Changes in Nursing Is It For The Better Or Worse
Write a four to five page paper on how a nursing professional practice model (PPM) or Magnet designation drives healthcare change in institutions. Review your readings from this week and conduct your own literature review on the topic. For this paper, include the following:
•Provide an overview of a professional practice model or Magnet. Address how the PPM or Magnet status drives health care change in institutions.
•Make sure to cite at least five sources from professional nursing literature within your paper. Refer to the Professional Practice Application Rubric located in the “Course Info” section of the course prior to submission
Readings
•Course Text: Professional Issues in Nursing: Challenges and Opportunities
•Article: Boelen, C. (2002). A new paradigm for medical schools a century after Flexner’s report. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 80(7), 592–594.
This brief article describes Abraham Flexner’s impact on medical school practices. It also discusses the issue of medical schools social accountability for their graduates, research, and models of service, as well as their contributions to health services.
•Course Text: American Nurses Association. (2010). Nursing’s social policy statement: The essence of the profession. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Association.
Articles
Select and read one of the following articles:
•Marshall, J. G., Morgan, J. C., Klem, M. L., Thompson, C. A. & Wells, A. L. (2014). The value of library and information services in nursing and patient care. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 19 (3): 1. DOI: https://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.3912/OJIN.Vol198No03PPT02
Libraries are a primary resource for evidence-based practice. This study, using a critical incident survey administered to 6,788 nurses at 118 hospitals, sought to explore the influence of nurses’ use of library resources on both nursing and patient outcomes. The authors’ conclude that the availability and use of library and information resources and services had a positive impact on nursing and patient outcomes, and that nurse managers play an important role both by encouraging nurses to use evidence-based library resources and services and by supporting the availability of these resources in healthcare settings.
•Weinberg, D. B., Cooney-Miner, D. & Perloff, J. N. (2012). Analyzing the relationship between nursing education and patient outcomes. Journal of Nursing Regulation 3 (2): 4-10.
This study explores the association between nurses’ education and patient outcomes. Findings revealed a significant, positive relationship with interactions with nurses, care quality, and safety.
Websites
•American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2014). The impact of education on nursing practice. Retrieved December 2, 2014 from https://www.aacn.nche.edu/media-relations/fact-sheets/impact-of-education
