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She believed that this career was more of a “service to society” (Roy Adaptation Model, 2016, p.1). In order to become this service to society, Roy needed to know three things: Who is the focus of nursing care? What is the target of nursing care?

Virginia Henderson Theory used Today Virginia Henderson is one of many nursing theorists who changed the nursing profession. Henderson’s theory was considered a “needs” theory (Ahtisham& Jacoline, 2015). It was considered a needs theory because the primary focus was on the patient and the 14 fundamentals needs of the patient to aid in recovery. A nurse taking care of a patient with dementia will utilize Virginia Henderson’s theory in his or her practice by assessing the patient while making a connection with that patient, involving the patient and family to help maintain current health status, providing an environment that will provide safety and security, and using the 14 fundamental needs to guide the nursing process that is being

The aim of this research article was to gain an understanding of what reflection is and stands for in nursing. The study had a nursing teacher and student perspective to help determine the believed meaning of what reflection in nursing is and how it benefits practice. The setting to this study was a University in a post-graduate course for Registered Nurses. The sample included nine teachers and eleven students.

There is currently under 1% of nurses with a doctorate. In order to ease the demands the IOM is encouraging nursing schools to work together with public and private partners to make the goal possible. With older faculty members retiring from Universities and nursing schools and very few replacements this will impact negatively on the training of new nursing students that are needed to reduce the nursing shortage. In order to attract new staff salaries and benefits packages should be attractive so that highly qualified academic and clinical nurses can be hired and kept. There seems to be some uncertainty of what academic pathway is best for the DNP due to lack of proof of some educational outcomes (IOM,2010).

Professional trends in Nursing Assignment -2 Mind Mapping in Nursing Practise Submitted to : DR.Priyalatha Asst. Professor . Submitted by : Lincy. Jose RN-BSN 2ND YEAR 16905054 Date - 27/02/2018 INTRODUCTION

Youan et al (2012) suggest that student nurses often experience lack of self confidence and hesitation when faced with increased responsibility in patients care. Aveyard (2013) suggest that, in planning the nursing care and making

Nursing Theories: The Building Blocks of Nursing Often deemed unimportant or irrelevant in the clinical setting, nursing theory appears to hold little importance to the world of nursing, but in actuality, it can provide a framework for practice and guide the nurse in finding his or her purpose within the profession (Colley, 2003). Parker (2003) describes nursing theory as, “a notion or an idea that explains experience, interprets observation, describes relationships, and projects outcomes” (p.4). Colley (2003) states that a central theme of nursing is caring, and since this concept is subjective, developing theory is imperative in order to provide an accurate assessment of nursing practice. Two theories that attempt to do this are Jean Watson’s

Introduction Burnout syndrome is common in the healthcare field. Burnout syndrome has been research by many, many of the research has been geared towards nurses to determine how prevalent burnout syndrome is. Emergency care nurses face vast challenges related to the care that is demanded by the patient. The amount of stressors and burnout syndrome are linked, the more stressors the nurse is exposed to the higher the risk for burnout syndrome becomes. Burnout syndrome has an adverse effect on the organization, the nurse, and the patient.

Therefore, with handovers, the nurses will be able to assess, plan and delegate tasks allocated effectively (Johnson et al, 2012) and thus, task can be completed within the shifts. Nevertheless, the handovers in the current practice has not been improved, according to the research done by Poot et al (2014), usually interrupted by phone calls and lack of active inquiries and confirmation regarding patients’ conditions by the oncoming shift nurses, which might impair the health outcomes of the patients if the message delivered is inappropriate. Therefore, it is the duty of the healthcare managers to audit the handover so that delivery of care is of standards and any changes to the practice can be issued out (Mayor et al, 2012). Besides, the managers should participate in patients’ care and be part of the team to supervise the overall teamwork and become a role model to the nurses (Tschannen et al, 2013). Only that nurses at

Navi, It is unfortunate that the consequence of Julie Thao’s decision to work overtime to help the hospital actually did the opposite by affecting her health and caused a fatal medical error. I completely agree with your 3 weapons against healthcare harm: leadership, safe practice, and technology. As Advanced Practice Nurses, I strongly believe we must to be accountable, responsible, and approachable in order to be an effective healthcare role model and leader. Our priority should always be patient safety as we assess, diagnose, and implement interventions. APNs should conduct continuous research for self-knowledge, to educate staff members, and to educate the patients.

It is important to understand the profession of the Advanced Practice Nurse. To understand the profession, a plan of action must be in place. First one must understand the scope and practice that the state requires. This has to be researched and understood what is expected of the practitioner. Once the practitioner knows what is expected, it is time to reflect on strengths, weakness, goals and objectives.

The transition from an Associate Degree (AD) nurse to a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a rewarding time during a nurse’s career. There are many reasons why nurses return to college to get their BSN degree. Some return to meet a personal goal others return for professional advancement or are mandated by their employer to do so. Over the past few years many organizations stopped hiring AD nurses or drastically reduced the number they hire. Many AD nurses who delayed returning to school regret not doing so sooner when they realize the wealth of knowledge gained from getting their BSN degree.

Definition and History of Evidence-Based Practice In the field of nurse anesthesia there are always clinical advances and an explosion of new information. So how does an anesthesia provider put all this new knowledge to good use in a clinical setting?

Nurses' perceptions of how physical environment affects medication errors in acute care settings Introduction "Medication errors results from the interaction of multiple factors that include regulatory environment, organizational leadership and commitment, management policies and procedures, complexity of tasks involved, work culture, and physical environment" (Chaudhury, Mahmood, & Valente, 2009, p. 229). Health care services that nurses perform in the hospital environments are physically and psychologically intense, which can potentially result in burnout, stress, and medication errors. Crowded and poorly designed work spaces are factors that contribute to staff stress, resulting in the risk of increase medication errors (Chaudhury et al., 2009). Ulrich, Zimring, Quan, Joseph, and Choudhary, 2004 (as cited in Chaudhury et al., 2009) "argued that reduction of nursing staff stress and error by physical environmental dimensions (such as air quality, acoustics, lighting, and so on) can have a significant impact on staff health and efficiency" (p. 230). There is limited research on the how physical environment affects medication errors.