Community practice

To aid in the application of the new practices the three-step change model should be considered. The idea behind this model is that the desired change was identified through an assessment process (McLean, 2006, p.323). Which, is why this model is appropriate for Target since its need to increase consumer information security would have been identified through statistical process control. To perform the three-step change model the organization the steps are to unfreeze, move, and refreeze…

Evidence-based practice is important to clinicians when providing care but how do we know that the evidence used to manage our practices is validated and will provide the quality we seek? How does one determine if the information available is truly best practices and evidence-based? When searching for information regarding a certain subject, one must be able to sift through the mountain of data and conclude if the report given by the research is true and valid. Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt…

Many parents put in a lot of work to ensure their children’s success. Other parents are less involved in placing their children in several activities to ensure their children’s success. What is the best way to raise children? What are some factors that affect child rearing? Several factors are known to affect how a child is raised, and determining a superior child rearing method is complex, with many pros and cons associated with each method. There are two primary ways to raise children:…

Goal #1: Relate your goal to the competencies indicated under each standard. I want to build on my pre-existing knowledge from past classes to develop my own principles of hospice palliative care that correlate with me to incorporate it in my practice. Measurable Outcome (s): (How will you and others know when you have reached your goal?) This is measurable by creating my own principles of hospice palliative care by completing the strategies I have listed. I will seek for feedback from my peers…

patients, third-party payers and practice extender create opportunities and challenges for today’s physicians. Engaging external partners to facilitate revenue cycle management can mean the difference between a practice that enjoys a healthy financial status and one that struggles to make ends meet. How much do Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Services Cost? There is not a standard fee for RCM services. Each contract is individually crafted to precisely match practice business goals, patient…

1.2 Evidence based practice In nursing, practice is a dynamic function which changes over time due to new scientific and empirical evidence (Sackett, Rosenberg, Gray, Haynes, & Richardson, 1996). Regardless of this concept, some provide care as a routine and this can be avoided by combing the right professional approach with the best known recent evidence (Gerrish, Communicating and Disseminating Research, 2006). EBP is guided into practice by various valid processes. First of all, a problem…

a “moral art” which is combination of responsibilities and caring for the patients. She divided the care in three categories including, health, illness and disease. The core of this theory is talking about the main goal and foundation of nursing practice. Nursing is not only about the knowledge even though having the knowledge is essential in providing the care for the patient. However, nursing foundation is based on providing a knowledge based care for the patient. If the nurse has tremendous…

According to the Martha Rogers theory, a nursing theorist, human is an open system interacting with environment. The main factor in this interaction is sensory system (1). The sensory system is vital for living, human growth and development and makes events in the environment meaningful (2). Health care systems are unknown places in terms of appearance, sound and odor. In these environment there is a limited contact with family and friends. Touching is also limited. Patients have environmental…

served as the basis for the practice of psychiatric mental health nursing since the 1950’s. Hildegard Peplau drew her theory of Interpersonal Nursing from the work of Harry Stack Sullivan and the interactionists, who focused on the interpersonal relationship as the focus of healing. Certainly, this is a strong choice for the psychiatric nurse in practice. Fitzpatrick and Tusaie identify clearly how important it is that “Advanced Practice Registered Nurse professional practice should be…

Case Study 2 - Miss Mary-Jane Clearly state the problem This paper uses Kerridge, Lowe, and McPhee’s Model for Ethical Decision Making (2005) to analyze the case of Miss Mary-Jane and to have an ethical judgement for the nursing care. The ethical issues in this case are the need for consent to necessary procedure and the need to uphold the confidentiality of her medical condition. The medical issues are the possible diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy and the need to undergo surgical procedure. The…