The Case Study An indigenous child, Sara aged four, has been admitted after fainting at the Early Childhood Centre (ECC) she attends for three hours, in the morning. She spends the afternoon in the crèche adjacent to the ECC. The child’s aunty comes to the clinic some hours after Sara’s...
Introduction: Nursing Shortage The selected clinical problem refers to modern healthcare organizations’ inability to keep up with the high demand for healthcare services and ensure an adequate supply of the nursing workforce. As a result of understaffing among nurses, professionals responsible for patient care often face the unwanted consequences of...
Conflict management is a common topic in any profession of our time. Now people are more confident in expressing and defending their points of view. This inevitably leads to various conflicts, which can often have serious consequences. In particular, conflicts can arise in the medical field and involve nurses. These...
Introduction Media has proved to have enormous power over opinion and, hence, over reality. Informational representation affects any group, and the healthcare system is no exclusion. Nurses appear to be under a lot of pressure despite their massive influence on the system’s functioning. Hence, their media portrayal influences their public...
To develop a successful strategy for building a transformational leader and changing the target setting and its participants, one needs to have a clear perspective of the environment in which the described alterations are going to take place. The service in question is known as the Haitian American Nurses Association...
While globalization created many opportunities for people to learn, travel, and conduct business, it also made access to medical care easier. As a consequence, people around the world have become more aware of health issues in other countries. The role of family nurse practitioners is revolutionary in the delivery of...
The present paper discusses such a health problem as obesity among children from 2 to 12 years old. This population was selected because children are the nation’s future and, therefore, the government should be concerned with their health problems. Children with obesity commonly grow up in adults with the same...
Introduction A 76-year-old man named Dennis, who is a widow, is brought to the Emergency Department by an ambulance. Dennis, a widower was found in a confused state on the bedroom floor of his unit and when asked whether he recognized his environment, he was unable to tell the Ambulance...
Introduction In old days many patients went to see health care providers with a sole expectation of being relieved of their sickness. Many cultural heritages exist globally and people are not restricted within their area of origin, freedom of movement has greatly contributed to cultural diversity in many parts of...
Over the past decades, the role of advanced nursing practice has been deeply integrated into the healthcare context worldwide. With an increased demand in an individual approach to the patients, nurses have become major intermediates between the doctors and subjects of their treatment. Although it is generally accepted that the...
Theory development emerged because those who had nursing leadership found out that theory development was a very important way to develop the nursing profession. This was due to the interests of identifying or making nursing a body of knowledge. Flexner was the first one to define what the characteristics of...
The main purpose of any model of nursing care and patient safety is to present appropriate and in-time services and treatment to a patient. Each model has its peculiarities, weaknesses, and strengths due to which it may be related to several issues raised in the ANA Code of Ethics. Personal...
Today’s evidence-based nursing is the foundation for the providing of competent and safe health care, minimizing the “theory to practice gap” (Mackey & Bassendowski, 2016, p. 2). This outline focuses on the elements of scientific paradigms, nursing theory and research, and evidence-based practice (EBP). Scientific paradigms of nursing are patterns...
Introduction Advanced nursing practice responds to modern challenges, allowing nurses to engage in health service delivery on a significant level. Family nurse practitioners’ work focuses on health monitoring and disease prevention within an entire family, regardless of age. Therefore, this area of expertise makes a valuable contribution to public health,...
Introduction As one of the most common metabolic diseases in the whole world, diabetes affects the physical and psychological well-being of individuals regardless of their gender, age, or social status. The primary symptoms of this health issue include weight loss, increased hunger, and frequent urination, although they can differ depending...
Nursing shortage is the issue that bothers the population for approximately one decade (Andrist et al., 2006). To improve the situation in the sphere of nursing and encourage people to study the basics of nursing, the government takes a number of steps like utilizing the sources, human-resource associations, and salary...
Journal Summary One of the most interesting aspects of week one during my volunteering was working in teams. I worked with Juliana Rodriguez (nurse in charge), Ovido Nunes (drug nurse), as a volunteer, Patricia (mental health techniques), and Olga (mental health technique). I acknowledge the need for teamwork in delivering...
