As nursing has become increasingly “professionalized” through advanced degrees, specialization, and clinical practice, nurses’ salaries and responsibilities have also increased. Now, hospitals substitute non-nurses for nurses to perform all but the most technical tasks. What are the implications for the nursing profession? Have nurses lost their traditional role of hands-on patient care and, if so,…
Research the responsibility of a critical thinker in a contemporary society. You may choose any topic that deals with a contemporary social concern. Examine the principles of critical thought in relation to the chosen societal concern, and consider the importance of ethics, moral reasoning, a research-based process to search for truth, and the advantages of…
According to the textbook(Lawrence, A. T., & Weber, J. (2014). Business & society: Stakeholders, ethics, public policy (14th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin.) , the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. submit a four to six (4-6) page paper Note: If you…
Using the attached article “Modeling the benefits of cross-training to address the nursing shortage”, discusses the issue of scarce resources—nursing shortage, and the strategies in the article for addressing the problem. Write a 500-word editorial response to the article, citing your agreements or disagreements and suggesting one new strategy to resolve the issue. Include in…
Identify a professional organization and then complete the following tasks: Analyze and discuss the selected organization’s aim and activities. Explain how the organization meets, supports, or advocates the EBP standards and concepts of professional nursing. In addition, explain the concepts of professional nursing—caring, communication, critical thinking, professionalism, and holism.
Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper Examine the ethical issues organizations face when implementing change. [Such as ethical issues related to legal, government / regulatory, organizational standards / policies]
Identify a professional organization and then complete the following tasks: Analyze and discuss the selected organization’s aim and activities. Explain how the organization meets, supports, or advocates the EBP standards and concepts of professional nursing. In addition, explain the concepts of professional nursing—caring, communication, critical thinking, professionalism, and holism. Support your responses articles from…
Review Case 28 “The rise and fall of Eastman Kodak: Will it survive beyond 2012?” located in the textbook. Assume that you have been hired by Kodak as a business consultant to recommend a new corporate-level strategy for the company to improve declining sales, increase profitability, and expand the company to the Cloud service industry….
Policy influences the delivery of health care in numerous ways. It can impact everything from methods of disposing hazardous materials to how often a patient’s vital signs are taken. These policies play a significant role in influencing the efficiency and effectiveness of quality health care. Consider policy problems that exist in your work setting. Think…
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented primarily to provide access to health insurance for those who would not otherwise be insured. The ACA is not designed as a single-payer healthcare system although some of its architects as well as its detractors see the ACA as steering the United States toward…
Question: Read the article, “Comparison of Nurse Burnout Across Army Hospital Practice Environments.” What kind of sample was used and how was that sample recruited? Do you believe that subjects were coerced to participate? Why or why not? Nursing Research Boswell, C. & Cannon, S. (2013). Introduction to nursing research: Incorporating evidence based practice (3rd ed.). Sudbury,…
· Describe a problem, issue, or situation that you have observed during your Practicum Experience not related to your project (no more than a half page) (10 points) · Using no fewer than three peer-reviewed sources, analyze what you have observed within the context of your specialty using appropriate concepts, principles, and theories, giving special…