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    Nurse Role Interview

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    Consequently‚ the role of a nurse leader in this era of healthcare systems that is gearing towards preventive care is significant. For this paper‚ I decided to interview a Director of Nursing (DON) who works in one of the local area facilities. This DON was chosen because of her executive position and her level of education (Master in Nursing). Most DON positions require having a Masters degree. According to the American Association College of Nursing‚ Masters prepared nurses obtain a higher level of

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    Nurse Practice Act

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    The Nurse Practice Act defines the legal practice of nursing (i.e.‚ the scope of practice) regardless of setting‚ in a particular state. It is the legislative basis for the regulation and control of nursing education and practice. The purpose of the Nurse Practice Act is to protect and promote public health and safety‚ the scope of the Nurse Practice Act varies from state to state and ranges from general to specific depending on the individual state laws (American Nurses Association [ANA]‚ 2020)

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    Nurse Practice Act

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    Nurse Practice Act Samantha Kelly NSG/320 November 21‚ 2011 Jen Millar University of Phoenix Nurse Practice Act The Nursing Practice Act (NPA) is the body of California law that mandates the Board to set out the scope of practice and responsibilities for RNs. The Practice Act is located in the California Business and Professions Code starting with Section 2700. Regulations that specify the implementation of the law appear in the California Code of Regulations ("Board

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    Professional Nurse Role

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    “ The term professional nurse‚ as used in this document‚ refers to that individual prepared with a minimum of a baccalaureate in nursing but is also inclusive of one who enters professional practice with a master’s degree in nursing or a nursing doctorate.” (2008‚ p. 2) The three main roles of the professional nurse talked about in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing are being a provider of direct and indirect care to individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ communities‚ and populations. Secondly

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    Essay On Neonatal Nurse

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    A neonatal nurse is one who subspecializes in working with newborn infants who are born with problems like birth defects‚ infections‚ being premature‚ surgical problems‚ and cardiac malformations. They embrace these infants who deal with these problems shortly after birth as well as their long-term problems they may have to deal with. Most neonatal nurses only care for the infant until they are discharged from the hospital‚ but some may care for them up until age two. A Bachelor’s of Science in

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    Nurse Culture Assessment

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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 competentnurses are able to help improve health outcomes by using cultural knowledge and specific skills in selecting

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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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    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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    What Is A Nurse Leader?

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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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    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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