...of leadership and management are very similar but have some primary differences. To understand leadership qualities and traits one must understand leadership theories, how leadership differs from management and the importance of time management. Leadership Concepts Understanding leadership theories are useful in understanding your style of leadership. There are several different types of leadership theories. The Great Man Theory implies that a leader is born into a leadership role. This theory portrays a person being born into a noble family, and the rights of leadership are inherited. The Trait theories attempt to identify traits that are common among leaders. Situational theories give the situation and the environment important factors in regards to the success of a leader. Other nursing leadership theories are the Contemporary theories. The Contemporary theories combine the situation, the environment, the leader and the followers. Other theories are the Behavioral, the Participative, Contingency, the Quantum, Chaos, the Transactional, and the Transformational Theories. Reviewing the differences and similarities in leadership and management is important in learning leadership concepts. The roles between the two have been widely debated. As a nursing professional, understanding the distinction is paramount in being a good leader. Being a member of a nursing organization is also important in nursing leadership. Shaping the future of nursing is a trait of being...
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...Strategic Planning and Nursing Process Every decision-making process requires the basic steps of problem identification, intervention and evaluation. In healthcare, both the nursing process and strategic planning involve proper identification of a problem, gathering of data, formulating a plan, and deciding which intervention is the best to implement. After the intervention, evaluation is necessary. Strategic planning and the nursing process both are essential when developing medical informatics. The goal of this paper to identify the nurse’s role in both strategic planning and the nursing process, describe the differences between them, and how nurses can become more involved in strategic planning in informatics. Differences Between Strategic Planning Process and the Nursing Process Strategic planning is a process that focuses on the organization’s vision for the future. It is a management tool that aligns the organization’s vision with its mission, values, long-term goals, services, people served and resources. It also includes setting policy guidelines. It is a long-term process, where reassessments are made based on the internal and external changes occurring with the organization. (Hebda and Czar, 2013). Successful strategic planning is vital to the survival of a healthcare organization, given the competitive market and changing health care reforms. Strategic planning is led by the organization’s chief executive officer (CEO) and board of directors and work with a diverse...
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...Nursing Vision Transforming nursing education as it now stands is key for a superior vision of nursing practice. At the absolute minimum, nursing education should prepare individuals to be competent beginners to start practicing in the field. However, on a larger scale, nursing education needs to be much loftier so that it can turn students into leaders as opposed to simple participants in this truly dynamic profession. “Nursing education at all levels needs to provide a better understanding of and experience in care management, quality improvement methods, systems-level change management, and the reconceptualized roles of nurses in a reformed health care system” (Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2011). All of these ingredients are necessary to create nurses who truly anticipate patient needs, who have a much loftier understanding of superior practice methods, and who have a more modern viewpoint on the role of nurses in the healthcare industry. Currently, it appears that nursing education serves only to equip most students with the basic skills to work as nurses with the thought that they’ll build their skills as they go along with experience. While this is partly true, nursing education needs to take on more of the burden when it comes to preparing students for the challenges of clinical practice. Nursing education at its highest level of quality needs to teach students how to meet the needs of a diverse range of patients, how to function more confidently...
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...Changes in Nursing Since 2001 Christina M. Jensen, RN Over the past 9 years since I was a practicing nurse, many aspects of nursing has changed. Obviously technology has played a major role in the ever-changing field of nursing. With the advances in technology comes a whole new skill set for the practicing nurse. New equipment requires continued education and training for the nurse to stay in the forefront of patient care. Increased demands on the nurse to do more than just bedside care have led to a variety of changes in the scope of practice. Nurses are doing more and going places that have in the past been outside their scope. Medication delivery, prescriptive authorities, nursing orders all advancing over these past 9 years. LPNs and RNs alike are now working outside the original scope of practice changing the dynamic of total patient care from a “I’ll get your nurse” or “I’ll get the Doctor” mentality to a let’s get this taken care of now!, confidence. This continuity of care aids in better patient communication and streamlines the care given. The advancements in technologies, changes in scope of practice and the new educational avenues have lent themselves to opening up a multitude of new career paths for nurses as well. Nurses aren't just in the hospital and nursing homes but have expanded out into the community as home health nurses, community educators, legal nurse consultants as well as specialties such as nurse anesthetist and increased trauma related...
