This essay is based on the role transition of a student nurse to a newly qualified nurse (NQN) and the roles and responsibilities a NQN is faced with in that transition period. In this essay the author will begin by giving a summary of the roles of an NQN and briefly discuss the changeover from student to NQN. The author will then explore Patient Group Directions (PRD’s) and Accountability as the two role choices. These two roles when then be critically analysed by using available literature
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Howell Mrs. Savage Medical Anatomy 3 10 April 2013 Labor and Delivery Nurse It was said best by an unknown author‚ “If love can’t cure it‚ nurses can.” Nursing is a broad and dependable career option. There are many different fields of nursing; particularly there is “Labor and Delivery.” The duties of a labor and delivery nurses consist of assisting women during their pregnancy‚ labor‚ and post-birth. Labor and delivery nurses must contain qualities of professionalism‚ good analytical skills‚ and
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) defines an impaired nurse as one who “has cognitive‚ interpersonal or psychomotor skills affected by psychiatric illness and/or drug or alcohol abuse or addiction.” They go on to state that an impaired nurse “is unable to meet the requirements of the code of ethics and standards of practice of the profession.” Impaired nurses may be under the influence of alcohol‚ amphetamines‚ opioids‚ inhalants‚ sedatives‚ hypnotics‚ or tranquilizers. Some of these drugs may
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INTRODUCTION Duty of care for students – ‘Duty of care is a legal concept that relates to the common law. The common law is a collection of legal principles that have been established over time by the courts’ (WADE‚ 2007) The duty of care policy plays an integral role in schools in combination with other school policies and practices. The ‘duty of care for students’ policy explains clearly what duty of care means‚ and what the teaching staff responsibilities are and how teaching staff may discharge
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Nurse Practice Act Samantha Kelly NSG/320 November 21‚ 2011 Jen Millar University of Phoenix Nurse Practice Act The Nursing Practice Act (NPA) is the body of California law that mandates the Board to set out the scope of practice and responsibilities for RNs. The Practice Act is located in the California Business and Professions Code starting with Section 2700. Regulations that specify the implementation of the law appear in the California Code of Regulations ("Board
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Impact the Nurse-patient ratio has on workloads Betty Jo Ayers Fayetteville State University Dr. D. Jefferys Nursing 300- Group 1 Project Introduction: The nurse-patient ratio has been a debatable problem for many years. It has been found that it is key in ensuring patient safety‚ protecting the nurses and ensuring overall quality of health care service. Background Information: There are four main reasons nurses are experiencing higher workloads
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medical field doctors and nurses are two groups of people who share an almost indistinguishable goal‚ and that is to serve the patient to the best of their ability. Yet‚ although these two professions have a lot in common there is much that is different between them. This includes the differences in power‚ pay‚ status‚ class‚ and gender. In the United States the most common kind of nurse is known as a registered nurse or RN. The education process for this kind of nurse is graduation from any university
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Institute of Medicine (2004)‚ fatigue results in slowed reaction times‚ an increase in critical errors‚ and difficulties in problem-solving. Fatigue in nurses is a particular concern because they are using their skills in maintaining the health and well-being of ill patients. Bae and Yoon (2014)‚ suggest that multiple studies indicate that nurses working long hours have an increased number personal adverse reactions such as musculoskeletal injuries‚ needlesticks‚ and motor-vehicle crashes. But‚
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The Life of a Licensed Practical Nurse Courtney Joy Everest University Online The Life of a Licensed Practical Nurse Nursing is one of the most popular occupations in the U.S. The number of nurses in the United States is expected to expand to 3.2 million by 2018‚ accounting for at least 581‚500 new jobs for upcoming nurses‚ according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Just think if the nurses expand by that much‚ what will happen for all of other jobs. This essay will inform the reader the
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about ways to assist the new graduate nurse with transition-into practice issues. Preparing student nurses for the role transition from student to nurse who can responsibly provide high-quality and safe patient care is a difficult job. Nursing students usually don’t have the opportunity to take a full patient assignment before transitioning into practice; therefore‚ the job of transferring clinical knowledge to student nurses is often the responsibility of a nurse preceptor. A new graduate preceptorship
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