Predictors of Nurse Burnout Jessica Beitler‚ Tabatha Menapace‚ Lorelei Starr‚ Jodi Swihart NRN 422‚ July 2‚ 2008 Malone College School of Nursing Abstract Aim. To identify characteristics that predict the incidence of burnout in Registered Nurses. Background. Burnout was first described in the early 1970’s by human service professionals and healthcare workers. In 2001‚ The Joint Commission reported that 43 percent of nurses currently working scored high in a range of burnout measures and
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In Texas‚ nurse practitioners‚ NPs are registered as registered nurse and nurse practitioners. The family NP must possess current‚ valid‚ unencumbered license as a registered nurse in Texas. They must show evidence of educational preparation. Further‚ the State of Texas requires family nurse practitioners to have 20 contact hours of continuing education every two year. They must also possess advanced nursing role and specialty certification recognized by the board. Unless the family nurse practitioner
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and Value Systems Chanell L Peters PSY/265 March 8‚ 2011 Lorry Bradley Sexuality and Value Systems Sexuality is one of those topics that everyone will have a different view. Depending on what values and beliefs shared‚ sex can range from casual and open to reserved and closed. Religion‚ culture‚ and personal beliefs all share a role in an individual’s sexual life. With all the value systems shared in our textbook‚ the following is the few I can relate with. Although each value shared
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a young girl. I became a Certified Nurse Assistant at the age of sixteen‚ and became a License Practical Nurse at the age of twenty. I am a very compassionate person and truly love being a nurse. I do not have the flexibility and job availability as a Licensed Practical Nurse that I will have as a Registered Nurse. My goal is to obtain a position as a maternal newborn nurse. With increased education comes increased responsibility. As a Licensed Practical Nurse in my current roles I use basic assessment
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Medical practice is very stressful‚ as health care workers must respond to the patients’ needs and families very quickly. On the other hand‚ medical knowledge and procedures usually include limitations and uncertainties (1). Medical errors or mistakes may be harmful to a patient’s life‚ costly‚ and sometimes irreversible. Moreover‚ shift work‚ night work and long work hours are very common among health care workers (2). Burnout is a mental condition defined as the body’s response to the failure
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present: the spiritual joy which they experience is tangible. Moreover‚ that very joy is waiting to be shared. Undoubtedly‚ the close connection which these pious religious have to the Immaculate Heart of Mary continually inspires them to be consecrated religious striving to imitate the abundant joy found deep in the words and actions of Mary. (4) Spiritual Vessel (Vas spirituale) The noun “vessel” imperfectly expresses the intended meaning of this advocation. The Latin “vas” (vessel) is used
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Development of Nursing Professionals Heather Scott Grand Canyon University In 2008‚ the Institute of Medicine (IOM) partnered with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to form an initiative on the future of nursing. The RWJF is an independent organization that focuses on healthcare innovations and programs such as childhood obesity‚ health coverage‚ and public health. The IOM is a non-government resource that assists the government and private agencies in making informed decisions about healthcare
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that raising the legal age limit may not have an impact on society‚ if people do not have the will and zeal to stop irresponsible drinking. Others argue that raising the legal age limit would allow individuals to drink when they are mature and responsible (Kolander‚ 2011). This would reduce chances of irresponsible drinking. I believe governments should raise the legal age requirement for alcohol consumption‚ as an effort to reduce the negative impacts of alcohol to society. I support the idea of raising
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dedication it takes to not only further my education‚ but to gain a solid foundation to provide quality patient care. As I start this journey to become a nurse practitioner‚ I look back to my first year as a brand new nurse in an emergency department. Aware of but naïve to the high demands of being an ER nurse‚ I am all the more grateful for the strong mentorship while I grew from a novice nurse to the nurse I am today. To this day‚ I love the work that I do and I respect the staff who make it all the more
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behaviour that could reduce the benefit of nursing care to patients‚ families and communities. The nurse need to be aware of the boundaries when providing therapeutic cares which is consumer centred to clients. When a therapeutic relationship is moved to establish into a friendship or social relationship then the professional boundaries are transgression. The relationship can turn into non-therapeutic and potentially harmful to both the nurse and client (Ruth‚Katie&Debra‚ 2009). A boundary creates
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