This is why is it important for nurses to “Integrate current evidence-based practices and critical thinking techniques to develop the patient’s plan of care” (Ivy Tech Community College‚ 2016). Since the most important jobs of a nurse involve patient care‚ nurses must able to keep up to date in what the best practices for patient care are. In light of this‚ most of the healthcare field now requires evidence-based practice‚ which combines the nurses experience with research to plan quality care (Hain
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Scope of Practice In order to work within one’s scope of practice‚ there are a few standards and parameters that must be met. Also‚ there is a great deal of responsibility‚ since you are dealing with the lives of others. In order to be able to work within a certain scope of practice‚ there are usually three metrics that determine a professional’s scope: level of education‚ legislature‚ and the specific facility (Garrett‚ 2016). For example‚ someone who goes to school for nursing will be limited
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The field of nursing is always improving and evolving. It is progressively moving forward as new information and research fuel our ability to provide proper patient care. In fact‚ I have seen the field change and develop in more ways than I can shake a stick. One of the most profound differences came with the inundation of technology and the connectivity of the internet. Never before has the patient been able to access so much information at their fingertips‚ or have medical professionals had such
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patients the care and attention that they deserve. If I were explaining exemplary professional practice to others I would say that it involves staff that are willing to do whatever it takes to give their patients and family members excellent service. Exemplary professional practice does not occur over night‚ it takes time and dedication from all staff members involved. Luzinski (2012) states that professional practice that is exemplary not only requires time to develop‚ but time to improve designs‚ and implementing
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Coaching should be considered a core competency of advanced practice nursing. Coaching‚ as defined by Hamric‚ Hanson‚ Tracy & O’Grady (2014) is a process by which an advanced practice nurse can use skills that have been learned to guide patients and families through health related issues that have been identified for the patient and can be used to improve overall health for the patient (p. 186). Since advanced practice nurses have been trained in communication skills and providing care for patients
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Identifying a Practice Problem in Need of Improvement Suicide prevention amongst incarcerated inmates is a measurable patient-centered practice problem that I will address in my capstone paper. According to Nursing World (2015)‚ suicide rates within the correction facilities is the 3rd leading cause of death in the United Stated prisons‚ exceeding natural deaths and AIDS. It is estimated that at least one suicide attempt occurs every three seconds with one actual death every four minutes (American
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In many hospitals‚ these days many different new nursing practices are being used to improve patient outcomes. In the hospital that I work for many new evidence-based practices are being used to see if it improves or does not improve the patient’s physical and mental health. I have worked in different units in my hospital‚ as of right now I am posted in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) we use an SBAR (situation‚ background‚ assessment‚ recommendation) to try to ensure a quality exchange of information
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HEALTH PROMOTION IN NURSING PRACTICE Nursing Role and Responsibilities In health Promotion 7 January 2012 Nursing Roles and Responsibilities in Health Promotion Health promotion has become priority issues and future directions for health professions from a world perspective. By focusing on individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and the environments in which people live‚ work‚ and play the health care professionals today are vital links for promoting national and international health. Nurses
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A t it’s very core‚ nursing practice “deals with issues and situations that have elements of ethical or moral uncertainty” (Burkhardt‚ Nathaniel‚ & Walton 2014‚ p. 21). In my limited experience‚ this has proved very true. I have encountered numerous situations that‚ in reflection‚ could be considered ethical dilemmas. As I was not necessarily able to recognize this in the moment‚ I feel that there is significant room for growth in my ability to confront these issues. In this paper‚ I will discuss
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the nursing history‚ we can see that nursing was not always recognized as a profession. There are records from the mid to late eighteenth century showing that nurses were often uneducated‚ undesirable women hired from the lowest classes in society (Brook & Kleine-Kracht‚ 1983; D’Antonio‚ 2004; Kalisch & Kalisch‚ 2004). In those days‚ nursing was considered an inferior occupation (Kalisch & Kalisch‚ 2004‚ p.24).However‚ In the beginning of the 19th century‚ Florence Nightingale helped influence the
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