Research a health care organization or network that spans several states with in the United States (United Healthcare, Vanguard, Banner Health, etc.). Assess the readiness of the health care organization or network you chose in regard to meeting the health care needs of citizens in the next decade. Prepare a 1,000-1,250 word paper that presents […]

You have probably seen one or more of the many inspirational posters about decisions. A visual such as a forked road or a street sign is typically pictured, along with a quote designed to inspire. Often decisions are not so easily inspired. Perhaps you discovered this when choosing a specialty within the MSN program. This […]

Journal of Nursing Law, Volume 13, Number 3, 2009 68 • Copyright © 2009 Springer Publishing Company DOI: 10.1891/1073-7472.13.3.68 Ethical Issues in Nursing Practice Mihyun Park, MSN, RN Nurses play a role as advocates to assist patients and families struggling with complex information and difficult decisions. In particular, the fact that nurses encounter clinical situations […]

System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is “the process of acquiring or upgrading an electronic information system includes an initial investigation, systems analysis, iterations of design, system implementation, and finally, on-going maintenance” (McLean, Frisch, & Roudsari, 2015, para 7) . The healthcare organizations that do not include nurses in each stage of SDLC when purchasing and implementing new healthcare information technology end […]

Consider the following patient scenario: A mother comes in with 9-month-old girl. The infant is 68.5cm in length (25th percentile per CDC growth chart), weighs 6.75kg (5th percentile per CDC growth chart), and has a head circumference of 43cm (25th percentile per CDC growth chart). Describe the developmental markers a nurse should assess for a […]