Nursing Student Essays (Examples)
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Nursing Informatics In Education
Introducing Informatics Early in nursing Education
Introduction
As Shackelford (2019) notes in “Industry Voices—Healthcare is Changing,” there is a serious need to reach future workforce members at an … is Changing,” there is a serious need to reach future workforce members at an earlier age, before they enter into college and a nursing program. student need to start developing real world skills that will translate well to professional development in the healthcare industry—and that means they need to … means they need to develop communication skills, technological understanding, and have access to intro-level health care courses when they enter high school. Getting student interested in a future healthcare career at the age of 14 or 15 is a great way to prepare the future workforce and … and provide them with “career-ready” skills, as Shackelford (2019) puts it. The rationale for selecting this topic regarding the need to expose younger……
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Eardley, D. L., Krumwiede, K. A., Secginli, S., Garner, L., DeBlieck, C., Cosansu, G., & Nahcivan, N. O. (2018). The Omaha System as a Structured Instrument for Bridging Nursing Informatics With Public Health Nursing Education: A Feasibility Study. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 36(6), 275-283.
Kinnunen, U. M., Rajalahti, E., Cummings, E., & Borycki, E. M. (2017). Curricula challenges and informatics competencies for nurse educators. Forecasting informatics competencies for nurses in the future of connected health, 232, 41-48.
Piscotty Jr, R. J., Kalisch, B., & Gracey?Thomas, A. (2015). Impact of healthcare information technology on nursing practice. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 47(4), 287-293.
Risling, T. (2017). Educating the nurses of 2025: Technology trends of the next decade. Nurse education in practice, 22, 89-92.
Shackelford, S. (2019). Industry Voices—Healthcare is changing. We need to reach the future workforce earlier. Retrieved from https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals-health-systems/industry-voices-healthcare-changing-and-our-educational-approach-should-be
Shin, E. H., Cummings, E., & Ford, K. (2018). A qualitative study of new graduates’ readiness to use nursing informatics in acute care settings: clinical nurse educators’ perspectives. Contemporary nurse, 54(1), 64-76.
Tubaishat, A. (2019). The effect of electronic health records on patient safety: A qualitative exploratory study. Informatics for Health and Social Care, 44(1), 79-91.
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Contemporary Professional And Clinical Nursing Issues
… services provided (ACSQHC, 2019). However, despite the existence of these standards and several other measures, clinical and professional issues still occur in the nursing world resulting in health service consumers being harmed or negatively impacting the quality of health care services being offered (Government of Western Australia, … safety and to subsequently analyse its legal, ethical, delegation, teamwork, conflict management, and clinical leadership contexts.
The Issue
In a simulation class, a student and a registered nurse were providing care to a patient that was in severe pain and had asked for pain drugs. When asked … woman’s vital signs that she failed to take notice of her level of pain. Whilst the registered nurse measured the vital signs, the student nurse recorded them. Before the end of the measurement session, the student nurse brought the attention of the registered nurse to the pain the patient was suffered and together……
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Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care [ACSQHC]. (2019). Implementation of the national safey and quality health service standards. Retrieved from https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/nsqhs-standards/implementation-nsqhs-standards
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care [ACSQHC]. (2016). National safety and quality health service standards. Retrieved from https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/assessment-to-the-nsqhs-standards/nsqhs-standards-second-edition/
Ben Natan, M., Sharon, I., Mahajna, M., & Mahajna, S. (2017). Factors affecting nursing students' intention to report medication errors: An application of the theory of planned behavior. Nurse Education Today, 58(2), 38-42. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2017.07.017
Bogossian, F., Cooper, S., Kelly, M., Levett-Jones, T., McKenna, L., Slark, J., & Seaton, P. (2018). Best practice in clinical simulation education, are we there yet? A cross-sectional survey of simulation in Australian and New Zealand pre-registration nursing education. Collegian, 25(3), 327-334. doi:10.1016/j.colegn.2017.09.003
Claffey, C. (2018). Near-miss medication errors provide a wake-up call. Nursing, 48(1), 53-55. doi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000527615.45031.9e
Davies, K. M., Coombes, I. D., Keogh, S., & Whitfield, K. M. (2019). Medication administration evaluation tool design: An expert panel review. Collegian, 26(1), 118-124. doi:10.1016/j.colegn.2018.05.001
Government of New South Wales. (2013). Medication handing in NSW public health facilities. Retrieved from https://www1.health.nsw.gov.au
Government of Western Australia. (2013). Storage and recording of restricted schedule 4 (S4R) medicines. Retrieved from https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/About-us/Policy-frameworks
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Nursing Burnout
Education Plan for Nurse Burnout at North Mountain Medical
The current issue at North Mountain Medical is nursing burnout, which is caused by various factors including inadequate staffing, increased workload, long working hours, poor working environment, and inadequate time to complete … environment, and inadequate time to complete a task effectively. The proposed change project to address this issue is an educational plan that targets nursing burnout, particularly workplace stress management. In this regard, the practicum education project focuses on training nurses at North Mountain Medical on nursing burnout, particularly workplace stress management. Through the insights obtained from this course, nurses in this facility will be able to implement evidence-based strategies … insights obtained from this course, nurses in this facility will be able to implement evidence-based strategies on workplace stress management and preventing/dealing with nursing burnout.
