Knowledge development in nursing has been somewhat of a hot topic in the more scholastic endeavors of the profession for quite some time. As the profession grew from a focus centered on treating physical symptoms and conditions to a more well-rounded approach that considered psychological‚ social‚ and spiritual needs in addition to physical illness‚ the need to break down the process of knowledge development arose. By utilizing nursing theories‚ which support the use of evidenced based practice in
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definition of nursing as put forward by the American Nurses Association. How does it address the metaparadigm theories of nursing? The ANA defines nursing as “the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations” (American Nurses Association website‚ n.d.). The 4 metaparadigms of nursing are person
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Critical Care Nursing: Sickle Cell Anemia Critical Care Nursing 10/15/2009 Sickle cell anemia affects millions of people worldwide. Sickle cell anemia is a disease in which your body produces abnormally shaped red blood cells. They don’t last as long as normal‚ round red blood cells‚ which leads to anemia. Sickle cells contain abnormal hemoglobin that causes the cells to have a sickle shape. Sickle-shaped cells don’t move easily through your blood vessels. They’re
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Critical Discourse Analysis Social communication is increasingly becoming a subject of scientists’ discussions from different disciplines‚ as well as ordinary language users. In contemporary social sciences‚ especially in linguistics‚ we see a clear shift to discourse. Discourse allows us to talk about use of the language‚ as well as the language as a socio-cultural activity. In this sense‚ discourse‚ on one hand‚ reflects the social reality‚ on the other hand‚ it shapes it‚ therefore participate
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the quality to recognize and improve the nursing curricula to meet current health care challenges is an advantage for all‚ including stakeholders - students‚ administrators‚ colleagues‚ and patients (Hesook‚ 2014). It is essential that nurse educators instill in students the standards of quality‚ safety‚ and professional excellence of the existing and future challenges in care delivery. For example‚ teachers sometimes fail to engage students’ in the critical thought processes and development of the
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informatics as a nursing competency for nursing students to develop in undergraduate academic programs. With the influx of patient numbers‚ the emergence and expansion of new medical procedures‚ medical discoveries‚ and an elaborate healthcare system‚ informatics is inevitable. Health informatics combines healthcare‚ informational science‚ and utilization of computer technology to integrate patient health records. Since its realization in the 1950s‚ health informatics has become a critical component of
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2.1. Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA): 2.1.1. What is CDA? 2.1.1.1. Critical‚ discourse and analysis Before beginning to address what CDA is‚ it is important to be clear about what is meant by the concepts of critical‚ discourse‚ and analysis: The notion of ‘critical’ is primarily associated with the critical theory of the Frankfurt School where social theory should be oriented towards critiquing and changing society. In CDA‚ the concept of ‘critical’ is applied
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Critical Mass Analysis Unit 2 Kelly Halford Kaplan University GM505 Action Research and Consulting Skills Dr. Heidi Gregory-Mina September 30‚ 2014 Critical Mass Analysis A Critical Mass Analysis is used by action research facilitators to gauge the involvement of their stakeholders in their project (Beckhard & Harris‚ 1977). Completing this analysis can help researchers determine where their stakeholders are and where they need them to be. The process can help to lay out the steps needed to ensure
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Nursing Division Budgeting Key concepts and Definitions: Financial management: is defined as "a series of activities designed to allocate resources and plan for the efficient operation of the organization". The overall goal of financial management is to meet the total financial needs of the organization. Budgeting: is the planning function of financial management. The budget translates operational plans into monetary terms. Budget: is defined as "a written financial plan aimed at controlling
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Critical Mass Analysis Unit 2 Deena Rothwell Kaplan University GM505 Action Research and Consulting Skills Professor Gunzelman October 26 ‚2010 Critical Mass Analysis In order for a researcher to conduct an action research analysis several factors must be determined. The specific purpose for the research‚ the components‚ and stakeholders. My action research project is to address a specific problem my agency has with employee retention within the patrol division during the past three years
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