Cultural competency is defined as a person having enough knowledge of cultural groups that are different from themselves to be able to interact with diverse groups and make them feel respected and understood (Harkreader‚ 2007). Nurses need to exhibit an attitude that values differences‚ and understand their own beliefs‚ before they can care and accept other cultures (Harkreader‚ 2007). Developing a plan to help meet the health care needs of transgender individuals could most likely be implemented
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“all entry level nurses should begin at a baccalaureate level and eventually receive their masters within a few years”. Why is the bachelor’s degree the golden standard for most medical facilities and hospitals? As research shows having a Bachelor’s degree prepared nurse rather than an associate prepared nurse brings forth a greater improvement in the outcomes of all patients. Many hospitals in my area now require almost every new nurse to have a Bachelor degree‚ and current nurses on staff to receive
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behaviors and become a true professional in every sense of the word. The article about taking a village to assure nurse professionalism was very enlightening. It spoke of the importance of nurse educators and nursing faculty to make a fluid transition of the new nurse into the field to decrease bullying which occurs in many forms and maintain a professional environment for all nurses new and experienced. It is imperative to remain proactive
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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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Competencies Differences Between ADN and BSN Florence Nightingale was a nurse who started the nursing training programme in 1860 after the Crimean War. During that war‚ a lot of women committed themselves to give care for the sick and dying soldiers. The success in their work was evidenced by reduction in mortality and improved prognosis among those injured in the war. Nurses became an indispensable part of the military during that time due to their life-saving work. After the war‚ nurse training
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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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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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Introduction There are 2 important purposes for the nurse practice act. The first practice is to protect the Health and safety of the citizens in the jurisdiction‚ and the second purpose is to protect the title of the RN (Cherry & Jacob 2011). The Florida Nurse Practice Act was implemented to ensure that every nurse practicing in Florida meets the minimum competency. Definition of Nursing Practice and Scope of Practice There are many reasons why we should know the definition
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Advanced Practice Nurses as Primary Care Providers Advanced Practice Nurses are Registered Nurses who hold a masters or doctoral degree with a specialization from area of advanced nursing and they have supervised practice during graduate education‚ and have ongoing clinical experiences. Therefore advanced practice in nursing brings an enhanced level of accountability. There are four major advanced practice nursing roles in United States. They are Nurse Anesthetists‚ Nurse Midwife‚ Clinical
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IMAGE Of NURSES IN THE MEDIA The image of nursing as portrayed by the media swings like a pendulum in between negative and positive attributes. However‚ most times‚ the portrayal is more on the negative side. Most nurses will readily agree to the fact that the way the media paints the profession is way beyond what they believe in or practice. Indeed‚ it falls short of fair and truthful image. In as much as all other media- newspaper‚ TV ‚Radio‚ Internet services e.t.c are to an extent guilty
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