Nursing leaders are crucial to any nursing organization. They motivate‚ empower‚ influence‚ and communicate the organization’s vision to create change within the organization. Respectable nursing depends on noble nursing leaders. This paper will highlight Florence Nightingale nursing leadership and describe her leadership characteristics. It will further depict the democratic style Florence Nightingale utilized throughout her career. Florence Nightingale was not only a nurse‚ she was a researcher
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elderly lady‚ 78 year old Mrs Jones was admitted to the unit from a local nursing home following an acute myocardial infarction. In order to gain in my clinical skills experience I was asked to accompany and observe the staff nurse who was to carry out the catheterisation. The nurse told Mrs Jones that she was just going to pop a catheter in. There were no explanatory details towards Mrs Jones about what the procedure precisely entailed‚ and she was not informed of the risks or benefits. Therefore Mrs
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Personal Values My personal values and beliefs as an individual are accountability‚ trust‚ respect‚ and compassionate. These values and beliefs make me make my own decisions and live my everyday life. As an individual‚ I should take accountability for our own actions. I should take accountable for the care I give and for the things I fail to do. I am accountable for maintaining my knowledge and using it in the clinical settings. Accountability can be shown according to our behavior with a patient
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One of the barriers I have encountered to become a professional nurse was a multicultural issue. In nursing school‚ I learned how to respect the rights and dignity of all patients. Here in Miami‚ a cosmopolitan city‚ I had the opportunity to interact with family and patients from other cultures. In my personal case‚ I have learned that I do not need to understand all beliefs completely‚ but I do need to respect them. For example‚ some manifestations of this barrier were: discrimination‚ racism‚ prejudice
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Accountability Legal Accountability: this means you have to follow the law that has been made at all times and you have to be seen as following the law. The police enforce this is taken very strictly. For example‚ the police have the: • Authority whose job is to oversee their work • Inspections by the Queens inspectors • Inspection by the Adult Commission • The independent Police Complaints Commission • The media‚ as they will publicise and may even twist things up to make it sound worse
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Accountability is normally viewed as being responsible‚ giving an explanation of your actions‚ to somebody for something. When you take 100 percent responsibility for holding yourself accountable‚ your performance will improve‚ your relationships will thrive‚ people’s respect for you will increase‚ you will be a great example for others to follow‚ and your self-esteem will grow. How is it that in all these areas of your life you can see such dramatic improvement? Because when you hold yourself
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that talked about an oncology patient who was very upset about being treated by a nurse who smelled strongly of cigarettes and had nicotine stained nails. Meanwhile‚ the nurses are educating the patients and encouraging them not to smoke. Hypocritical‚ yes‚ but according to many nurses‚ “nurses had to have the right to choose how to live their lives without being turned into ‘health gods’ “ ("How happy and‚" 2008) Nurses are looked at as perfect role models who should be the picture of health. But we
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was born and raised in Charleston‚ South Carolina. No siblings‚ but I had the best parents ever. I was their princess and they had these great dreams for me to be a nurse. They even named me after it‚ Althea means ‘with healing power’. However‚ these were not my dreams. I wanted to e a professional dancer.” “So why aren’t you professional now?” Nick followed‚ reading the disappointment in my voice. “Who cares what your parents want‚ it’s your life‚ do what makes you happy!” I began shaking my head a
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1. Gather necessary information to apply for the NCLEX exam and license as a licensed practical nurse a. To apply for NCLEX you must have: i. Proof of citizenship ii. Transcripts showing degree and date of completion iii. Full set of fingerprints (Fee: $28.75) iv. Photograph of yourself v. License fee (between $30.75 and $123 depending on month and year of test) vi. Conviction information vii. Any disciplinary actions b. You must register and pay for NCLEX examination online or by phone c. Allow
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“ The term professional nurse‚ as used in this document‚ refers to that individual prepared with a minimum of a baccalaureate in nursing but is also inclusive of one who enters professional practice with a master’s degree in nursing or a nursing doctorate.” (2008‚ p. 2) The three main roles of the professional nurse talked about in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing are being a provider of direct and indirect care to individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ communities‚ and populations. Secondly
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