Nursing Program
As nursing constantly migrate toward professionalism and development of the profession, the notion of erudition becomes increasingly important. Erudition in nursing is defined as those actions that steadily advance nursing practice and nursing research through rigorous inquiry that is important to the profession, is creative, documentable and can be elaborated. Practical nursing program therefore is a foundational factor in nursing that analytically and methodically strengthen the basic principle of nursing. Notably, developing the science of nursing education is an expedition that entails many people and activities. In fact, a constant task integrates the continual questions asking and the ongoing search for understanding (Billings & Halstead, 2009). Particularly, practical nursing program supports participation in continuing educational activities. In this regard, this paper highlights the outcomes of practical nursing program, its objectives, outcome measurements, its relationship to the target population and objectives besides identifying learning theories that acts as its…...
mlaReferences
Billings, D.M. And Halstead, J.A. (2009). Teaching in Nursing: A guide for Faculty. (3rd edition). New York: Elsevier Health Sciences.
Bunker, C., & Kowalski, M.(2007). Textbook of basic nursing: London: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Geverson, K., & Oermann, M.(2010). Clinical teaching strategies in nursing: New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Harrion, L. (2001). Professional practical/vocational nursing. London: Cengage Learning.
Program Outcomes
Previously, the author has presented the vision and the mission statement for the Balsdon School of Nursing. The vision of the Balsdon School of Nursing is that it will transpire as a leadler in educating professional registered nurses to meet the health care needs of Central Wisconsin by striving to encourage student success through quality in teaching, scholarship, practice, and service. The faculty strives to encourage student success through quality in teaching, scholarship, practice, and service. This vision statement identifies the outcomes desired by the institution in its BSN nursing program.
In this assignment, the author will identify and develop nine student-oriented program outcomes for the Balsdon School of Nursing. These program outcomes expand upon the school's vision and help describe what type of graduates the school hopes to help achieve. These program outcomes will be developed by examining both the vision and the mission statement for the school and…...
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American Nurses Association. (2001). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements.
Retrieved March 28, 2014 from Nursing World website: http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/EthicsStandards/CodeofEthicsforNurses/Code-of-Ethics.pdf
Billings, D., & Halstead, J. (2012). Teaching in nursing: A guide for faculty (4th ed.). St. Louis,
MO: Saunders.
Nursing Program Philosophy
The values and ideals that go into a nursing program philosophy should be universal in nature, for the reason that nurses are of the community and serve the community. This may seem to complicate the issue of developing such a philosophy but ultimately it should simplify it. The issue of the truth is a non-issue, however. There is only one truth -- facts are facts. The idea that different people can experience different truths is false -- they can experience different opinions, their interpretation of the truth colored by various biases, but there is no reason why credence should be given to people's bias-laden versions of reality. Objective truth is supported by fact, period, and is not changeable by any individual.
But values and ideals are quite different between people. Values and ideals arise from individual experiences, cultural influences and a variety of other factors. Values and ideals can…...
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Leininger, M. & McFarland, M. (2008) Culture care diversity and universality: A worldwide nursing theory. Jones and Bartlett Publishers: Sudbury, MA
Lutz, B. & Bowers, B. (2000) Patient-centered care: Understanding its interpretation and implementation in health care. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice. Vol. 14 (2) 183-187.
Learning Self-Analysis for Nursing Program
During my time in the nursing degree school program (INSERT NAME OF YOUR PROGRAM HERE), I have undergone a continual process of experiential learning, direct instruction, and observation in the clinical setting. As part of this Learning Self-Analysis, I have attempted to track my own progress from a nursing student with aspirations of working in a major hospital, to my current status as (INSERT YOUR CURRENT POSITION HERE, INTERN, ETC.). This continual process of self-reflection has allowed me to identify both strengths and weaknesses within my own studies, as well as to gain a greater appreciation for the physicians, nurses, doctors, and other hospital personnel who work in collaboration to provide nursing students with assistance in the clinical setting. One of the most important lessons I've learned during my time in the program is that I am capable of performing tasks at a high level when…...
" (Nursing Job Cafe, 2013, p.1) the average salary for a practicing nurse with an advanced degree is $80,000, but a nursing faculty member makes about $50,000." (Maryland Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, 2005, p.2) the starting salary for a full-time faculty member at a school of nursing is reported to be "…approximately equal to that of a new graduate from an associate-degree or baccalaureate nursing program beginning as a full-time staff nurse. Given the additional education (master's degree in nursing at minimum) and the experience required for a faculty position, this disparity in salary seems inequitable." (Maryland Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing, 2005, p.2) According to Edwards (2011) the estimated cost to replace a registered nurse "…is 1.2 to 1.3 times a nurses annual salary ($40,000 to $65,000)" Edwards reports that the average cost to replace a specialty nurse "is significantly more." (2011) in addition,…...
