section‚ I will start to talk about the nurse practice act and how it improves patient care around the world. The Nurse Practice Act is laws that define responsibilities of the nurse and the scope of practice within their range. The range of activities and services as well as the qualifications for practice. The act describes what constitutes unprofessional conduct of misconduct and investigation and the disciplinary procedures for complaints filed against a nurse. These acts are in place to protect
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professionalism roles for the nursing student and demonstrating professional behaviors while in school‚ working in the field as well as in everyday personal life. Professionalism is an area in Nursing that will carry into all aspects of ones’ life if they are to exhibit professional behaviors and become a true professional in every sense of the word. The article about taking a village to assure nurse professionalism was very enlightening. It spoke of the importance of nurse educators and nursing
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1960’s Diary Entries HIS 135 Pamela Livingston January 13‚ 2013 Witness to the assassination of Malcolm X- Journal Entry #1 February 21‚ 1965 Today‚ we have lost a legacy. Malcolm X was one of the greatest and most influential African Americans the world has ever known. He did so much to make us feel connected with our African American heritage. He would say the things we were thinking but were too afraid to say ourselves. He taught us to stand up for
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Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) are leaders in nursing‚ and their skills and expertise are crucial to improving care delivery and safety. There are more than 72‚000 CNSs across the United States alone utilizing this important nursing role. It is principal we acknowledge and utilize CNSs significance‚ they alone can make a bigger difference in improving health care if more people understand the value‚ and expertise and skills clinical nurse specialists bring to health care practice. When researching
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Motivation of Nurses in Healthcare. Introduction In the last decade‚ healthcare in Australia has undergone a dramatic and complex change. No long is our services solely based on providing a quality service to patients‚ but providing a service which is both prompt‚ and cost effective‚ in an environment with reduced staffing levels and budgets‚ and increased demand of services(Graham‚ 2006) . Nurses and the healthcare industry are having to deal with stressed and de-motivated employees‚ and never
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NURS 130 September 22‚ 2010 All nurses have multiple duties that they must complete during their entire shift. The types of duties can vary during the day and on some days‚ they can be very overwhelming. This is especially true for a charge nurse. “Charge nurses are expected to lead staff while managing the work systems and processes on their units to ensure that the needs of patients are met” (‚ 2009). Upon observation‚ the charge nurse at a geriatric facility has many duties. They are in
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Planning your visit: Meeting a State Representative to Promote Advance Nurse Practitioner’s Role Chamberlain School of Nursing NR:506 Health Care Policy February 10‚ 2013 Affordable healthcare can enable Americans to live longer‚ lead more healthy lives and improve their economic potential (Hope Street‚ 2008). Changes in the healthcare system have been slow in comparison to the areas of industry in the twenty first century. With the passing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2012
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Charlene Hanson (2009‚ 87) ‚ their book Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach states: “ The APN role that has shown the most significant growth is the NP. The number of RNs educated as NPs increased by 43.5% between 2000 and 2004 and more than doubled from 1996 to 2004.” Nurse Practitioners are growing increasingly popular in the hospital scene for a number of reasons. A Nurse Practitioner‚ commonly known as an NP‚ has the ability to prescribe
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Family Nurse Practitioner Family Nurse Practitioner Healthcare in the United States in the 1950’s and 1960’s experienced an upheaval with the expanded availability of the Medicare and Medicaid programs and the increased specialization of medicine. The shortage in providing health care coverage to low-income women‚ children‚ the elderly‚ and people with disabilities gave clinically experienced nurses the opportunity to fill the primary care void. This was accomplished
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What is a nurse leader? The profession of nursing is one of leadership by its very nature. Nurses are looked to as leaders across the health care continuum‚ regardless of their role or practice settings. Throughout nursing school I have been taught that I will be a part of care teams‚ associate with colleagues from other disciplines‚ and be held accountable for patient care outcomes. A nurse leader does not mean nurse manger. Not every nurse manger is a good leader‚ and those with strong leadership
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