ROLE OF NURSING RESEARCH AND SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE BASED ARTICLES Prepared by Dr. Gerald Amandu Matua‚ RN; PhD What is research? To research is to purposely and methodically search for new knowledge and practical solutions in the form of answers to questions formulated beforehand. These questions could be how asked by any one in any profession or occupation. What is nursing research? Nursing research is research that provides evidence used to support nursing practices. The questions of
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Playing basketball‚ is one of the most exciting things in my life. You can get so much better in your career‚ that‚ is thanks to your coach. Your coach may‚ scream at you‚ but you should know that they do all those things to make you a better player. They help you strive for greatness. When an athlete‚ plays for a team their coach has the ability to treat the player in ways‚ that will help their team. For example‚ Mike Rice coached for the Rutgers basketball team. Rice got fired for being a tough
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‘Daemon’ is the term Victor Frankenstein uses to refer to his monster. However‚ I believe the real daemon is Victor himself. Firstly‚ I think his obsession with playing God in the beginning of the novel can be associated with a common belief that ‘playing God’ is an act of the devil. This belief is often found in religions as it is believed that God is the only and ultimate creator and to take upon creating new life into your own hands is evil. Victor explicitly posses this trait as‚ mentioned before
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today. The treacherous conditions that the hospitals found themselves in during that time played a huge role in these statistics. As time began to change‚ religious orders began to participate in hospitals by offering a spiritual outlet to its patients. It was here that religious nurses greatly contributed to the evolution of patient care in a hospital setting (Sultz & Young 2014). The nursing field has since then grown and is high in demand requiring
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My experiences of playing a sport Two years ago‚ I went to visit my relatives in Nha Trang and I tried playing scuba-diving. It was my wonderful experiences. First day‚ my cousin – a diving instructor of VietNam Dive Center (VinaDive) – invited me to take part in a scuba-diving tour. I thought it was a great idea and I was very interested. This was a chance of overcoming my fear of water. Next day‚ my cousin taught me about dive equipment‚ how to breathe and move underwater‚ basic skills and safe
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Nursing Shortage and Nursing Turnover Nursing shortage is a phenomenon that is affecting nurses and the provision of adequate patient care in today’s health care industry. Nursing shortage is said to occur when the demand for employment of nurses is far greater than the number of nurses willing to be employed at that time (Huber‚ 2010). According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (A.A.C.N.)‚ “the nursing shortage is expected to increase as baby boomers age‚ and the need for health
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Nursing Diagnosis * Falls‚ risk for r/t diminished mental status aeb fractured R wrist‚ contusions on L knee and forehead‚ unsteady gait‚ “He’s fallen 3 or 4 times now but I don’t want to take away his independence so he lives alone at home”. “My dad often forgets words in mid sentence and will also misplace many of his personal items.” * Activity intolerance r/t hx of CVA aeb limited ROM of R arm. * Incontinence‚ urinary r/t hx of dementia‚ impaired mobility aeb “My dad cannot get
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Grand Canyon University Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Roles and Practices NUR-502 November 5‚ 2014 Addressing Cultural Diversity in Professional Communication The face of America is changing due to the growing number of immigrants. Nurses must be able to assist patients from all over the world‚ and embrace their cultural differences. Leininger and McFarland defined “Transcultural Nursing” as the study and practice focused on comparing the differences and similarities of cultural beliefs
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decision that I wanted to play golf. Most people consider it one of the easiest sports to play. I can see why. I don’t have to run or really do anything athletic however‚ the hardest thing about golf is overcoming the mental aspect. The mental aspect of playing golf has made a noticeable impact not only in my game‚ but in my everyday life as well. This was not something that happened overnight. I still struggle with it today. I used to be extremely negative and hard on myself to the point that I had a difficult
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For most of my life basketball has played a major impact on it. I started playing in kindergarten and still play the game to this very day. As a player‚ I am a point guard who loves to play with team work and passion. I am a strong defensive player and skilled offensive player. Over my whole career of playing basketball I have a higher winning record than loosing. However‚ I have won those many games because of the hard work and effort I put into practices. Over the many years I have learned that
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