Evidence-Based Practice Paper Nevada State College NURS 418: Nursing Research Methods Description of EBP Guideline The evidence-based practice guideline that I chose is titled‚ “Myocardial Infarction‚” written by the Finnish Medical Society Duodecim. The intended users for this guideline are health care providers and physicians. The target population is individuals with suspected or known myocardial infarction. The objective of this guideline is to “collect
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Patient advocacy requires nurses to support and protect their patients. Nurses often find themselves in ethically questionable situations that conflict with their personal and professional morals. Sometimes‚ speaking out for the patient requires them to demonstrate moral courage—for instance‚ in the face of conflicting loyalties‚ in highly charged conflict situations‚ or when the patient’s rights are being violated. This article provides an overview of moral courage‚ defines important terms‚ examines
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An Effective Assessment Plan for a Bilingual Early Learning Program: Integrating Montessori‚ High/Scope‚ and Constructivist approaches from a Leadership and Personal Point of View Adriana Ferrari University of Calgary Summary Montessori‚ High Scope‚ and recent constructivist theories are properly integrated in this paper in order to create an effective assessment plan in a two-way bilingual early educational program. Montessori Method promotes the 21st Century Competencies such
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Sharon Hixenbaugh Franciscan University Theoretical Foundations NUR 601 Professor Palmer November 6‚ 2014 Transition Theory: Afaf Ibrahim Melesis Transition Theory‚ developed primarily by Afaf Ibrahim Melesis‚ is a nursing theory that is triggered by events and a process that involves individuals experiencing life changes and then assisting these individuals with ways to promote health promotion and a sense of well-being. Most of the patients I took care of were the elderly and chronically ill who wanted
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Question #3 Why has the plan failed? ·The plan failed because many of the teachers had learned behaviours and did not have the desire or motivation to change. Strong existing culture that made them resistant to change. ·The plan was introduced too soon with not enough consensus among the teachers‚ if any and the teachers did not buy into the plan ·Many of the teacher’s had been at the school for a long time and did not have a real incentive or motivation to change because of attempted failures
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Family Health Jon Shepherd NUR/542 May20‚ 2013 Judith McLeod Family Health There are many ways to define family. The traditional definition is a group of related people living together in the same household. Families of today may have only one parent may have a step mother or step father may have adoptive parents‚ and in some cases may have parents of the same gender (Friedmann‚ Bowden‚ & Jones‚ 2003). Family is a term that can be interpreted differently by different individuals.
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Rationale Condoms are an important topic in any sex education curriculum‚ increasingly so in those of the high school level. In today’s society‚ a staggering percentage of these individuals will become sexually active so it is ever so important that we inform them properly about safer sex in order to help prevent teenage pregnancies and the transfer of Sexually Transmitted Diseases or STD’s. The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States states that‚ “The U.S. has one of the
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Unit 20 Task 2 P3- Explain how to plan a small- scale health education campaign relevant to local or national health strategies We are going to use the Change 4 Life and Drinkaware and their resources to help us with our own campaign. They have lots of useful information that will help us inform the students of the college about alcohol and drinking sensibly. Both campaigns have resources that show you how many units are in each drink and how many units you’d have had on an average night out
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Comparison Paper The purpose of this paper is to address differences between public and community health‚ research public health resources on a borough‚ state‚ and national level as well as review a brief history of those agencies. Whereas public health and community health is often used interchangeably‚ public health is coordinated on a national‚ state‚ and borough scale and public health is a profession that includes more than just nurses. Public health can include emergency personnel‚ health
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“Antibiotic resistance has been called one of the world’s most pressing public health problems.” Growing concern over this issue should influence overall nurses’ perspectives on the total use of antibiotics within their healthcare environment. As patient advocates‚ advanced practice nurses need to actively participate in reducing the development of antibiotic resistance in an attempt to mitigate unnecessary future complications. By incorporating appropriate prescription guidelines and educational
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