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...Nursing with Technology Kaitlyn M. Cole Walden University NURS 3010 Section 01, Information Management in Nursing and Healthcare January 18, 2016 Nursing with Technology “The application of nursing informatics knowledge is empowering for all healthcare practitioners in achieving patient centered care” (AMIA, 2016). Integrating technology with patient care is an important tool used today by health care professionals. The purpose of this paper is to discuss nurses managing care in their work environment with information technology. Work Environment and Managing Knowledge Understanding how difficult it is for nurses to provide care is essential to make changes that adequately promote a healthy work environment. Nurses must organize, prioritize, and have decision making skills. In order to achieve quality care and the best patient safety outcomes possible, nurses must be knowledgeable in their clinical setting. Information, data, and knowledge are of value to nurses in all areas of practice (ANA, 2015). When providing patient care, data is obtained and then aggregated for decision making. The appropriate use of knowledge involves putting it into action and applying it to the current situation in order to act and carry out the right action in the clinical environment (ANA, 2015). Nurses are skilled in managing and communicating information and this is essential to effective healthcare delivery. Managing Change in Workflow Electronic health records are...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Vivienne Wulff Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V October 10, 2014 Abstract Institute of Medicine (IOM) put out a report in 2010 about the future of nursing. It is an in-depth look at the role nurses should play in a changing healthcare system, as the new legislative reforms are phased in over the next decade. The report contains three key messages related to nursing. The key messages that the IOM recommends are for transforming nursing practice, transforming nursing education, and nursing leadership. I will be discussing the impact of the report on the above mentioned key messages. I also will look at how this report will impact or change the way I practice nursing today to meet there stated goals. Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Impact on Nursing Education In order to give quality, safe and effective care, we as nurses must be up to date on the current practices and continue with our education. By continuing our education, we can ensure that we, as nurses, are up to date on the latest medical treatments, medications, and infectious diseases. “The primary goals of nursing education remain the same: nurses must be prepared to meet diverse patients’ needs; function as leaders” (Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, 2011, p. 164). Patient care has become more complex over the years with all the new technology that is out there. ...
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...Nursing Informatics The Career of a Nursing Informaticist Amber Hansen Colorado Christian University Denise Adams April 13, 2012 Outline 1. Introduction 2. History and Role of a Nursing Informatics Specialist 3. Education and Training 4. Career Options Nursing informatics is the use of technology to collect, store, process, display, retrieve and communicate data and information in a timely manner in and across the health care industry. Nursing informatics has helped to expand the role of patients in health care and informatics greatly. The combination of computer science, information science and nursing science assist nurses in the management and processing of nursing data, information, and knowledge in support of their practice and delivery of care. Summary Health technology is changing dramatically. There have been breakthroughs that alter the way in which patients are diagnosed, treated and cared for. There is a growing demand for nursing informatics specialists in health care organizations. Informatics nurses view technology as a tool with which they can use to make an impact on the future of nursing practices. Nursing informatics may be a relatively new field, but there are already specializations being formed. Whatever role a nurse may take in this new field, they will no doubt make significant contributions to their patient’s outcomes. Bibliography Douglas, M. J. (2000). Nursing Informatics: Where Caring and Technology Meet. Health Informatics...
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...as a nurse, many aspects of nursing has changed. Obviously technology has played a major role in the ever-changing field of nursing. With the advances in technology comes a whole new skill set for the practicing nurse. New equipment requires continued education and training for the nurse to stay in the forefront of patient care. Increased demands on the nurse to do more than just bedside care have led to a variety of changes in the scope of practice. Nurses are doing more and going places that have in the past been outside their scope. Medication delivery, prescriptive authorities, nursing orders all advancing over these past 9 years. LPNs and RNs alike are now working outside the original scope of practice changing the dynamic of total patient care from a “I’ll get your nurse” or “I’ll get the Doctor” mentality to a let’s get this taken care of now!, confidence. This continuity of care aids in better patient communication and streamlines the care given. The advancements in technologies, changes in scope of practice and the new educational avenues have lent themselves to opening up a multitude of new career paths for nurses as well. Nurses aren't just in the hospital and nursing homes but have expanded out into the community as home health nurses, community educators, legal nurse consultants as well as specialties such as nurse anesthetist and increased trauma related nursing including flight nurses or even private holistic care nursing. With all the changes comes...
