Nursing Shortage and Nursing Turn Over Nursing shortage and turnover is an enormous issue affecting nurses in the delivery of patients’ care. Nursing shortages have been shown to cause unfavorable effects which include decreased job satisfaction‚ decreased access to care‚ and can lead to increased turn over. This paper is about nursing shortages and nursing turn overs‚ and how the author would expect nursing leaders and managers to approach this issue. The writer’s rational would be supported by
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Evolving Practice of Nursing Delivery GCU: NRS 440V February 12‚ 2015 Evolving Practice of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery When thinking about the United States and their health care delivery system it has been noted for the past two decades that Americans are unhappy with their existing health care systems (Blendon‚ 2006). This is where the change comes into play. When talking with some colleagues who are registered nurses they all have said we can expect that‚ in addition to proposed
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The nursing process is described as being an individualised problem solving approach in which patients receive nursing care. The nursing process consists of four distinct phases‚ each having a discreet role in the process‚ theses phases of the process are: assessment‚ planning‚ intervention and evaluation. (Oxford Dictionary of Nursing 2003) It is important that the four stages of the process from assessment to evaluation are carried out sequentially because each phase follows logically from
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Electronic Nursing Documentation as a Strategy to Improve Quality of Patient Care Nursing documentation is of utmost importance to nurses in the delivery of quality patient care. Prior to the advent of electronic nursing documentation‚ nurses used the paper based system to document patients’ information. Electronic nursing documentation brought with it some benefits ranging from easy retrieval of patients’ information using the copy-and-paste feature (which allows nurses to copy previously documented
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Improving Wound and Pressure Area Care in a Nursing Home Improving Wound and Pressure Area Care in a Nursing Home Introduction In Sprakes and Tyrer’s (2010) research article entitled “Improving Wound and Pressure Area Care in a Nursing Home”‚ the effectiveness of wound and pressure ulcer management was examined. The rate of wounds and pressure ulcers in a nursing home is often an indicator of the quality of care received as these injuries can lead to illness and a decreased quality of life
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that are used in the nursing profession. Each of these theories have their own concept and uniqueness that can be applied in a nursing capacity. All nursing theories have some form of connection to the advanced practice nurse (APN) practice. There are different types of theories for nursing circumstances. It is important for APN to obtain a good understanding and know how to apply the theory to their practice. Some of these nursing theories are Maslow’s theory‚ Orem Self Care theory‚ and Watson theory
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Competence in Nursing Shannon Karlsson California State University‚ Chico Introduction According to the United States Census Bureau (2010)‚ over 30% of the total population in the United States is comprised of various ethnicities other than non-Hispanic Whites. This statistic highlights that the United States (US) has a significant multicultural population today. These diverse cultures bring with them new languages‚ religious beliefs and practices‚ social structures‚ and health care beliefs and
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Running head: NURSING TRANSFORMATION Nursing Transformation Author: unknown Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V May 29‚ 2011 Nursing Transformation As the health care system trends toward a new approach to delivering care‚ the nursing profession must become engaged in the transformation. According to the 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on nursing future‚ this revolution will have great impact on the nurse’s practice‚ education‚ and leadership
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RETURN TO NURSING PRACTICE REFLECTIVE LOG MODULE LEADER: STUDENT NUMBER: 1 INTRODUCTION This essay demonstrates the significant learning that resulted as a consequence of using critical reflection on my practice. The reflective process helped me to realise how my practice needed to change after I experienced a personal and practice-related issue during and after my clinical placement. Reflective practice is an important component of all
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Name of patient: GUIUAN‚ SYD SYHRUS Age: days old cc: Vomiting DRUG NAME | GENERAL ACTION | SPECIFIC ACTION | INDICATION | CONTRAINIDICATION | ADVERSE EFFECTS | NURSING RESPONSIBILITY | Phenobarbital 25 mg/PPtab‚ 1 PPtab OD x 3 days | Barbiturate (long acting)‚ Sedative‚ Hypnotic‚ Antiepileptic | Long-acting barbiturate. Sedative and hypnotic effects of barbiturates appear to be due primarily to interference with impulse transmission of cerebral cortex by inhibition of reticular activating
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