Impact of Doctor of Nursing Practice Education in Shaping Health Care Systems for the Future

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 423-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob ◽  
Donna G. Nativio ◽  
Heba Khalil
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Doctor Of Nursing Practice ◽  
The Future ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Practice Education

Why Hire a Doctor of Nursing Practice–Prepared Nurse? The Value Added Impact of the Practice Doctorate

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosanne Burson ◽  
Katherine J. Moran ◽  
Dianne Conrad
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Doctor Of Nursing Practice ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Nursing Leaders ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Practice Doctorate ◽  
Post Baccalaureate

Nursing leaders are essential in promoting the doctor of nursing practice (DNP)-prepared nurse in various innovative roles (Nichols, O’Connor, & Dunn, 2014). However, according to the recently released RAND study,The DNP by 2015: A Study of the Institutional, Political, and Professional Issues That Facilitate or Impede Establishing a Post-Baccalaureate Doctor of Nursing Practice Program(Auerbach et al., 2014) employers and health care organizations need outreach and data to understand the added competencies and capabilities of DNP-educated nurses. Practicing DNPs are in an excellent position to demonstrate and educate our executive colleagues. The purpose of this article is (a) to foster nursing leadership’s understanding of the uniquely prepared nursing practice doctorate, (b) to illustrate how the DNP-prepared nurse is being integrated/used to their potential within health care systems to maximize clinical and population health outcomes, and (c) to issue a call to action for nursing leadership to engage the DNP-prepared nurse to accomplish organizational goals.

scholarly journals Back to the Future: Principles on Resuming Outpatient Services in the COVID-19 Era

2020 ◽  
Vol 163 (4) ◽  
pp. 705-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taher S. Valika ◽  
Kathleen R. Billings
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Outpatient Care ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Outpatient Services ◽  
Drastic Reduction ◽  
The Public ◽  
Outpatient Visits ◽  
The Future ◽  
Care Systems

The rapidly changing health care climate related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in numerous changes to health care systems and in practices that protect both the public and the workers who serve in hospitals around the country. As a result, these past few months have seen a drastic reduction in outpatient visits. With phased reopening and appropriate guidance, health care systems are attempting to return to normal. The experiences and lessons learned are described, and we provide guiding principles to allow for a safe and effective return to outpatient care.

scholarly journals The Invisibility of Spiritual Nursing Care in Clinical Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn M. Hawthorne ◽  
Shirley C. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Central Component ◽  
Nursing Curricula ◽  
Care Systems

Background and Purpose: Spirituality has been identified as the essence of being human and is recognized, by many health care professionals, as a central component in health and healing. Scholars have identified spiritual nursing care as essential to nursing practice and include caring for the human spirit through the development of relationships and interconnectedness between the nurse and the patient. However, despite the recognition of spiritual practices as important to health, little attention has been given to spirituality in nursing practice and education in the literature. The purpose of this article is to explore factors contributing to the invisibility of spiritual nursing care practices (SNCP), recognition and offer strategies to enhance the visibility of SNCP. Two major factors that reduce visibility of SNCP are conceptual confusion differentiating between spirituality and religion and limited education in the area of spirituality including nursing curricula and organizations. Strategies to enhance visibility of SNCP include educational approaches in nursing curricula and health care organizations. to influence nurses’ perceptions about spirituality and creation of a culture of spiritual care. Conclusion: Holistic nursing includes assessing and responding to the spiritual needs of patients. Changes in nursing education and health care systems are needed to increase the visibility of SNCP.

Demographic Causes of Conflict and Their Implications for Public Health

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 692-696
Author(s):  
Philipp Hessel
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
The Future ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Future Risk ◽  
Growth And Aging

Although levels of violence have declined, exposure to conflict, unfortunately, remains a common feature of many people’s lives. While “demography is not destiny,” demographic factors have been widely discussed as potential causes for conflict. This essay discusses the implications of two demographic megatrends – population growth and aging – on the future risk for conflict and their wider implications for public health and health care systems.

Practice/regulation partnerships: The pathway to increased safety in nursing practice, health care systems, and patient care

Nurse Leader ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Beth Thomas ◽  
Debora Simmons ◽  
Krisanne Graves ◽  
Sharon K. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Practice Regulation

Perceptions of Nursing in Appalachia: A State of the Science Paper

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-13
Author(s):  
Evelyn P. Brewer
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Appalachian Region ◽  
Health Care Need ◽  
Depth Of Knowledge ◽  
Education Leaders ◽  
Science Paper ◽  
Care Systems

Introduction: Nursing practice is continuously evolving in response to global health care need, sociopolitical culture, and advancing medical knowledge necessitating ongoing evaluation of professional practice. The purpose of this state of this science paper was to explore current perceptions of nursing and critique the depth of knowledge specific to nursing practice in the Appalachian region. Methodology: A review of the literature in multiple databases was conducted to explore perceptions of nursing in Appalachia. Results: Categories of perception included the following: (a) perceptions of nurses and education leaders that practice in the Appalachian region, (b) perceptions of communities of Appalachia and Appalachian health care systems, and (c) perceptions of patients possessing inherent cultural characteristics of the Appalachian region. Discussion: None of the literature specifically addressed perceptions of nursing. Much of the available literature was over 5 years old. A significant deficiency in understanding perceptions of nursing in Appalachia was identified.

Computers in Health Care for the 21st Century

1990 ◽  
Vol 29 (02) ◽  
pp. 158-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. I. O’Desky ◽  
M. J. Ball ◽  
E. E. Ball
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Delivery Of Health Care ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Computer Technologies ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Year 2000

AbstractAs the world enters the last decade of the 20th Century, there is a great deal of speculation about the effect of computers on the future delivery of health care. In this article, the authors attempt to identify some of the evolving computer technologies and anticipate what effect they will have by the year 2000. Rather than listing potential accomplishments, each of the affected areas: hardware, software, health care systems and communications, are presented in an evolutionary manner so the reader can better appreciate where we have been and where we are going.

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