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...The Career of a Nursing Informaticist Amber Hansen Colorado Christian University Denise Adams April 13, 2012 Outline 1. Introduction 2. History and Role of a Nursing Informatics Specialist 3. Education and Training 4. Career Options Nursing informatics is the use of technology to collect, store, process, display, retrieve and communicate data and information in a timely manner in and across the health care industry. Nursing informatics has helped to expand the role of patients in health care and informatics greatly. The combination of computer science, information science and nursing science assist nurses in the management and processing of nursing data, information, and knowledge in support of their practice and delivery of care. Summary Health technology is changing dramatically. There have been breakthroughs that alter the way in which patients are diagnosed, treated and cared for. There is a growing demand for nursing informatics specialists in health care organizations. Informatics nurses view technology as a tool with which they can use to make an impact on the future of nursing practices. Nursing informatics may be a relatively new field, but there are already specializations being formed. Whatever role a nurse may take in this new field, they will no doubt make significant contributions to their patient’s outcomes. Bibliography Douglas, M. J. (2000). Nursing Informatics: Where Caring and Technology Meet. Health Informatics, 12-13. Kathryn...
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...Prepared at Associate-Degree versus the Baccalaureate-Degree Level in Nursing The nursing profession has multiple entry levels which are diploma, Associate (ADN) degree and Baccalaureate (BSN) degree (Lane & Kohlenberg, 2010). Historically, The Bachelor of Science in nursing degree was established in 1909, whereas the Associate degree was established in 1958 (Hood & Leddy, 2006). BSN students are required to attend 4 years of college education, mostly given at colleges or universities, and on the other hand ADN students are required to attend 3 years of a community college nursing program (AANC, 2011). These variations in the years of education create differences in competences between BSN and ADN. Some variations include critical thinking, decision making, problem solving, and ethical reasoning. Both, ADN and BSN prepared nurses sit for the same licensure examination (Taylor, 2008). According to Lane & Kohlenberg (2010), “Baccalaureate education provides nurses with critical thinking for complex patients and opportunities for leadership, professional mobility, and advancement, this does not mean associate degree nurses are unimportant” (p. 220). Associate degree nurses demonstrate the critical role in nursing (Lane & Kohlenberg, 2010).They continued by adding that through building onto the fundamentals of Associate degree education, emphasis on research, social and physical sciences, and management of community health; The Baccalaureate education provides nurses with...
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...SYNTHESIS OF ADVANCED NURSING ROLES BROWN_K_W5A2_SU_NSG5000 Kerry Ann Brown South University Due to the changing health care environment, the nursing profession is currently in a process of evolution. Scopes of practice and role expansions are being prepared. Some of these roles are traditional, such as nurse practitioners who have been fighting for equality and recognition since the early 19th century. With the advent of technological advancements in health care new roles such as nurse informaticists, recognized as a specialty in the later part of the 20th century, are being put into practice and defined. More responsibilities are being given to the nursing profession due to its knowledge base within the constructs of organization, implementation, and evaluation skills with a human approach. During the context of this class much knowledge was gained in respect to the nurse practitioner (NP), nurse administrator, nurse educator, and nurse informaticist (nurse informatics specialist). Because health care is changing, the aforementioned roles are also evolving, this paper will explore the commonalities with each advance practice role and analyze the roles and contributions of the nurse informatics specialist. The nurse practitioner is a postgraduate prepared registered nurse, who has either a master’s degree or doctorate. Upon graduation, NPs possess a wealth of knowledge allowing them to independently manage direct clinical aspects of patient-centered holistic...
