My nursing career is very important to me and I have thought a lot about it. My greatest concern about transitioning from schooling to work is that I will not be as confident in my knowledge as I should be. I eventually plan on being a Nurse Practitioner (NP). I hopefully will be obtaining my NP within the next 4-8 years. I plan on taking the NCLEX test as soon as I can‚ and I have thought a lot about what I am going to do for my test prep. I have a concern about transitioning from schooling to working
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Traditional view of doctors and nurses are trained to look after the sick and suffering patients while managers plan strategically for finance and development is not a healthy model in the modern healthcare industry. Making clinicians as organizational leaders is worth every penny – as evidence from all over the world suggest that health care systems led by doctors are offering a fantastic quality of service and value for money. Classic examples for this doctor leading organisations
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Middle Range Theory Continues to Guide Nursing Practice Lisa M. Sanford Maryville University Middle Range Theory Continues to Guide Nursing Practice Nursing theory has three distinct categories to describe the level of abstraction: Grand‚ Middle-Range‚ and Situation-Specific (Meleis‚ 2012‚ p. 33). Hugh McKenna (1997) defined these three categories‚ stating: Grand theory is highly abstract and is broad in scope. Middle-range theory is more focused and is normally the end product of a research
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NAME: Night Elie Wiesel ESSAY PRACTICE REFLECTION QUESTION 1. What were some of most horrific things from the novel that Elie had to go through? Loosing his faith‚ loosing his childhood‚ loosing everybody he ever knew including his father and loosing himself. The concentration camp Auschwitz itsef and the experiences he got from there were horrific. 2. When were the times when he was close to giving up? When his father died. 3. What part in the camp made
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CP2001 NURUL AZIRA SALIM DR.LARRIE MARTIN BRIDGE HOUSE SURGERY‚ CARRIGALINE Case 1 – Gastrointestinal System History On 3rd of December 2009‚ I went to the Bridge House Surgery ‚ Carrigaline for my Augmented Teaching Practice (ATP) attachment with Dr. Larrie Martin. This week focus was on the Gastrointestinal System. Thus‚ this is the history of Mrs L‚ a 53 years old lady who presented with an excruciating painful abdomen. Apart from the pain‚ she was also
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There is a growing body of evidence in nursing education on the importance of leadership skills for positively impacting employee retention‚ staff satisfaction‚ improved organizational performance‚ and more satisfactory patient outcomes (Sherman & Pross‚ 2010). In order to provide the necessary guidance for an optimum work environment‚ strong nurse leaders are required at all levels of a healthcare organization. When there is failure in the creation of cultures of engagement‚ nurses may feel they
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Understanding Change Management In Nursing Leaders Nursing Essay Leadership is defined as influencing people to achieve a purpose or set of goals‚ but differentiating it from management causes confusion in many instances (Tappen‚ Weiss and Whitehead‚ 2004; Senior and Fleming‚ 2006; Robbins‚ Judge and Sanghi‚ 2009). Leaders can be managers but not all managers can be effective leaders‚ making leadership an important aspect of effective management (Tappen‚ Weiss and Whitehead‚ 2004). Several attempts
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In the world of nursing‚ understanding the religious beliefs of your patient is very important. Being that I work in the realm of nursing‚ I have seen this first hand. One issue that is dealt with often in the hospital setting is the refusal of blood transfusions by Jehovah’s witnesses. Jehovah’s witnesses refuse blood transfusions based on bible principles found in both the old and new testaments of the holy bible. Witnesses believe that receiving blood transfusions is an infringement of God’s
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My philosophy of nursing is taking care of my patients with compassion and empathy‚ with an open mind‚ and without judgement by using correct nursing knowledge. Teaching is another part of my philosophy of nursing. As a nurse‚ you need to give patient education (including family members and caregivers) continuously during nursing care for a better outcome. Personally‚ I believe that learning is a lifelong process. Learning is essentially a good thing for everyone and it creates a positive impact
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Causes That Attribute to the Nursing Shortage Sheina Serrano Felician University Causes That Attribute to the Nursing Shortage Nursing is a wonderful and reward filling profession to embark on. Nursing programs are becoming more intense and may require a higher degree of education to work in specialty fields. In spite of having many nursing and certification programs available‚ whether on campus or online‚ along with many graduates’ yearly‚ we still have a deficit in this profession
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