Cultural Diversity and Its Influence on Nursing Practice Cultural Diversity is a key component to quality patient centered care. The Nurse needs to be aware of their own cultural attitudes. It is also very import that as nurses we understand the patient’s cultural preferences and needs. Cultural competence is becoming more important because of the increase in cultural diversity in our country. In the United States 13% of our population was not born in this country and another 8-10million are…
The use of nursing theories in practice, aid in providing validity to the concepts and data that the practicing professional has set to implement. Many of the nursing theories that we use daily are based on ideas that were presented previously in other areas or professions. These borrowed theories help to solidify the scientific rationale for making a needed change or to research a particular concept for the improvement of: patient safety, care, organization workflow and design, advances in…
by evidence to promote optimal care delivery to patients while supporting the professional practice of nursing. The healthcare system has been moving toward evidenced-Based Practice…
The nursing profession is a compilation of many concepts that is used as a template to guide patient care. After a concept is fully developed, it is tested to determine if it is appropriate or has an influence on an area of practice. Concepts are terms that refer to a phenomenon that occurs in nature or thought. Concepts may be abstract, e.g., certain desires, love, or relatively concrete where they are changes in pain intensity, varying degrees of body temperature. (Kerlinger, 1986, Kim, 2010,…
effective, safe, and efficient. The goal of most research utilization and evidence-based practice is to improve care delivery or client outcomes. Evaluation of evidence-based practice Bennett (2009) states that there are five key steps in the evidence-based process that include: “(1) formulation of a clinical question; (2) gathering the best evidence to answer the clinical question; (3) critical…
Malcolm Baldrige was born October 4, 1922. Due to his success in business and his great character he was nominated in the early 1980’s by then President Ronald Reagan as the 26th United States Secretary of Commerce. As the United States Secretary of Commerce his job was to promote American businesses and industries. Baldrige was dedicated to his position and contributed to the Administration trade policy. Baldrige served in this position until his death on July 25, 1987. Due to Baldrige's…
use of the healing process and preventative measure instead of western medicine to help patient care which is also refers to as Alternative Medicine. • The use of touch as a complementary medicine with Western medicine in the healing process of a patient. • The use the body, mind, and spirit system in the healing process 2. In what ways does this chapter confirm what you already know? I have always knew the power of touch and the connection roles it take in the healing process but never thought…
revascularization. They were given a questionnaire to evaluate their knowledge of the disease and the treatment. At the end of the study, statistical analysis of the data showed the performance level and distribution of the patients. Only 4 patients, 5% of the total respondents had adequate knowledge about the disease and its treatment.…
Institute, 2012). With the challenges of the progressive world of healthcare, it is imperative for nurse executives to become involved in shaping excellent patient care (American Organization of Nurse Executives [AONE], 2015). West Texas Centers (WTC) nursing services provides supports and services to people with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD) who live in group homes…
1)Research is different from clinical problem solving in that research is a systematic process by which new knowledge is discovered through the gathering of data and information from different sources(Fain, 2013). In addition, research is also done to support knowledge that already exists based on a theory to build on or improve the information that already exists. This can be knowledge that is directly applied to our practice or knowledge that needs further validation before application…