response to a recent article in OJIN titled “Registered Nurses as Caregivers: Influencing the System as Patient Advocates” by Michelle A Lucatorto‚ Timothy W Thomas‚ and Terry Siek located in Vol-21-2016 September. Patient advocacy is of the utmost priority for a nurse. We are the primary caregiver‚ and most influential part of the patient’s healthcare experience. The article addresses barriers within the healthcare system which inhibit nurses in their roles of patient advocate. I am writing this letter
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As a result‚he can not work in a good energy. At the mean time ‚we have to take weather for granted.In a very hot summer or a cold winter‚most students can not stand continued working. Secondly‚the arrangement of time is a significant factor combining work and study. Many students don’t have too much energy to handle with work and study.Sometimes students have to work when they are having class.As a result‚many students cut classes in order to work.When
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According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ the term advocacy is derived from the legal definition of advocate‚ which is defined as “a person who assists‚ defends‚ pleads‚ or prosecutes for another.” This legal definition is the springboard for the larger definition of nursing advocacy. Nursing advocacy has multiple roles such as communicating with‚ informing‚ and educating patients‚ protecting patients‚ speaking out for patients and building relationships (Hanks‚ 2013). It is common knowledge that
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Patient advocacy is a big part of nursing. According to How To Be An Advocate‚ (2009) advocacy is defined as “one that pleads the cause of another‚ one that defends or maintains a cause or proposal‚ or one that supports or promotes the interest of another” (pg. 2). Nurses are the forefront as advocates for our patients. It is our duty as nurses to stand up for our patients and ensure that they are receiving the care they should and support their decisions holistically. Nurses have the most
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Teaching Self- Advocacy When a child has a learning disability it can be overwhelming for the child‚ because they could be unaware that they have one or even when they find out that they do‚ some life style changes need to be made. Throughout the learning experience of having an learning disabilities the special education department can teach children of all ages how to become self-advocates for themselves and be able to communicate not only with their parents‚ but with other peers and teachers
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Understanding your patient’s wants and needs allows the nurse to successfully advocate for their patient. If your patient is of the older aged population and you are trying to advocate for advanced life support‚ but your patient does not wish to have advanced directives then you are not advocating for your patient. Using your questioning skills and the resources available to you‚ you can figure out what the patient needs in that moment. Sometimes a patient’s needs are clear-cut such as needing pain
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One of characteristics of clinical leader: be supportive to new nurses Introduction In health care‚ the leader role in medical units has evolved from solely medical to more managerial as well (Maddux‚ Maddux‚ &Hakim‚ 2008). It has been noted that leadership styles are important in transforming‚ creating meaning‚ and producing desirable employee outcomes; thus they can benefit organizational performance and even survival‚ especially for new employee (McNeese-Smith‚1995). Employee behaviors such
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Role of the Professional Nurse Leader Leadership is a key skill for nurses at all levels.A professional nurse leader can come in many different forms. They can be a manager‚ charge nurse‚ a floor nurse‚ or a new nurse. A professional may be in a manager role or may not be in a management role. Some of the management roles would include nurse manager‚ nurse administrator‚ nursing supervisor‚ director of nursing‚ vice president of nursing and chief nursing officer. The key is to have successful nursing
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Price of a Higher Education One day children will be running America. Does that sound familiar? Maybe because that is one idea that our government will not let students forget. The thing they are not focused on‚ however‚ is the cost of the education it takes for one to get there. “For just a normal four year college over the years has changed from about 13‚000 in 2000-2001‚ to about 23‚000 from 2012-2013”(CNN Money). Which is a 10‚000 difference over the course of about 13 years. The tuition for
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Toneisha Vance Mrs. Mascle U.S History Throughout history‚ many people have helped the economy and people in many ways‚ based on different ideas. The Great Society and Raeganomics were not very similar‚ and The Great Society was better than Raeganomics at improving America. One difference between the two is The Great Society started programs‚ and Raeganomics used cutting taxes to make money. In Doc. 1 it states‚ “The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich
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