She is very flexible and a team player. She has experience using the DaVinci (robotic cases) and floated in different areas in the department like in ambulatory and Endoscopy. She enjoys to mentor new nurses and is always given the task to precept newly hired staff.…
The Independence Blue Cross Nurses for Tomorrow Scholarship will afford me to the opportunity to reach my professional goals while setting an example and creating a better future for other nurses of tomorrow. Professionally, I desire the doctorate of nursing practice degree to create change in how nurses are educated. I have large ideas that this degree is helping me refine and learn how to implement. One of these ideas is the creation of a better educational path for individuals that would have traditionally become associate degree nurses. This new path will have the potential to reduce the health disparities faced by these students while creating the bachelor’s prepared nursing workforce.…
Describe the social, economic and cultural factors that will impact on the lives of children and young people?…
I chose nursing as my profession because of my mother and other factors. My mother was an influence because early this year she was in the hospital for two weeks and during that period I only saw the doctor thrice. The nurses where the ones doing everything, so I felt they were the ones who nursed her back to health. The other deciding factors were: variety of places for jobs whether in the public, private, or community setting; the opportunity to learn new things since no day is ever the same; the opportunity to work with other health professionals; nurses will always be needed; nursing offers specialty areas, and the opportunity to be a traveling nursing.…
Describe the definition of nursing as put forward by the American Nurses Association. How does it address the metaparadigm theories of nursing?…
BACKGROUND PAPER ON SGT MAYNARD SMITH 1. When you hear about the Medal of Honor, do you know why it is given? Do you as a military member know what a member must go through to receive such an honor? Sadly, a lot of military members don’t realize what a prestigious award this is. My intention today is to share with you what the Medal of Honor is. Also, I am going to tell you about Sgt. Maynard Smith who received a Medal of Honor in World War II, due to his bravery and loyalty to his fellow crewmembers. 2. First, I will start by giving you some background information on the Medal of Honor. In our country’s early history there were special awards voted by Congress for special contributions with the first awarded to George Washington in 1776. However, many felt that whatever actions were performed in the service on one’s country to be a common duty. The Civil War changed many perceptions in that regard. Originally authorized by congress in 1861, it’s sometimes called the “Congressional Medal of Honor.” Although the proper name of the award is the Medal of Honor, it is due to the fact that it was established by an act of Congress that most erroneously refer to it as the “Congressional Medal of Honor.” In the 136 years that the Medal of Honor has been established a total of 3,428 medals have been awarded. Twenty of these medals have been awarded to a recipient twice. The Medal of Honor (www.af.mil/heritage) is awarded to military members, while on active duty, that have gone beyond the call of duty, and have had enough courage to risk their own lives. The Medal of Honor is a bronze, five star hanging from a bronze bar with the single word, “Valor”. All recommendations for this decoration must be proven incontestably for acts of bravery that are so outstanding that it is proven to be gallantry beyond the call of duty, self-sacrifice, risk of life, and will not leave any grounds for criticism or censure. Whatever deed was accomplished must also have incontestable evidence…
Lisa is an awesome labor nurse. She listens to her patients and their family members to determine how best to meet their immediate needs but also their emotional needs. Lisa always has a kind word and genuine smile. Lisa deserves to be honored because of her everyday attitude of putting her patients first. She ensures they feel welcomes, supported, and valued.…
As the nurse manager of a 30-bed medical-surgical unit, you have just received the results of the quarterly patient satisfaction survey. The satisfaction scores for your unit show an ongoing decline over the past three reporting periods. You also look at your unit’s satisfaction scores as compared with other units in the hospital and realize that the scores for your unit are now lower than those of most other units in the hospital. As you begin to ponder the meaning of these data, you receive a call from the office of the vice president of nursing to schedule a meeting with you to discuss your plan to improve patient satisfaction on your unit.…
I feel that the quality of life has more importance than the quantity of life. It is important to make decisions together that family members can live with after the death of their loved one. While I would support a persons right to pursue further treatments, medicine can only do so much and in many cases reduces the quality of the time you have left. Spending time together, talking and sharing should be an important part of this time. That in my opinion and experience is what people remember and cherish.…
I have chosen children nursing, because I have the passion to help others. My interest in…
How realistic is it to expect health care workers to model mental, physical, and spiritual health? If Americans tend to be overweight, underactive workaholics who experience burnout, why should health care workers be any different?…
I have known that I wanted to work with children since I was a young child myself. Before the age of ten, I thought I might be a teacher. As I enjoyed math and science, several of my aunts, nurses themselves, encouraged me to consider nursing. As a sibling of a disabled child, I was probably exposed to more medical knowledge than average, and I took my first CPR class when I was eight years old. I liked the nurses and therapists that worked with my sister, but I also had respect for the teachers that worked so tirelessly with her.…
| Impact of the IOM report on nursing education is offered but incomplete due to the exclusion of relevant information.…
I think it makes a tremendous difference when nurses act joyful and happy around the patient. A patient notices when a nurse is having a bad day or is unhappy, and most patients do not want someone taking care of them…
This essay will discuss a clinical experience in which I feel more competent in practicing. I will use a reflective model to discuss how I have achieved the necessary level of competence in my nurse training programme.The reflective model I have chosen to use is Gibbs model (Gibbs 1988). Gibbs model of reflection incorporates the following: description, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and an action plan (Gibbs 1988). The model will help facilitate critical thought process as it relates theory to practice. Discussion will include the knowledge underpinning practice and the evidence base for the clinical skill. A conclusion to the essay will then be given which will discuss my reflection skills, acknowledge my competence and show my personal and professional development.…