Learning Objectives or Outcomes
As shown in the educational plan in Appendix A,……
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Howe, D. (2018). Evidence-Based Education Program to Reduce Nurse Manager Burnout. Retrieved from Walden University website: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6757&context=dissertations
Hunt, P.A., Denieffe, S. & Gooney, M. (2017, March 8). Burnout and It’s Relationship to Empathy in Nursing: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Research in Nursing, 22(1-2), 7-22.
Khouri, R. (2011, June 29). Impact of an Educational Program on Nursing Students’ Caring and Self-Perception in Intensive Clinical Training in Jordan. Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2, 173-185.
Mudallal, R.H., Othman, W.M. & Al Hassan, N.F. (2017, December). Nurses’ Burnout: The Influence of Leader Empowering Behaviors, Work Conditions, and Demographic Traits. Inquiry, 54. doi: 10.1177/0046958017724944
Rushton, C.H., Batcheller, J., Schroeder, K. & Donohue, P. (2015, September). Burnout and Resilience Among Nurse Practicing in High-intensity Settings. American Journal of Critical Care, 24(5), 412-421.
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Current Issue In Nursing Nursing Shortage
Current Issue in nursing: nursing Shortage
nursing quality and adequate staffing are intertwined. Adequate levels of nurses, lower nurse to patient ratios, and also more highly trained nurses are associated … lower-cost and superior patient outcomes, to hire more nurses as healthcare staffing makes up as much as 40% of all intuitional operating costs (“nursing Shortage,” 2019).
The attempt to cut costs by reducing staff levels reflects an unfortunately misguided view of the value of the nursing profession. It also reflects a misguided view of an aging patient population which increasingly consists of patients with multiple chronic conditions, many of … aging patient population which increasingly consists of patients with multiple chronic conditions, many of which must be managed with long-term care and guidance. nursing has gained respect a profession within the healthcare industry as a whole, as more nurses are performing functions once filled by physicians, but … loads……
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ANA health care economist Peter McMenamin on the nursing shortage outlook. (2019). Nursing
World. Retrieved from: https://www.nursingworld.org/~4afb8f/globalassets/practiceandpolicy/health-and- safety/rnjobmkt_peterminterview_final_030713.pdf
Bond, D. (2017). Will BSN students consider a future nursing faculty role? Nursing Education Perspectives, 38(1):9–17.
Botha, E., Gwin, & Purpora, C. (2015). The effectiveness of mindfulness based programs in reducing stress experienced by nurses in adult hospital settings: a systematic review of quantitative evidence protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 13(10):21–29. Retrieved from: https://insights.ovid.com/pubmed?pmid=26571279
Crawford, C. (2019). Addition of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to the trauma team: An integrated systematic review of literature. Journal of Trauma Nursing. 26(3):141–146,
Gillespie, G. L., Grubb, P. L., Brown, K., Boesch, M. C., & Ulrich, D. (2017). ‘Nurses eat their young:’ A novel bullying educational program for student nurses. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 7(7), 11–21. doi:10.5430/jnep.v7n7P11
Haddad, L.M., Toney-Butler, T.J. (2019). Nursing shortage. StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493175/
Nurse staffing crisis. (2019). Nursing World. Retrieved from: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nurse-staffing/nurse-staffing-crisis/
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Transitioning From Student To Nurse Leader
Becoming a professional nurse takes a long time, and some student may become so accustomed to the rigors of an academic regimen that they are ill-prepared to enter the workforce after graduation. Therefore, it … the future by setting achievable goals and formulating appropriate strategies for achieving these goals through the creation of a one-year and five-year professional nursing career plan. The one-year plan describes my plans immediately following graduation including the identification of selected potential employers• and the details concerning what … and educational development during the first year and at five years and concludes with a summary of my for contributing to the professional nursing community and my general community in a healthcare professional role during the first year and at five years.
Transition into the professional nursing role
The state where I will be seeking employment following graduation as a registered nurse is New Jersey. The criteria……
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About Saint Peters University Hospital. (2019). Saint Peters University Hospital. Retrieved from https://www.saintpetershcs.com/Locations/Saint-Peter-s-University-Hospital .
de la Fuente, E. I. & García, J. (2015, May 1). Psychometric properties and scales of the Granada Burnout Questionnaire applied to nurses. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 15(2), 130-134.
