Nursing Administration

Nursing Practice

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Nursing Research

Nursing Education

Expanded Roles

Nursing Practice

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Hospitals
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Organizational theory Nursing Administration

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Financial management

Staffing
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Proposal preparation

Data collection tools

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Nursing Research
Topic identification
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Lesson Plan

Teaching

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Nursing Education Curriculum

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COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE Communityhealthnursingincorporatesvarying titlestodescribetheworkofnursesin communitysettings.Overthepastcenturies andindifferentpartsoftheworld,community healthnurseswerecalleddistrictnurses, visitingnurses,publichealthnurses,home-care nurses,andcommunityhealthnurses.

 .Todaycommunityhealthnursingandpublic

healthnursingarethemostcommontitlesused bynurseswhosepracticesfocusonpromoting andprotectingthehealthofpopulations. Knowledgefromnursing,social,andpublic healthsciencesinformscommunityhealth nursingpractices.

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Professionalpracticeenvironmentssupport nursestofunctionatthehighestscopeof clinicalpractice,toworkeffectivelyinan interdisciplinaryteamofcaregivers,andto mobilizeresourcesquickly. Betterqualityofcare,inturn,leadstosuperior outcomes.Thus,wehypothesizedthat

hospitalswithmorefavorableenvironments wouldhavebetterpatientoutcomes.

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AnewlyreleasedInstituteofMedicine report, ,callsfornurses'rolestobeexpanded significantlyoverthenext10yearstohelp meettheincreaseddemandforprimarycare thatisexpectedasaresultofhealthcare reform.

The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advanc

 Changesincludeintroducingresidency

trainingfornurses,increasingthe percentageofnurseswhoattain bachelor'sdegreesto80percentby2020 anddoublingthenumberwhopursue doctorates.Inaddition,thereport suggeststhatstates,federalagenciesand healthcareorganizationsshouldremove limitsonnurses'scopeofpractice,

 ,includingamendingtherequirementsfor

hospitalparticipationintheMedicare programto"ensurethatadvancedpractice registerednursesareeligibleforclinical privileges,admittingprivilegesand membershiponmedicalstaff."

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Organizational Theory Applied to Health Care Thismoduleincludesanaudiostreamed lectureandaccompanyingon-lineactivity thatcouldbeusedtohelpnursingstudents revieworganizationaltheoryandcritically thinkastheyapplythecontenttoarea healthcareagencies.45slideswithaudio lectureregardingorganizationaltheory

includesclassicalapproachesaswellas applicationoftheorytonursingpractice, typesandmodelsasappliedtohospitals. Thelectureendswithquestionsforstudents toconsiderintermsofthehospitalswhere theymaybe.Organizationaltheory considershoworganizationsarestructured

 inanefforttobetterunderstandhowthat

structureimpactsproductivity,efficiencies andeffectiveness.Withintheframework ofnursing,organizationaltheorysimply viewsahealthcarefacility'snursingset-up todetermineifitworksforthebenefitof patients.

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 Nursingfinancialmanagementisthe

naturaloutgrowthoftheincreased responsibilitybeingassumedbynursing administrators.Financialmanagementisa triadofcomplex,ongoingprocesses essentialtoinstitutionalmanagement. Nursingmustaddressthisnewchallenge andaccepttheresponsibilityforthe businessaspectsofnursing.

 nursemanagersandnursing

administratorsinterestedinconnecting caringandqualitypatient-caredelivery withefficientandeffectivefinancial strategies.Accordingtotheauthors, Everymanagementdecisionhasfinancial implicationsandeveryfinancialdecision hasmanagementimplications.

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 Staffingistheprocessofdeterminingand

providingtheacceptablenumberandmix ofnursingpersonneltoproduceadesired levelofcaretomeetthepatientsdemand.

Thepurposeofallstaffingactivitiesisto

provideeachnursingunitwithan appropriateandacceptablenumberof

 workersineachcategorytoperformthen

ursingtasksrequired.Toofeworan impropermixtureofnursingpersonnelwill adverselyaffect thequalityandquantityofworkperformed. Suchsituationcanleadtohighratesofab senteeismandstaffsturn-overresultingin lowmoraleanddissatisfaction.

