In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ the nurse‚ Juliet’s guardian and confidante‚ plays an essential role in the romance and ultimately the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. The nurse‚ who obtains the paramount qualities of vulgarity‚ fierceness‚ and compassion‚ provides stability in the relationship between the two star-crossed lovers and realism and humor to the story. Firstly‚ the nurse’s vulgarity brings about comic relief. While telling Lady Capulet and Juliet a story about raising Juliet‚
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Shortage of Nurse Practitioners To determine why there is a shortage of nurse practitioners it is best to understand that there is a shortage of healthcare workers overall. The shortage of nurse practitioners began in the 1960s as a result of a shortage of primary care physicians. This was due to many physicians pursuing medical specialties that were more profitable. (Hamric‚ Spross‚ &Hanson‚ 2009) In 1965 Medicare and Medicaid began providing health coverage to low-income women‚ children‚ the
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Assessment June 14‚ 2008 Abstract In order to deliver nursing care to different cultures‚ nurses are expected to understand and provide culturally competent health care to diverse individuals. Culturally competent care is tailored to the specific needs of each client‚ while incorporating the individual’s beliefs and values (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2006‚ p. 90). By being culturally competent‚ nurses are able to help improve health outcomes by using cultural knowledge and specific skills in selecting
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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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Since I was a child‚ I have always dreamed of becoming a nurse. When I was 18‚ I became a Certified Nursing Assistant‚ and though I have had several other jobs since then‚ I always found myself getting back into nursing. In my early thirties‚ in addition to having my two children I became a Certified EKG technician as well as a Certified Phlebotomist. I then pursued a job in a community hospital that I have now worked at for the past 5 years. In addition to working as a Phlebotomist‚ I work on
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growing shortage of nurses in America ’s hospitals is putting patient lives in danger and requires immediate attention. "The current nursing shortage threatens to heavily impact our citizens ’ health and our nations ’ security preparedness". (Person‚ 2003) The nursing shortage that is sweeping across the United States has been upgraded from a health crisis to a national security concern. A recent study in Pennsylvania found that surgical patients in hospitals with high patient-to-nurse ratios experience
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IMAGE Of NURSES IN THE MEDIA The image of nursing as portrayed by the media swings like a pendulum in between negative and positive attributes. However‚ most times‚ the portrayal is more on the negative side. Most nurses will readily agree to the fact that the way the media paints the profession is way beyond what they believe in or practice. Indeed‚ it falls short of fair and truthful image. In as much as all other media- newspaper‚ TV ‚Radio‚ Internet services e.t.c are to an extent guilty
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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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peace and social unity are most successfully established through a commonwealth by a social contract. Hobbes portrays the perfect governing figure over the commonwealth to be the “Leviathan”. Throughout Leviathan he is demonstrating the necessary attributes that the perfect Leviathan would require to maintain civil peace and social unity. To understand Leviathan‚ one must understand Hobbes’ definition of the state of nature as violent‚ his opinion on human nature to be selfish‚ a social contract to
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For as long as I can remember‚ I have wanted to be a nurse. I was dead set on being helpful behind the scenes. I craved to fill the role of the nurse who was in the background‚ helping out by doing the small‚ unimportant jobs. I felt I was not good enough to fill a higher position. This was before I began actually assuming the role of a volunteer in my community. Volunteering at Lincoln County Mercy Hospital has taught me a lot of lessons and skills. I began on the MED/Surg floor. I was there to
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