Nursing Care
Essays

Healthcare providers deal with people and family during stressful and difficult situations. Professionals delivering palliative care must understand how culture and religious background affect this interaction.

Nurses are always expected to be sensitive and professional in their practice. Attention to detail is one of the most critical aspect because it helps in the identification of problems and formulation of strategies to address the. Efforts to measure the indicators of the quality of care dispensed by nurses have led to the phrase “nursing sensitive indicators,” which has become a buzzword in healthcare

The purpose of this study is to show that there are many reasons why nurses leave their profession, but that financial reasons often rank very high on their list of concerns. Managed care issues and job dissatisfaction…

¶ … Cross-Sectional Study to Determine Factors in the Educational Advancement of the Licensed Practical Nurse to the Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina

Orlando's theory was developed in the late 1950s based on an empirical study. It was based on inductive reasoning because for approximately 3 years, Orlando observed 2000 interactions between the patients and nurses. At the end of the empirical study, she was able to categorize her results in two distinct categories. In order to prove and validate her findings, a research was conducted at the McLean Hospital. In this research, continuous tape recordings were studied. These recordings were an interaction between the nurses and patients. Some interactions were also between the patients and other health care members. Hence, it was inductive reasoning.

This is a paper that outlines an intervention that uses a pilot program to study hospital fall rates. Fall prevention is an important aspect to patient safety and effective communication among staff, patients, and their families is required to mitigate potential risks. This project will outline an effective strategy for outlining an intervention that implements a proactive fall prevention program.

This article examines nursing metaparadigm, since the profession is based on several distinctive concepts that provide unique perspective of inquiry. The article provides comprehensive discussion of personal interpretation of each of the four elements in nursing metaparadigm. This discussion concludes with a brief statement of the importance of these concepts in nursing discipline and nursing practice.

Providing quality nursing care is the foundation of professional ethics for nurses. Nurses have a moral obligation to not only provide quality care, but to also to constantly strive for excellence in the quality of the…

Not every idea is perfect and neither is any person, so the propagation of theoretical stances proliferate. In the field of nursing it makes sense that there would be theories which were designed to advance the fields…

Providing adequate care for an individual suffering from dementia presents many difficulties for nurses. Patients with dementia often have debilitating conditions such as Alzheimer's or similar neurologic diseases which are progressive, thereby making it challenging for them to remember, think lucidly, communicate effectively or complete activities of daily living. Furthermore, dementia can cause rapid variations in mood or even modify personality and behavior. With the tremendous number of elderly in society more and more nurses are required to care for patients with progressive dementias. It is imperative that a diagnosis be reached early in the course of the cognitive impairment and that the patient is closely monitored for coexisting morbidities. Nurses have a central role in assessment and management of individuals with progressive dementia. This essay provides some evidence-based practical strategies for managing the behavioral problems and communication difficulties often encountered in this population.