Pros and Cons of Mandatory Continuing Nursing Education: Competency, Certification, ANA Standards and Code of Ethics
Pros and cons of mandatory continuing nursing education: impact on competency, knowledge and attitudes, professional certification, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and the ANA Code of Ethics, with a summary table and sample discussion post.
The Nurse’s Role as Health Educator: Strategies Beyond Learning Styles for Tailored Care Plans and Health Promotion
The nurse as health educator: roles, responsibilities, and 12 evidence-based strategies beyond learning styles (teach-back, Stages of Change, motivational interviewing, andragogy, SDOH) with a tailored care plan and health promotion program example.
Nursing Practice Problem vs. Medical Practice Problem: Examples and Why Your PICOT Must Be Nursing-Focused
The difference between a nursing practice problem and a medical practice problem, an example of each with PICOT questions, how to reframe medical questions as nursing questions, and why your PICOT must be based on a nursing practice problem.
Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) vs. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs): Differences, Similarities and Future Transformation
MCOs vs ACOs compared: definitions, similarities, differences in leadership, payment, risk and patient choice, the 2026 health care environment, and evidence-based predictions on how both models will transform for consumers.
Nursing Research: Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice (Student Guide)
A student guide to nursing research methods and critical appraisal for evidence-based practice: the research process, quantitative and qualitative designs, sampling, validity, levels of evidence, appraisal tools and a worked appraisal example.