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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, NURS 308 End of Course Reflection, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 2 weeks, 1 day ago

    As Foundations of Prof Nursing comes to a close over the past two semesters I have learned a great deal about how evidenced-based practice and research are helping to shape and change the face of nursing. The […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Blog #5 Reflection Nurse's Role Requirements & Expectations, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 2 weeks, 1 day ago

    Nurses are at the forefront of bedside healthcare. We spend the most time with the patient listening to every problem, symptom, and ache. We often get more information from the patient than anyone else as we are […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Population Health, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 3 weeks, 3 days ago

    Throughout the semester I have learned through discussions, scenarios, and simulations the socioeconomic, lifestyle, environmental, genetic and other major determinants of population health. How I promote health […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Blog #4 Reflection Applying a Change Model, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 1 month ago

    Kurt Lewin, a scientist and physicist, created a three stage model in 1950 showing the organizational process of change referred to as unfreeze, change, and freeze. The first step of this model shows how people […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Blog #3 Reflection Change Agent, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    When patients are admitted to my hospital an intervention is loaded into their electronic medical record called hospital standard of care (SOC). This intervention has the nursing care plan, allergy confirmation, […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Reflection: Accreditation, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 2 months ago

    From working in multiple hospitals over the years, I have dealt with two accrediting organizations, The Joint Commission or JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) as it was called […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Blog #2 Model of Nursing Practice Regulation, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    I was the charge nurse on the surgical unit recently and I was called by one of my nurses to see one of her patients. This patient had been transferred from the intensive care unit (ICU) earlier in the shift as he […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Blog #1 Regulatory Agencies and Advisory Opinions, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    An advisory opinion is not a law but an official opinion and interpretation that seeks advice and clarification of the state board of nursing on what registered nurses can and can not do to engage in safe nursing […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Evidence Based Practice Reflection, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 5 months ago

    In week 9, we were introduced to a more efficient way of doing research for papers that would give more scholarly results. The previous way I looked up articles was to type one phrase of the subject of my research […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Evidence Based Practice, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 5 months, 2 weeks ago

    Using evidenced based practice in the nursing profession is the standard practice. The protocols in place have been tried and tested to show they work, are beneficial to patient outcomes, and essential for the […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Definition of Research, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 6 months ago

    In reading the articles, I remembered a research study done in the orthopedic surgeon office with the doctors I work with. I work in a unit called the Joint Center and our primary focus is on patients who have had […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, HIE and Interoperability, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 6 months ago

    In reading about interoperability this week, we learned of the three types: foundational, structural, and semantic. Foundational is the lowest, most basic level where one system can transmit data to another […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Nursing Documentation, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 6 months, 3 weeks ago

    “If it isn’t documented, it didn’t happen.” This is ingrained in all of us on day one of nursing school. Nursing documentation is vital to patient care. Before starting a procedure, documentation is looked at to m […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, AACN Essentials & Scope of Practice Professional Standards #13 & 16, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 6 months, 4 weeks ago

    Using PubMed to research my topic gave me many peer reviewed articles based on research studies completed. I was able to narrow down the number of articles available to me and focus on specific information. […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Work Experience, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 8 months, 1 week ago

    Medical/Oncology/Hospice – Augusta Health (1 year)
    Working on the medical unit at Augusta Health gave me a great deal of experience working with a vast group of patients with many ailments. The patients were from […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Clinical Experience, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 8 months, 1 week ago

    Bridgewater Retirement Community
    Harrisonburg Health & Rehab
    King’s Daughters Health & Rehab
    Western State Hospital
    Augusta Health

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Vision Board, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 8 months, 1 week ago

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Nursing Essentials, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 8 months, 1 week ago

    Pre-requisites:
    BIO 141/142 Anatomy/Physiology I/II – provides basic anatomy & physiology (Essential II)
    MTH 157 Statistics (Essential I)
    PSY 230 Developmental Psychology (Essential IX)
    SOC 215 Sociology of […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, About Me, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 8 months, 1 week ago

    My name is Crystal Drumheller and I am a registered nurse. I received my Associate’s Degree in Nursing from Blue Ridge Community College. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science from Life University in […]

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    drumhellerc wrote a new post, Informatics: Data Breach, on the site Crystal Drumheller, RN 8 months, 2 weeks ago

    In reviewing my practice over the past several weeks, I have come to see all the “little times” that patient information could have been breached. I currently work, predominantly, on the covid unit at my hos […]

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