History and Background These days’ international medical tourism is developing rapidly in the world. Foreigners may find themselves in the unfamiliar ambiance in clinics when the accident happened on vacation, during a stay on a work or student visa when applying for help from migrants. It is more difficult for...
Persistent workforce shortages and healthcare budget cuts are making delegation a critical component of contemporary health care delivery (Lee et al., 2015). The health care sector is responding to the various pressures by embracing the support of unlicensed assistive personnel to allow nurses to focus more on patient care and...
The nursing profession can be incredibly fulfilling, but it does not change the fact that being a nurse is associated with a great deal of stress. For this reason, every nurse needs to find tools and techniques for building emotional resilience. They will help him or her overcome any difficulties...
Introduction Alligood (2013) argues that theoretical knowledge is not necessarily unrelated to practice. A better understanding of nursing is often facilitated by research into theories and concepts that are utilized in the profession. The significance of this process resides in the fact that theory, among other things, allows to analyze...
Introduction The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health is the report released by the Institute of Medicine in October 2010 that gives recommendations for nurses on how to address the changing health needs of the population. It presents the institute’s vision of the evolution of the U.S. healthcare system,...
Introduction Pressure ulcers are a problem that can affect any patient with limited mobility, and this is the core of this healthcare issue. Pressure ulcers are injuries to the skin and underlying tissues that occur as a result of extended compression of the tissues (Arendts, 2017). Most often, they occur...
Pressure ulcers are caused by among other factors unrelieved pressure and shearing forces on the surfaces of the body. This condition can be prevented and treated if it is noted early enough in a patient (Yarkony, 1994). If noted late, it can be very deadly. It poses a lot of...
Nursing requires immediate action, and its educational part vastly contains from strategies of doing and practical approaches. However, the concepts a nurse can rely on in her decision making should also be clarified and established during studying. Stable notions, values, and belief systems help a nursing professional perform in stressful...
Introduction Nursing is a dynamic field were due to rapid medical advancements, specialists need to make a conscious effort to keep up with new knowledge. Working in this field requires the commitment to lifelong learning. However, in 2010, the Institute of Medicine of National Academies stated that increasing the level...
For a competent nurse practitioner, it is essential to understand the interconnectedness between nursing theory and practice. Similar to theories in other disciplines, nursing theory may be defined as a collection of logical and internally consistent conclusions about real-life conditions and events. It is frequently based on observations made by...
It has been acknowledged that nurses play the central role in the provision of care to patients and often serve as mediators between other healthcare staff, patients, and their caregivers. The American healthcare system is rather complex, and the provision of high-quality care is often hindered by these complexities. Patients...
Introduction In work practice, nurses take up a variety of roles; They make the nursing profession multifaceted and versatile as it constantly evolves; One of such roles is that of a scholar which means a proclivity for independent research and keeping up with the newest findings in the respective field;...
The use of electronic health records (EHR) has proved to be an effective tool to enhance care quality, reduce nursing staff’s work overload, improve patient outcomes and satisfaction, and facilitate nursing research (Atasoy et al., 2019). In particular, this technology is instrumental in reducing medical error, adverse drug effects, and...
Introduction Speaking of patient care, it is essential to note that this is the largest segment in the entire medical care workforce in the United States. Having such a key role in the economic and social life of the country, this profession implies a broad awareness of many aspects of...
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that is responsible for the Acquired immune deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). AIDS is a pandemic that affects more than 30 million individuals worldwide (Caldbeck, et al., 2009). Despite numerous efforts, no known cure for HIV/AIDS has been found up to this moment. However,...
Introduction The answers which Elizabeth Foster provided influenced my perception of the nursing profession, numerous issues and challenges associated with it. The nurse offered insights into some aspects of nursing, which are useful and should be appropriately analyzed. This paper also provides ideas on the provision of care and evidence-based...
Case Study Summary The case study involves a 28-year-old woman who is 22 weeks pregnant. The woman, named Jane, lives with her husband Harry who is a plumber and with whom they have a stable relationship. They reside in a rural area and are four hours away from a referral...