 Functions

in staffing

Identifyingthetypeandamountofservice

neededbyagencyclient. Determiningthepersonnelcategoriesthat havetheknowledgeandskilltoperform neededservicemeasures. Predictingthenumberofpersonnelin eachjobcategorythatwillbeneededto meetanticipatedservicedemands.

 Obtaining,budgetedpositionsforthe

numberineachjobcategoryneededto servicefortheexpectedtypesandnumber ofclients. Recruitingpersonneltofillavailable positions. Selectingandappointingpersonnelfrom suitableapplicants. Combiningpersonnelintodesired configurationsbyunitandshift.

 Orientingpersonneltofulfillassigned

responsibilities. Assigningresponsibilitiesforclient servicestoavailablepersonnel.

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 Theidentificationofresearchproblemis

thefirstandforemoststepthatevery researcherhastoundertake.Attimes,it becomesratherdifficultforan inexperiencedresearcherora novice/beginnerinresearchto conceptualizearesearchproblem.As such,beforeembarkingonanyresearch,

youshouldidentifythemajorresearcharea ofyourinterest,mostlytheareaofyour specialization.Forinstancefrom:

Education Socialsciences Humanities Businessadministration
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 MethodsofDataCollection Thecriticalincidenttechniqueemploysa

setofprinciplesforcollectingdataon observablehumanactivities.Itprovidesa flexiblewayofexamininginterpersonal communicationskillsandhasbeenused inmanynursingstudies.Incidentsareof particularvaluebecauseitisrealitythatis

 beingdescribedratherthanhypothetical

situations.Criticalincidentanobservable typeofhumanactivitywhichissufficiently completeinitselftopermitinferencesand predictionstobemadeabouttheperson performingtheact.

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 Aresearchproposalisadetailedplanof

theresearchtobeconducted.
Awrittenresearchproposalfollowsa

generalformatofajournalarticlewiththe followingninegeneralsteps:

Problem Definitions,assumptions,limitationsor delimitations

Reviewofrelatedliterature Hypothesis Methods Timeschedule Expectedresults References Appendix

 Qualities

of a Good Research Proposal Providesarealisticplanforinvestigation ofyourresearchquestion Providesjustificationofamethodological perspective,andmethodsofinvestigation Providesdatawhichhasthecapacityto answeryourresearchquestion Adequatelyconsidersrelevantethical issues

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 Althoughnursingcoursesvaryfromone

nursingschooltoanother,mostschools focusonthesamecoresubjectareas. Prerequisitesfornursingprogramsinclude anatomy,physiologyandmicrobiology. Includedbelowisasampleofseveralcore nursingcoursesoftenfoundinnursing programs.

 Studentsstudydifferenthealthcare

systems,thelegalandethicalaspectsof nursingandeconomicfactorsthataffect healthcareandthenursingfield.

Pathophysiology Pharmacology Health

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Course

Assessment Course
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 anilluminatingphilosophyrelevantto

practicedevelopmentfacilitators,clinical teachers,academics,cliniciansandothers involvedintherethinking ofnursingpractice.Transformative teachingandlearning,canrestore optimisminthosewhofeelthat longstandingpractice

 problemshavebecomeinsoluble.Itcan

providecleardirectiontoassistnew nurses,studentsandlifelonglearnersto becomestrategicaboutchange,awareof therichandvariedhistoryoftheir profession,criticalthinkersandcreative solutiongenerators.

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 Nursingteachersneedlessonplansto

helptheirstudentslearnaboutthevarious aspectsofnursing.Lessonplansrange fromthemostbasicinformationinnursing tothemostminutedetails,dependingon thestudent'seducationlevelandthe requirementsofthestate

 Thepurposeofthiscourseistoequipthe

nurseeducatorwiththenecessary knowledgeandskillstodevelop meaningfulandscientifically-basedlesson plansandassessstudentseffectivelyand constructively.Themodulewillfocuson currentdiscourses,theories,principles, andapplicationsofassessmentmethods.

 Thereisafocusonassessment

accountabilityduringprospective/formative andretrospective/summative assessment.

Thismodulewillexposethefuturenurse

educatortoassessmentmethodsin nursingeducation.
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