Magnet Certification Journey Gloria Carmona NUR/598 February 26, 2014 Maureen Johnson Magnet Certification Journey Providing excellent patient care is the goal established for every nurse. However, not every nurse understands the true meaning of providing excellent patient care. Incorporating evidence –based practice (EBP) is another concept that not all nurses understand or desire. The purpose of this paper is to describe how research utilization proposals are congruent with the forces of the…
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degrees. The career has also seen the introduction of Magnet status hospitals which only hire Baccalaureate level nurses or greater and operate on a level of autonomy never before seen in the profession. The nursing profession has come very far since it was first recognized in the 1st century AD. Nurses have gone from being viewed as indentured servants to some of the most respected health care professionals in the world. Their studies and opinions have contributed to many of the medical advances…
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an advanced role as nurse anesthetist for surgeons. Additionally, patients found that nurses working with physicians increased patient care and overall satisfaction (book). Dr. Henry Silver and Dr. Loretta Ford founded the first nurse practitioner program in 1965 at the University of Colorado. In addition to nurse anesthesia and nurse practitioner, a few other advanced practices were formed including nurse-midwifes and clinical nurse specialists. Nurse-midwifery has been recorded since the earliest…
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communication, such as newspapers, radio, and television Stereotype - a fixed or conventional conception of a person or group held by a number of people that allows for no individuality Competency outcomes – the results, or end products, of planned study and experience that are focused on specific abilities required for practice Contemporary issues – the problems, changes, and concerns that are current for the present time Core competencies – the essential cluster of abilities and skills required…
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1. Stacey is a tenth grader who’s always been a bit shy, and has never had a boyfriend. In the middle of the school year, she gets drunk at a party, and sleeps with a boy she doesn’t know. Afterward, some other girls think it’s a great joke to spread the rumor that Stacey is sexually promiscuous. By the end of the year, she figures she’s got nothing to lose, and starts sleeping around. According to labeling theory, the night of the party Stacey engaged in ____; at the end of the year, she was engaging…
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3 hours Continuing Education original research By Lisa M. Black, PhD, RN, CNE Tragedy into Policy: A Quantitative Study of Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Patient Advocacy Activities T he for sTudy findings lead To new legal proTecTions n evada whisTleblowers . absTracT Background: In 2007 and 2008, 115 patients were found to be either cer tainly or presumptively infected with the hepatitis C virus through the reuse of contaminated medication vials at two southern Nevada endoscopy…
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A3. Assessment of Evidence: In reviewing all the information related to this study in the five areas contained in the graphic, the study was designed to test the hypothesis that a process change from a traditional method of shift handover to nurse handover at bedside would shorten the duration of time it took to conduct the process, which it turn could lead…
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Robotics in Surgery Snehal S. Mayekar Department of Biomedical Engineering, YTIET, Bhivpuri Road, Karjat. sm.little.snail@gmail.com Abstract-- Objective: Tracking the progress of new Robotic Surgery techniques, their limitations and future scope. Background: The field of robotics has the potential…
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Obesity in San Diego County; A Winnable Battle. B. Community: San Diego County is located in the south eastern corner of California and lies geographically north of the Mexican Border and south of Orange and Riverside County. (Appendix 1, Fig 1.) It covers an area greater than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware combined, measuring 4,525.52 square miles.("San Diego County," 2010) In addition to San Diego City, the county comprises of 18 incorporated cities. It is has 193 square miles that…
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SOCIAL MARKETING report Blood Brothers Campaign Mk418 social marketing Australia Red Cross Blood Service Executive Summary This Social Marketing Plan was commissioned by the Australian Red Cross Blood Service (ARCBS). The aim of the plan is to encourage the return of first time blood donors specifically Generation Y, males aged 18-25. The lack of returning donors especially young people has prompted the need for strategy to “win-back” one time only donors. Analysis…
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