Introduction: Virginia Henderson’s Theory Proposed by Virginia Henderson, the Nursing Need Theory is one of the most crucial theories since it laid the foundation for other nursing care approaches in the 20th century. Henderson’s nursing theory focuses on the nursing staff’s attention to the physiological, psychological, and social needs met...
Despite its long and complicated history, it may be said that the profession of a nurse in many aspects is only taking shape nowadays. The process of formation of a body of knowledge peculiar only to nursing and not borrowed from other sciences is helpful in discerning nursing from other...
Introduction There are various approaches to understanding the phenomenon of nursing. While some of them tend to focus on the pure healing activities, which are often seen as complementary to those of physicians, I have a different vision. My personal nursing theory is generally focused on the art of caring,...
Pressure ulcers are a common clinical problem due to limited movement in some patients and potentially dangerous hydration and room temperature levels. Physical pressure on an area of the skin reduces blood circulation, which leads to cell death. This problem is relevant for hospital settings, and especially for people who...
Introduction Peritoneal dialysis, otherwise referred to as home-based dialysis, is one type of renal replacement therapy that is provided to patients suffering from end-stage renal disease. Peritoneal dialysis requires the patient to insert a specially designed silicon catheter via a subcutaneous tunnel into the peritoneal cavity. An exit site is...
Pressure ulcers are caused by factors such as unrelieved pressure and shearing forces on the surfaces of the body. The condition can be prevented and treated if it is diagnosed early enough in a patient. However, if it advances, it can be deadly. The condition poses a numerous challenge to...
Introduction The present article addresses the problem of evidence-based practice (EBP) knowledge, beliefs, and implementation in oncology nurses. The problem is significant for nursing because following EBP protocols improves patient outcomes. Underhill et al. (2015) build an especially persuasive argument for launching EBP initiatives in oncology as it is the...
Stress is a common phenomenon in our everyday life and it’s necessary for nurses to understand it both on a personal level and in relation to work. The nursing profession just like in any other profession is faced with tensions related to demands of their roles commonly referred to as...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a spectrum of diseases related to long-term breathing problems and airflow blockage. It appears to be quite widespread: as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates (2017), 16 million Americans suffer from this spectrum of diseases. Moreover, there is a problem of undiagnosed patients,...
Summary of the Bill Impact of the Bill on Nursing Practice Standards; If Passed Impact of the Bill on Individual Nursing Practice Concerns about or Support for the Bill Based on Nursing Practice, Standards, or Patient Outcomes Impact of the Bill on the Community Restrictive Measures to Strengthen the Fight against...
The nursing staff shortage in US hospitals threatens to turn into an insoluble problem for the healthcare industry. According to the International Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, there are four nurses for every doctor. Another argument for building up the power of nursing is an aging population. The US...
Nursing is a complicated field of study covering various healthcare-related issues. Due to the complexity of the discipline, it is necessary to define the main principles of education in nursing and identify its major directions. While baccalaureate studies are aimed at providing students with basic skills and knowledge, graduate education...
Standards of care as developed both in local organizations and through state and federal policy are critical to maintaining a safe and high-quality level of patient care. These standards of care are commonly based on evidence-based research or the experience of health care professionals. Healthcare organizations are expected to provide...
Introduction Modern healthcare is steadily moving from hospital-centered care and towards an emphasis on the patient’s experiences, to having them fully participating in the process of healthcare (Kelly et al., 2018). With that in mind, new models of nursing and care are becoming increasingly prominent. The concept of comfort is...
Background On the moment of the conducting of their study, Rafferty et al. (2007) stated that despite the fact that there was growing evidence in the United States, little evidence was obtainable to assess whether at the international level, hospitals, where nurses provide care for fewer patients, demonstrate more significant...
Introduction We worked with the 57 years old man who presented with six months history of severe memory and function loss. His chief complaint was forgetfulness about objects’ placement, inability to cook essential dishes, and difficulties in picking up the right words. Magnetic resonance imaging, biomarkers’ assessment, family history, and...
Introduction Nursing care for patients with a nephrostomy is a highly demanding activity accompanied by many complicated medical procedures and various problems with a tube, including misplacement or occlusion. In this regard, nurses should possess the necessary knowledge and skills concerning the appropriate management of patients with a nephrostomy to...
