Introduction Nursing is a great discipline and nurses have the honour and expertise in healing humans and bringing them back to normalcy (Reed P G, 2006). In discharging their duties effectively there is always a question that remains unresolved whether nursing should be approached as a science or an art or both? Academicians and practitioners stand on both sides and some tow along the middle path. Gary Rofle (2002) suggests that it’s not a pure science and discounts the opinion that nursing reflects
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Triage nurses are usually experienced A&E nurses who have many years A&E experience (Dolan et al 2007). Patients are then placed in queues to await assessment by a Doctor or Emergency Nurse Practitioner. Once seen they are then put in another queue to await x-ray if necessary before waiting again to see the doctor/ENP that will interpret their x-ray and decided on the best course of treatment (Ward 1999). Many patients have long waits within the department for x-rays and assessments, and
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to give this sense of security to the patient because it will allow him to respond to their treatment or medication more effectively. Additionally, it can allow them to feel good about their selves. Another advantage is the development between the doctor and patient. One way of doing this is by using active listening skills. “This means hearing every word, noting the emotion behind the word, hearing the tone of voice, observing facial expressions, dress, posture and demeanor, being aware of one’s
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The 2010 IOM Impact on Nursing Practice, Education and Leadership Grand Canyon University May 26, 2010 In 2010 after spending two years researching and discovering that many roadblocks in our current health care system restrict nurses from responding to the rapidly aging and changing health care setting, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) along with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released their report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” (Institute of Medicine
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Katrina Boluyt Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics November 2, 2015 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The largest philanthropy in the United States focused exclusively on health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), together with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report on nursing in 2010. This report was the result of a two year project designed to evaluate and revolutionize the nursing profession (IOM
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The Impact of the Institute of Medicine Report on Nursing Amy Nikrasch Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V 01 December 2013 The Institute of Medicine's Impact on Nursing The United States government has identified that a health care reform is needed to ensure that all individuals have access to health care. In March 2010 President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to ensure all individuals in the United States will have access to quality health care ("Key Features Affordable
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Nursing Theory Assignment: Hildegard Peplau’s Theory Ana Hernandez California State University, Dominguez Hills School of Nursing BSN 302-98 Lorna B. Diaz, MSN, BSN, RN The Mother Of Psychiatric Nursing, Hildegard Peplau Hildegard Peplau was an influential nursing theorist, who’s also known as the “mother of psychiatric nursing.” Her primary concern was how people relate to one another and through research and science
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Associate- degree level versus Baccalaureate-degree level Nursing is a profession which requires a lots of knowledge to treat patients in an efficient and creative method. Studies and personal skills have shown that nurses with baccalaureate level has smaller amount of errors, enhanced organization, critical thinking, increase in clinical skill and lower death rates than with nurses who have an associate degree level. Nursing practice mainly concentrates on the health promotion, disease prevention
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Developments in Professional Nursing Grace Varghese Grand Canyon University NRS-430 Professional Dynamics June 16th, 2013 In the health care system nurses are taking the important role. Bed side nurses, school health nurse, nurses in different leadership positions etc. We can see many obstacles in the fast changing health care systems. To prevent these obstacles, institution such as IOM (Institute of Medicine) and RWJF (Robert wood Johnson Foundation), introduced a two year plan to make
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with several doctors, nurses, and other health care providers and decided the best career for me was a Nurse Practitioner. I still have not decided on a specialty but I feel that path will come naturally with time spent in my studies. Job Description A nurse practitioner is a registered nurse (RN) who has additional education and training in a specialty area (see Figure 1). Nurse practitioners (also referred to as advanced practice nurses, or APNs) have a master's degree in nursing (MS or MSN) and
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