Mandatory Hospital Nurse-To Patient Ratio in the Healthcare Field (Professor/Instructor) November 07‚ 2011 Mandated nurse-to-patient ratios are a controversial topic in healthcare. In this practice‚ state laws are established that require a certain level of staffing within a particular unit. Organizations such as hospitals must balance income with expenditures‚ and nurses and patients may be affected by these decisions. Mandating ratios is one attempt at ensuring nurses’ workloads do not exceed
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EXPLORING THE WEST * No stop to the expansion to the west * 1840‚ Americans occupied all East of the Mississippi River * Less than 60 years after independence‚ most of population lived west THE FUR TRADE * Fur trade boosted exploration on America * Traders & trappers depended on the goodwill of Natives * Oregon Country was the trading place for Natives and Americans * Not until 1820 were Americans be able to challenge British dominance of the trans-Mississippi fur trade
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Registered Nurse vs. Licensed Practical Nurse When you actually take a look at the two types of Nurses you find many similarities and differences. There are many stereotypes placed on Nurses‚ like an LPN is not a real nurse‚ or an LPN is the “bottom feeder” in the care setting. The general public has been led to believe that there is a large difference between the RN and the LPN and the care they provide. There is little or no truth to this. I feel as though people have gotten the wrong information
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Lab Document A Analyze the following poorly written and poorly organized e-mail. Look for specific weaknesses that we have talked about in class‚ including wordiness and format problems. Revise it using 1-inch margins. Use your name as the sender‚ and add appropriate contact information for yourself. Don’t forget the subject line. Please remove these instructions and the title above. To: Michael Moraga <michael.moraga@media.com> From: Your Name <your.name@media.com> Subject: My
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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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Working people had very little leisure time. They spent a lot of time working and they were left with little time to enjoy themselves. For those who worked in factories‚ the line dividing work and leisure was becoming more and more rigid. What little opportunity there was for recreation was in the few hours spent away from work. According to Charles Shaw (1903) autobiography‚ pugilism and dog-fighting were among the main choices of entertainment. In every street where there was a beershop‚ there
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Not Enough Nurses Historically‚ the need for nurses evolved from the dire need of innovative and vigilant care during the War. Because of its nature to serve and give‚ the demand increases as the health care needs get complicated. Although nurses comprise the majority of the health workforce‚ the physical and psychological challenges entailed in nursing exhaust aging nurses who will soon reach their retiring age. As the nation realizes the diminishing supply of nurses‚ it is important to understand
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Contributions of Nurses in Times of War War Paper 26 March‚ 2012 Millikin University Christin Birmingham Contribution of Nurses in Times of War Page Two Contribution of Nurses in Time of War Without the influence of Nurses and their extraordinary contribution
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Motivation of Nurses in Healthcare. Introduction In the last decade‚ healthcare in Australia has undergone a dramatic and complex change. No long is our services solely based on providing a quality service to patients‚ but providing a service which is both prompt‚ and cost effective‚ in an environment with reduced staffing levels and budgets‚ and increased demand of services(Graham‚ 2006) . Nurses and the healthcare industry are having to deal with stressed and de-motivated employees‚ and never
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trauma nurses are here to help patients in need. The jobs of a trauma nurse is to assess patients’ conditions‚ record medical history‚ operate and monitor medical equipment‚ and so much more. ER nurses also provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family member. Pursuing a career as an Emergency Room nurse is a solid career choice for one who wants a daily tasks filled‚ exciting job‚ and also benefits society. Being an ER nurse there are a lot of daily tasks. Emergency nurses are
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