Category: Nursing

  • Oncology Nursing: “Detecting Distress” by O’Connor

    Table of Contents Purpose of the Study Research & Design Sample Data Collection Data Analysis Limitations Findings/Discussion Conclusion Reference Purpose of the Study A high level of distress is one of the main consequences of the process of fighting against cancer. It is crucial for healthcare professionals to be able to detect signs of distress…

  • Missed Nursing Care’ Effects

    A 2014 cross-sectional study features 2917 nurses working in NHS hospitals in England; the nurses were surveyed to determine the association between their workload and care quality (Ball, Murrells, Rafferty, Morrow, & Griffiths, 2014). The study reveals that 86% of registered nurses have missed at least one of the care activities directly associated with care…

  • American Nursing Informatics Association Programs

    Specialty Nursing Organization For this assignment, I chose the American Nursing Informatics Association [ANIA] (2016a), which is a national specialty nursing organization as it “links nurses who practice in a particular area” (nursing informatics), creates a “subculture of nurses with common interests” operates in 50 states of the US (Leddy & Pepper, 2013, p. 23).…

  • Nursing Shortage: Article Review

    The article “Nursing Shortage” explores one of the major problems facing the medical profession in the U.S. The author succinctly gives background information on the shortage of nurses in the country. According to the author, COVID-19 worsened the crisis since many nurses were forced to work under poor conditions. During the pandemic there was a…

  • Factors Influencing Men Entering the Nursing Profession

    The article ‘Factors Influencing Men Entering the Nursing Profession, and Understanding the Challenges Faced by Them: Iranian and Developed Countries’ Perspectives’ by Zamanzadeh, Valizadeh, Negarandeh, Monadi, and Azadi (2013) is a descriptive-based research study that was carried out to determine the factors that influence men to get into the nursing profession. It sought to examine…

  • Nursing Professional Development and Future

    Nursing is a challenging and intense field of work that requires workers to grow continually and self-develop. It has become one of the fastest-growing fields of work. Therefore, this group of medical workers can implement specific long-lasting changes to the healthcare system of the USA. Nurses have proximity to patients as well as to other…

  • Patient-Nurse Ratio and Nursing Practice

    Nursing units often experience the problem of nursing paucity. The nursing shortage is an event that has for long, been a problem in the nursing fraternity. Shortages have crippled the nursing service and affected the nursing outcomes. Propositions of bridging the gaps left by inadequate nursing force are the only way of dealing with the…

  • Oncology Nursing: “Detecting Distress” by O’Connor

    Table of Contents Purpose of the Study Research & Design Sample Data Collection Data Analysis Limitations Findings/Discussion Conclusion Reference Purpose of the Study A high level of distress is one of the main consequences of the process of fighting against cancer. It is crucial for healthcare professionals to be able to detect signs of distress…

  • Philosophy of Nursing: Underlying Beliefs and Domains

    Table of Contents What is Nursing? Underlying Beliefs Domains of Nursing Summary References What is Nursing? Nursing is a profession that involves providing essential health care to the patients, so they are able to live a full life and maintain proper health level. There are different definitions of what it means to work as a…

  • Elderly Education for Fall Prevention: Nursing Study

    Studying the problem of falls among the population of elderly patients is necessary due to the high risks of mortality and morbidity associated with them. Injuries related to falls in older adults are common and represent one of the major causes of long-term pain and functional impairment among the target population. The increased occurrence of…