Civil Society Engagement in Anti-Corruption Crusade: Protecting the Whistle Blower By Hon. (Dr) Okezie Kelechukwu (Executive Director‚ Neighbourhood Environment Watch Foundation/ newebonyi@yahoo.com Being a paper presented at A 3-Day International Conference on Corruption‚ Governance and Development in Nigeria
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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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Advanced Practice Nursing has always been my goal for furthering my education to the highest level‚ even before I started nursing school. Everything I have done since my first day of nursing school has been a step toward that goal. Immediately after graduating from nursing school‚ I was privileged to accept a position in the Trauma/Burn ICU at the widest burn center in the city. The Burn ICU at Hillcrest Medical Center has solidified my desire to be a Nurse Anesthetist. It is a 16 bed unit where
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Nursing Shortages and Continuing Education The debate continues over the reason for the shortage of nurses‚ especially at the bachelor’s degree level‚ and what can be done to attract more associate degree nurses (ADN /RN) to continue their education into the baccalaureate degree (BSN) level. Although a shortage of all nurses across the spectrum is concerning‚ it is most acutely felt at the baccalaureate level where only 30 percent of the nursing workforce holds a BSN degree (source). Doctor Janine
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The second area of weakness is noted in establishing balance in the transformational dimension of inspirational motivation. This is particularly challenging when seeking to communicate updates to evidence based practice that informs how the team collectively pursues its mission together‚ yet our team works shifts that are rotating 12 hours and there are a variety of role levels and educational preparations. I struggle to strike the correct balance to have personal proximity and yet keep the messaging
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reproducing a skill to demonstrate it to absolute perfection. Becoming a nurse requires learning the underlying principles‚ analyzing them‚ and then‚ applying the principles to many different clients with similar problems‚ but very individual needs. Student nurses must use their minds and their hearts‚ as well as their hands and their senses to be successful professional nurses in today’s challenging health care world. Being a student nurse requires hard work‚ persistence and many sacrifices. So as you face
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Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are registered nurses who work with a physician as either a specialty care providers or a primary care provider. They work side by side with other healthcare providers and their main focus is to provide an atmosphere of family oriented care. The family nurse practitioner’s (FNP) can assess‚ diagnose‚ perform different exams‚ and also prescribe medications to patient of all ages from infant to the elderly. The FNPs also play an important role in educating
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and the speaker gather their tools and head out to work‚ somewhat comforted that their lives will one day improve. "Nurse’s Song" (Song of Experience) Summary In this poem‚ Blake parodies his earlier “Nurse’s Song” from Songs of Innocence. The nurse hears the whispering of her charges in the dell‚ indicating some secretive activity among the youths. Upon hearing their voices‚ the nurse’s face “turns green and pale‚” an image associated with the unfulfilled spinster in Blake’s day. That she reflects
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technology‚ and interdisciplinary collaboration of practice. The study focused on nursing education‚ practice‚ and nursing’s role of leadership (Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing‚ at the Institute of Medicine [RWJF]‚ 2011). The focus on education was primarily driven to advance the educational system and to further advance nursing care in the changing face of healthcare reforms. The study showed that nurses have a significant impact in healthcare‚ with
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A nurse anesthetist is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN). To become a CRNA one must specialize in anesthetics after becoming a registered nurse (RN). When becoming a certified registered nurse anesthetist‚ one must currently hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing‚ also known as a BSN. This academic path is normally a four year route. Two of the four years are regular academics with a few classes specifically for one’s major‚ and the last two are spent learning various techniques in clinicals
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