Shortage of Nurse Practitioners To determine why there is a shortage of nurse practitioners it is best to understand that there is a shortage of healthcare workers overall. The shortage of nurse practitioners began in the 1960s as a result of a shortage of primary care physicians. This was due to many physicians pursuing medical specialties that were more profitable. (Hamric‚ Spross‚ &Hanson‚ 2009) In 1965 Medicare and Medicaid began providing health coverage to low-income women‚ children‚ the
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Nursing as quoted by the American Nurses Association‚ “Nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities; prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses; and advocacy in health care for individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations. Nursing has all types of fields that you can go venture off into. I wanted to look at registered nurses compared to licensed nurses. I wanted to list the differences
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HOW WOULD I JUDGE A GOOD NEWSPAPER? Technology has given immense new possibilities to the newspaper and it has thus increased its power. But what we often see today is the deteriorating morality of the press‚ represented by a number of newspapers in almost every country. These do a disservice to the public by being part of the cheap press and their aim is to make money‚ to mislead people‚ to exaggerate events‚ to publish abusive advertising. But a good number of other newspapers aim at high levels
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In Looking For Alaska‚ by John Green‚ there is a lot of symbolism and meaningful objects presented throughout the book. In my collage‚ I chose to include some of the book’s most important objects and pictures to help give a deeper understanding of the book. First off‚ I will explain why I have chosen the pictures on my collage. One of the most important pictures is of the maze‚ or the labyrinth‚ which represents the line‚ “How will we ever get out of this labyrinth of suffering?” that Alaska Young
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Surgical nurses are considered a very important part of a surgical team. Surgical nurses take on many key roles in life saving surgical procedures and work in challenging environments. That’s why I want to become a nurse on a surgical team. On another note‚ nursing professionals at almost any level can provide care to surgical patients and the day-to-day duties will vary according to what level of expertise the nurse obtains. Licensed practical nurses (LPN) can handle the pre-operative and post-operative
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July 21‚ 2017 Dear Program Director‚ It is my pleasure to write in support of the application of Ms. Sharene Zayed for your Physician Assistant Program. I attended the LSU New Orleans Physician Assistant Program and am now practicing in palliative medicine at Ochsner Medical Center. I worked closely with Ms. Zayed when she shadowed me at the hospital. I will focus on my experiences with Ms. Zayed which demonstrates the qualities necessary for your program: strong knowledge base‚ motivation‚ leadership
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Corporal punishments should not be re-introduced in schools. The idea of ’firm but fair’ is often use to describe the ideal punishment – but it is fair‚ and for that matter‚ is it effective to use corporal punishment in schools? In the next few minutes I’d like to show that not only is it ineffective in dealing with belligerence - or students who won’t do their homework it is also counter-productive. The truth is that if a child is doing something wrong - playing instead of doing their
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Introduction This essay will be discussing the current issue of conflict between nurses’ demand of increase on their pay and government’s comparatively lower related nurse pay policy. Background information will presented first‚ followed by an analysis on the strike and reasons why this strike happens. In the end‚ there will be theoretical evaluation about industrial relations focusing on absenteeism and industry productivity. Background information The contemporary human society is composed
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I have recently read a wonderful book by John Green which is titled ‘Looking For Alaska’. The book is about a boy who is new to a boarding school; where he meets new friends and goes to “seek the Great Perhaps”. I think it’s a great book in which the author portrays the fragility of life‚ the importance of loving people while they’re still around‚ living your life to the fullest and also appreciating and understanding the value of friendship. The two main characters named Miles/Pudge and Alaska have
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Assignment #2 Article #17 Looking Askance at Eyewitness Testimony The use of eyewitnesses has been a constant in of criminal justice system since its very beginning. Unfortunately‚ people do not make the best witnesses to a crime. The person may not have seen the actual criminal‚ but someone that looks similar to them. The witness may lie about what he or she may have scene. Also the witness can be influenced by the police as to who or what they saw at the time of the crime. The witness
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