iCARE Paper Currently, I work as a charge nurse in a hospital’s step-down ventilators unit. I work for a full 12-hour night shift where I must interact with other inter-professional teams to achieve the goal of quality patient care. Insurance and Care (icare) is an organization which was fundamentally created for the purpose of delivering insurance and care schemes. It is thus the focal point of excellent services for long-term care needs for patients with severe injuries hence improving...

Week 8: Your Future! Now that you are very close to completing this major accomplishment in your nursing career, what are your plans for your future? Please share your plans to keep up to date in your chosen specialty and nursing in general. What professional and nursing organizations do you plan to actively participate? Have you considered continuing your education to pursue a graduate degree? The end of our long road to BSN education is here! Being that I started out this new career late, ...

NR 451 WEEK 7 DISCUSSION, HEALTH FEDERAL BILLS IN CONGRESS An Ethical Dilemma (graded) Nurses face many ethical issues on a daily basis. Consider the following scenario: Your unit has team nursing. As luck would have it, you and your best friend, Jill, are paired as a team this shift. Jill is a new nurse so you feel this is a great opportunity to take her under your wing a bit and show her the ropes. It is a busy shift and you administered Mr. Smith his insulin dose based on the sliding...

NR 451 WEEK 1 DISCUSSION 1, TYPES OF NURSING MODELS AND FRAMEWORKS OF EBP What are some of the models and frameworks of EBP currently in use? How does the strength of the evidence determine translation into practice? Why is it important to integrate both evidence-based practice and patient and family preferences? What is the nurse’s responsibility when EBP and patient and family practice do not match? What are some of the models and frameworks of EBP currently in use? How does the strengt...

Week 8: Your Future! Now that you are very close to completing this major accomplishment in your nursing career, what are your plans for your future? Please share your plans to keep up to date in your chosen specialty and nursing in general. What professional and nursing organizations do you plan to actively participate? Have you considered continuing your education to pursue a graduate degree? The end of our long road to BSN education is here! Being that I started out this new career late, ...