Famous Nurse Paper – Roles 1 – NU1210 Amber Hooker-Fewless ITT Technical Institute Isabella Baumfree Isabella Baumfree was born into slavery in 1797. She spoke only Dutch and never learned to read or write English but did eventually become a very powerful public civil rights speaker. She worked on freeing African American slaves during the Civil War. She not only helped free them‚ but enlist them where needed on the Union’s behalf. Sadly‚ thousands of soldiers were killed or wounded
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Why I want To Be A Nurse By: Lourdes Ocasio I walked off the school bus; it was a beautiful summer day. The sun was shining and the birds were singing‚ but inside my house it was dark‚ a cloud had moved over us. I slowly made my way to the door‚ expecting my mother to greet me but instead my sister opened the door‚ something was wrong‚ I knew instantly. When I walked in there sat my three year old little brother playing with his toys in the family room and my parents were sitting
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Hello everyone‚ My name is John Santiesteban and I’m currently a nurse. I am attending this class in order for me to achieve my masters in nursing. My enthusiasm for nursing first took root and flourished after losing my father. My father became very ill and needed medical care. When I saw that my father was starting to become weak and frail‚ I thought to myself "What access would my father have to good quality health care?" I asked my mother "Where is the nearest hospital?" and my mother replied
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There are many diverse clinicians that are employed today within the home health aspects of the medical field. Some of these clinicians consist of occupational therapist‚ physical therapist‚ respiratory therapist‚ registered nurse and a licensed practical nurse. Even though the ending result for the home health organization is to rehab the client back to their independence as much as possible‚ the agencies continue to be a competitor for each other. Each agencies is striving for their clinician
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Surgical nurses are considered a very important part of a surgical team. Surgical nurses take on many key roles in life saving surgical procedures and work in challenging environments. That’s why I want to become a nurse on a surgical team. On another note‚ nursing professionals at almost any level can provide care to surgical patients and the day-to-day duties will vary according to what level of expertise the nurse obtains. Licensed practical nurses (LPN) can handle the pre-operative and post-operative
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There are several advanced practice nurses in the United States. Advanced practice nurses consist of registered nurses who have a master’s degree or doctorate degree in nursing and specialize in a certain area. According to the textbook definition‚ “Advanced Practice Nursing is the patient-focused application of an expanded range of competencies to improve health outcomes for patients and populations is a specialized clinical area of the larger discipline of nursing” (Hamric‚ Hanson‚ Tracy‚ & O’Grady
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A Pediatric Nurse or a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner are two careesr that caught my attention. According to the website Nurse Practitioner Schools‚ pediatric nurse practitioners provide high quality care to children from birth up to the age of 21. Nurse Practitioners are specialized nurses that usually complete advanced training in pediatrics and work closely with physicians and other health care providers that specialize in children’s health. Nurse Practitioners work in a variety of places‚ including
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am grateful for the opportunity to recommend Amy Boynton for the Kane County Educator of the Year Award. Nurse Boynton is fiercely dedicated to the students of Saint Charles North High School addressing the unique medical and emotional requirements of the students with tireless effort and genuine compassion. I have had the pleasure of sending three of my children to North High School where Nurse Boynton is readily available for any medical issues the students may be contending with; nothing is too
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How would you describe your role in your clinical setting? The role of the Perianesthesia nurse manager is to oversee the personnel within the Perianesthesia department‚ work collaboratively with physicians and/and or other allied health practitioners as well as administration to ensure that departmental goals as well as institutional goals are attained. The manager needs to have a good working knowledge of the care standards for the department and ensure that these standards are being met. Do you
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be required of me and I knew that a career in the health sciences was a great choice for me. I plan on becoming a pediatric nurse practitioner. I love helping individuals‚ I enjoy working with children‚ and I know for sure that I can take advantage of the opportunities that will be offered to me. I want to be a nurse practitioner due to the fact that although they are a nurse‚ a specialized practitioner can have the same roles that a doctor may have. Even though
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