The Royal College of Nursing‚ [RCN] (2018) states that reflection is important as it helps nurses to think and plan ways to deliver a high quality of care which is safe to patients or clients. Reflection can be defined as a conscious effort to think about an activity or incident that allows us to consider what was positive or challenging and if appropriate plan how it might be enhanced‚ improved or done differently in the future RCN (2018). In this assignment reflection will be discussed throughout
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long-term care (LTC) facility‚ also referred to as nursing home‚ increases with age. About a third of all Americans require nursing home care at some time in their lives‚ more women will reside in nursing homes than men and one half of the people entering nursing homes will remain there for the balance of their lives (Illinois Council on Long Term Care‚ n.d.). When an individual enters a nursing home‚ it typically means their health is deteriorating and nursing care is needed. Very few people‚ if
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The Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements is a guide for nurses that was developed to assist nurses in performing their responsibilities and ethical duties that come along with the nursing profession. Ethical guidelines are important to have in the healthcare profession because they help health care dilemmas be recognized‚ differentiate between right and wrong conduct‚ and tell the healthcare worker what their responsibilities or duties to their patients are. Nurses are held accountable
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I would like to study mental health nursing at university because I enjoy helping and motivating others. I have some experience in a helping role and found it was deeply satisfying. This has led me to want to pursue a career in the nursing field. Within my A level studies I have acquired many useful skills that will help me with my study at university‚ for example in my English language lessons I’ve learned the importance of doing independent research on ideas that will help me with my coursework
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NURSING When I grow up I want to be a nurse. I want to work on the pediatric floor at the hospital. It will take longer to be a pediatric nurse‚ than a regular nurse. I want to start by becoming a registered nurse‚ then move on to get my bachelor in scientific nursing. Once completed with that then I want to proceed on to pursuing pediatric nursing. I personally don’t care about the amount of money that I would
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career focus to be that of Nursing. Deciding on a major was one of my biggest fears. However one day I sat at my school’s library computer and began logical about my decision. I considered my abilities and interests‚ thought about my long-term goals and gathered information about every profession I was interested. When I came over the nursing career I was able to see myself being a part of it. I mainly decided this as a career because of the availability. Being in the nursing profession has a future
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issues/challenges faced during nursing practice are diverse; ranging from a potential of over-abusing power in position to getting burned out due to over-work to experiencing moral distress over patient suffering resulting from essential clinical practices. For the DNP prepared nurse‚ a number of issues can arise in the clinical scenario. The foremost of these is the moral burden of watching patients suffer‚ either before or after nursing intervention. Since the primary objective of nursing is to ensure understanding
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Leadership Essay The question whether or not a leader is born or taught has been reviewed extensively through the years. Modern work shows that leaders do indeed possess traits to a greater degree than that of others in the organization‚ but these traits can generally be developed if they are not initially present in the individual (Denhardt et al‚ 2002). To refer to a particular individual as a "natural born leader" I believe is somewhat deceptive‚ however‚ an individual can certainly possess
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Personal Statement Nursing is an incredible career‚ my greatest hope in life has been about helping people find comfort and self-value‚ and the nursing profession is one area that holds these core values. I have been through different career path including computer hardware technician‚ economics and a master’s of business administration but I feel that becoming a nurse would bring me closer to helping people directly than the previously mentioned. My motivation to become a nurse stances from my ambition
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her obligations of employment. Working extra shifts‚ teaching‚ and membership in NAPNES are personal values‚ not accountability. 4. The LPN reminds a group of students that the values they demonstrate in their practice have their roots in: 1. nursing school education. 2. family influence. 3. peer relationships. 4. agency policies. ANS: 2 The family shapes values that are demonstrated in later life. These values may be enhanced or challenged by life experiences‚ but the base is forged in
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