RESEARCH CRITIQUE Research Critique of Adherence to Walking or Stretching‚ and Risk of Preeclampsia in Sedentary Pregnant Women Ana H. Corona Western University of Health Sciences CGN 5306: Biostatistics and Epidemiology August 1‚ 2009 Research Critique of “Adherence to Walking or Stretching‚ and Risk of Preeclampsia in Sedentary Pregnant Women” Introduction This paper is to critique a study of adherence to walking or stretching during pregnancy in high risk women who were sedentary
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Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is an issue that started in the 1980’s and continues to remain a current hot topic within the nursing practice. Governor Jerry Brown recently signed an assisted suicide bill into law (Lovett & Pérez-Peña‚ 2015). PAS will be in effect ninety days after its ruling on the floor. The governor stated that if he were battling a terminal illness accompanied by pain he would be comforted by the option and wouldn’t want to deny that to anyone. As with any issue‚ there has
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unconstitutionally obtained evidence The exclusionary rule is the rule that defines the circumstances in which a court will exclude evidence on the grounds that it has been obtained in violation of the accused’s constitutional rights. Traditionally the common law did not have an exclusionary rule. The court allowed evidence to be admitted that had been obtained through the use of illegal means‚ for example‚ searching a dwelling without a search warrant‚ any evidence obtained is an illegal evidence‚ but this was
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Annotated Bibliography Roger‚ Richard.‚ & Love-Johansson‚ Jill Evaluating competence-based practice. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the law online December (2009)‚ 37 (4) 450-460 Roger and his colleagues inquire about the measure and the error rate substantially exceeded its accuracy also‚ that Daubert guidelines have a lot of parts that include forensic practice that deal with the competency measure with the mental disorder at the time of the criminal act. They mention the R-Cras
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Using Cultural Competency in Practice Cultural competencies is a term that has long saturated the healthcare world‚ especially nursing. The United States has become a melting pot of culture and ethnicity and to practice in the hospital setting it is essential to know the backgrounds of your patients and their families. Different cultures have different perceptions on health and illness. Providing culturally competent care includes knowledge about subcultures‚ attitudes‚ and skills that’s supports
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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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Applied Sociology Ethan W. Miller Dr. Shenk April 2014 Applied Sociology As every college student beginning there career in college everyone comes in with different dreams and aspirations. Some students enter universities already knowing what they want to-do. Some students have an idea‚ but are maybe haven’t quite narrowed down there choices yet. While others have no clue and are open to all the possibilities that there institution has to offer to them. As we move through
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2009) Defines evidence based practice as the practice of nursing in which the nurse makes clinical decisions on the basis of the best available current research evidence‚ his or her own clinical expertise‚ and the needs and preferences of the patient. Evidence based practice provides nurses with a method to use critically appraised and scientifically proven evidence for delivering quality health care to their patients. Research is a useful and valuable tool to the field of nursing. While this particular
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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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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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