Organization The organization at which the meeting was attended is the Florida Nurses Association. It is a professional nursing organization, a state constituent of the American Nurses Association, which incorporates nurses of all specialties and practice areas in one professional group for developing leadership, administrative, legislative, and public health policy...
Nursing is a discipline and a practice profession that requires individuals involved in it to practice holistic health care that is guided by the principles of human freedom, responsibility, and choice. It is expected that nurses would use clinical judgment and critical thinking in order to facilitate evidence-based care to...
Nurses all over the world face ethical challenges when it comes to patient care. Today’s healthcare system is characterized by the critical staff shortage and the lack of time to meet all the patients needs. The nature of nurse care becomes increasingly exhausting and stressful through the prism of ethical...
Introduction of the Nursing Theorist Katharine Kolcaba was born in 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio (Katharina Kolcaba-nursing theorist, n.d.). She received a nursing diploma from the School of Nursing in St. Luke’s Hospital. She is currently working as an Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of Akron. Kolcaba received numerous...
Introduction The theory of nursing is highly beneficial for working with patients. In particular, it allows healthcare practitioners to share experiences and techniques of interaction with patients (Younas & Quennell, 2019). Moreover, it can improve treatment outcomes compared to traditional care practice (Younas & Quennell, 2019). The formation of a...
Introduction The growing prevalence of type 2 diabetes makes it safe to say that additional research has to be conducted in order to establish a stronger foundation of evidence for the progression of diabetes in minority populations. The current paper reviews the existing literature and creates room for the implementation...
The practice-based nursing theory was used for this report. It has provided the necessary framework for the process of planning a nursing intervention. It was favored over more abstract theories because it had a more direct effect on nursing practice. For instance, Jean Watson, a nursing theorist, has identified hand-washing...
15 peer-reviews journal articles are used in this project to investigate how the nursing practice has to be organized regarding the patients with COPD. There are many challenges nurses with poor experience may face, and this appraisal aims at identifying the concepts which may be helpful to nurses to treat...
Abstract Nursing is a profession in which specialists must always renew their awareness about theoretical concepts to satisfy challenging health care requirements. Nursing specialists have to understand the unique variety of information necessary for training and subsequent practice. Nursing science is connected to the theories of what it is, what...
Nursing theory is immeasurably important for the nursing profession to this day. However, nursing theory cannot be put into context without the profession’s historical aspect. Physicians could visit a highly limited number of patients per day before hospitals occurred to centralize patients for the effective delivery of health care. Specialists...
The article “Preparing Nurse Leaders for 2020” by Huston (2008) addresses different aspects of the nursing profession as an industry that is developing dynamically and, therefore, will change in the future. With regard to social influences, this article looks at nursing as a healthcare sector that requires continuous learning and...
For scientific research or evidence-based clinical practice of any competent nurse practitioner, a concept analysis may provide accurate guidance in cases when a sphere of interest is not clearly defined. Moreover, any existing concept may need elaboration if current research and corresponding literature do not match (Foley & Davis, 2017)....
An evidence-based practice process emerges with a clinical question and proceeds to search and critically appraise the evidence. In the defined PICOT question, the necessary change is concerned with the need to reduce BMI measures in school-aged children. However, it may be limited by a nursing practice problem of low...
Introduction and Problem Proper teamwork is essential in nursing practice, and it requires appropriate transitional leadership. Transitional leadership is an evidence-based approach, which aims at guiding the followers and implementing new care strategies. However, the nature of this model requires further, more detailed exploration. The purpose of the report is...
Nurse informatics is defined as a specific field of nursing that incorporates information sciences, nursing, and computer to implement and develop medical systems that support nursing practice and help to improve health outcomes. As health care delivery is currently developing “in an increasingly competitive information marketplace,” nursing professionals should be...
Introduction At its overall understanding, transitional nursing is a specific type of care delivered to patients once they leave one set of treatment and enter another. For instance, this process can refer to a transition from hospital care to a home health program or an admission to a general ward...
