Project NRS-441v Anna Auler June 23‚ 2013 Review of Literature Adequate nurse staffing for patient care has been a major difficulty in the health care system . Patients’ acuity continues to grow at a fast rate while hospitals continue to struggle with the adequate number for nurse-to-patient ratio‚ leaving nurses in a very difficult situation while trying to provide the best care possible to their patients. The low nurse-to-patients ratio can be remedied when public and private hospitals realize
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fast-paced career where you can truly make a difference. ("Pediatric Er nurse" ) To become a ER nurse its a must to have registered nursing credential‚ which requires completion of a nursing program 2-4 years. Earning a Bachelors Degrees 4 years‚ MSN Degree 2 additional years‚ and PHD or DNP 2-4 additional years. Once you have completed the registered nurse degree program‚ students are eligible for the National Council Examination for registered nurses or NCLEX-RN. If specializing in emergency room care
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Pediatric Points Winter Sports Safety Well‚ with the turkey gobbled up‚ the holiday lights being hauled down from the attic and (for better or worse) snow on the way‚ at least in my neck of the woods‚ the time seems about right to talk about winter sports safety. Whether your kids are boarders or skiers‚ sledders or skaters‚ there are measures you can take to ensure their sport stays fun and minimize the occurrence of injury. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that a total of
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4-01-05) 1 WZT Task 2: A: Topic Chosen: Hourly Rounding’s Per our hospital policy‚ Rounds is a standardized interaction with the patient that includes the 8 components listed in the Hourly Rounding Procedure. Primary Registered Nurse (RN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN) assigned to each patient is responsible for ensuring hourly rounds are made according to policy. Nursing personnel will round every hour from 0600-2200 and every two hours from 0000-0600 and more frequently if the patient’s condition
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programs in regard to IV line insertion and pain management. Half of the health care providers (50%) rated themselves “good” at IV line insertion skill. The majority (95%) reported that continuous professional development on comforting strategies for pediatric pain management was necessary (Table 3). 3.3 Perceived barriers to implementing comforting strategies for pain management during IV line insertion procedure A number of barriers that affected implementation of comforting strategies for pain management
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1. Play audiometry http://youtu.be/qN5qvovloT4 This YouTube video shows a pediatric audiological screening called play audiometry. In the video‚ the lady audiologist is conducting an audiological screening to a boy‚ Sean. She starts the screening by telling Sean that they’re playing a listening game. She tells Sean to sit on the floor with her and play the game using blocks and earphones. As instructed‚ the boy puts the block next to his ear he uses to listen and puts it in the bucket when he
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One of the barriers I have encountered to become a professional nurse was a multicultural issue. In nursing school‚ I learned how to respect the rights and dignity of all patients. Here in Miami‚ a cosmopolitan city‚ I had the opportunity to interact with family and patients from other cultures. In my personal case‚ I have learned that I do not need to understand all beliefs completely‚ but I do need to respect them. For example‚ some manifestations of this barrier were: discrimination‚ racism‚ prejudice
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ACCOUNTABILITY OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS Jayamole Cherian NRS 430V August‚ 20‚ 2001 Melissa Pasqua Accountability and Concepts Accountability means that somebody is able to explain or answerable for their actions‚ whatever the consequences are regardless of success or failure. Accountability and responsibility
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differently – see sample APA paper. In short papers you want to avoid long direct quotations – understand your content and use your words when possible. According to (Watson & and Foster‚ 2003)‚ (as cited by (Clark‚ Watson‚ & Brewer 2009)‚ nurses universally appear to be torn between the human caring values and the calling that attracted them to the profession‚ and the technologically‚ high paced‚ task-oriented biomedical practices and institutional demands‚ heavy patient load‚ along with
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SMART GOAL 1. Academic -My academic goal is to improve my knowledge and skills‚ and graduate from TWU with Honors Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree in year 2016. By doing this‚ I will take the courses necessary and use my resources when I do not understand a material. I have currently been attending study group sessions every Tuesday and Thursdays at 4p.m to 5:30p.m since September 2013. I will continue to attend these study sessions until the semester of fall 2013 ends. 2. Professional/Career
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