Nurse staffing refers to the ratio of nurses to patients in a particular unit. The current global nursing shortage is simply wide spread and dangerous lace of skilled nurses who are needed to care for individual patients and the population as a while. A study on the nursing shortage by Linda Aiken of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing‚ fund that an estimated 20‚000 people die each year‚ because they have checked into a hospital with overworked nurses. (The American Nurses Association
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Daily Life for a WWI Soldier The daily life for a man serving on the front line in WWI‚ and there are only 20 men still alive in the world today‚ wasn’t like it is now or even what it was for WWII “Death was a constant companion to those serving in the line‚ even when no raid or attack was launched or defended against. In busy sectors the constant shellfire directed by the enemy brought random death‚ whether their victims were lounging in a trench or lying in a dugout (many men were buried as
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Introduction In the early morning of Thursday‚ 14 February 2013‚ Oscar Pistorius‚ the “Blade Runner” from South Africa‚ his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was shot and killed at Pistorius’ Pretoria home. Pistorius was taken into police custody and was formally charged with Steenkamp’s murder in a Pretoria court on 15 February. The bail hearing commenced on 19 February under Chief Magistrate of Pretoria Desmond Nair. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel claimed that Pistorius had put on his prosthetic legs‚ walked
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others as a nurse. Some of her career achievements include serving as a nurse during the Crimean War in the mid 19th century‚ sanitary reform in Britain and laying the foundation for the first nursing school at a hospital in London where she worked until her death at the age of ninety. The Florence Nightingale Pledge for Nurses Nightingale has left behind her an enduring legacy of passion and commitment to nursing. As a token of recognition for her service‚ a pledge taken by all new nurses has been
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Rules and boundaries exist in our daily practices. The rules and boundaries are communicated in many different forms within our social lives‚ governing our social relations. They persist despite the constant flow of personnel and the long-term maintenance of social relations across them (Barth‚ 1969). Social boundaries are not always obvious and spoken. Our society is made up of different cultures and social classes‚ however as individuals we all share one thing in common. “In our lives we will pass
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Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Engineering ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING 3rd Floor CEA Bldg.‚ NDC Compound‚ Sta. Mesa‚ Manila On-the-Job Training Daily Report of Activities Name: SAN JUAN‚ JOANNA MARIE A. Year / Section: IV-3 Course: BS Electronics and Communications Engineering Name of Company: Telecom Data International Co. Inc. Division / Plant Assigned: Engineering Department The training report should give a brief
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The Role of the Public Health Nurse in the Community The assignment for this paper asks about a disaster that could happen in my community. A disaster is any natural or human-made incident that causes disruption‚ and or devastation requiring external assistance (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2012‚ p.508). The purpose of the paper is to provide information how the professional nurse react in the community when a disaster take place. The Role of the Nurse The disaster selected for the paper
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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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achieving your set goal can be hard for some of us. I have chosen to pursue my career in nursing. Becoming a Nurse is a very challenging career field‚ but it has always been my dream. I have always felt compassionate toward caring for people in need‚ saving peoples’ life‚ bringing cheer and joy to patient while they are sick‚ and most importantly comforting patient in need etc. To become a nurse requires dedication towards
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Dear Representative Frankel‚ My name is Kimberlee Deutsch. I am a Registered Nurse in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Writing you to request your support for Bill 476‚ Nurse Safe Staffing Legislation. Nurse staffing is a crucial health policy issue on which there is a great deal of consensus on an abstract level (that nurses are an important component of the health care delivery system and that nurse staffing has impacts on safety)‚ much less agreement on exactly what research data have and have not established
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