Identify one area of nursing research that has improved patient outcomes. State the study and its impact on patient care. How have these findings changed your nursing practice? . Nurses and other healthcare personnel are able to use the skills learned through evidence based research to decrease a patient’s length of stay‚ decreases morbidity and mortality‚ and healthcare cost. Nursing research is a scientific process that validates and refines existing knowledge and generates new knowledge that
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Ethical Stance on Euthanasia Abstract Euthanasia is one of the most talked about issues related to biomedical ethics today. This paper will discuss the ethical findings on the topic of euthanasia from a philosophical point of view. The paper examines the moral views of philosophers and then will end with an argument as to why euthanasia should be allowed in United States. Ethical Stance on Euthanasia There are many people that have their opinion on whether one should be
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Nursing Faculty Shortage Nur 531 January 27‚ 2014 Mary Jane Sansouci Nursing Faculty Shortage As the demand for nurses continue to rise in the United States‚ the ability to teach these nurses continues to decline. According to a Special Survey on Vacant Faculty Positions released by AACN in October 2013‚ a total of 1‚358 faculty vacancies were identified in a survey of 662 nursing schools with baccalaureate and/or graduate programs across the country (79.7% response
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advance in active involvement in nursing and in health care policy. Nurses can also help the profession advancement by developing‚ maintaining‚ and implementing professional
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LAS432 Team Project Guidelines Objective This capstone course concludes with a research Team Project that starts during the first week and continues throughout the duration of the class. It culminates with the submission of a formal team report and an oral presentation by each team during Week 7‚ and Peer Reviews in Week 8. Each team will identify and explore an emerging technology. This will be a technology that may already exist‚ but is drawing attention because of new applications‚ anticipated
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Legal and ethical parameters of professional nursing practice essay one Professional nurses encounter a variety of legal ethical and bioethical issues on a daily basis. For this reason‚ it is essential that all nurses are aware of current state and national legislation‚ acts and guidelines and the implications of these for nursing practices as well as legal processes‚ principles of open disclosure and the role of a coroner in the health sector. In this way‚ nurses can adhere to the overarching guidelines
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Private Duty Nursing: Benefits of Care at Home The primary benefit of receiving care at home is just what it sounds like: your senior loved one get to receive their care in the privacy and comfort of their own home. Research suggests that in home care not only reduces stress and anxiety‚ but when seniors are recovering from an illness‚ injury‚ or surgical procedure‚ they heal more quickly and are readmitted to the hospital less frequently as well. Sometimes‚ standard home care services (bathing
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Abstract Nursing is one of the oldest careers in history. It has grown tremendously since the beginning of the profession and strives forward in hopes to attain more advancement in the medical field. Along the years‚ there have been several controversies regarding nursing as a profession. In this paper we will discuss what nursing professionalism is and why we as nurses need to remain a professional icon in the occupation. This paper will also summarize two nursing articles regarding nursing professionalism
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Ever since I was a little girl I have always loved helping others feel better. I have always had a heart of gold and this is why I have chosen Nursing as my career choice. I feel like becoming a registered nurse is where I will belong and be most happy at. I am most fulfilled when I know I am helping‚ and doing for others. I am a very passionate individual and show a lot of compassion in everything I do‚ which are key qualities most nurses have. Although registered nurses have many responsibilities
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Collaborative Practice Paper This paper will be addressing a clinical case study from the writer’s current experience that illustrates collaborative nursing practice. According to Schueller and Kimbrell (2003‚ p. 2)‚ "When one refers to collaborative practice within a hospital setting‚ they are referring to healthcare personnel working together to care for patients and families". Collaboration is defined as "working together‚ especially in a joint intellectual effort to achieve a desired outcome;
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