Nurse staffing ratios Running head: NURSE STAFFING RATIOS Nurse Staffing Ratios Maureen K. Halstead Grand Canyon University: Theories and Concepts in Leadership and Management/451V September 15‚ 2012 Nurse Staffing Ratios Over the past number of years there has been a nursing shortage which has led to the need of more registered nurses in the hospital setting. This is due to the uprising acuity of patient care and a decrease in there overall hospital stay
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Qualities a nurse must posses to be a good leader can vary throughout the nursing community. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary the word leader is defined as “a person who has commanding authority or influence”(Webster). A person or in this case a nurse who has authority or influence has a great responsibility. A leader regardless of the meaning to each nurse has the same or similar fundamentals. Furthermore the qualities reflect the foundation of nursing. The foundation or fundamentals
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The nurse administrator role is one that I was curious in learning about‚ because I will finish up my Masters of Health Care Administration this year. Nursing administrators career choices range from nurse managers to Chief Nursing Officers (CNO). Two other career choices in this role are nurse supervisor and health information nurse specialists. The main objective of the nurse administrator is to assure that the best possible care is being administered to all the patients being seen in an area
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The nursing shortage in the United States is much worse than previous shortages. Combining an aging population and fewer nursing students in school is a catalyst for nurse burn-out in hospitals that are already short staffed. The United States is hiring more and more foreign trained nurses. These nurses are filling many vacancies‚ many in less attractive areas and there is a marked difference in their educational level compared to their American counterparts. Both of these traits are impressive in
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MSN Nurse Interview Angie Rees Grand Canyon University: NUR-502 July 29‚ 2015 Introduction A face-to-face interview was performed of a Masters prepared nurse‚ Mrs. H.‚ to seek new knowledge about a role desired from the interviewer. Taking information from a practicing Masters prepared nurse will help the interviewer develop an understanding of opportunities‚ career advancement and the practice of someone in the Master in Science of Nursing (MSN) role. Review of the educational preparation
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Nurse Manager Paper NUR 4301 Nursing Seminar The nurse manager I selected to interview is a Baccalaureate degree nurse and has attended several in-house training sessions related to her position within the hospital. She attended Lenoir Rhyne University to obtain her BSN and has been employed with the institution for 13 years and has been in nursing for nearly 20 years. She is currently certified as a Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) and is also a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. The Hospital
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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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A Self-Analysis as Leader Renee Rhodes Wilkes University A Self-Analysis as Leader “If your actions inspire others to dream more‚ learn more‚ do more‚ and become more‚ you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams (1767-1848). Mission Statement: My mission as a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) provider is to lead through providing compassionate‚ comprehensive quality care while focusing on the unique needs of pediatric patients‚ their families and community‚ regardless of race‚ sex‚ sexual preference
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Nurse Fatigue Nurse fatigue is experienced every day in the nursing field‚ it is the inadequate adaptation and restoration of work energy (Drake‚ Luna‚ Georges‚ & Steege‚ 2012). Nurse fatigue can be emotional‚ physical or mental‚ it can also be a feeling of weariness‚ tiredness‚ lack of energy or having trouble performing at work (Drake‚ Luna‚ Georges‚ & Steege‚ 2012). Also it can be caused by working long shifts and causing exhaustion from staff burnout‚ leading to an adverse effect on patient
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