1. What has been your experience with nurses and nursing? (200 words or less) (Required) I had my first interaction with nursing at a young age and although it was disappointing and unpleasant‚ it helped create a strong desire in me to help others. After being told that my sister had suffered a grand mal seizure‚ I insisted on going to the hospital to be with her. It was devastating to watch she was not receiving the best care. I vowed on that day to be by her side and dedicate my life to help
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Comparison Paper Cynthia Vidaurre University of Phoenix: NRS 408 Sabrina Johnson Chimienti‚ RN‚ CNS‚ DNP October 2‚ 2014 Public Health is the life line of a community. It is more important to believe in prevention by means of education and programs rather than treatment when a health issue has surfaced or gotten out of control. By a partnership being built amongst a Public Health Nurse‚ neighborhood clinics‚ Local health departments‚ larger hospitals and schools a neighborhood can have the
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(Rogers‚ 2012). Moreover‚ the several leadership styles that we have discussed in class can either complement or diminish the standards of practice. These styles include autocratic‚ democratic‚ laissez-faire‚ and participative. However‚ this paper will focus on the democratic style which I have identified as my own leadership style. Personal Leadership Style To begin‚ there are many personal characteristics that have led me to identify with the democratic leadership style. A democratic leader is one
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There is a growing body of evidence in nursing education on the importance of leadership skills for positively impacting employee retention‚ staff satisfaction‚ improved organizational performance‚ and more satisfactory patient outcomes (Sherman & Pross‚ 2010). In order to provide the necessary guidance for an optimum work environment‚ strong nurse leaders are required at all levels of a healthcare organization. When there is failure in the creation of cultures of engagement‚ nurses may feel they
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communication conflicts lead to resentment and an unwillingness to follow leadership. It is especially important for leadership to communicate changes immediately. Korth (2016) recommends that nurse leaders make more time to mentor their staff and engage in unit conversations often‚ especially when changes are imminent. The ability to foster confidence and safety through leadership communication is a vital component in advanced practice nursing and helps ease transitions which can involve all the aspects of
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Adult Health History and Examination ND Health Assessment and Screening NRS 434-V Health History and Examination LH Client/Patient Initials: LH Sex: F Age: 47 Occupation: Registered Nurse Health History/Review of Systems Neurological System headaches‚ head injuries‚ dizziness‚ convulsions‚ tremors‚ weakness‚ numbness‚ tingling‚ difficulty speaking‚ and difficulty swallowing etc.‚ medication): Neurologically JP is intact. Alert ox3 clear speech with no hesitations‚ c/o headaches and dizziness
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The nursing and healthcare professions are unique in that they are responsible for caring for others. Nurses‚ in particular‚ are especially important because they have the greatest amount of contact with people during some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. Nurses are taught early on about the holistic nature of health and wellness‚ the need to understand each patient’s perception of illness‚ and the importance of establishing therapeutic relationships with patients and their caregivers
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There are many skills that nurses will need to be a great leader. Within this essay‚ the reader will learn different leadership theories‚ systems and complexity theories‚ advanced communication‚ and building consensus. In my current facility‚ we practice primary nursing. Primary nursing is having one nurse provide direct care for a small group of patients. The setting is an inpatient youth psychiatric unit with the nurse to patients ratio is 1 to 7. The children’s age ranges from 6 to 21 years old
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Participative leadership fosters comradery between employees and allows for the formation of friendships between coworkers. This is very important‚ especially in nursing since so many nurses participate in a “mobbing” mentality where often more experienced and qualified nurses seem to display more aggressive behavior towards their peers. ( Bortoluzzi‚G.‚Caporale‚L. & Palese A.‚ 2014) Employees that want to work with one another everyday will be more motivated to complete tasks and work as a team
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cassava starch and NR latex composites could be enhanced through different surface modifications‚ such as dewaxing‚ alkali treatment‚ cyanoethylation‚ and benzolation. The alkalization and benzoylation were then applied to sawdust and their influence on the chemical composition and surface structure of the sawdust and matrix adhesion. The goal of the present work was to studies the use of a hot compression moulding process to prepare the composites based on cassava starch‚ NR latex and sawdust. It
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