Introduction Pressure ulcer (PU) is currently a significant health problem that affects society and is associated with increased rates of morbidity as well as rising expenditures for the healthcare sphere. The social costs of PU for individuals include pain, decreased mobility, and isolation from the community. In addition, the financial...
Healthcare Legislation The healthcare system is characterized by fundamental shifts from biomedical models and primary care to biopsychosocial models and community-based care, respectively. Laws have been mainly instrumental in supporting the restructuring of the system, including the roles of nurses. As the healthcare system evolves, so do the roles of...
Description of research design The research design used is the classical experimental design. In the study, a post-test-only design will be used to compare the standard policy of turning patients every one hour to turning them every two hours by measuring the effects that these interval repositioning of patients have...
With the rapid rate of technology integration in health care, the use of social media by health professionals is getting the utmost attention. The primary concern of medical organizations is the privacy, security, and confidentiality of patients’ personal information, which is protected by the Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance...
Introduction Healthcare institutions’ primary goal is to provide high-quality medical services to sustain or ameliorate patients’ well-being. Therefore, standards of care are established for each direction of healthcare systems. Notably, these standards of practice essentially concern the nurses as they work in clinical patient care settings and are the providers...
For a nurse, it is essential to follow the recent advances in the nursing field. It is relevant for the commonplace evidence-based practice and other work aspects. Being aware of the new techniques and methods that improve a patient’s well-being and increase a nurse’s efficiency should be the main priority....
Introduction Nurses and clinicians are required to collaborate, engage one another, and solve most of the problems recorded in their clinics or workplaces. The concept of teamwork has gained prominence in the field of healthcare since it allows such professionals to provide timely and personalized services to more patients. This...
Research Support First of all, it is necessary to mention that VTE (Venous thromboembolism) is an essential public health problem with the incidence rates similar to stroke and fatality rates greater than acute myocardial infarction (Baccarelli, Zanobetti, Martinelli, 2007 ). The incidence of VTE may be markedly reduced with appropriate...
Bonamer and Aquino-Russell In order to propose changes aimed at battling workplace burnout among nurses, it is essential first to identify which strategies have been proven to be effective. Exhaustion can be manifested in a variety of ways; Bonamer and Aquino-Russell (2019) concentrated on compassion fatigue in their quantitative research....
Definition of Nursing Nursing is a complex practice that can be defined very differently based on what theory one considers the most accurate. That said, most of the nursing theory stems from the work of Florence Nightingale, who laid the foundations of modern evidence-based practice. She separated nursing from medicine...
Introduction The power of people coming together to work towards a common goal is the universal truth. In order to create change, communities have to discuss and identify the issues and goals, mobilize resources, and then develop effective strategies to reach the objectives they managed to set for themselves. With...
Introduction Nursing is a profession that implies responsibility for the constant care of the injured, sick, and dying, as well as for maintaining the well-being of individuals, families, and communities at the medical and district levels. In this regard, to provide quality care for patients, the presence of profound knowledge...
Quality improvement remains one of the primary goals of many healthcare facilities, departments, and individuals. Fall prevention is an area of major concern that has been studied in detail, and various strategies and methods have been developed to address the problem. Nevertheless, up to 30% of older patients suffer injuries...
Evidence-based practices are significantly important for the healthcare system. They help to ameliorate the existing processes and ways of taking care of an ill person. Public health improvement initiatives (PHII) play an essential role in the development of a strategy of the treatment both for the individual patient and the...
There are multiple legislators and governmental sections, directly and indirectly, involved in the policy development to regulate the usage of alternatives for decreasing opioids misuse. The U.S. Congress has established and disseminated the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act that provides the available approaches and treatment options to overcome the crisis...
Major Concepts Florence Nightingale’s Environment Theory is a nursing theory with a key focus on environmental factors. According to the author, the correct setup of these influences ensures that a patient recovers quickly and naturally (Gonzalo, 2019). She believed that the overall healing process is solely dependent on outside factors,...
Abstract Master’s education in nursing is a vital component of becoming a professional as it prepares specialists who can adapt to the rapidly growing healthcare needs. To aid the students in outlining the critical factors in the nursing profession, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) compiled a list...
