Why is a Focus on Research Concepts Important to Nurses? Evidence-based practice (EBP) and basic research concepts are interwoven – to do one well you must have basic knowledge of the other. Research knowledge is important to EBP because EBP is predicated on research concepts. In EBP, we are trying to
Why is a Focus on Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Important? If you’ve searched my posts, you may have noticed that two of my biggest focus areas are nursing research and EBP. I taught these two courses to undergraduate and graduate nursing students and nurses for most of my faculty career. I
In another post, I outlined the differences between a résumé and a curriculum vitae (CV), and described the different résumé style formats you could use. In this post, I’ll give you 6 tips for writing a nursing résumé that will get you noticed when searching for your first – or
Congratulations to those of you who are getting ready to graduate! An exciting career in nursing awaits you. One of the tools you’ll need to get a job is a professional résumé. This post is part of a series on career strategies and examines the differences between a résumé and
Happy New Year! The celebration of a New Year marks a natural transition in everyone’s life — we leave one year behind to start another. So that’s kind of fun, right? I mean, it gives you an opportunity to begin again. There do not seem to be many times in
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This Podcast and post define the difference between theoretical frameworks and conceptual models, define conceptual and operational definitions, and introduces the nursing metaparadigm concepts. Examples of these concepts are included. Access the Podcast Player by clicking on the Play icon! Updated December 8, 2023. **This document contains some affiliate links.
Dimensional Analysis (DA) is commonly used in science and engineering and it’s a problem-solving method that works well to teach medication calculation to nursing students (Cookson, 2013; Greenfield et al., 2006; Toney-Butler & Wilcox, 2019). Dimensional analysis is also called the factor-label method or unit-factor method. The factors that are
Every year we get an opportunity for a fresh start! The start of the new year is a natural time to decide to be leaner, stronger, better. This post helps you look forward to starting the new year with a clean slate. We’ll review how to make positive changes in
There are multiple ways to finance your education. Let’s look at a few of them. You can apply for financial aid through the institution you are attending. Check out the Financial Aid Office and talk to a financial aid officer or counselor about the forms of aid for which you
Guest Author: I’m pleased to welcome Sharleen Lucas, RN, WEMT, OEC as a guest author to the Nursing Education Expert blog. Sharleen is an acute care nurse who now spends her time as a freelance health content writer. She is the creator of RNextdoor.com. For more on Sharleen, scroll to
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