have kept my promise as a Registered Nurse‚ and I wish to keep this promise as a Family Nurse Practitioner. As a Latina and a First-Generation student I have adopted the mindset that nothing in life is easy if it’s worth having. As the first person in my family to attend college I am especially proud to have graduated cum laude from Angelo State University (ASU) with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing in December of 2016. While I am grateful and proud to be a nurse‚ I recognize my yearning to return
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The Minnesota Nurse Practice Act Statute 148.261 Grounds for Disciplinary Action‚ part 11 states “Engaging in any unethical conduct‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ conduct likely to deceive‚ defraud‚ or harm the public‚ or demonstrating a willful or careless disregard for the health‚ welfare‚ or safety of a patient. Actual injury need not be established under this clause.” This state statute applies to the given scenario as the nurse by complying with the doctor’s orders is participating in an
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the constitution. Hence‚ nurses and for that matter‚ all health care professional have a legal‚ moral and ethical responsibility to protect patient’s privacy. Moral and ethics are all about doing good and not causing harm to individuals and society. Thus standing in Lena shoes is not an easy responsibility at all. Lina certainly faced an ethical dilemma of balancing the safety of her sister health and the privacy of her patient. Erickson and Millar (2005) sated “As nurses‚ we need to balance patient
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organization can invest in ongoing development of the new hire (Markey & Tingle‚ 2012). Therefore‚ the recruitment process‚ which involves human resources (HR) and the nurse manager (NM)‚ is key to successful health care organization. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the selection process‚ identifying the role expectations of the nurse manager and human resource representatives. Moreover‚ the paper will encompass the skills and the right fit of the desirable candidate for a new graduate RN position
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Professional Values for the BSN Nurse Theresa Andrews-Robinson NUR/403 May‚ 21‚ 2012 Barb Juarez‚ MSN‚ RN Professional Values for the BSN Nurse Define: | Identify how nurses demonstrate this value. | Discuss how you demonstrate this value. | Altruism-Altruism is described as the “unselfish attention to the needs of others. It has also been defined as “sacrifice as a benefit for others” (Haigh‚ 2010). | Nurses demonstrate this value by reflecting a caring attitude at all times‚ providing
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Psychiatric nurse practitioners are advanced nurses that strive to treat mental health issues in individuals‚ families‚ and communities. They help assess‚ diagnose‚ and treat a patient’s mental health needs that include psychotherapy and prescription medication. Due to the normalization of mental health issues‚ there is now an increasing demand for psychiatric nurse practitioners. According to Regis‚ to successfully become a psychiatric nurse practitioner‚ there are many steps you have to take
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The speciality surgical nurse plays a crucial role in communication and the inter-professional team. The role of a surgical nurse has rapidly developed into a speciality type of nursing. Medical advances in technology continue to expand and develop for surgical nurses and patients undergoing different types of surgery such as palliative‚ exploratory‚ emergency and elective surgery. A surgical nurse is required to have a high level of critical thinking skills‚ ability to multi task‚ an extensive knowledge
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great portion of nurses eventually became to be known as burnout (Kent‚ P.‚ 2007). The term burnout originally
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Role of the Nurse Historically the role of the nurse has been as a patient advocate. Nurses’ have advanced from being seen as low cost labor to an autonomous practioner. Prior to Florence Nightingale the nurse was a member of a religious order or under the direction of the military. Florence Nightingale established the first nursing schools and was responsible for their own practice. In the early 1900’s nursing education was taken over by hospitals and the licensing of nurses began. In the
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means that you will always be on your toes‚ watching and analyzing everything that could happen. Constant research and updates on your patients and their certain conditions so that if anything changes in their vital signs or their respirations‚ the nurse will be on top of it and have the next step to fix or normalize their conditions. Being vigilant is being able to attach meaning to what is‚ being able to differentiate between risks and what to do if a risk happens‚ always being ready to act‚ watching
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