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Causes, Effects, and Suggestions for Resolution (2005) Maryland Statewide Commission on the Crisis in Nursing. Retrieved from: http://www.mbon.org/commission/nsg_faculty_shortage.pdf
Clinical Nurse Job Description (2013) Saint Louis University. Retrieved from: http://www.slu.edu/jobs/job_description.php?d=1050jd
Edwards, C. 2011) Work Environmental Factors Affecting Staff Nurse Retention. Retrieved from: http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/bitstream/123456789/195014/1/EdwardsJ_2011-3_BODY.pdf
National League for Nursing Healthful Work Environment Tool Kit (nd) National League for Nursing. Retrieved from: http://www.nln.org/profdev/HealthfulWorkEnvironment/toolkit.pdf
Technology-based teaching strategies can greatly accelerate the how both teaching and learning occur and therefore often reduce traditional issues and concerns faced by students and instructors. This approach changes the conventional way of thinking about how quality nursing programs are assessed and changes the levels of requirements to better suit student learning with better access to libraries, counseling and tutoring services, computing equipment, tuition, and financial aid to name a few.
But where this Associates Degree approach will benefit the profession most is in the healthcare system where it is needed most. New nurses will be better acclimated to the needs of sophisticated logging processes, medical billing and inventory as well as scheduling and other tasks now all handled via digital processing and computer. A modern day nurses are more technologically sophisticated, the overall patient care process also gets better as more available free time is offered back to the…...
During this era, however, nurses continued to gain a foothold within the field of care as important elements to patient recovery and success.
This was further echoed in the era directly following such a tumultuous times as the 1960s. During the 1970s, the idea of a much more solid and accredited education began to pick up further speed (Burns 2004:19). Schools were now responsible to the State and national standards, such as the ones put forth by the National League for Nursing. Another major improvement seen in nursing education was the creation of specified nursing programs which offered advanced degrees within specialized fields of nursing. It opened up the opportunity for many nursing students to gain an unprecedented expertise on various specialties not seen before in earlier generations. In the professional field, the implementation of "participatory nursing" which allowed for nurses to embody greater roles within the context of care…...
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Burns, Nancy. (2004). The practice of nursing research. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Carter, Laura Stephenson. (2009). Beyond nightingale. Dartmouth Medicine. Retrieved April 9, 2009 at http://dartmed.dartmouth.edu/fall05/html/beyond_nightingale.php .
Kalisch, Philip a. (1995). The advance of American nursing. 3rd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Kirkpatrick, S.M. (1990). Participatory nursing research: a promise in third world countries. Western Journal of Nursing Research. Jun; 12(3):282-92.
Nursing profession is among the oldest in history. Currently, there is much debate that surrounds the profession because of the need for more trained nurses. In recent years the nursing shortage has become a major problem for the medical profession and has resulted in poor patient care and slower patient recover. The purpose of this discussion is to provide an in depth examination of the nursing profession. We will discuss the current state of the nursing profession, including the causes for the shortage and the solution. We will also explore the status of the nursing profession in Australia. Let us begin our discussion by providing a comprehensive definition of what is means to be a nurse.
Definition of a nurse
According to the American Heritage Dictionary, a nurse is defined as " a person trained to care for the sick or disabled under the supervision of a physician." (American Heritage Dictionary, 1982)…...
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American Heritage Dictionary. (1982) Second Edition.
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Bashford, A. (1997). Starch on the collar and sweat on the brow: self sacrifice and the status of work for nurses. Journal of Australian Studies, (52), 67+. Retrieved August 24, 2003, from Questia database, http://www.questia.com .
Nursing Organization
The Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs (NOVA)
Purpose, Mission and Vision
NOVA exists to fulfill a very important function in the United States: Providing healthcare services to the nation's war veterans. To be able to do this, the organization's mission is to "shape and influence healthcare in the Department of Verterans Affairs (NOVA Foundation, 2012).
NOVA's vision has six components:
To provide high quality nursing care.
To provide nurses with an optimal work environment.
To keep nurses informed on relevant issues regarding VA health care and nursing.
To create opportunities for VA nurses to function at the leadership level.
To recruit all VA nurses for NOVA membership.