Introduction There is an array of severe conditions, which negatively affect public health and contribute to the increased mortality rates. Cancer remains a topical issue in the healthcare environment, threatening a large portion of the population and posing considerable challenges for the system. It comprises many varieties, the effects of...
The Purpose of the Quality Improvement Initiative The process of adaptation of the new nurse in the healthcare organization may be challenging and difficult, especially when the specialist does not have any working experience. For example, a student who has just finished university is stressed because of many diverse factors...
Introduction The article by Nickitas, “Is 2020 the year for increased nurses’ visibility in the public sphere through print, television, radio, and social media?” (2020) highlights the issue of lack of nurses’ representation in health news stories and recognition they deserve. This paper will present the author’s view on the...
In the course of observations, several nursing models were identified, yet the Team Nursing Model (TNM) was the most prominent and frequently occurring one. In the course of the observations, a collaboration between a team of nurses under the supervision of a nurse leader and with the support of nurse...
A nursing theory used in this paper is Fay Abdella’s Twenty One Nursing Problems, which contains 21 statements about the tasks and responsibilities of a nurse. Twenty-One Nursing Problems theory is based on the typical issues that patients face during a hospital stay, including maintaining proper body functions and their...
Workplace conflicts occur in all organizations, requiring managers to develop conflict resolution skills. Conflicts among health care providers pose an especially urgent problem, as they can adversely affect patient outcomes. The causes of conflicts can range from simple misunderstandings and communication failures to more profound clashes of values, personalities, or...
One could say that a higher level of education opens new career paths and that continuous education is the key to success. Nowadays, many job positions require a bachelor’s degree at a minimum or a higher degree, depending on the job complexity. Although nursing seemed to have avoided the trend...
Abstract The paper examines the foundations of Master’s education in nursing developed by The American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Guidelines provide an overview of nine building blocks that constitute the educational framework. The essay dwells on professional skills and competences acquired by nurses that are further employed in clinical...
Introduction Being rooted in ethical values, the nursing profession remains a highly stressful one. The challenges the nurses face require quick decision-making ability and extensive knowledge in the field. End-of-life decision-making is a steep predicament. To deliver the best patient care in such cases, the nurse engages in demanding ethical...
When it comes to the changes that affected the scope of nursing practice over time, it may be the most important thing to mention that the majority of nursing training was rather informal in the past and did not provide specialists with all the required knowledge. Not only the nursing...
Understanding one’s cultural values and the importance of perceiving the culture of others is one of the key skills of nurses as it provides quality patient care. At the core of the values and goals of St. Thomas University, the nursing program and its courses also lies in understanding, accepting...
Robert Wood Foundation (RWF) Committee Work and IOM Report The Future of Nursing report was developed during a propitious period in the U.S health care – an era typified by the increasing need for modifications in the care delivery framework. First, the “IOM Vision of the Future of Nursing” report...
Introduction Each person has his or her own vision of things and events taking place in the world, which may coincide with the opinion of others or differ significantly. The personal philosophy of nursing is also different for each person; however, it includes a metaparadigm consisting of four fundamental concepts...
Abstract Optimization and improvement of medical care and treatment processes is an essential topic as the current global pandemic situation shows. The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief explanation of each of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) essentials and the author’s interpretation of them....
Introduction The article “Making the Case for Nursing Specialty Certification” explains why nurses should pursue certification in the field in order to receive numerous benefits. This process makes it possible for them to acquire additional financial benefits and become more acceptable as providers of patient care (Blozen, 2019). Nursing certification...
Clinical Nursing Practice Problem One of the most important issues that nurses face during practice is communication with patients. When people are in the hospital, it is essential for them to feel connected with other people and to understand that someone will take care of them. Thanks to this, they...
I understand the personal philosophy of nursing as a set of beliefs and values which are implemented in nursing practice. I consider the nursing process as an assessment of human health and bringing comfort and relief by assisting a patient when they are ill. To identify my philosophy, I asked...
Introduction and Problem Identification It is impossible to imagine a competent medical system without adequate communication. Medical institutions whose leaders promote effective communication among their followers find it easier to solve emerging challenges and improve patient outcomes. Thus, the purpose of this project is to explain how to achieve effective...