on six articles; five of which are research reports on the professionalism and nursing and one article that is based on professionalism and nursing through philosophy. The six articles that would be annotated in this assignment are: 1. Professional Comportment: The Missing Element in Nursing Practice. 2. Providing end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: Issues that impact on nurse professionalism. 3. The Influence
position paper on continuing competence in nursing is that assurance of nursing competency must be a collaborative process that includes regulatory agencies, individual nurses, employers, educators, professional organizations, credentialing and certification agencies. Another WSNA position is that individual nurses are responsible for the maintenance of their own continuing competency, and that it is imperative that nurses from all specialties be actively involved in decisions about professional competence
values for the delivery of optimal health care” (Cronenwett et al., 2007, p.126). Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing in 1860 is considered a pioneer in EBP, as she shared observations and clinical experiences on cleanliness, nutrition, and fresh air to improve patient care. Forward to current times, the use of evidence to guide nursing practice is now expected from professional nurses and health care organizations (Peterson et al., 2014). Studies show that EBP can contribute to developing
Soler NAU University Nursing Theory and Healthcare Models Abstract Nursing is a intricate profession and is constantly changing for the better. Evidence based practice can bring on some of these changes as well as government mandates. Nursing is challenged with increased patient loads, and new innovations such as computer charting. In nursing, caring, must be a part of our lifestyle in order to be to be an effective nurse. The two theories discussed in this paper are Marilyn Anne
hospital based learning for nurses and continuing education for professional development” Introduction Patients’ needs and care environments are becoming more complex and it demands nurses to attain requisite competencies to deliver a high quality care. These increasing demands can be entertained educating them in new ways. The nurses who are able practice across multi specialties are demand of time. This paper discusses the set of methods and practices by which healthcare
Abstract Information is the main to operative decision making and vital to excellence nursing practice. Considerably what nurses do encompasses information such as caring for patients and also having effective communication skills with patients, patient families and also other health care professionals. The goal of nursing informatics is to improve the health of populations, communities, families, and individuals by optimizing information, management and communication. This includes the use of information
today’s nursing practice many of the knowledge acquired is a mixture of standard nurse education, trial and error on the job training, personal experiences and traditional nursing practice from founding nursing mentors and or leaders. Some or many of these practices may not have had any evidence based science before their existence. The purpose of this paper is to explain what evidence based practice is, the purpose for it in clinical practice and applying the models and research of EBP nursing practice
Assignment Title HOW TO IMPROVE THE END OF LIFE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA LIVING IN THE NURSING HOME Contents Introduction Literature search strategy Literature review Conclusions Reference list Introduction World Health Organization defines "Dementia is a syndrome – usually of a chronic or progressive nature – in which there is deterioration in cognitive function beyond what might be expected from normal ageing. It affects memory, thinking, orientation, calculation, learning capacity
administration and credible nursing textbooks, which all discuss the importance of the EHR and the impact that the adoption of the electronic charting system has on nursing and health care. As a nursing student who attends clinical at Jackson Memorial, a community based hospital that just switched to an electronic charting system; I have heard the daily complaints about electronic health records and its effect on the ability of the nurse to provide timely and efficient patient care. This paper examines the pressure
The purpose of this paper is to explain the meaning of the nursing metaparadigm. The nursing meteparadigm has four concepts that will be different from person to person, which includes the person, health, environment, and nursing. This is my personal nursing metaparadigm that reflects my thoughts on the four concepts. The main purpose for a nursing metaparadigm is to have a shared set of concepts that guides the care of nursing and ensure proper nursing care is being performed.