Advantages of Membership
The most obvious benefit of membership is the ability to connect with other members, who can offer support for specific challenges related to the professions. This opportunity to work with others also strengthens the ability of the VA nurse to provide a high level of quality in the care…...
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Meyers, S. (2003, Oct. 2). Nurse Shortage: Recruitment and Retention. Statement of The Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs (NOVA) Before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Retrieved from: http://democrats.veterans.house.gov/hearings/schedule108/oct03/10-2-03/smyers.pdf
Nova Foundation (2012). Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved from: http://www.vanurse.org/
United States Department of Veterans Affairs. (2012, Jun. 4). NOVA Foundation Scholarship. Retrieved from: http://www.va.gov/NURSING/nova.asp
In what ways did the wave of the nursing shortage in the 1980's and in 2000 support or constrain theoretical thinking? Why? Are there ways to influence the cycle of shortage and theoretical thinking? Identify one nursing theorist that would support your discussion/views. Provide rationale for selection of theorist.
Nursing shortages have been a problem in this country for a long time. It has been found that because of these shortages there needed to be a better way to incorporate theoretical thinking into nursing education so that nurses are better prepared to be the best that they can be. The accomplishment of critical thinking abilities has been recognized as an essential product of undergraduate nursing teaching. It has been found that nursing scholars learn best by way of experiential education. Kolb's experiential learning theory is the basis for a practice incorporation technique intended to offer critical thinking skills in undergraduate nursing…...
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Experiential Learning (Kolb). (2008). Retrieved September 30, 2010, from Web site:
http://www.learning-theories.com/experiential-learning-kolb.html
Kim, Hesook Suzie. (2010). The Nature of Theoretical Thinking in Nursing. Retrieved September 29, 2010, from Web site:
http://www.springerpub.com/samples/9780826105875_chapter.pdf
Nursing Workforce Issues and Concerns
The article, "Nursing Workforce Issues and Trends Affecting Emergency Departments" by obinson and colleagues (2004) looks at the range of contemporary issues which directly impact the quality of care which is received in America's emergency rooms (E).The authors argue that looking at the most pertinent issues which impact the nation's Es is a sound way of taking the temperature of the general healthcare climate as a whole. Examining things like workforce issues, staffing issues and the ratios of patients to nurses can help all individuals involved get a better sense of the challenges that this professional arena faces when it comes to delivering a high quality of care. One of the strengths of this research article is that a host of strategies are engaged in to better improve the quality of care for patients while bolstering the number of qualified nurses and other staff team members…...
mlaReferences
Robinson K.S.; Jagim, M.M.; Ray, C.E. (2004). "Nursing Workforce Issues and Trends
Affecting Emergency Departments" Retrieved from nursingcenter.com:
http://www.nursingcenter.com/lnc/journalarticle?Article_ID=532283
Nurse Patient atios and Quality of Care
This study reviews the broad level of issues that surround the nurse/patient ratio: a critical shortage of trained and experienced nurses; increased political and fiscal demands from all sectors of society; rising costs internally and externally combined with a rising number of under-insured; and the conundrum of nursing ethics and the ability to foster excellence in care and patient advocacy. We note that there remains an issue about hiring more nurses -- where will these nurses come from if the nursing schools do not increase their recruitment efforts and broaden their curriculum. In addition, we note that the large majority of patients and stakeholders primarily want two things when admitted to a healthcare facility: better paid nurses and more highly-trained professionals who are satisfied with their vocation.
Introduction
Modern nursing is, by necessity, a mixture of complex balance: patient care vs. staffing; procedures vs. patient load;…...
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Safe Nurse Staffing: Looking Beyond the Numbers. (2009). Vantage Point, CNA. Retrieved from: -_Looking_Beyond_the_Raw_Numbers_2009-pdf&folder=pdfs/db/newslettershttps://www.nso.com/pdfs/db/newsletters/Safe_Nurse_Staffing_-_Looking_Beyond_the_Raw_Numbers_20094.pdf?fileName=Safe_Nurse_Staffing_
Aiken, L. (2001). The Hospital Nurse Workforce: Problems and Prospects."Draft
For the Council on the Economic Impact of Health System Change. Retrieved from: / Council-Dec-14-2001-Aiken-paper.pdfhttp://council.brandeis.edu/pubs/hospstruct
Nursing Problem: Shortage of Nurses in Healthcare
Nursing Shortage
The researcher works at Phoebe Memorial Hospital, where there is an extreme nursing shortage. Without an adequate amount of nurses, patient care and safety may turn out to be compromised, while nurses themselves may be stunned, upset, and dissatisfied. At the researcher's workplace, high patient-to-nurse ratios has been displaying that there is a lot of frustration and job burnout, which is linked to higher yield. At Phoebe, there is an inadequately staffed nursing force which has been discovered to play a negative part in patient results. In difference, studies have confirmed that hospitals like Phoebe Memorial Hospital with low nurse turnover are the ones that have the lowest rates of risk-adjusted death and severity-adjusted span of stay.
