Category: Nursing

  • Future of Nursing Education in the United States

    Over the last couple of years, health care has been changing its focus. There is more need for expertise to observe community health and handle chronic illnesses than treating episodic and exceptional cases (Battié, 2013). Care settings are moving outside of health centers and into communities, and thus, the current health care system is not…

  • Evidence to Support Nursing Practices

    The article “Emotional intelligence in professional nursing practice: A concept review using Rodgers’s evolutionary analysis approach” is written by the Canadian scientist Angelina E.Raghubir and published in the International Journal of Nursing Sciences in 2018. The work explores how emotional intelligence (EI) impacts the nursing professionals’ careers, their methods of communication with clients, and assistance…

  • Physical Restraint and Seclusion as Nursing Issues

    Table of Contents Introduction Financial Aspect Quality Aspect Clinical Aspect Conclusion References Introduction Restraint and seclusion are often considered a failure of nurses to provide quality care for the patients (Kontio et al., 2012). This is why an evidence-based proposal for additional nursing training was created. However, it touches upon a variety of aspects that…

  • Nursing Activists and Their Positive Impact

    Table of Contents Introduction Case Studies: Babara Howe and Terri Schiavo Conclusions References Introduction At present, nurses are equal participants in the process of treatment together with physicians and other health professionals. Moreover, they fulfill some vital functions to facilitate health care and to improve its outcomes. Activist’s and advocate’s roles are crucial for contemporary…

  • Oncology Nursing Practice Change Simulation

    Introduction: Goal and Objectives of the Study Strategic plans for change always have a defined course of action that must be followed to achieve the goal quickly and successfully. In the case of oncology nursing practice, the problem of inadequate skills can become critical in the delivery of care and significantly affect the outcome of…

  • Doctor of Nursing Practice: Professional Identity

    PICOT: in nursing staff at VEGA Medical Center, how does the implementation of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2016) guidelines affect the accuracy of diagnosing and management of depression in the geriatric population within 10 weeks? Clinical scholarship refers to a variety of activities that a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) can perform…

  • Personal Nursing Philosophy and Nursing Metaparadigm

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction Every professional nurse has to work according to specific rules and approaches that allow them to deliver high-quality care to patients and develop effective treatment programs. Therefore, starting from the nursing school, specialists have to get acquainted with certain nursing values, beliefs, and ethics and learn…

  • Nursing Practice Act and Its Boundaries

    Regulatory Accountability: The Boundaries of the Nurse Practice Act Seeing that a nurse must strive to meet the needs of the target population and deliver the services of the finest quality, attempting to provide the services that lie beyond the scope of a nurse’s competence is not only illegal but also detrimental to the well-being…

  • Conducting a Meta-Analysis in Nursing

    Introduction Meta-analyses have become common in nursing and medical fields because they make it easier for scholars to combine and analyze results from different studies. The statistical analysis of various results is capable of delivering integrated findings. Since different studies might be unable to offer a conclusive concept or treatment, the tool can be used…

  • Regulatory Requirements and Standards in Nursing

    According to recent statistics, about 3% of all hospitalized patients suffer from adverse events associated with medical errors, and over 50,000 people die due to them annually (Guillod, 2013). The numbers make it clear that medical errors pose a serious issue in the U.S. health care system as they significantly increase the financial burden while…