Student nurses in the Perioperative setting One of the top concerns in healthcare today is insufficient nurse staffing. The nursing shortage is predicted to increase over the next several years. “The need for nurses is expected to grow to 26% by the year 2020” (Johnson & Johnson‚ 2013). This number is faster than the average occupation. “The aging baby boomer population will place a demand on healthcare for more health services as people live longer” Bureau of Labor Statistics‚ 2012-2013).
Premium Nursing Nurse
Challenges for a New Nurse A new nurse faces a formidable set of challenges when walking onto their first job. Sadly‚ nursing schools do not truly prepare the new nurse for the shock of caring for patients and the responsibility that goes with it. A new nurse may have excellent preparation on a theoretical level‚ but this is a far cry from the daily grind of patient care. Having to learn the complex daily routines of a floor or specialty care unit‚ along with numerous drugs used‚ dealing
Premium Nursing Nurse Health care
The Case of the Disgruntled Nurses Introduction: At the board of directors’ meeting‚ board president received a letter from staff council of Oneida Home Health Agency (OHHA)‚ highlighting various staff concerns and suggestions. Rachel Nelson‚ who had been hired as the executive director of OHHA‚ was shocked and angered to see the letter‚ since this was a clear violation of organizational hierarchy and brought her management skills into question. Rachel had replaced Chuck about two years ago‚ who
Premium Motivation
to chronic job stressors’ (Maslach 2004‚ p 93). It is the primary cause of poor quality of care (Ivancevich et. al 2014). If I was in charge of socializing the newly hired nurses at a local hospital‚ the following steps are the ones I will take to ensure that the newly hired nurses understand the hospital’s organization culture: I will ensure that the hospital recruit using realistic job previews following the hospital core values. I will make sure that the company only selects the job applicant
Premium Psychology Nursing Nurse
Licensed practical nurses (LPN’s) fill an important role in modern healthcare practices. Their primary job duty is to provide routine care‚ observe patients’ health‚ assist doctors and registered nurses‚ and communicate instructions to patients regarding medication‚ home-based care‚ and preventative lifestyle changes. Licensed Practical Nurses duties generally include providing routine care‚ observing patients’ health‚ assisting doctors and registered nurses‚ and communicating with patients and their
Premium Nursing Health care Patient
For my career I choose Trauma nurse . I’ve always know that I wanted to pursue my career in the medical field I just wasn’t sure what I wanted to major in. I started watching this TV show called Grey’s Anatomy and that’s when I realized that I wanted to be a Trauma nurse . It is exciting‚ challenging‚ and extremely rewarding and that is why I choose to become a Trauma nurse . You get these traumas that come in and you adrenalin just starts pumping and that’s in my opinion the best feeling in
Premium Patient Nursing Health care
While researching texts written and published about Nurse Practitioners‚ I have found that Nurse Practitioners are rapidly becoming the top health partner choice for many Americans. Nurse Practitioners have been servicing patients for over forty years. The NP role had its initiation in the mid-sixties in response to a lack of physicians in the United States.They can perform very extensive and concentrated examinations; distinguish and treat common keen illnesses‚ as well as laboratory tests; and
Premium Nursing Health care Patient
a young girl. I became a Certified Nurse Assistant at the age of sixteen‚ and became a License Practical Nurse at the age of twenty. I am a very compassionate person and truly love being a nurse. I do not have the flexibility and job availability as a Licensed Practical Nurse that I will have as a Registered Nurse. My goal is to obtain a position as a maternal newborn nurse. With increased education comes increased responsibility. As a Licensed Practical Nurse in my current roles I use basic assessment
Premium
Evolution of Male Nurses in the Army Nursing was often considered to be a profession dominated by females. There were strong stereotype that promoted ideas about profession and gender type. Men that were nurses often face assumptions based on their jobs. In fact‚ male nurses have existed in the United States for nearly as long as female nurses. Prior to the early 1900s‚ men dominated the field of nursing. In fact during wars prior to 1900’s‚ men serving as frontline nurses‚ while female nurses were restricted
Premium Gender Nursing Gender role
IMAGE Of NURSES IN THE MEDIA The image of nursing as portrayed by the media swings like a pendulum in between negative and positive attributes. However‚ most times‚ the portrayal is more on the negative side. Most nurses will readily agree to the fact that the way the media paints the profession is way beyond what they believe in or practice. Indeed‚ it falls short of fair and truthful image. In as much as all other media- newspaper‚ TV ‚Radio‚ Internet services e.t.c are to an extent guilty
Premium Nursing Physician Nurse