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...in healthcare.” (Taplin, Foster, & Shortell, 2013) As our health care system enters into a difficult time period facing some of the highest costs and most severe health care professional shortage, we are in dire need of innovative leaders who will help develop plans that will raise patient outcomes. Leadership Defined There are many different definitions of the term leadership. According to Neuman, Newman, and Holder (2000) leadership is defined as “the ability to identify and manipulate factors significant to the successful pursuit of improved healthcare.” (Neuman et al., 2000) A leader within the nursing community has the ability to influence their team members to provide optimal care to their patients. A leader will guide others to accomplish common goals while stimulating young nurses to excel. “For positive socialization such as mentoring to flourish, and for the nursing profession to reach its greatest potential, RNs [Registered Nurses] need to be proactive and find ways to facilitate professional and individual growth-producing workplace strategies.” (Huston, 2013, p.130) To summarize, to be an...
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...The Future of Nursing Grand Canyon University; NRS 430: Professional Dynamics Josh Lake April 26, 2013 The Future of Nursing Introduction The United States is facing the largest health care reform in recent history. Nursing, along with other disciplines, will be at the fore front of this enormous transition. Up to this point nursing has played an essential role in the delivery and management of care. To continue to play a pivotal role nursing must elevate its practice to meet the needs of an ever changing health care delivery system. Advances in nursing practice will aide in changing and making health care more affordable, safe and effective. This paper will discuss how nursing, as a profession, can rise to the occasion through elevation of education, primary care practice, and leadership as outlined in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. This paper will also discuss how the author will alter personal practice to meet the goals of the IOM report. Education Advancement The Need for Advancement Since its inauguration nursing education has progressed and reformed to meet the needs of the client and the health care delivery system of the time. Issues in health care have influenced the role of education in preparing nurses to deliver safe and effective care and advocate for their patients. Nursing shortages have prompted multiple levels of education for entry level nurses. There are three pathways that have...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals: The Impact of the IOM Report, Nursing a Change for the Future Dina Gibson Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V February 10, 2013 Professional Development of Nurses: The Impact of the IOM Report, Nursing a Change for the Future The health care field is always growing and changing. With this advancement in technologies, it is important for the members of the professional health care field to grow with it. According to Robert Wood Johnson (2010), “With more than 3 million members, the nursing profession is the largest segment of the nation’s health care workforce” (Institute of Medicine 2010 pg1). A pathway needs to be cleared so that nurses can play an instrumental role in the improvement of the health care system. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impact of the IOM (Institute of Medicine) report on nursing education, the impact of the IOM report on nursing practice, and the impact of the IOM report on the nurse’s role as a leader in the future of nursing care. The Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Education There are many different educational paths one can choose when becoming a registered nurse (RN). These include the bachelors of Science (BSN), the associate’s degree (ADN), and the diploma in nursing. All three pathways are required to take National Council of State Board of Nursing (NCSBN). This exam measures competency for an entry level RN to begin practice. According to Robert Wood Johnson (2010),...
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...How the IOM Report will Impact Nursing Education and Nursing Practice. Lisa Arroyo Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V Professor Varnell Hudson August 28, 2013 How the IOM Report will Impact Nursing Education and Nursing Practice. The focus of the report is to show a need for more education for the graduate level nurse and a continued education plan for nurses already in the field. The IOM cited many reports that touched on the need for diversity amongst nursing graduates to meet the need to function as leaders and the dimensions of health professionals to deliver safe and excellent patient care (Johnson, 2010). The transformation of clinical practice key message was changing a nurse’s role (Johnson, 2010). This would require changing the old nurse roll to a more involved role using critical thinking, clinical judgment and nursing process (Creasia, 2011). The focus on other topics beyond the provision the NCLEX-RN would need to alter the test to encompass a more diverse multitude of questions that would be considered critical thinking (Johnson, 2010). The impact of the IOM report on transforming education is to incorporate more consistent competencies among nursing schools (Johnson, 2010). By providing nursing facilities with strategies to integrate quality and safety content into their curricula, with an interactive course work focused on a six core Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN), competencies. Using a Train the Trainer...
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