Nurses want to practice the best possible medicine so that their patients can have the best possible outcomes. Doctors, nurses, and patients all have anecdotal claims regarding what constitutes the best in medical practice. However, for the best outcomes, nursing practice must be evidence based. Therefore, topics of interest have...

My passion for the medical field lead me to my career path to become a nurse. While initially unable to decide whether I wanted to become a nurse or a doctor, when I observed how much doctors depend on the observations and assessments of nurses it was clear that nursing...

Nurses come to the profession with a strong orientation to meet the health needs of patients. In the meantime, they assume greater responsibility in managing the policy landscape. According to the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (n.d.), nurses engage in policymaking and advocacy on an everyday basis, since they act...

The nursing intellectual theory was brought forth to help in the area of inquiry in the health industry. The theory abstracts the knowledge of the nurses available within an organization (Covell & Sidani, 2013). It allocates the relationship of this knowledge to patients and organization outcomes. Nurse intellectual capital is...

Respect for nursing as a profession has made great strides in the last several decades, with more progress to be made in the future. Professional practice models allow nurses to take charge of their careers in ways that enhance work-related self esteem, career satisfaction, and most importantly, patient outcomes. Given...