Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) explained thoroughly the job description of a neonatal nurse. For example‚ the website explained how neonatal nurses patients are infants that are either born healthy or “…infants born with a variety of problems ranging from prematurity‚ birth defects‚ infection‚ cardiac malformations‚ and surgical problems”(What Is Neonatal”). I used to think being a neonatal nurse was not as emotional as other nursing jobs such as an emergency room nurse because the patients are
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Code of Ethics of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses is recognized for outlining the nursing outlooks and encouraging the growth of professional ethics by providing excellent principles to serve as models. “The goal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) is to enable neonatal nurses to alleviate suffering and protect‚ promote and restore health to infants and their families.” (NANN) Having a code of ethics directs nurses in giving accountable‚ excellent and moral care to their
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Let’s Not Repeat the Past The Tuskegee experiment was the first unethical study that brought the public eye’s attention to the hidden risks of human research. The U.S Public Health Service conducted a research experiment in 1932‚ where nearly 400 poor black men who were infected with syphilis‚ were never told they had syphilis. In addition‚ the men were never treated for syphilis when a cure was discovered. The mistreatment of these men was silenced for nearly 40 years. The public’s opinion was
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In nursing‚ burnout is a real problem. Nurses expressed symptoms of stress and burnout as reasons for their intention to exit the profession (Maville‚ Huerta‚ 2013‚ p. 446). It leads to job dissatisfaction and high turnover rates‚ which could be the case in the dialysis center I work for. We practice in the outpatient clinic and inpatient hospital setting. We perform hemodialysis‚ continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)‚ plasmapheresis‚ and peritoneal dialysis. We can work very long hours
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If Naquin would quit or get laid off tomorrow‚ she can work almost anywhere in her field since she is a family nurse practitioner‚ and they will train her on the job. Another option is she could go back to get her Doctorate’s degree. With a Doctorate’s degree‚ she could teach in her field and there are some benefits as well such as a pay raise. The only job that can be considered “similar” would be a physician’s assistant. It requires a little more schooling‚ but these two jobs basically have the
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those students who work in the hospital after their graduation. The students get to know more of the hospital environment and rules by the time their education is completed. The students can have clinical experience and also reduce the workload of nurses by helping them. I would also suggest implementing the following strategies to attract
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The management‚ in agreement with nurses‚ have created a floating group for the nurses within the department. This group is made of NICU trained nurses‚ who have been cross trained to work as both a delivery nurse‚ and/or a transitional baby nurse. Both of these positions being well within their scope of practice and expertise‚ but are not the typical role of nurses in the NICU department. When census is low in the NICU‚ employees can be “floated”
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with a follow-up phone call within 48 hours of discharge (please include whether or not this currently occurs‚ and how frequently); The Nurse Navigator provides follow-up calls to all residents within 48 hrs. of discharge. The Nurse Navigator reiterates the post discharge care plan and encourages patients and family to contact the DHS (Director of Nursing) or Nurse Navigator with concerns or any changes in condition that might warrant further medical attention or possible admit. v. Transmit a
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holds a position of respect such as a charge nurse‚ a manager of a unit‚ or a case manager. (Marquis & Huston‚ 2011) A charge nurse is one of the many leaders in the health care setting. They hold qualities that few possess such as being true to themselves and being able to act appropriately in different situations. During my clinical rotation‚ I was able to experience a charge nurses role during their shifts. Maria Del Reyes‚ a charge nurse on the CCU unit at Hoag Hospital in the city
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for a new nurse to keep up with more experienced nurses. She felt that sometimes nurses are not good at accepting new nurses and sort of‚ “eat their own.” Nurse LaPish is thankful for her med-surge experience and the one-fifteen ratio she had gotten used to had prepared her for the pace of emergency medicine. The common lack of faith in themselves that nurses sometimes experience can make the transition difficult. Learning as you go‚ patient by patient is difficult to navigate as a new nurse. These
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