ANA recognizes the authority and responsibility of boards of nursing to investigate complaints, hold hearings and render findings on issues concerning nurse licensure. Therefore, ANA typically does not become involved during the investigation and adjudication of a case concerning a nurse’s license. The facts of a case before a board of nursing generally are only available to the regulatory body, which is uniquely positioned to evaluate the complaint and defense. ANA appreciates how difficult it is for a nurse to undergo an investigation of his or her practice by the state board of nursing. ANA expects state boards of nursing to follow standard procedures, render unbiased judgments and be fully transparent in their
Learning Needs Assessment University of Phoenix Developing and Evaluating Educational Programs NUR 588 January 25 Learning Needs Assessment Patient safety is an important in nursing practice. Patient safety education has not been a part of the educational process of nurses working in hospitals. Nurses need to be knowledgeable with regard to patient restraints. The information obtained in the learning needs assessment contains the involvement of health care institution, the use of an assessment tool, identification of learning needs, and constraints against learning needs. The steps needed to address patient safety with regard to implementation and documentation of restraints have been identified as the highest education need for the staff nurses at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Suggestions for alternative transitional devices: While I only know the basics of nursing, what I do know only drew me in to this career. Citations List the texts, source, and/or reference material used in the essay here: How does the author use source material in his/her paper? Make two (2) specific suggestions here about how to use source material better early in the essay: (1) She lists the various articles and magazines that she will use to learn more about nursing but she doesn’t actually directly reference any of the information from those articles or magazines, and just based off the titles I can’t tell if they have any reference to her main point about learning about and avoiding lawsuits. (2) Reference an article that pertains to the point your trying to make, give an example from the article not just tell us one
Clinical Decision Making Assignment Submission Date: 03rd October 2011 Words - 1647 Introduction The purpose of this assignment is to highlight the importance of clinical decision making within paramedic practice and briefly outline the process by which clinical decisions are made. The essay will conclude with a call reflection which demonstrates a time where a clinical decision has been made and the clinical outcome from that decision. Clinical Decision Making (Croskerry, Wears, & Binder, 2000) has the following to say regarding clinical decision making: Clinicians do not take to reclining in armchairs to cogitate and consider their options at length, instead they respond to omnipresent time pressures and resource availability with expeditious decision and action. To make a Flesh and Blood decision is to think on one’s feet and go with clinical intuition (p. 4). From my practice to date, I would agree that this statement very much applies to Paramedics as clinical decision making is an integral part of their role today.
The graduate of this program is skilled in providing and managing the care of the patient, executing the nursing process, and making decisions about the patient’s care (Mathews, 2013). Nurses with associate degrees are counted upon to follow policy, procedure and protocols as put forth by their organization. The associate degree nurse is taught to provide direct care at the bedside and their competencies do not include community health practice or using evidence based practice findings to improve patient outcomes (Joel & Kelly, 2002, p. 217). Evidence based research provides the basis for making decisions that can have a positive effect on patient outcomes. Associate degree nurses have more of a technical outlook on their patients.
Hand washing and infection prevention is one of the most under stressed areas of healthcare. It is the job of Team A to guide and direct the learning and behavioral changes needed to be successful as a healthcare worker. As nurse educators we realize the basic understanding of critical thinking lies within the Socratic Method, this is the strategy we will use to present the information on infection prevention. According to DeYoung (2009) “In this method, all thoughts are treated as if they are in need of further development and refinement, regardless of how reflective they may be” (p. 226). Our purpose is for the students to have clarity about our topic and as instructors we will hold them accountable for the information presented.
Evidence-Based Practice Intro to Professional Nursing 3010 April 11, 2015 Evidence-Based Practice As nursing developed as a profession, it gained a scientific basis that has developed theories and performed research specific to nursing and has defined the way that patients are treated. Nurses no longer utilize trial-and-error to treat patients, but use methods of treatment that are firmly based in knowledge gained through research (Black, 2014). “Evidence-based practice is a problem-solving approach to clinical decision-making within a healthcare organization that integrates the best available scientific evidence with the best available experiential evidence” (Hain & Kear, 2015). In the past, patients were treated using
Running head: SCHOLARLY CRITIQUE 1 A Scholarly Critique Sara Stevens Walden University NURS 6000 Section 23, Success Strategies in The Masters of Science Program in Nursing September 22, 2012 Running head: SCHOLARLY CRITIQUE 2 Scholarly writing is written by professionals of their field who intentions are to provide a deeper understanding of their topic of interests. Scholarly writing differs from free writing in that it must be supported by reliable evidence. Without supporting evidence the writer’s argument will fall short and be considered unreliable or false. As discussed in the NUR 6000 course study notes (“Introduction to Scholarly writing, 2010) Scholarly writing has to have a purpose, an audience (usually similar
These nurses with higher education have the ability to make nursing diagnosis and evaluate nursing interventions (Giger & Davidhizar, 1990). In conclusion, this overview shows that a nurse with just associate degree can’t really do the work that requires the higher education. A higher education nurse such as a baccalaureate degree level can contribute significantly to the health of our community. References * Blegen, M. A., Goode, C. J., Park, S. H., Vaughn, T., & Spetz, J. (2013).
Critique to Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Name of Student Institution of Affiliation Critique to Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Evidence-based Practice (EBP) is a study aimed at finding the effectiveness of the design-models put in place through the incorporation of information obtained from patients and clinicians (Levin, Fineout-Overholt, Melnyk, Barness & Vetter, 2011, p.22). EBP is important because it offers an insight into the effectiveness of the models put in place in the healthcare system, their effectiveness while at the same time reducing the costs. EBP can be thought of as a practice aimed at empowering the medical practitioners while at the same time ensuring that patients get the best health care at a reduced cost (Levin at al., 2011, p.21). EBP is a systematic research review whose impact will continue to benefit both the patients and nurses in the medical healthcare setting. According to Levin et al.