from pursuing continuing education‚ research‚ trainings and studies. Advanced nursing
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Advanced practice nursing seems to have many different definitions and interpretations. When looking at different definitions from our text‚ the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)‚ and the APRN consensus model‚ we are able to get an idea of what exactly an advanced practice nurse means. According to our text‚ advanced practice nursing is believed to be an overall concept. It is not considered a role‚ a replacement for physicians‚ or even an array of skills. It is more like a strong
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Evidence Based Nursing Practice Shallie V Witt‚ RN‚ COHN Submitted to Jo Ann Wegmann‚ RN‚ PhD. in partial fulfillment of NR 460R Evidenced Based Practice Regis University 12/6/10 Evidence Based Nursing Practice The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of Evidence Based Research (EBR) on nursing practice. Included in the review will be research examples as related to the author’s field of practice in occupational health‚ both qualitative and quantitative. Also reviewed will be
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Motivation theories and practices remain as one of the most difficult subject to understand. In order to fully comprehend this topic‚ one must go through several disciplines and enormous research. This is especially crucial in the workplace. There is no methodology that is more efficient in increasing productivity than using motivation. Despite the importance of practicing motivation theories‚ it is still an area that very few have ventured in. One of the many reasons behind the reluctances of managers
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