The Future of Nursing Patricia Edmonds Grand Canyon University NRS 430v September 23‚2012 As congress debates over the many different points of the Affordable Healthcare Act‚ the one issue that is in the forefront is how will the health care system provide care for all these additional people. In order to provide quality care many believe the health care professionals roles will need to be expanded. Since nursing is the largest‚ and encompasses 3 million of the healthcare workforce‚ it will
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Cultural Competence: Do Nursing Students Need More Education? Imagine starting your first job as a new nurse in a big hospital in a huge city. You have been there for roughly two months‚ so your training with another nurse is done. You have report and have your patient load for the day‚ so you begin your day. In room 303 is Amir‚ a 75 year old Muslim man who is a post-operative patient for a fractured femur. You walk in‚ introduce yourself and begin your assessment. You move his gown to listen to
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THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN PERSONS Part One: In Relation to Our Selves 1. As human persons‚ we have INTELLECT and FREE WILL. a. We can grasp‚ recognize‚ and appreciate truth and goodness. b. We can reason and decide freely. c. We can choose among options: either to work for or to disregard truth and goodness. • Parents who push their children to take up nursing despite children’s capacity for higher learning‚ say‚ medicine‚ computer engineering‚ law—and all in view
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With an increase in the number of premature babies requiring acute hospital care‚ new and experienced nurses are finding more career opportunities in neonatal nursing. Neonatal nurses work in general maternity wards and in neonatal intensive-care units (NICUs). Those caring for premature and critically ill babies spend their shifts diapering and feeding the infants‚ checking vital signs‚ administering medications and tests‚ and teaching families how to care for their children properly. “For
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WHAT IS THE ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRY: To Make a Disciple who worships Jesus Keith Travis Discipleship Ministries 500 Dr. Dale Mort January 22‚ 2013 When one considers the question‚ “What is the essential activity of Christian ministry”‚ the first thing that must be accomplished is to truly understand and define what we mean by essential activity. As anyone who has been involved in any type of leadership role in ministry knows‚ there can be a huge amount of activities going
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April 07‚ 2012 ADA AND BSN DIFFERENCES Nursing has come a long way from the medieval age of scrutiny and disguise to being a well sought out profession. Nursing helps to provide humane services to the people and community. Education in nursing has different levels‚ an associate’s degree‚ a baccalaureate degree‚ master’s degree and many more. In this paper difference between Associates degree in Nursing (ADN) verses Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) would be discussed. Becoming a Registered
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NURS3062: Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice Nursing Philosophy Paper – Summer 2013 Please read the following information carefully. Your Assignment: Select one of the topics below (A‚ B‚ or C) and answer the questions that are listed. The body of the paper should be no more than 5 pages in length. The paper must be typed‚ double-spaced‚ and using appropriate APA format and references. There should be a minimum of three (3) scholarly references. (Wikipedia and encyclopedias
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Nursing Shortage and Nursing Turn Over Nursing shortage and turnover is an enormous issue affecting nurses in the delivery of patients’ care. Nursing shortages have been shown to cause unfavorable effects which include decreased job satisfaction‚ decreased access to care‚ and can lead to increased turn over. This paper is about nursing shortages and nursing turn overs‚ and how the author would expect nursing leaders and managers to approach this issue. The writer’s rational would be supported by
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Students in their first semester of year one‚ attached to the ward for 3 weeks. • The skill that will be taught to them will be blood pressure monitoring using a stethoscope and sphygmomanometer. • Cork A (2007) suggest that nursing students should be using manual BP monitoring I l practice instead of depending on automated monitors• Learning takes place in surgical ward and hospital’s stimulation lab. • The first debriefing session was conducted in stimulation lab. The
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Throughout the history of nursing‚ training of those entering the field has varied from rudimentary to extensive. In the 19th century‚ training for nurses was minimal and there was no set curriculum (Nursing Timeline of Historical Events‚ 2014). With the nursing focus shifted from caring for the sick and dying‚ to caring for ill people and providing preventative care for well people‚ the training for nurses has also changed. This discussion will focus on the differences in competencies of nurses
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