health of the patient. Nursing is considered both a "science" and an "art". The application of nursing knowledge and the technical aspects of the practice is considered the "science". The establishment of a caring relationship through the application of nursing knowledge and judgment is used in a compassionate manner and is seen as an "art". (College of Nurses 1999 June Nursing and You Volume1‚ number 3 p3) This paper will attempt to explain the four concepts of the nursing metapardigm as it relates
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Page 1 of 4 GEORGIA PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE PN12 Newton Campus PRACTICAL NURSING FOUR-SEMESTER DIPLOMA The Practical Nursing program is designed to prepare students to write the NCLEX-PN for licensure as practical nurses. The program prepares graduates to give competent nursing care. This is done through a selected nu mber of academic and occupational courses providing a variety of techniques and materials necessary to assist the student in acquiring the needed knowledge and skills
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The Image and Voice of Nursing May 19‚2012 Introduction One of the most diverse and powerful profession is nursing. Although it is a powerful profession the image of nursing does not reflect this. The importance of nursing is shaped by the images people see as patients‚ family members‚ members of a community and in the media. Over time there have been many images of nursing from angels to sexual cartoons. There have been many nurses who have had a voice
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Nursing Informatics: Module 2 Introduction The focus of this module is a continuum focus on the nursing informatics role or roles in a healthcare setting‚ what are the differences in competencies or skill set of nurses and how all this is continually evolving in the healthcare world today. Over the next four chapters it takes a look at how important it is to identify interrelationships with nursing informatics structures
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Nursing Knowledge Resources Emily Mwembu University of Phoenix NUR/513 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Carolyn Jaffe June 09‚ 2010 Nursing Knowledge Resources The purpose of this paper is to discuss Nursing Knowledge Resources benefits of nursing research and evidence based practice. Nursing knowledge is obtained through‚ observation‚ traditions‚ personal experiences‚ authority and mentorship (Burns‚ 2009‚ p. 10). Nursing resources are significant in promoting health‚ optimizing
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Excellence has created a guideline for the care of adults that are in their last days of life. This was done by doing an analysis of a lot of different research articles on this topic and complying a list of recommendations that healthcare providers should follow and incorporate into their practice. There will also be a brief mention of some nursing research that can be developed from this guideline‚ and how this can be use in the clinical practice setting in the future. Care of Drying
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Staff Shortages in the Medical Profession With the increase in demand for health care a critical nursing shortage is expected to rise over the years if necessary action is not in to effect. According to the bureau of labor statistics‚ the medical professional is expected to grow to 19% by 2022. While this is only a projected growth‚ many variable factors may affect the overall growth of the industry. Compared to an 11 percent projected growth for all occupations‚ the workforce is expected to grow
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patient outcome. An important adverse trend that is addressed in this paper is medication errors. MEDMARX is a nationally recognized‚ web-based‚ anonymous‚ and voluntary medication error reporting system (Rashidee‚ Hart‚ Chen‚ & Kumar‚ 2009). Healthcare facilities use this reporting system to report medication error data. Within a three
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of nursing. I am glad to have made it this far where I can finally put my skills‚ knowledge and compassion into practice as a Practical Nurse. In being a Practical Nurse‚ it requires for one to practice within state regulations such as the Nurse’s Practice Act and follow definite guidelines mandated by the Arizona State Board of Nursing. A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) has many options in employment after passing the NCLEX-PN exam. Practical Nurses can work in places such as skilled nursing facilities
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A Nursing Career Nursing Career As I began analyzing what does a career mean to me the first thing that comes to heart is a professional. Wikipedia dictionary (2013) describes “ Nursing as a profession within the health sector focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality-of-life”. The American Nurses Association (2012)‚ “states nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities
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