Registered Nurse vs. Licensed Practical Nurse When you actually take a look at the two types of Nurses you find many similarities and differences. There are many stereotypes placed on Nurses‚ like an LPN is not a real nurse‚ or an LPN is the “bottom feeder” in the care setting. The general public has been led to believe that there is a large difference between the RN and the LPN and the care they provide. There is little or no truth to this. I feel as though people have gotten the wrong information
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Nursing as quoted by the American Nurses Association‚ “Nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities; prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses; and advocacy in health care for individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations. Nursing has all types of fields that you can go venture off into. I wanted to look at registered nurses compared to licensed nurses. I wanted to list the differences
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Bed-to-nurse ratios‚ provision of basic nursing care‚ and in-hospital and 30-day mortality among acute stroke patients admitted to an intensive care unit: Cross-sectional analysis of survey and administrative data Sung-Hyun Cho a‚*‚ Sung-Cheol Yun b a Department of Nursing‚ Hanyang University‚ Seoul‚ Republic of Korea b Department of Preventive Medicine‚ College of Medicine‚ University of Ulsan‚ Seoul‚ Republic of Korea A B S T R A C T Background: The literature reports inconsistent evidence
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The Caring Nurse: ADN versus BSN The Caring Nurse: ADN versus BSN Caring is the heart of nursing. Most nurses have a quality about them that harbors caring. Caring is defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary as‚ “effort made to do something correctly‚ safely‚ or without causing damage‚” or “things that are done to keep someone healthy‚ safe‚ etc.” Nurses‚ whether they are an associate degree educated or baccalaureate educated‚ want to do a good job. They don’t come to work to intentionally
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the issues surrounding nurses ’ accountability in relation to the scenario discussed‚ and to Adult nursing. From the group sessions and further reading I have broaden my understanding of what being an accountable practitioner involves. Nurses are highly responsible for their own actions and care they provide. Consequently they are professionally accountable to the Nursing and Midwifery Council‚ (NMC) as well as their employer‚ public‚ patient‚ families and to themselves. Nurses have to justify why specific
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Differences in ADN Nurses and BSN Nurses Dorothy Love RNC Grand Canyon University: NUS/430V January 7‚ 2011 This paper will explore the differences in competencies for nurses prepared at the associates and baccalaureate degree levels. Both allow the graduate to enter into the field of nursing as a Registered Nurse. There are distinct differences in the educational preparation and resulting competencies. Identifying differences of the ADN and BSN prepared nurse requires looking at
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Nurses interview guideline It is imperative to have specific markers that will aid in executing an interview for an applicant wishing to be employed as a nurse. This will aid in getting the right person for the job‚ such that the individual will perform above and beyond the duties assigned to him/her. Education competency is the most vital marker‚ which should be supplemented by other sources that extend beyond the realm of academia (Gary‚ 2007). Through out this guide‚ an example is the interview
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Nurse Practitioners have crusaded through the years paving a way of professionalism for the future Nurse Practitioners. Early Nurse Practitioner’s fought adversity within our own profession despite the benefits and potential benefits of Nurse Practitioners. Kurt Lewin’s theory of change is uncannily supported when reflecting back on the evolution of Nurse Practitioner profession: 1. Unfreezing: Challenging the status quo to gain support that a change is needed. 2. Freezing: Making a change 3. Refreezing:
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Audience Profile 1. Is my primary audience external or internal? Internal 2. What are some key demographics about my audience‚ such as age‚ gender‚ family situation‚ etc.? Male‚ grandmother is coping with a debilitating illness 3. How much does my audience know about the topic? Jeff knows that there is a professional conference this weekend at a nearby convention center. Jeff also knows that Nina Hernandez has covered for him three times in the last two months. 4. How much
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DOI: 7/17/2015. Patient is a 44-year-old male welder helper who sustained injury when he lost footing and his left foot got caught and he twisted his knee. Per OMNI entry‚ he was initially diagnosed with left knee internal derangement. He is status post left knee arthroscopic surgery with chondral debridement‚ partial mereial mebsisccetomy and resection of anterior plica on 04/29/16. Per the IME performed on 09/01/16‚ the patient underwent a second arthroscopic procedure as related to the
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