(Professional Accountability). Organizational structures or characteristics include interdisciplinary respect‚ adequate communication‚ and an organizational approach to management of care delivery that encourages participation in care-giving decisions. RNs are accountable to comply employer job descriptions‚ policy and procedure legally. It is a legal obligation. This paper focuses on to address two aspects
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believe that going for a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing will take longer many student just graduate as LPN‚ but then graduate with a BSN could provide more benefits like developing skills and earning professional identity. Having a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing will be a waste of time since you have to add more years to study in college. “Roughly 40% of the nearly 3 million registered nurses (RNs) in the United States have an associate’s degree (ADN) as their highest level of nursing education (Nursing
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nursing profession‚ all nurses hold one or more credentials depending on their scope of practice and education. ALicensed practical nurse (LPN) (also referred to as a Licensed vocational nurse‚ Registered practical nurse‚ Enrolled nurse‚ and State enrolled nurse) works independently or with a Registered nurse. The most significant differentiation between an LPN and RN is
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classified as registered nursing/ (RN)‚ licensed practical nursing or licensed vocational nurses (LPN/LVN)‚ and nursing assistant. Registered nurses are professional nurses who supervise the tasks performed by LPNs‚ and nursing assistants. LPN and LVN nurses provide basic care under the guidance of a doctor‚ registered nurse‚ or a nurse practitioner. Nursing assistants cannot be considered nurses. Their duties are limited to the tasks handed over by the RN or LPN. Certified nursing assistants help
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staffing levels is not an easy task. Major factors contributing to lower staffing levels include the needs of today’s higher acuity patients for more care and a nationwide gap between the number of available positions and the number of registered nurses (RNs) qualified and willing to fill them. This is evident from an average vacancy rate of 13 percent. This report summarizes the findings of AHRQ-funded and other research on the relationship of nurse staffing levels to adverse patient outcomes. This valuable
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their careers and obtain their bachelor ’s degree in nursing. While the LPN performs much of the same skills‚ the student professional nurse must refine his or her skills in clinical judgment‚ collaboration‚ leadership‚ and delegation to effectively care for their patients as a professional nurse. The Role of the LPN Licensed practical nurses have an enormous responsibility- to their patients and coworkers alike. The LPN may work in a supportive role and can be paired up with Registered Nurses
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[pic] Falls Risk Guide Falls The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) 2005 National Patient Safety Goals requires hospitals to assess and periodically reassess each patient’s risk for falling. At Methodist Hospital the total number of reported falls in 2005 was 197 and it is increasing every year‚ Out of these 80 had reported injuries‚ 3 had root cause analysis (RCA) completed and 1 was a reportable event. Through RCA we identified that
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Registered nurses (RNs)‚ Nurse Practitioners‚ head nurses or nurse supervisors‚ Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs)‚ nursing home nurses‚ Home Health Nurses‚ and nursing aides. While there are many shared tasks‚ these nursing professions require special skills and different levels of patient interactions. We’ve compiled the many nursing job descriptions below: Nursing Forum: Join the discussion about nursing careers and education. Registered Nurse job description (RN) Registered Nurses (RNs) comprise the
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Nursing Assistance (CNA) and you has to take a state test to be certified. Ms. Harmon went to school in Talladega‚ Al where she got her license for LPN and she has worked many nursing homes from Alabama to Panama City‚ Florida. She just recently got her RN license because the position she wanted required her to be a RN‚ so she went back to school to obtain her RN and she did it on line then went to Tallahassee Fl‚ to take the test. The people that go to Glencoe is there for short-term to long-term care
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Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a tool to find the root factor in a failure of a system or of a process. In a RCA‚ we always want to establish the chain of events first. Reviewing the second scenario we have a Mr. B‚ the patient‚ Dr. T‚ RN J and an LPN with no initial. Mr. B comes into the ER with a hip dislocation at 15:30. He is triaged‚ assessed‚ history obtained‚ placed in ER room and the ER physician is updated on patient status and history. Mr. B’s vitals at this time are B/P 120/80‚ HR 88
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