RTT Task Two: Case Study Western Governors University Sentinel Event Case Study Human interaction between individuals and systems does not occur in a vacuum‚ rather it occurs in a dynamic and multidimensional setting. From a structural and procedural system performance perspective‚ the nursing care environment “is perfectly designed to get the results it gets” (LLoyd‚ Murray‚ & Provost‚ 2015). When mistakes happen in healthcare‚ all Joint Commission accredited healthcare organizations are obligated
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Licensed practical nurse. An LPN job is to provide basic nursing care. You could become an LPN by completing a state approved educational program which takes about a year to complete. LPN is projected to grow 25 percent from 2012 to 2022 much faster than average.They earn a median pay $41‚540 per year. A Registered Nurse is an additional job a college graduate with a degree in my field can hope to attain. A RN’S job is to provide and coordinate patient care. To be a RN usually takes one of three
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journey from LPN to BSN. The journey will be long and difficult‚ yet we all know this is the pathway into the future of nursing. The Licensed practical nurse has slowly faded into the background; the duties once performed now removed from the scope of practice. The LPN’s are being forced to either return to school to obtain an ADN‚ BSN‚ or MSN in order to continue working in the nursing field or remain stagnant and have no hope of career advancement has created a rise in the LPN to RN-BSN programs
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pediatric nurse. You can become a LPN‚ an RN‚ or obtain your Bachelor’s in Nursing. A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) takes approximately one year. Your scope of practice varies with the state that you live in. In my state‚ Indiana LPNs cannot start IVs‚ but can give medications‚ with the exception of a few specific medications. While the track to becoming an LPN is the shortest‚ your opportunities are also limited. For example a lot of hospitals are not hiring LPNs so they are limited to nursing homes
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* Every country has its own rules regarding medical professions such as nursing but the basic requirements remain the same * The salary of a nurse depends on the education‚ knowledge and experience. * The LPN/LVN usually work under the supervision of a physician or RN and usually has more advanced skills than the nursing assistant but can perform less tasks than a registered * The next step is becoming a
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I have purchased a book that I used to pass my LPN. It consists of a detailed description of every topic that I need to know for my RN test‚ and I am reading over it‚ and making notecards over the things that I need to study more for. I also plan on doing a lot of adaptive quizzing over the topics that I don’t do well on‚ and the topics that
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to patients’ families. RNs use considerable judgment in providing a wide variety of services. They also develop the day-to-day nursing care plans both in hospital‚ and for care after discharge by families and visiting nurses. Advanced nursing practice is defined as the performance of advanced level nursing practice activities
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Running head: NURSING SHORTAGE Nursing Shortage Epidemic Stefani Dayvault ITT TECHNICAL Institute‚ Saint Petersburg Campus Abstract This research paper explores shortages of Registered Nurses (RN) who successfully complete an associate degree or higher in relation to the demand required to fill the workforce market. This research paper will explore past‚ present‚ and future contributors to the epidemic of nursing shortage that affect the present health care system. These factors include
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The LPN/LVN usually work under the supervision of a physician or RN and usually has more advanced skills than the nursing assistant but can perform less tasks than a registered nurse can. Again‚ most people who become a LPN/LVN are gaining the experience and knowledge that is necessary to become a Registered Nurse and may use this during future studies. The next step is becoming a Registered Nurse. RNs require higher levels of study and almost all new
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Staffing and Scheduling The debate on safe and adequate nurse staffing has remained a growing and controversial issue in healthcare. The most important issue is determining a safe number of nurses that should ideally work on a unit. In an article by The Journal of Nursing Administration it is stated that‚ “over the course of the last decade‚ hospital restructuring‚ spurred in part by a move to managed care payment structures and development of market competition among
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