and effective patient care has been to mandate nurse staffing ratios. In 1999 California became the first state to mandate minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals. California is not the only state to enact minimum nurse staffing ratios for hospitals‚ over the past four years at least eighteen other states have considered legislation regarding nurse staffing in hospitals. Policymakers are forced to consider alternatives to nurses ratios due to nurse shortages. Whether minimum staffing ratios will
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Running head: Nurse-Patient Relationship 1 Nurse-Patient Relationship as a caring relationship Abra Nayo Central Connecticut State University Nursing 110-01: Introduction to Nursing Theories Dr. Linda Wagner November 28‚ 2011 Nurse-patient relationship as a caring relationship 2 The nurse-patient relationship is central to patient
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Certified Nurse Anesthetists are crucial to the healthcare system. A certified nurse anesthetist holds an advanced degree and practices anesthesia under licensed physicians. They perform in almost every service and are crucial to many if not all surgical services. This role is unique to the professional nursing practice in that the degree requirements are different as is the job performance (Wickenhagen‚ 2015). It varies from other sorts of nursing due to the nature of patient-nurse interaction and
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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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Future Nurses” In discussions of health care Nurses are needed twenty-four hours a day seven days a week. There are many advantages and disadvantages in the health care field as a Nurse. The health care occupation of a Nurse has many benefits and it is not just a career but also something any health care professional can take pride in. Although one controversial issue the health care field faces today in America is the shortage of nursing staff. As a Nurse it can offer voluminous job security
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Nurse Leader Perceptions and Experiences with Workload Acuity Tools: Survey of United States Health Systems Kanetia Stepney HSM 5003.30 Management of Health Service Organizations Spring 2015 Texas Woman’s University School of Management Professor Patricia Driscoll‚ JD‚ RN March 31‚ 2015 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Types of Acuity Level Determination 4 Literature Review 5 Methodology 6 Results 7 Discussion and Recommendations 9 Appendix A: Survey Tool 11 Appendix B: Survey Invitation Message
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1960’s Diary Entries HIS 135 Pamela Livingston January 13‚ 2013 Witness to the assassination of Malcolm X- Journal Entry #1 February 21‚ 1965 Today‚ we have lost a legacy. Malcolm X was one of the greatest and most influential African Americans the world has ever known. He did so much to make us feel connected with our African American heritage. He would say the things we were thinking but were too afraid to say ourselves. He taught us to stand up for
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When you think of a nurse and the many tasks that she has to do‚ what comes to mind? Is it the blood‚ the sometime unfavorable people‚ maybe the possibility of being urinated on? Depending on the nurses chosen career path‚ these may all be things they encounter. Nurses typically work long shifts and they deal with a variety of patients each day‚ each coming with their own type of issues. The problems and obstacles I anticipate when entering the nursing field‚ range from issues in the administration
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– Role Development Interview of a Nursing Administrator – Chief Nurse MS. TERESITA V. BERENGUER Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center Tacloban City Submitted to: Ms. Carmelita C. Alesna‚ RN‚ BSN‚ MAN Submitted by: Ma. Trina J. Dagatan Venus F. Montederamos Irwin Wayne D. Ortega Leslie Ann V. Rebato Tacloban City I. Qualification of Chief Nurse III 1. Education: Masters Degree in Nursing 2. Training and
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Push for Mandatory Nurse Patient Ratios Continues Mandatory nurse-patient staffing ratios have been a hot topic of discussion for over 15 years. As of today‚ California is the only state with actual state mandated nurse- patient ratios in place. I support mandatory nurse-patient staffing ratios because research has shown that patients have better outcomes when cared for by nurses who practice under state mandated nurse-patient ratios. According to the article Mandatory Nurse-Patient Ratios “support
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