School Nurse Spending two days shadowing a school nurse was a wonderful experience. I had the pleasure of doing my school nurse rotation at Fox Creek Junior High School. I never realized how difficult and overwhelming it could be to be a school nurse. Ms. Bodauine was the nurse I got to shadow. She spent her day doing paperwork‚ helping the sick and injured‚ and doing vision and hearing screenings. There were several kids who came in throughout the day‚ approximately twenty-one per day that
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employs nurses both as special agents and as medical professionals. If one is a registered nurse ages 23 to 36 and have three years of nursing experience they qualify to apply for positions as FBI forensic nurses. If the nurse wants to‚ they can ask to become trained as a special agent. The FBI also provides training in the areas of “evidence handling‚ documentation‚ court testimony and wound identification.” (Brunot) These nurses turned agents can pursue specialization as sexual assault nurse examiners
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Towards the beginning of my high school career‚ I realized that my dream was to work with and take care of people. I began volunteering at Elyria Memorial Hospital my freshman year of high school‚ which sparked my interest in a nursing career from the start. I was able to get quick peeks of the tasks that the nurses had to accomplish throughout the day as I ran blood and specimens back and forth to the lab and various floors. The nurses were always up on their feet‚ running around taking care of
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Nurse Practitioner Specific work activities Analyze patients’ medical histories‚ symptoms‚ and test results to determine the best diagnosis Order‚ perform‚ and interpret medical tests such as blood counts‚ electrocardiograms (EKG’s)‚ and x-rays Prescribe medications based on patient’s condition‚ age‚ weight‚ and gender Develop treatment plans Diagnose and treat illnesses‚ infections‚ and injuries Counsel patients about medications‚ especially side effects and interactions with other drugs
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also in the world. Nurse practice has drastically changed in the last decade and as a result the need for changes in nursing practice is becoming more and more important. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) will place many demands on health professionals and offer them many opportunities to create a system that is more patient centered. The legislation has begun the long process of shifting the focus of the U.S. health care system away from acute and specialty care. Nurses should achieve higher
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Project NRS-441v Anna Auler June 23‚ 2013 Review of Literature Adequate nurse staffing for patient care has been a major difficulty in the health care system . Patients’ acuity continues to grow at a fast rate while hospitals continue to struggle with the adequate number for nurse-to-patient ratio‚ leaving nurses in a very difficult situation while trying to provide the best care possible to their patients. The low nurse-to-patients ratio can be remedied when public and private hospitals realize
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[pic] JOB DESCRIPTION FOR REGISTERED NURSE Title: Staff Nurse Qualifications: RN Accountable to: Manager Overall Accountability: Director of Nursing Aims and Responsibilities 1. To assess‚ plan‚ implement and evaluate the client’s needs. 2. To create and maintain with the home’s staff an environment in which all members of staff can contribute to the maximum of their ability in providing a high standard of skilled nursing care to the residents and encourage
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I have made significant progress in my exercise plan these past few weeks. Exercise has actually made me feel energized‚ improved my mood‚ and reduced my overall level of anxiety. I noticed this on the first day I went to the gym and I determined that my rigid schedule should just be thrown out the window. For the rest of the semester I am just going to work out as many days as I can or am able. I will increase the time if necessary‚ but I would like to stick to 30 minutes. For example‚ this week
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When it comes to medical attention who does the best job attending to patient’s needs‚ a nurse practitioner or a medical doctor? A nurse practitioner is a nurse who is qualified to treat certain medical conditions without supervision of a doctor. A medical doctor is someone who has practiced medicine for many years and is board certified to practice medicine and take care of patients. When it comes to patients care who is more focused on the patient‚ who is quicker at diagnosing the problem and can
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Helping others is one of the best things one can do. As a registered nurse one can help many people. However‚ to become a registered nurse‚ you do have to go to college‚ you have several responsibilities‚ but there are several benefits‚ there will always be a job and finally you can travel. This is why a lot of people want to go into the nursing field. In order to become a nurse college is necessary‚ and there are two routes that can be taken. The first one is getting an associate’s degree in nursing
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