has its issues. One of the major problems in nursing today is the shortage of nurses‚ especially nursing faculty. The shortage of nursing faculty directly affects the nursing shortage: educational programs are needed to produce more nurses‚ but lack of nursing faculty results in less students enrolling and graduating (Cowen & Moorehead‚ 2011). This global issue is serious and can impact healthcare for everyone since nurses make up a great volume of the healthcare workforce. Influencing Factors Various
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Violence Against Nurses Intro to Nursing (14SPNURS361246) January 19‚ 2014 Violence Against Nurses Violence is a growing problem in the field of nursing‚ as the mental instability that might preempt violent attacks is very often related to the cause that brought the attackers to the facility in the first place or can even serve as a reaction to the perceived institutionalization of the facility. This can encompass behavior or mood destabilization of various medication side-effects
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maturity” (p. 6). To answer the questions if the woman looks like a nurse‚ in the painting The Faithful Nurse by Thomas Wood‚ I definitely believe this woman could be a nurse. The appearance of what a nurse looks like in our society today with scrubs or even years ago in dress uniform and nursing hat‚ might not be what a nurse wore in 1893 according to the artist. This is a good example in how the “connotation of the word nurse have changed over the course of human history” (Donahue‚ 2011‚ p. 4)
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to reduction of the number of nurses employed by direct lay-offs‚ converted many jobs to part time and adopted policies to reduce costs. So‚ as the demand for nurses has not changed‚ patient acuity has increased resulting in greater work place demand‚ paperwork‚ turnover‚ overtime and burnout (Reineck and Furino‚ 2005); The increasing exhaustion and burnout increased nurses’ frustration‚ which led many nurses to exit the profession. The problem of shortage of nurses is not only confined to Canada
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this discussion post is to define the scope of practice of a nurse in my state as well as how it is defined by the American Nurses Association. The ANA defines the nurses scope of practice as an encompassing‚ "range of nursing practice activities common to all registered nurses as well as a competent level of nursing common to all registered nurses." (ANA‚ 67) The State of Ohio on the Ohio Board of Nursing Website defines a nurses scope of practice as‚ “Providing to individuals and groups nursing
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Nurse Manager Paper NUR 4301 Nursing Seminar The nurse manager I selected to interview is a Baccalaureate degree nurse and has attended several in-house training sessions related to her position within the hospital. She attended Lenoir Rhyne University to obtain her BSN and has been employed with the institution for 13 years and has been in nursing for nearly 20 years. She is currently certified as a Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) and is also a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. The Hospital
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Introduction To become a registered nurse‚ you go through grueling training and studying. It takes time‚ effort‚ dedication‚ a couple breakdowns‚ and calling. It would be assumed that an individual going through all of this struggle and work to get those two influential letters behind their name would never think to turn away from the profession once finally achieving the role that such commitment was given to. Unfortunately‚ no one can prepare an eager R.N. graduate for the journey they are about
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Nursing Role in the Society Nurses are the care professions who are a part of a health care team. They play a substantial role in quality of patient care. The core of nursing is patient care and patient advocay. Nurses are increasingly working to promote people’s health and prevent illness from hospital setting to community health. The role of nurses develops globally over years. Nurses share a commitment in advancement and development of nursing science (Waldie‚ 2010). Various nursing role
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Nurse Staffing Ratios In the United States‚ nurses constitute the largest percentage among the total workforce of the healthcare system. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2013) reported that there were almost 3.3 million registered nurses and licensed practice nurses employed in nursing between 2008 and 2010. Nurses are very important part of healthcare delivery system and ensure operation of healthcare facilities. They have the greatest contact and direct involvement with the patient
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and abilities of the individual nurse (Doenges‚ Moorhouse & Murr‚ 2008). This is a profession that provides health care and educational assistance among individuals who seek medical attention as well as health based information. A nurse is a health care provider who works with other medical care personnel and is responsible in caring‚ assisting‚ counseling and educating individuals‚ families and communities about promoting proper maintenance of health. Nurses should require the order of a physician
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