Diploma in Nursing

The CNS role is a leadership role. The IOM reports the development of structure and improving quality should infuse into the CNS role because of educational preparedness to influence all three CNS foci of patient, organization, and nursing practice (Finkelman, 2013). The CNS role always involves quality improvement. Outcomes directly related to the CNS practice through implementation strategies deserve evaluation in literature. For example, the University of Pennsylvania utilized a…

The field of nursing is a constant growing occupation and has a higher outlook than most other jobs. While going into the field of nursing, a person should consider exactly what type of nurse they would like to become. There are LPN nurses, which are Licensed Practical Nurses, who provide basic care to patients and work under the Registered Nurses (RN’s). A Registered Nurse is someone who has graduated from a nursing program and has passed a national licensing exam. Registered Nurses provide…

BSN Bachelor of Science in Nursing According to The Mosby 's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health professions (2012), the BSN is “an academic degree awarded on satisfactory completion of a 4-year course of study in a college or university”. Nurses with their baccalaureate degrees have the elementary knowledge of the processes of research and evidence-based practice. They are able to critically apprise research material and apply it in practice. They can also assist with research (American…

quality of life. Furthermore, Medicare stopped paying reimbursements to hospitals for treating fall-related complications. Improved monitoring by staff is one of the nursing intervention to prevent falls. In order to enhance nursing care and improve patient outcomes, nursing rounds have been introduced (Lyons, Brunero, & Lamont, 2015). Nursing rounds, which involve a checklist approach…

Nurses Association (ANA) and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) adopted papers on delegation. Both papers presented the same message:…

Sarah admitted that I was the one thrown into this Director of Nursing position without proper training or goal-setting. Sarah slowly began to teach me about transformational leadership. Transformational leadership emphasizes the important of interpersonal relationships (Sullivan, 2013). Sarah felt I wasn’t orienting…

followed by all nurses in their area of practice (CNO, 2009). The entry-to-practice competencies are client centered and focus on up-to-date developments in health care practice in nursing. These competencies ensure that entry-level registered practical nurses are completely competent to do their job in new developed nursing care settings…

Nursing Informatics Pioneers Comparison of Two Nursing Informatics Pioneers The theory for Nursing Informatics began with Florence Nightingale who stated “In attempting to arrive at the truth, I have applied everywhere for information, but in scarcely an instance have I been able to find hospital records fit for any purpose of comparison” (Nightingale, 1863; Ozbolt & Saba, 2010, p. 199). As the field of Nursing Informatics has evolved, many informatics nurses have made substantial contributions…

model which includes: assessment, diagnosis, plan, implementation, and evaluation (Marquis & Huston, 2015). The nurse manager has to first assess the situation on the floor and find out what is the reasoning behind bypassing the use of BCMA by the nursing staff. A good manager has to realize that nurse cannot be held totally accountable for the failure of not using the system consistently. They can only be accountable for following the processes that have been designed by their health care…

We Can But Dare We? Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 360: Information Systems in Healthcare Olubusola Oladipo We Can But Dare We? The social media is designed to be a platform for communication, entertainment and education where people come together to share information, get in touch with old friends and family members, and learn new trends like fashion, watch videos, and get educated on specific information. “Social media are defined as “a group of Internet-based applications…