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  2. Evidence-based nursing - Wikipedia

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    New nurses might feel it is not their place to suggest or even tell a superior nurse that newer, more efficient methods and/or practices are available. Even if clinicians do act consistently it is possible that their decisions are consistently biased. People put different values on gains and losses.

  3. Nursing assessment - Wikipedia

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    Nursing assessment is the gathering of information about a patient's physiological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual status by a licensed Registered Nurse. Nursing assessment is the first step in the nursing process. A section of the nursing assessment may be delegated to certified nurses aides.

  4. Occupational health nursing - Wikipedia

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    OHNs need a license in the state they practice. Nurses usually have a baccalaureate in nursing and experience in community health, ambulatory care, critical care or emergency care. [8] Most occupational health nurses get their master's degrees in public health, advanced practice or business to have a higher professional competency. [8]

  5. Nursing process - Wikipedia

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    The nursing process is a cyclical and ongoing process that can end at any stage if the problem is solved. The nursing process exists for every problem that the individual/family/community has. The nursing process not only focuses on ways to improve physical needs, but also on social and emotional needs as well. [11] Cyclic and dynamic

  6. American Nurses Association - Wikipedia

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    The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a 501(c)(6) professional organization to advance and protect the profession of nursing. It started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated Alumnae and was renamed the American Nurses Association in 1911. [3] It is based in Silver Spring, Maryland [4] and Jennifer Mensik Kennedy [2] is the current president.

  7. Nursing - Wikipedia

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    In general terms, the nursing process is the method used to assess and diagnose needs, plan outcomes and interventions, implement interventions, and evaluate outcomes. The nursing process as defined by the American Nurses Association comprises five steps: 1) evaluate, 2) implement, 3) plan, 4) diagnose, and 5) assess. [60]

  8. Nursing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Nurse practitioners and CNSs work assessing, diagnosing and treating patients in fields as diverse as family practice, women's health care, emergency nursing, acute/critical care, psychiatry, geriatrics, or pediatrics, additionally, a CNS usually works for a facility to improve patient care, do research, or as a staff educator.

  9. Peer review - Wikipedia

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    Further, since peer review activity is commonly segmented by clinical discipline, there is also physician peer review, nursing peer review, dentistry peer review, etc. [11] Many other professional fields have some level of peer review process: accounting, [12] law, [13] [14] engineering (e.g., software peer review, technical peer review ...