Essential III: Scholarship for Evidence-Based PracticeFactually, specialized nursing practice is founded on the conversion of the up-to-date evidence into practice. At the heart of scholarship for the baccalaureate graduate is the process of identifying the issues affecting the practice, appraising and integrating evidence, as well as, evaluating the outcomes. At...
My name is First Name Last Name. I am a nursing student at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina. I am applying to the REAL (Ready to Experience Applied Learning) trip to Washington, D.C. because this opportunity will allow me to experience the world and gain a better understanding...
The nurses within the Colorado Board of Nursing should be - and most likely are - ashamed of their misguided actions. This story of a suffering child made to bear more pain in their first and last hours on Earth is nothing short of horrifying (Calfee & Plum, 1997). Had...
Nurses bear a huge responsibility for helping to guide the caring process. People hold to various beliefs and attitudes regarding health and wellness, death and dying, mental illness, elderly care, as well as diet and nutrition. Whatever the belief, the main goal is to provide adequate care. Typical patterns of...
Having worked at an inpatient forensic psychiatric state hospital with a population of 1,500, which treats psychiatric-related problems for patients that committed crimes, each time a patient has a medical emergency, they must be transported to an off-site facility. This is usually a community-based hospital emergency room (ER). The transfer...
The purpose of his paper is to distinguish between nursing theories, models, and frameworks. According to Masters (2011), a conceptual model in nursing is a set of “concepts and statements that integrate concepts into a meaningful configuration” (p.48). Nursing models, therefore, help to define nursing ideas and statements in a...
One element of the New York Code of Nurses which was new to me when I encountered it was the concept of abandonment and the legal and professional repercussions which are associated with it. According to the NYSED, abandonment is defined as a situation in which “the nurse-patient relationship is...
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about role transitions and the significance of our Practicum Experience. I have to admit that you have voiced many of the concerns facing nurses as they transition to new career roles and professional positions. You are absolutely right when you say that moving up...
The QSEN initiative (Quality and Safety Education for Nurses) was established to answer the medical institute’s trio of reports that stress the importance of enhancing safety and quality of healthcare in America. The initiative has six competencies that include evidence-based practice, patient-centered care, and safety. In addition, the program has...