Kuehn, M. B. (2018, October 1). Creating a healthy work environment for nursing faculty. Creative Nursing, 16(4), 193-196.
Nursing school degrees. (2019). Becoming an RN in New Jersey. Retrieved from https:// www.nursing-school-degrees.com/nurse-licensure/become-a-nurse-in-new-jersey.html
Tollefson, M. & Kite, B. (2018, Winter). Effectiveness of student-led stress reduction activities in the undergraduate classroom on perceived student stress. College Student Journal, 52(4), 505-511.
Welcome to Robert Wood Johnson. (2019). Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Retrieved from https://www.rwjbh.org/rwj-university-hospital-new-brunswick/ .
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Professional Nursing Practice And Leadership
The Importance of Effective nursing Leadership Today
Today, the nursing profession is under unprecedented pressures to deliver high quality patient-centered care in the wake of the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic. In far too … importance and relevance. To determine the facts, the purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the relevant literature, including the student handbook, to describe the importance of leadership for professional nursing practice. Finally, a summary of the research and important findings about professional nursing practice and leadership are presented in the paper’s conclusion.
Review and Discussion
In some ways, the nursing profession is unique because it calls upon virtually all professional nurses to be prepared to “hit the ground running” in a leadership role … be prepared to “hit the ground running” in a leadership role from day one of their career. For example, Standard 12 of the student handbook, “Leadership,” clearly states……
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ANA leadership and governance. (2020). American Nurses Association. Retrieved from https://www.nursingworld.org/ana/leadership-and-governance/ .
Delgado, C. & Mitchell, M. M. (2016, January-February). A survey of current valued academic leadership qualities in nursing. Nursing Education Perspectives, 37(1), 10-13.
Meliniotis, C. (2015, March 30). Effective nursing leadership. Elite Healthcare. Retrieved from https://www.elitecme.com/resource-center/nursing/effective-nursing-leadership/ .
Student handbook.
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The Role Of Quality And Safety In Nursing Science
… for patients experiencing illness and seeking treatment. The role of the nurse is complex, requiring effectiveness, efficiency, compassion, and understanding. Some aspects of nursing science involve research and use of evidence-based practice to provide the high quality and safety standards patients deserve. How are quality and safety … deserve. How are quality and safety measures adopted and implemented? This essays aims to look at the role quality and safety play in nursing science using a contemporary example, and seeing how real world strategies aim to test and assess standards of care to deliver the positive … into real-world application of quality and safety measures, one can determine the process from cultivation of concepts, implementation, and assessment.
Quality measures in nursing science
Often a good way to understand if a patient is experiencing a high quality of care is through patient outcomes and patient … quality of care…” (Lood et……
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Brasait?, I., Kaunonen, M., Martink?nas, A., Mockien?, V., & Suominen, T. (2016). Health care professionals’ skills regarding patient safety. Medicina, 52(4), 250-256. doi:10.1016/j.medici.2016.05.004
Jones, T. L., Hamilton, P., & Murry, N. (2015). Unfinished nursing care, missed care, and implicitly rationed care: State of the science review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52(6), 1121-1137. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.02.012
Lood, Q., Kirkevold, M., Sjögren, K., Bergland, Å., Sandman, P., & Edvardsson, D. (2019). Associations between person?centred climate and perceived quality of care in nursing homes: A cross?sectional study of relatives’ experiences. Journal of Advanced Nursing. doi:10.1111/jan.14011
Murray, M., Sundin, D., & Cope, V. (2017). New graduate registered nurses’ knowledge of patient safety and practice: A literature review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(1-2), 31-47. doi:10.1111/jocn.13785
Sahlström, M., Partanen, P., Rathert, C., & Turunen, H. (2016). Patient participation in patient safety still missing: Patient safety experts\\' views. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 22(5), 461-469. doi:10.1111/ijn.12476
Smeds-Alenius, L., Tishelman, C., Lindqvist, R., Runesdotter, S., & McHugh, M. D. (2016). RN assessments of excellent quality of care and patient safety are associated with significantly lower odds of 30-day inpatient mortality: A national cross-sectional study of acute-care hospitals. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 61, 117-124. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.06.005
Tobiano, G., Marshall, A., Bucknall, T., & Chaboyer, W. (2015). Patient participation in nursing care on medical wards: An integrative review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52(6), 1107-1120. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.02.010
Twigg, D. E., Pugh, J. D., Gelder, L., & Myers, H. (2016). Foundations of a nursing-sensitive outcome indicator suite for monitoring public patient safety in Western Australia. Collegian, 23(2), 167-181. doi:10.1016/j.colegn.2015.03.007
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Leadership Infrastructure For Special Needs Students
… Guidelines
Section 1: Abstract
This paper provides an overview of Butler College Prep, its demographics, and its programs and services for special needs student. It looks at curriculum and instruction efforts as well as at the role of the principal in the school and how he oversees … in terms of a leadership structure to close the achievement gap.
