Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009‚ 6‚ 2550-2567; doi:10.3390/ijerph6102550 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph Review Specialist Community Nurses: A Critical Analysis of Their Role in the Management of Long-Term Conditions Gretl A. McHugh *‚ Maria Horne‚ Karen I. Chalmers and Karen A. Luker School of Nursing‚ Midwifery & Social Work‚ University of Manchester‚ Jean McFarlane Building‚ Oxford
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) defines an impaired nurse as one who “has cognitive‚ interpersonal or psychomotor skills affected by psychiatric illness and/or drug or alcohol abuse or addiction.” They go on to state that an impaired nurse “is unable to meet the requirements of the code of ethics and standards of practice of the profession.” Impaired nurses may be under the influence of alcohol‚ amphetamines‚ opioids‚ inhalants‚ sedatives‚ hypnotics‚ or tranquilizers. Some of these drugs may
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growing shortage of nurses in America ’s hospitals is putting patient lives in danger and requires immediate attention. "The current nursing shortage threatens to heavily impact our citizens ’ health and our nations ’ security preparedness". (Person‚ 2003) The nursing shortage that is sweeping across the United States has been upgraded from a health crisis to a national security concern. A recent study in Pennsylvania found that surgical patients in hospitals with high patient-to-nurse ratios experience
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quote from Mahatma Ghandi that I frequently reflect over as I persevere in my academic studies to become a nurse. Although I did not know that I wanted to be a nurse until my freshman year of college‚ I always knew from a very young age that I wanted to support and provide care for people in need. My experiences‚ values‚ and strengths would eventually contribute to my desire to become a nurse. At the same time‚ my character gives me the energy and willpower to thrive in my academic studies. With that
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statement that nursing required a specific educational base. Finally‚ Nightengale advocated allowing nurses the autonomy of purpose for patients and their profession. While many contemporary nurse leaders continue to follow in Florence Nightingale’s footsteps‚ I believe that Deborah Burger emulates her attributes well. As the president of the National Nursing United and the California Nurses Association‚ Deborah has become well known for her advocacy. She has sparred with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Nursing and nurses‚ the paragon and paramount of healthcare‚ the helping hand and the leading constant through ailment and illness‚ the men and women who care for those in need‚ and yet we push them to their limits and ask everything of them for the impossible. The amount of patients a nurse receives needs to be reduced to better improve level of care and safety for a patient. The need and or necessity for such action come from the very stressful environment that is nursing. Nurses become overworked
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among health care workers than those in education or working with children and family issues. In two studies‚ nurses who cared for people affected by the 2004 hurricane season in Florida either in the emergency room or other deployments were found as groups to have low risk of compassion fatigue (Alexander‚ 2006; Frank & Adkinson‚ 2007). In a more recent study‚ 78% of hospice nurses were found to be at a moderate to high risk of compassion fatigue (Aberndroth & Flannery‚ 2006).
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purpose of this paper is to explain how registered nurses (RN’s) who have a bachelor’s degree‚ consume a better understanding of critical thinking skills‚ evidenced based practice knowledge‚ and greater leadership concepts. While using the essentials framework of baccalaureate standards‚ RN to BSN programs are an option that use classes to reflect the essentials for all RN’s to have the same skills in the working practice. Bachelor educated nurses allow for more professional opportunities and greater
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The Nurse I Aspire to Be Ever since I can remember I have always wanted to be a nurse. I always wanted to be the person to help bandage people up when they got hurt. As a child‚ my four sisters and I would pretend to be patients having something wrong with us. Being the patient was fun and all but I wanted to be the nurse every chance I could get. Our mom even went along with it because she would load us up with lots of Band-Aids‚ gauze‚ leg wraps‚ eye patches and medical tape. She also was on the
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Qualities a nurse must posses to be a good leader can vary throughout the nursing community. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary the word leader is defined as “a person who has commanding authority or influence”(Webster). A person or in this case a nurse who has authority or influence has a great responsibility. A leader regardless of the meaning to each nurse has the same or similar fundamentals. Furthermore the qualities reflect the foundation of nursing. The foundation or fundamentals
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