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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The Red Pyramid For my summer reading book I read The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan. Before beginning I would like to note this book is based around Egyptian mythology. The story begins with the two main characters Carter and Sadie Kane who are visiting a British museum containing the Rosetta stone. they are with their father Julius Kane and suddenly while they are observing the Rosetta stone it opens a portal through to the place where the gods are and their dad gets sealed inside a coffin by
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While researching texts written and published about Nurse Practitioners‚ I have found that Nurse Practitioners are rapidly becoming the top health partner choice for many Americans. Nurse Practitioners have been servicing patients for over forty years. The NP role had its initiation in the mid-sixties in response to a lack of physicians in the United States.They can perform very extensive and concentrated examinations; distinguish and treat common keen illnesses‚ as well as laboratory tests; and
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For as long as I can remember‚ I have wanted to be a nurse. I was dead set on being helpful behind the scenes. I craved to fill the role of the nurse who was in the background‚ helping out by doing the small‚ unimportant jobs. I felt I was not good enough to fill a higher position. This was before I began actually assuming the role of a volunteer in my community. Volunteering at Lincoln County Mercy Hospital has taught me a lot of lessons and skills. I began on the MED/Surg floor. I was there to
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career where you can truly make a difference. ("Pediatric Er nurse" ) To become a ER nurse its a must to have registered nursing credential‚ which requires completion of a nursing program 2-4 years. Earning a Bachelors Degrees 4 years‚ MSN Degree 2 additional years‚ and PHD or DNP 2-4 additional years. Once you have completed the registered nurse degree program‚ students are eligible for the National Council Examination for registered nurses or NCLEX-RN. If specializing in emergency room care an additional
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Trauma Nurse Overview: Trauma nurses are registered nurses who provide emergency care to the patients in urgent situations. They are found to work in various facilities like emergency rooms of the hospitals‚ ambulances and urgent care centers‚ often find coordinating with physicians‚ patient family members and other medical team members. Trauma nurses have to quickly get accustomed with the severe medical injuries encountered in an emergency room. This profession offers a fast-paced career to the
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Perioperative Nurse The career I chose is perioperative nursing. Perioperative nurses are an important part of the surgical team. Typically‚ perioperative nurses work serve as either a scrub nurse‚ circulating nurse‚ or a RN first assistant. They care for the patient having surgery by assessing and planning the nursing care the patients receive before‚ during‚ and after surgery. Much of the ambulatory surgery is increasingly being performed in a physician’s office‚ this is the fastest growing part
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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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Nurse Ratched is the main source of power and authority in the ward. She has complete control over all of the patients and staff. Although she is technically under the supervision of Doctor Spivey‚ she still possesses the ability to control him as well. When McMurphy is first admitted to the hospital‚ his confident‚ stubborn attitude poses a threat to the Nurse. This threat only motivates her more‚ showing her representation of Friedrich Nietzsche’s theory‚ the will to power. Nietzsche believes that
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Nurse Practitioner Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse (RN) with more education and training than a registered nurse in family and pediatric practice. Nurse Practitioners can provide health care for kids. They manage acute and critical ill clients both mental and physical. They are able to provide care without the supervision of a doctor. NPs still have to refer to doctors when things are out of their scope of practice. NP can be referred to as (advanced practice nurses‚ APN). NP’s follow
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