Section 2: Demographic Overview
Butler College Prep is in Southside Chicago. Its student body is 95% African American and 4% Hispanic, and it serves as a school for social justice and the arts (School Performance, 2017). … as a school for social justice and the arts (School Performance, 2017). The socio-economic background of the vast majority of the families of student is challenged. 98% of student receive free or reduced-rate lunches. 1 in 6 student at the school, approximately 100 student out of 600, has a disability. Data obtained from……
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Baker, S. K., Chard, D. J., Ketterlin-Geller, L. R., Apichatabutra, C., & Doabler, C.(2009). Teaching writing to at-risk students: The quality of evidence for self-regulated strategy development. Exceptional Children, 75, 303–320.
Browder, D., Ahlgrim-Delzell, L., Spooner, F., Mims, P. J., & Baker, J. N. (2009). Using time delay to teach literacy to students with severe developmental disabilities. Exceptional Children, 75, 343–364.
Donohoo, J., Hattie, J., & Eells, R. (2018). The power of collective efficacy. Educational Leadership, 75(6), 40-44.
Illinois at a Glance Report Card. (2019). Noble Butler College Prep. Retrieved from http://www.illinoisreportcard.com/
The Japanese Association for Language Teaching (2005). Vocabulary [Special issue]. The Language Teacher, 29(7) .[PDF]
Jitendra, A. K., Burgess, C., & Gajria, M. (2011). Cognitive strategy instruction for improving expository text comprehension of students with learning disabilities: The quality of evidence. Exceptional Children, 77, 135-159.
Prabhu, N. S. (1987). Second Language Pedagogy. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
School Performance. (2017). Illinois Network of Charter Schools. Retrieved from https://www.incschools.org/about-charters/school-performance/
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Shortages Of Health Care Providers
Informatics Telehealth and the Health Care Shortage
Snavely (2016) shows that the looming nursing shortage is due to hit America hard in the coming years, and that shortage is now evident more than ever with the arrival … nurses than for any other job in America (Haddad & Toney-Butler, 2019). The Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected that some 11 million nursing positions will need to be filled in the coming years and that the health care industry is going to grow more than any … issue, but the possibilities afforded by communications technology in the 21st century show promise. Informatics may be luring potential nurses away from actual nursing, but the plus side is that informatics supports telemedicine in a big way and makes it possible for the former to work efficiently. … way and makes it possible for the former to work efficiently. So whether one sees informatics……
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Clemmer, T. P. (1995). The role of medical informatics in telemedicine. Journal of Medical Systems, 19(1), 47-58.
Demiris, G. (2003). Integration of telemedicine in graduate medical informatics education. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 10(4), 310-314.
Foster, M., & Sethares, K. (2017). Current strategies to implement informatics into the nursing curriculum: an integrative review. J Nurs Inform, 21(3).
Haddad, L. M., & Toney-Butler, T. J. (2019). Nursing shortage. In StatPearls [Internet]. StatPearls Publishing.
Hasbrouck, L. (2016). Strengthening local health department informatics capacity through advocacy, education, and workforce development. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 22(Suppl 6), S3.
IOM. (2010). The future of nursing. Retrieved from http://nacns.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/5-IOM-Report.pdf
O’Brien, J. (2003). How nurse practitioners obtained provider status: Lessons for pharmacists. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 60(22), 2301-2307.
Snavely, T. M. (2016). A brief economic analysis of the looming nursing shortage in the United States. Nursing Economics, 34(2), 98-101.
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Healthcare Program
… RAND sought to evaluate were inclusive of; the reduction of discrimination as well as stigma, prevention of suicide, and the mental health of student.
How was the success of the program or policy measured?
Essentially, the RAND undertook a baseline survey that covered the entire state. It … “the CalMHSA PEI initiatives are successfully launched and are already showing positive outcomes in stigma and discrimination reduction, suicide prevention, and improvement of student mental health” (Eberhart et al., 2015, p. 1). As it has further been pointed out, the relevance of these constructive/optimistic outcomes cannot be ……
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Eberhart, N.K., Burnam, M.A., Berry, S.H., Collins, R.L., Ebener, P.A., Ramchand, R., Stein, B.D. & Woodbridge, M.W. (2015). Evaluation of California\\\\'s Statewide Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention Programs: Summary of Key Year 2 Findings. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation.
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