Nursing process

Educational nursing games expose nurses to experiential learning. They learn by doing something, rather than just watching someone do something or listening to how something ought to be done. Student nurses, especially, will benefit greatly from these games. Institutions providing nursing education programs struggle to find enough clinical assignments, instructors, and opportunities for their students to effectively practice their clinical skills. Institutions may also be heavily saturated with…

In this written assignment, a chosen nursing colleague’s scope of practice and competence to practice nursing will be discussed and evaluated. Then the concept of competence will be additionally explained. Furthermore, the assessment and standards used to measure the competent nursing practice will be analysed whilst taking into consideration of the assessment’s reliability, feasibility and validity factors. As the healthcare environment continues to change and expand, the scope of registered…

Transitional to professional nursing was my very first online class. I was skeptical at first I did not know what to expect or if I was disciplined enough to cover all the materials that I needed to succeed. Setting a schedule and being discipline is quiet important with online classes. Although it was a challenging experience after those 7 weeks of class I felt like I have learned so much more and retained much more by doing my own research about different subjects. The very first assignment…

Nursing Change Identified Change Patient classification systems (PCS) tools are designed to dictate safe and appropriate staffing levels. PCS were developed in the 1970’s partly in response to the Health Maintenance Organizational act of 1973 aimed at controlling health care costs (Hoven, 2004). Hospital organizations began the institution of PCS tools to accurately measure staffing needs and to flex staff according to patient care needs and continuous fluctuations in patient census. The…

As the semester began, I chose to challenge myself by selecting a project design that is outside of my comfort zone. I selected the ‘Political Power in Nursing’. Sometimes understand how other field works, can help me to appreciate their role and see how my role correlate or affect that of the political field. During my conference call my professor approved my project and even suggests others that may assist me. Before reaching out the potential participants, I looked up some articles for…

The INS has a unique understanding of problems that can affect the change process, and thus, is in a key position to facilitate positive application outcomes. As a change agent, the INS uses change theory to understand and manage reactions to change throughout the change process. According to Mitchell (2013), change theory is the study of change in individuals or organizations. Understanding change theory provides a framework…

bedside handover is also considered as effective because it provides prospects for involvement of patient in decisions related to care. This aspect is important because satisfaction and relaxation of patient plays vital role in making the recovery process more effective. With the help of involvement of patient, the treatment can be…

The nursing staff scope of practice is based on the board of nursing. It includes assessment, interventions, evaluations and rehab for patients that are sick or injured. Nurses should also help prevent illness and are able to administer and sign for medication orders by a doctor. The staffed nurse can also develop a nursing care plan and supervise teaching. During the time I spent with my preceptor, she did everything in her scope of practice and she allowed me to assist her so I could learn and…

much about nursing processes, practices, values, patterns of knowing, and nursing theories. This course is uniquely structured compared to other courses I have taken in my educational career. In every high-level professional discipline, there is usually an expectation of knowledge and knowing, and this is not an exemption. Knowledge and knowing are the key components to build an effective career. I have learned how emancipatory knowing is a reflection of the relationship between process and…

The nursing workforce in the United States is on the verge of one of the most significant nursing shortages our country has ever experienced in modern times. The economic recession that began in the latter part of this decade has slowed the rise in nursing shortage numbers due to nurses either choosing to postpone retirement or returning to the work- force. However, this is considered to be only a temporary abatement of the impending shortage. It has been estimated that by the year 2025 the U.S.…