There is no very exact way of describing the concept of nursing shortage at the Phoebe Memorial Hospital Phoebe, but a report of this idea can offer…...
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NURSING PROBLEM: SHORTAGE OF NURSES
Besides facing stress, and having easy access to medications, critical care and emergency nurses may use recreational drugs more often because they are more likely to have a sensation-seeking personality trait (www.nurseweek.com/news/98-5/25e.html)."
Treatment Implications
Getting treatment for chemical dependency will help the nurse get back to his or her daily life, however the nurse will have to address concerns and/or consequences related to the addiction. He or she faces a "multitude of traumatic experiences both potential and real, such as arrest, license suspension/revocation; negative publicity; reactions of family, friends and co-workers; fines; board and legal hearings; inability to secure work other than nursing; physical illness; and possible lack of health insurance. In the treatment setting, issues such as these add complexity to the nurse's recovery (Anderson)."
There are other complications which must be addressed during treatment of the impaired nurses. These issues include being considered a role model by everyone, having trouble…...
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Anderson, Jenny Lynn. "Treatment considerations for the addicted nurse." Behavioral Health
Management. (1994): 01 September.
(Substance abuse in nurses varies by specialty. (accessed 15 November, 2004).
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Nursing
There are a number of significant differences between in the art of teaching nursing skills at the university level and the art of teaching nursing skills at the community level. The educational opportunities are similar at both types of institutions but the demands on faculty are different at each level.
Current literature shows that "approximately 42% of students enter community colleges with reading, writing, or math skills below the college level' (Cohen, Brawer, 2003) and therefore many of these students "need basic skills preparation in remedial-developmental courses" (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2003). The need for basic skills preparation is evident of many students entering college, but especially so for those who are entering at the community college level. Many of these students have not gained acceptance into the larger universities, or have the desire to hone their educational skills before tackling the demanding requirements of four-year colleges and universities. This…...
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Cohen, A.M. & Brawer, F.B. ( 2003) The American community college, 4th ed., San
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Harnessing Scientific Advancements to Combat Misconceptions and Foster Understanding of Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP), a group of neurological disorders affecting movement and posture, is often shrouded in misconceptions that hinder societal understanding and inclusivity. Advancements in scientific research can be harnessed as powerful tools to challenge these misconceptions and educate the public, fostering a more informed and compassionate society.
Breaking Down Misconceptions
Misconception 1: CP is solely a physical disability affecting mobility.
Scientific Evidence: Research reveals that CP can also manifest in cognitive, sensory, and communication impairments. By studying the underlying brain abnormalities, scientists have expanded our understanding of CP's multifaceted nature.
Misconception 2:....
1. Introduction:
- Overview of the nursing profession
- Importance of nurses in healthcare
- Personal motivation for pursuing a career in nursing
2. Education and Training:
- Pre-requisites for nursing school
- Types of nursing programs (e.g. Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree, Accelerated programs)
- Licensing and certification requirements
3. Clinical Experience:
- Clinical rotations during nursing school
- Hands-on training in a variety of healthcare settings (e.g. hospitals, clinics, nursing homes)
- Preceptorship or internship opportunities
4. Specializations in Nursing:
- Overview of different nursing specialties (e.g. pediatric nursing, critical care nursing, psychiatric nursing)
- Additional training or certification required for specific specialties
5. Continuing Education:
- Importance of lifelong learning in nursing
- Continuing education....
Part 1: Introduction
Importance of Nursing in the Healthcare System
Overview of the Nursing Profession
Different Types of Nursing Careers
Personal Motivations for Pursuing Nursing
Part 2: Educational Pathway
Types of Nursing Degrees: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
Accreditation and Educational Standards
Prerequisites and Admission Requirements
Nursing Program Curriculum and Clinical Experience
Part 3: Skills and Competencies
Foundational Knowledge in Anatomy, Physiology, and Nursing Theory
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Abilities
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Technical Skills in Medication Administration, Wound Care, and Monitoring
Ability to Work Effectively in Interdisciplinary Teams
Part 4: Clinical Experiences
Supervised Clinical Rotations in Various Healthcare Settings
Preceptorship Opportunities with....
I. Introduction
II. Preparation
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