by the Institute of Medicine‚ EBP is the integration of the best research‚ clinical expertise‚ and patient values when making decisions about patient care. This article discusses three commonly performed acute-care nursing practices that are not based on evidence: • instilling normal saline solution (NSS) into the patient’s endotracheal tube before suctioning • turning critically ill patients manually every 2 hours • relying on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) alone for routine neurologic
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I believe that nurses should have more influence on improving the healthcare system. Nurse are trusted for information about health and healthcare and play a pivotal role in improving quality and safety of care‚ but this is not generally understood or recognized. I have noticed that insurance executives and the pharmaceutical industry have more influence on the healthcare system than nurses do. Nurses are the front-line caregivers in our health system‚ which gives us a unique and invaluable perspective
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This paper will highlight Florence Nightingale nursing leadership and describe her leadership characteristics. It will further depict the democratic style Florence Nightingale utilized throughout her career. Florence Nightingale was not only a nurse‚ she was a researcher‚ educator‚ and theorist. Her contributions to nursing and society are numerous. Florence Nightingale has been referred to as the “mother of modern nursing” (Johnson & Webber‚ 2005). Through her work and example‚ nursing became
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Culturally Competent Nursing Care To be a successful nurse one must have knowledge of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. It is important to provide culturally competent nursing care. A nurse must know what the patient beliefs are and how their certain beliefs relate to health care. This will effect the patient ’s decisions on the way he or she chooses to be taken care of. A nurse should be very open minded and knowledgeable of different cultures and there beliefs
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Comparative Claim Nursing education Nursing has always seemed to be a profession in which the nurse is the follower of the doctor such as their personal minion only doing the nominal things that the doctor does not want to do. However in Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing and the article “Quality and Nursing” by Hall‚ Moore‚ and Barnsteiner you can see that nurses can have a much larger impact on the healthcare system. In Nightingale’s book the author takes an in-depth look at nursing and
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As a nurse promoting educational information is very important if not vital in the career of nursing. Prevention is better than cure and by promoting such fruitful information there will be an increase in practice of illness prevention. For example: flu shot‚ mammogram‚ etc. To be more direct and specific‚ Nursing promotes and educate individuals of all ages‚ families‚ groups and communities‚ sick or even the well. Promoting health through educational information is a fundamental aspect of health
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Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses work in a wide variety of specialties where they may work independently or as part of a team to assess‚ plan‚ implement‚ and evaluate care. Nursing Science is a field of knowledge based on the contributions of nursing scientists through peer-reviewed scholarly journals and evidenced-based practice. Nursing as a profession
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Natalie Williams March 19‚ 2013 Life as a Nurse When I arrived to Brunswick Novant Medical Center‚ it was a nice day‚ the sun was out and the flowers were in bloom down the pathway leading up to the main entrance. When I walked into the hospital‚ wearing my scrubs there was a cool chill to the air much different from the outside. It was pretty chilly in there and the building smelled like hand sanitizer. The main lobby was very welcoming with chairs and magazines on the little end tables.
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Homework Assignment #1 1. According to the American Nurses Association the role of the professional nurse is held to a high standard. Nurses have a guideline of professionalism that is upheld to match the level of care given to each and every patient and held accountable for their actions towards clients and peers (Perry/Potter‚ 7). Nurses are expected to critical think as a way to solve any problem or ailment presented to them by patients. Nurses are to implement the nursing process which delegates
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