Nursing Shortage Impact on Healthcare Tracey Simmons Aquinas College Department of Nursing; RN-to-BSN Program November 13‚ 2012 Nursing Shortage Impact on Healthcare Dating back to the 1940s‚ the healthcare industry has realized that there is a need for more nurses. The increased demand for nurses was mainly driven by the casualties of World War II (Mahaffey‚ 2002). The question of how to address the nursing shortage back then was answered a decade later with the Associates Degree in Nursing
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left leg when she tripped on a hole. Per OMNI‚ the patient had chronic low back pain‚ sciatica‚ spondylolisthesis and spondylosis. Per medical report dated 9/4/15 by Dr. Windham‚ the patient has done well with Cymbalta and Celebrex‚ and zolpidem for her trouble sleeping. She takes hydrocodone occasionally for breakthrough pain. Based on the medical report dated 12/02/15‚ the patient presents for recheck of her back. She is long since P & S and is prone to flares and exacerbations. She has done well
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crashes with many casualties‚ school shootings‚ and environmental contamination from chemical agents and/or bioterrorism (Maurer‚ & Smith‚ 2016). Disaster can be divided into three phases‚ pre-impact‚ impact and post-impact. Pre-impact phase is the phase before the disaster happens. In the phase the Nursing interventions which focus on primary prevention about health promotion and specific protection‚ can be educating‚ training‚ prepare people for disaster. The example of the intervention for this
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Healthcare organizations such as nursing homes continuously attempt to pursue quality performance to improve clinical outcomes and patient experiences. Patient safety is an essential and vital component of quality nursing care. This paper discusses many important quality measures such as health inspections‚ medical and behavioral standards and staffing for Mecklenburg Health & Rehabilitation Center‚ nursing home. Quality of nursing home care is a major deciding factor for recovering from illness
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actions allowed her to rise to fame during the Crimean War in which she introduced the first nurses to military medical facilities. Florence Nightingale was one of the most influential nurses during the Victorian era and made a vast impact on the world for medicine and nursing. To begin with‚ Florence Nightingale was born on May 12‚ 1820 in Florence‚ Italy which is where she got her name Florence from. Her family was very well educated and members of the British upper class. Florence was expected by
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Impact of the Institute of Medicine on Nursing Practice‚ Education and Leadership Angela M. Licata-Schneider Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics NRS-430V October 15‚ 2014 Impact of the Institute of Medicine on Nursing Practice‚ Education and Leadership The Institute of Medicine of the National Academics in Conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched a campaign to provide solutions in response to the need for evaluating and alteration of the nursing profession.
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NURSING INFORMATION EXPERT Nursing is a profession within the health care sector that focuses on protecting and promoting health care. It involves prevention of illness‚ injury and treatment of human diseases. The nursing profession requires that information of patients should be kept and recorded in a manner that can allow for proper review of patients. Some of the tasks that a nursing information expert is charged with include communicating and coordinating care with all other clinical disciplines
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Impact on Nursing Practice and Education Since the times of the nursing founder Florence Nightingale and the Crimean War 1853-1856 (Creasia‚ 2011‚ p. 3) nursing practice and education is driven by money‚ innovation‚ and patient care and 150+ years later those same factors remain the same. The nursing community is being challenged with global medical issues while providing excellent opportunities at the same time. The vast advancements in technology has had a major impact on nursing
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III Clinical Path 1. I noticed in my nursing audits‚ incorrect or inaccurate documentation by nurses of procedures completed. • Visual Acuity exams documented as 20/30 (-3 or -2). • No documentation of cardiac monitoring or documentation as regular/irregular • Best practice for the administration and documentation of IVP medications. Practice Dimension-Nurse III 1. With the realization of the critical need for accurate and detailed documentation in nursing‚ I am prepared to utilize the expertise
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SPECIFIC | MEASURABLE | ACHIEVABLE | REALISTIC | TIMELY | To Achieve a good understanding of nursing and medication calculations. | To revise and practice nursing and maths calculations . To undertake the Nursing Calculations exam implemented by the trust. | To organise sum sheets‚ and ensure clinical practice allows me to dose and check prescriptions and medication ( under supervision) . | The goal is reliasitc as I have ample opportunity in practice. And a number of internet sites ‚ and
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