interventions would bring more work satisfaction‚ improve patient care‚ and a promote a healthy well-being to the field of nursing. Mental health should be a top priority in the workplace‚ and should be free of stigma so that people can ask for help when needed. A common psychological state among nurses is burnout‚ which can be described as exhaustion‚ lack of enthusiasm and depleted feelings of accomplishment (Glass‚ McKnight & Valdimarsdottir‚ 1993). Burnout is a main reason for many nurses to
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“ The term professional nurse‚ as used in this document‚ refers to that individual prepared with a minimum of a baccalaureate in nursing but is also inclusive of one who enters professional practice with a master’s degree in nursing or a nursing doctorate.” (2008‚ p. 2) The three main roles of the professional nurse talked about in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing are being a provider of direct and indirect care to individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ communities‚ and populations. Secondly
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I assume it all began with my grandmother. Starting at 4 years old‚ I would watch her battle with her illnesses and always want to offer a helping hand. As a matter of fact‚ I never anticipated being a nurse‚ I constantly say nursing discovered me. It was all confirmed once I began clinical in nursing school; that’s where my compassion for ministering to the ill found a place in my heart so deep it gives me butterflies. Throughout achieving my Associate’s Degree at St. Paul’s School of Nursing I
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Introduction To become a registered nurse‚ you go through grueling training and studying. It takes time‚ effort‚ dedication‚ a couple breakdowns‚ and calling. It would be assumed that an individual going through all of this struggle and work to get those two influential letters behind their name would never think to turn away from the profession once finally achieving the role that such commitment was given to. Unfortunately‚ no one can prepare an eager R.N. graduate for the journey they are about
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Choosing the right career path and being successful at times can be difficult because you don’t know what to expect beside what people say. To me success means achieving an important goal you opposed to yourself that will make a change in your life. We all want to be successful in life at one point‚ but dedicating yourself to 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
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Job burnout is an important factor lead to high turnover rate in nurses. Abraham and D’silva (2013) stated burnout is a syndrome characterizedphysical fatigue‚ emotional exhaustion and cognitive weariness and is recognized as one of the most serious occupational health hazard‚ resulting in symptoms ranging from mild boredom to severe depression. Maslach‚ Schaufeli and Leiter (2001) defined burnout have three dimension which are emotional exhaustion‚ depersonalization and personal accomplishment.
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All my life I have cared about the people that I loved and knew‚ even strangers at times. This is just the way I was raised and how I grew up. I always wanted to be involved in a career that supported the community as well as the people in it. I researched health care and what would be required of me and I knew that a career in the health sciences was a great choice for me. I plan on becoming a pediatric nurse practitioner. I love helping individuals‚ I enjoy working with children‚ and I know for
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Reflection is a new concept to those starting nursing although an essential skill needed for the continual improvement and support throughout their career (Caldwell & Grobbel‚ 2013). This initial reflection is to learn the process via developing an understanding of what qualities one has as well as what is needed to become an accomplished nurse after graduation. ‘Reflection’‚ in regards to nursing‚ is defined as conscientious and meticulous consideration of intrapersonal thoughts. Hence ‘reflective
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I aspire to become a nurse because I enjoy helping people. Helping other is one of the highest priorities that I would like to achieve in my career. There has been many times the nursing staff‚ where my mom gets her routine checkup show their kindness toward her. The way the nurses there patiently calming and taking care of my mom every time we visit there had inspired me to be a nurse. As a future nurse I would provide and coordinate patient care‚ educate patients and the public about various
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System Admin The media‚ and Hollywood in particular‚ is one avenue in which the general public becomes familiar with the role of nurses. How does the media positively or negatively influence the public’s image of nursing? What other avenues may better educate the general public on the role and scope of nursing as well as the changing health care system? The media‚ and Hollywood in particular‚ is one avenue in which the public becomes familiar with the role of nurses. The media often times negatively
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