Chapter 3 on ‘Presence’ offers a comprehensive assessment and exploration of the intervention as a form of contemporary non-pharmacologic medicine. While simulated presence appears to be a relatively novel intervention, studies already establish the technique as one that mitigates the levels of anxiety and behavioral disorders that impede effective treatment...
The elements of malpractice were evidenced in an incident that occurred in a skilled nursing facility in 2010. A friend shared her experience in working with a nurse who was responsible for the care of one particular long-term resident who had fallen a number of times. In response to her...
Recent researchers have revealed that nursing education along with qualified care practices is designed in such a manner that secures a well-informed and educated workforce based on the dynamics, as well as, the challenges associated with the modern day world healthcare system. Nursing education, according to nursing researchers, approaches the...
Problem statement As students join a nursing program, they expect the program to provide them with sufficient skills as well as knowledge so as to pass National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX) and thus becoming practicing nurses. So as to facilitate achievement of students’ expectations, the nursing program...
There exist several problems in a clinical environment. Consequently, there is one prevalent problem that I realized in my hospital. The problem is an increase in the number of hospital-acquired infections. Most of the healthcare organizations provide minimal consideration about the registered cases of hospital-acquired infections amongst their distinguished patients....
IntroductionThe topic under debate in this paper is magnetic designation and the development of nursing leadership in an organization. In particular, this paper will focus on how magnetic designation and nursing leadership inspires a greater level of care and training for nurses who are less experienced and qualified. It also...
Betty Newman theory is also known as the Newman Systems Model. It is a nursing theory that focuses on an individual’s relationship and response to stressors and stress (Newman Fawcett, 2011). Derived from general system theory, Newman Systems Model assumes that client is an open system reacting to internal and...
People, who work with adolescent have been paying increased attention to the problem of providing palliative care to children and adolescent. Palliative care is a complex of multidisciplinary services, which are provided to a person, who is seriously sick, regardless of the prognosis, regardless whether or not such a person...
Creation of the nurse leader role resulted in improvement in Hospital Consumer Assessment Provider and Systems (HCAHPS) scores (Hilton, 2014) without the need to hire external staff. However, with this role there may be a need to hire from an external pool of the assigned clinical nurse leader were to...
