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Interprofessional collaboration improves healthcare

WEBBenefits of interprofessional collaboration—for nurses, other healthcare professionals, and patients—include improved patient outcomes, fewer preventable …

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School nurses help students achieve health and well …

WEBSchool nurses have the child health expertise needed to help address those concerns. Placing nurses in educational settings with students is an important …

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Nurses as educators within health systems

WEBThe nurse’s role is a facilitator and clinical leader for patient and family education. According to the ANA Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice, Standard …

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Improving healthcare quality, patient outcomes, and costs …

WEBThis chapter discussed how evidence-based practice (EBP) improves healthcare quality, patient outcomes, and cost reductions, yet multiple barriers persist in …

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High reliability organizations: The need for a paradigm …

WEBThe purpose of this chapter is to discuss the current drivers of healthcare and the current healthcare culture. In addition, this chapter discusses why the high …

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Telehealth: Bridging the care gap in mental health treatment

WEBTelehealth is a means to bridge the care gap. Using secure communication pathways, providers can engage with patients and facilitate mental healthcare delivery. …

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Helping nurses make ethical decisions

WEBNurses, as part of society and as frontline health care professionals, daily face ethical dilemmas related to life and death and equity in health care. These include: …

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In two words, what do nurses contribute to healing

WEBDesigned to be used by all nurses in all roles and in all locations, it illuminates nursing’s unique medicine and contribution to healing and ensures nursing’s …

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Designing a usable healthcare information system

WEBThe current state of usability leaves us with much work to do in a complex and fast-paced, ever-changing environment. Middleton et al. (2013, p. 3), in a position …

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Nurses and the Affordable Care Act: A call to lead

WEBLargely because of the Affordable Care Act, the ranks of the Corps have grown from about 3,600 clinicians to more than 8,000 since 2008. The number of nurse …

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From the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic

WEBIt was the first week of March. This situation evolved very quickly here with my facility being hit the hardest, and it continues to have the highest amount of COVID-19 patients in …

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What makes home care the most unique practice setting

WEBHome care can be viewed as the antithesis of this structure. Home care is the most unique practice setting because the nurse or other team member must fit into …

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Nurse fatigue takes toll on patient care

WEBFatigue is mental or physical exhaustion that stops a person from being able to function normally. However, fatigue is more than just feeling tired or drowsy. You may …

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Implicit bias in nursing: Identifying and confronting the issue

WEBDefining and confronting implicit bias. A bias is a generalized preconceived notion about an individual or group. Racism and discrimination are the outcomes of overt …

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Using social media to impact health policy

WEBIt can be done—and has been done—simply utilizing something most of us have direct, easy, and free access to: social media. We have a real opportunity, right …

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Influence through advocacy: Raising awareness, advancing change

WEBIdentify causes, issues, or needs where YOU can exert influence. In her presidential call to action for the 2015-17 biennium, Cathy Catrambone has called on all …

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Self-reflection: Foundation for meaningful nursing practice

WEBSelf-reflection looks inward and listens to the whispers. Lautebach and Becher (1996) relate self-reflection to caring for the self. Purposeful reflection is a tool …

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Advanced Practice Nursing in Chile: Alliances that impact and …

WEBOn 26 January 2023, the virtuous circle of the Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) program at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile completed the graduation …

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In honor of Imogene M. King

WEBImogene M. King, 84, pioneer nursing theorist and international nursing scholar, died Dec. 24, 2007, in South Pasadena, Florida, USA. She earned recognition as a nurse theorist …

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When patients behave inappropriately

WEBSuch behavior, which also includes unwanted or inappropriate touching between patients, is a common problem in nursing homes. It is estimated that up to 15 …

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