By Susan Berry and Randy Thomas‚ Ph.D. What’s so smart about SMART? Why has this acronym become part of the vocabulary of project planning and performance management? Objectives that are SMART (Specific‚ Measurable‚ Aligned‚ Realistic/Relevant‚ and Time-bound) are likely to be achieved. When generic‚ off-the shelf objectives get the SMART treatment‚ they emerge as targets that engage focus‚ action‚ feedback and learning. These targets assist development of individual work plans‚ and also
Premium Management Organization Learning
A national framework for the development of decision-making tools for nursing and midwifery practice Introduction National decision-making framework National principles for the development of decision-making tools The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Templates for tools for nursing and midwifery practice decisions The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (the National Board) undertakes functions as set by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law‚ as in force in each state
Premium Childbirth Nursing Health care
WEEKLY GOALS AND SUMMARIES Goal One: Try the strategies discussed in last weeks goals with Student R. Accomplished: Student R was much more responsive this week than the past few weeks. I would like to think that it was how I was approaching him‚ but it could also be a situation he was experiencing personally. I have come to realize that not all reactions from students are because of how I have dealt with them. Some are because they are tired‚ stressed‚ or having a difficult time adjusting
Premium Question Student Help me
Health Promotion and Nursing Practice Grand Canyon University: NRS 429V September 19‚ 2013 Health Promotion and Nursing Practice Heath promotion as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO‚ 2013) is “the process of enabling people to increase control over‚ and to improve health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behavior towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions.” It is the intention of this writer to present health promotion in nursing practice and relate this to
Premium Nursing Health Health care
Critical Response #1: The Legacy of Canadian Colonialism A Brief Summary This article discusses the impact Canadian Colonialism has had on Aboriginal people today. The author speaks largely from a socio-economic perspective‚ purporting such history has contorted both the social and economic relationship Canada’s Aboriginal people have with the rest of Canada and the dominant cultures therein. The article suggests that Canadians lack a true history‚ and we are perhaps filled with many biases
Premium History Colonialism Culture
Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection Lorraine Gambino NUR/405 May 6‚ 2013 Bonnie Schoettle Community and Public Health Nursing Reflection Incorporating preventative recommendations into clinical work can be a complicated and multidimensional obligation. According to Silva‚ Cashman‚ Kunte‚ & Candib‚ “addressing preventative recommendation alone for patients in a typical day requires in excess of 7.4 hours” (2012). Health care providers are also aware that within the community
Premium Addiction Health care Drug addiction
The primary focus on evidence-based nursing practice(EBP) is critical in nursing practice. The evidenced-based practice uses the best research available and practice guidelines specific to a clinical situation. EBP guides nursing practice and provides the best quality care and patient outcome. Evidence-Based practice involves a review of research and studies to determine the best practices. The evidence-based nursing practice increases the nurse’s knowledge‚ skills‚ and experience. It also helps
Premium Nursing Health care Patient
Nursing is seen as a science much more often than it is an art. Nursing is considered a science because you have to know the disease process‚ how medications work and which ones to give‚ and be knowledgeable about new policies and new technological equipment. The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor states that the science of nursing is applying theory to the practice. (p.5) One science of nursing would be the use of evidence-based practice. Evidence-based practice is when nurses use the practice that
Premium Nursing Nurse Health care
The Critical Thinker and Culture R. Steve Terry American Sentinel University BSN 43611-A May 30‚ 2011 Margaret Lowenthal Abstract Using the textbook: Rubenfeld‚ M. G. & Scheffer‚ B.K. (2010). Critical Thinking Tactics for Nurses: Achieving the IOM Competencies‚ 2nd Ed. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7637-6584 Using the checklist in Box 3-2‚ reflect on your culture and how it might affect your critical thinking habits of the mind
Premium Critical thinking Thought Nursing
Educational Impact on Competencies of Nursing Practice To become a registered nurse‚ one can choose one of 3 pathways: First‚ go to one hospital to obtain a diploma which costs 3 year. Second‚ go to a community college to obtain an associate degree which usually costs 2 or 3 years. Third‚ go to a university to obtain a baccalaureate degree which costs 4 years. Then all graduates need passing a NCLEX-RN© licensing examination to obtain a RN license. Do the nurses through these 3 pathways have the
Premium Academic degree Bachelor's degree Nursing