Impact on Nursing Practice and Education Since the times of the nursing founder Florence Nightingale and the Crimean War 1853-1856 (Creasia‚ 2011‚ p. 3) nursing practice and education is driven by money‚ innovation‚ and patient care and 150+ years later those same factors remain the same. The nursing community is being challenged with global medical issues while providing excellent opportunities at the same time. The vast advancements in technology has had a major impact on nursing practice
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Prevention of medication errors made by nurses in clinical practice. Health Science Journal‚ 6(4)‚ 773-783. Brady‚ A.‚ Malone‚ A.‚ & Fleming‚ S. (2009). A literature review of the individual and systems factors that contribute to medication errors in nursing practice. Journal Of Nursing Management‚ 17(6)‚ 679-697. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2009.00995.x Choo‚ J.‚ Hutchinson‚ A.‚ & Bucknall‚ T. (2010). Nurses ’ role in medication safety. Journal Of Nursing Management‚ 18(7)‚ 853-861. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834
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and its Relevance in Nursing Practice By: Graham Ochieng On 4th December‚ 2012 Abstract The practice of nursing has continually evolved from conventional caretaking to one that calls for a qualified practitioner to posses’ excellent critical thinking skills. This evolution has largely been brought about by the number of reported mishandling of patients by nurses. To counter this trait‚ the concept of critical thinking was inculcated in every nursing practitioner’s curriculum
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assumptions and beliefs that inform nursing practice There are a variety of values‚ assumptions‚ and beliefs that influence my perspective and performance as a labor and delivery nurse. Values guide the very principles of care and the nurse’s vision of its overall purpose‚ while certain assumptions and beliefs are involved in directing care on a more day-to-day level in a highly profound and meaningful way. Ethical‚ moral‚ and even spiritual values inform nursing practice in a labor and delivery setting
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Concept in Nursing Practice Communication is a process that occurs within physical and social contexts regularly. Whitehead et al (2008. pg. 63) .The aim of this essay is to discuss Communication as a concept of Professional Nursing Practice. Presently‚ communication is an area of benchmark the government is focusing on to improve the quality of nursing care. The Department of Health [DH] [2001] explained that communication comprises of a number of skills used to promote professional practice. These
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Nursing research has provided interventions and best practices that provide safe and quality services to the patient and their families. Nurses have a commitment to use research‚ evidence-based practice‚ and quality improvement as their foundation when making clinical decisions and using new programs to improve the health of the patient (LoBiondo-Wood & Haber‚ 2014). This discussion will define‚ compare‚ contrast‚ and provide examples of research and evidence-based practices affiliated in the nursing
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Theory to a Practice Problem October 3‚ 2012 Introduction Our first class in the masters in nursing program‚ has been focused on nursing theorists. We have learned about Grand Theories‚ which are theories that are very broad and difficult to test and Middle Range Theories‚ which are also broad theories but narrow enough to be testable. We have learned how to study the different theories‚ looking at how we can utilize theories to evaluate practice. I have been in a nursing leadership
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statement in relation to the role of a student nurse and what actions the student would be expected to take adhering to the Nursing and Midwifery Code (NMC‚ 2008). It will discuss the professional values and behaviours associated within nursing and the interpersonal skills required to develop and maintain the therapeutic
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Effect of Change on Nursing Practice Leadership and Management in the Changing Health Care Environment NU420-02 August 11‚ 2013 The future of nursing is evolving at a rapid rate due to a changing health care environment. Nursing practice and leadership must adapt to these changes through ingenuity and advanced practice professional roles. “With an estimated 32 million newly insured Americans set to have health care coverage by 2014‚ and a predicted shortfall of 40‚000 primary-care
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*PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE* Brief Introduction * Peptic Ulcer is a break in the gastric or duodenal mucosa that arises when the normal mucosal defensive factors are impaired or are overwhelmed by aggressive luminal factors such as acid and pepsin. * Ulcers extend through the musvularis mucosae and are usually over 5 mm in diameter. * In the United States‚ there are about 500‚000 new cases per year of peptic ulcer and 4 million ulcer recurrences; the lifetime prevalence of ulcers in the adult
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