The ability to evaluate research is an important skill when implementing evidence-based practice initiatives (Polit & Beck, 2014). Evidence-based research helps inform the decision-making process in nursing practice (Coughlan, Cronin, & Ryan, 2007). With this in mind, the purpose of this paper is to critique an article from a nursing...

One of the important competencies of a healthcare professional is the ability to build an effective team and use teamwork in order to provide the best patient care. It is important to understand that some problems demand both analytical and creative solutions, which are the characteristics that often are hard...

Nurses are often pressed into duty working across cultures. Part of the job for any nurse is to ensure that she properly cares for every person, even when that person might be a bit different. This requires a certain set of skills, of course. Critically, people of different ethnic backgrounds...

The Honorable Senator’s NamePost Office Box 142 Columbia, S.C. 29202-0142 Dear Senator Last Name, I am writing to you today to ask that you help to ensure the safety of nurses by supporting The Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act, H.R. 4266/S.2408. As a nurse working to support the...

Public and private hospitals are generally run the same ways except for who is the governing body. Private hospitals are either for or not-for-profit and are owned and managed by a non-governmental property. Public hospitals, on the other hand, are owned and administered by governmental bodies. Bellevue Hospital Center located...