Nursing theory is an important part of today’s nursing practice. Theory is important to the profession of nursing as it lays the framework in which nurses base their care and knowledge upon. Nursing theories give us the answers to back up the reason why we do things the way we do. According to Smith and Parker (2015)‚ theories are mental patterns or frameworks created to help understand and create meaning from our experience‚ organize and articulate our knowing‚ and ask questions leading to new
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Information literacy‚ health literacy and information technology skills is essential in the nursing practice as it helps nurses to find‚ evaluate‚ understand‚ interpret and use information for the right purpose. With the high use of technology in our society‚ it can be confusing to find the right sources‚ evaluate it and use it. Nurses need to be information literate to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to find it using the right sources‚ evaluate the information and use
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As indicated by the American Nurses Association‚ "the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice are legitimate proclamations of the obligations that all enlisted nurse‚ regardless of role‚ population or specialty are relied upon to perform skillfully" (2010‚ p. 2). The American Nurses Association further expresses that the standards can change as the flow of expert nursing develop and that particular clinical conditions or conditions may influence the utilization of the guidelines at any given time
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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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As a young girl‚ I remember watching many Disney movies. Learning about child development in this section of the class‚ the movie Tarzan came into my mind. In this movie‚ a baby boy is left to fend for himself after a leopard in the wild kills his parents. Tarzan‚ after being orphaned‚ is found by a mother gorilla. Tarzan quickly begins to integrate with the way of the apes that he lives with. All the while‚ he is fully aware at all times how different he is from the animals he is in company with
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Contents: Page 1: What is an STI Page 2: Risk Factors Page 3: Prevention of an STI Page 4: Role of family and friends. Page 5: Symptoms Page 6: Personal action/prevention. What is an STI? Sexually transmitted infection: An infection that can be transferred from one person to another through sexual contact. In this context‚ sexual contact is more than just sexual intercourse (vaginal and anal) and also includes kissing‚ oral-genital contact
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An inquiry paper‚ what in the world is that? That was the exact thought that went through my mind when my teacher introduced the type of paper I had to do. An inquiry paper sounded like a business plan where I had to make a PowerPoint into a ten-page essay. I remember clearly thinking that ten pages of insanity will most definitely kill me‚ or at least leave me half dead. Maybe I will even develop a phobia of writing. It is even worst that research comes with it too. I had no idea what my central
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