It has been suggested that in order for nurses to overcome compassion fatigue‚ they need to stop focusing on the stressful aspects of being a helper and begin to consider ways in which their work brings a sense of fulfillment (Radey & Figley‚ 2007). The phrase compassion satisfaction is used to describe this feeling of accomplishment that results from the process of helping others and brings nurses back to the altruistic reasons they had picked the profession in the first place. Radey & Figley (2007)
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common risk every person entering pediatric nursing must face. Pediatric Nurse Practitioners are those that care for patients from when they are newborns to adolescents. In order for one to pursue the career of pediatric nursing one must be informed that it takes a great deal of education‚ job function‚ and the utmost love and devotion to care for others. Education is key to success. The education needed to become a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner is a four year Bachelor’s degree along with a two year Master’s
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Registered Nurse is the career I plan on pursuing‚ because it dealing with helping people. I love helping people. My plan is to work in a clinic. Hospital work is less predictable and more stressful than clinic work‚ says Beth Anne Schwamberger‚ a former RN who has worked in both hospital and clinic settings. In order for me to be a RN nurse I must first have these certifications: graduate‚ or provide verification of completion and eligibility for graduation‚ from a state-approved nursing program
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What They Do? Registered nurses are in charge of administering health care‚ caring for patients‚ and educating patients on their health condition. Many of their responsibilities depend on where they are working. Nurses will record medical files and analyze test results. They may operate medical equipment and observe patient treatment. Many registered nurses are part of a team of physicians and they help physicians with different patients and their needs. Once you have been in this job for a while
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Nurse Practice Act Samantha Kelly NSG/320 November 21‚ 2011 Jen Millar University of Phoenix Nurse Practice Act The Nursing Practice Act (NPA) is the body of California law that mandates the Board to set out the scope of practice and responsibilities for RNs. The Practice Act is located in the California Business and Professions Code starting with Section 2700. Regulations that specify the implementation of the law appear in the California Code of Regulations ("Board
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“Pediatric nurses are Registered Nurses who care for children of all ages in a variety of healthcare settings”(SoPN). Pediatric nurses are one of the few nurses who look after children from the day they are born to their teenage years; therefore‚ these nurses tend to work in hospitals and clinics‚ give screenings and immunizations‚ and treat common illnesses of children such as chickenpox and tonsillitis. Also‚ they “make preliminary or final diagnoses of illnesses and injuries”(Every Nurse). For example
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Why I Became a Nurse “Why I Became a Nurse” Nursing was not always something that I wanted to do in the beginning. I wanted to be a Photographer. Looking back at that period in my life there were many areas of my life that I needed to assess. I already had a daughter and was currently going to school for Photography. So the question became do I keep my passion‚ and will it always pay the bills? Alternatively‚ do I change career paths and pursue a new career that I know will pay the bills
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Primary care nurse practitioner workforce represents a significant supply of primary care providers able to meet the demand for care. While studies show Kentucky will have an excess of registered nurses in the next decade‚ right now many of the state’s hospitals are stressed to hire enough nurses to care for patients. Kentucky has about 45‚500 full-time employed RNs‚ whose average annual salary is about $60‚000‚ according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Kentucky Board of Nursing website
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communicator between doctors and patients. Until nowadays‚ it is still common to see that there is gender stereotype of a nurse is always a female. In fact‚ there are male being a nurse in hospitals and clinics‚ especially those being a military nurse. There are both advantages and disadvantages of being a nurse. to begin with‚ nurse is a meaningful job which saves people’s lives. A nurse not only provide help medically‚ but also give support spiritually like sharing personal experiences with patients
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The second job career I did further research on is Emergency Nurse and while doing further research I found out that to become a Emergency Nurse you must become a Registered Nurse first. “The primary prerequisite for working as an emergency room RN is to be licensed by the state to work as a registered nurse. Licensure requirements vary slightly from state to state‚ but all state boards of nursing require candidates to complete an approved nursing course of instruction. This must be from an accredited
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