The current nursing shortage and high turnover rate among nurses is a great concern‚ not only for health care organizations but also for the general population. The increase in an older population‚ as the “Baby Boomers” approach retirement age will add to this shortage‚ leaving many to wonder who will take care of them in their golden years. Subsequently‚ many of these “Baby Boomers” are nurses themselves and will be retiring‚ adding to the shortage. The Current trend for recent nursing graduates
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their employees to have a baccalaureate degree. Is there really a difference in the level of care a patient will receive from nurse with an associate’s degree of Nursing versus a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing? According to many studies and research they say there is a difference between the two. “In the baccalaureate nursing practice incorporates the roles of assessing‚ critical thinking‚ communicating‚ providing care‚ teaching‚ and leading. The caring professional approach includes the values
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The field of nursing is always improving and evolving. It is progressively moving forward as new information and research fuel our ability to provide proper patient care. In fact‚ I have seen the field change and develop in more ways than I can shake a stick. One of the most profound differences came with the inundation of technology and the connectivity of the internet. Never before has the patient been able to access so much information at their fingertips‚ or have medical professionals had such
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leadership styles employed in differing forums worldwide. Within nursing‚ leadership is a necessity given the complex challenges facing the healthcare industry. Nursing leadership can be employed at all levels of hierarchy‚ in affecting policy and creating change at an organisation level‚ in ensuring smooth management of the non-static and unpredictable nature of shift work‚ and in offering such leadership clinical teaching (Nursing Times‚ 2011). As there are circumstances in which certain styles
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Friese‚ Christopher. "Nurse Practice Environments and Outcomes: Implications for Oncology Nursing."Oncology Nursing Forum. 32.4 (2005): n. page. Web. 1 Oct. 2012. Christopher Friese‚ a research assistant at the University of Pennsylvania‚ in his 2005 article‚ Nursing Practice Environments and Outcomes: Implications for Oncology Nursing asserts that nurses who work in hospitals with better training facilities have a lower rate of anxiety and also a lower burnout rate than those who work with worse
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Advanced nursing practice is a broad field of nursing career path that expands a generalist nurse’s role to specialize in a field that is highly developed and complex. Their roles extend from being a frontline nurse who practises basic nursing skills at bedside or community to becoming a nurse practitioner‚ nurse educator‚ nurse researcher or a nurse manager. The foundation of their advance critical thinking stems from pursuing continuing education‚ research‚ trainings and studies. Advanced nursing
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teaching and learning for undergraduate nursing students: The Cluster Model. Nurse Education in Practice‚ 11(2)‚ 114-118. Croxon‚ L. & Maginnis‚ C. (2009). Evaluation of clinical teaching models for nursing practice. Nurse Education in Practice‚ 9(4)‚ 236-243. Guo‚ M. (2010). Experience as a patient will enhance nurses practice. Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand‚ 15(11)‚ 20-21. Smith‚ K. (2006). Appreciation of Holistic Nursing. Journal of Holistic Nursing‚ 24(2)‚ 139. Sørlie‚ V.‚ Torjuul‚ K.‚ Ross
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Advanced practice nursing seems to have many different definitions and interpretations. When looking at different definitions from our text‚ the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)‚ and the APRN consensus model‚ we are able to get an idea of what exactly an advanced practice nurse means. According to our text‚ advanced practice nursing is believed to be an overall concept. It is not considered a role‚ a replacement for physicians‚ or even an array of skills. It is more like a strong
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Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION IN NURSING PRACTICE Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Denise Streater GCU Family Centered Health Promotion NRS429v Turner‚ Hortense March 18‚ 2012 Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Health Promotion has been defined as the process of enabling people to increase control and improve their health (WHO Ottawa Charter 1986) along with optimizing the quality of life. Ennis et al (2006) has described health promotion as behavioral‚ cognitive‚ and an emotional
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Name of Programme: BSc (Hons) Nursing Student Name: Siti Aminah Ariffin Student Number: J9168783 Name of Module Acute Medical Care management Module Code: SDH 3010-N Module leader: Leslie Inayatullah Assignment title Reflective Essay Date of submission 10th September 2010 Word count: 3485 words Nursing as a profession is committed to the care of patients and families throughout health and illness and across all setting of care. Nurses assess and plan care to deal
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