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how does newfound insight influence nursing care?

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Computerized provider order entry    (maximum of 4-5 pages) Write an introduction that defines and describes the topic. Address what purpose the topic serves and how it impacts the delivery of healthcare in general and nursing care in particular. Search for scholarly sources and relevant websites. Include a minimum of two scholarly sources. The course textbook does not qualify as a scholarly source. Cite all sources in the body of the paper and include them in the References list following proper APA formatting. Provide one example of this topic. Describe the main features or aspects of the example with support from your sources. If you haven’t used this before, think of how this could benefit clinical practice. Describe an experience where the topic impacted you personally, either when you were receiving healthcare or when you were providing nursing care. Relate one positive aspect or one negative aspect of this experience and how it could have been improved. If you haven’t used this before, think of how this could benefit clinical practice. Write a conclusion that summarizes the topic, the purpose, and how your newfound insight will influence your nursing care. Use the APA template above to develop your paper. Use APA formatting. Refer to the Publication manual of the APA, sixth edition. Review the various APA documents included in this course and the SSPRNBSN Student Success course that can help you with your writing. Take advantage of the tutoring services that are available to Chamberlain students for free. The length of the paper should be a maximum of 4-5 pages, excluding the title page and the reference page. There should only be one small quote maximum in the paper. Citations should primarily include summary and restatement.]]>

which are the unique stressors that can be found in emergency departments?

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Comment1 Improving the Adherence to Osteoporosis Treatment By Using Structured Patient Education”, by (Youssryea, Ibrahim & Ek-Khedr, 2014). This was an experimental study of 100 women diagnosed with osteoporosis divided into 2 groups of intervention and control group. Results indicate that structured education given through skillful nurses were instrumental in improving patients adherence to osteoporosis treatment. Strengths: provided relevant evidence supportive of capstone practice change suggestion. Weaknesses: study was generalized to all female osteoporosis patients not just to capstone topic focus group. (4) “Nurses’ Attitudes and Behaviors on Patient Medication Education”, by (Bowen, Rotz, Patterson & Sen, 2017). This is a cross-sectional study showing the importance of nursing patient medication education in improving treatment efficacy, compliance and adherence to treatments in general.  It looked at nurse’s attitudes, behaviors and beliefs regarding patient medication education and found that though nurses believe that patient medication education is vital for positive patient outcomes but there is limitations in this practice area for most nurses. Strengths: Showed strong evidence supporting identified practice problem, even from nurses perspectives. Weaknesses: was not particularly centered on patient population for capstone topic. Comment2 Workplace Violence in Emergency Medicine: Current Knowledge & Future Directions by Terry Kowalenko.  This article is based on a survey of emergency medicine residents and attendings in the U.S.  It found that 78% had experienced at least one act of physical or verbal aggression in the previous 12 months.  It also found that by the end of their training, more than 50% has been physically hit or pushed by patients and fear of assault was their #2 concern behind a needlestick infected with HIV. Strength – This article is very thourough and addresses the unique stressors that can be found in emergency departments.  Offered many      good preventative measures. Weakness – This article contained information on physicians and nurses, but the focus was on physicians.
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