Licensed practical nurses (LPN’s) fill an important role in modern healthcare practices. Their primary job duty is to provide routine care‚ observe patients’ health‚ assist doctors and registered nurses‚ and communicate instructions to patients regarding medication‚ home-based care‚ and preventative lifestyle changes. Licensed Practical Nurses duties generally include providing routine care‚ observing patients’ health‚ assisting doctors and registered nurses‚ and communicating with patients and their
Premium Nursing Health care Patient
Preparation There is an ongoing debate about nurses trained at the Associates Degree level versus the baccalaureate degree level. In this paper‚ I will discuss some of the important differences between the two levels of education and try to determine if one is really better than the other. First of all‚ when considering the difference between the two types of degrees‚ it is important to recognize that at either level‚ a nurse must be able to pass the same NCLEX examination in order
Premium Nursing Academic degree Education
on how nurse patient ratio can affect the patient’s outcome but not much has changed over the years. Thirty years ago‚ when I was a new graduate nurse‚ I remember the exhausting 12-15 hour days I experienced working in a medical center‚ three days in a row and being responsible for fifteen patients while working with a Licensed Practical Nurse or a Certified Nurses Assistant. During that time I worked on a medical-surgical/telemetry floor where we also had patients on ventilators. Nurses were not
Premium Nursing Nurse Patient
Nurse-Sensitive Indicators Analysis Nurse-Sensitive Indicators Analysis This is an analysis of the nurse-sensitive indicators in a case study regarding an elderly‚ Jewish male patient with dementia in a hospital setting. Nurse-sensitive indicators presented in the scenario such as patient falls‚ using restraints‚ development of pressure ulcers‚ and patient satisfaction will be discussed. When nurses are aware of these nurse-sensitive issues they can provide better care for their
Premium Nursing Patient Ethics
is a very rewarding career‚ however it is a difficult job. Nurses deal with life and death situations‚ their work environment is hectic most of the time‚ and sometimes they spend more time in their jobs than at home with their families due to the demands of the job. Moreover‚ it is no surprise that nursing retention is a big issue in the profession. It is estimated that nurse turnover costs a facility around $22‚000 to $64‚000 per nurse turnover‚ and some of this money goes to advertising and recruitment
Premium
each of nurses should have and be aware of‚ because of the high expectancy by patients and colleagues in both within and outside of professional domains. Professionalism refers to the key points that everyone should follow and behaves the best in order to protect its dignity and respective in a competent manner. Then it becomes even more important when it comes to public health care matter. There are many reasons for that; first of all‚ Nursing. In this profession‚ it is expected from nurses to maintain
Premium Health care Health care provider Health
considered a vulnerable population. * Explain why members of these groups cannot advocate for themselves or why advocating for these groups would be beneficial. * What would you advocate for? * What risk are you taking as a community health nurse when advocating for the aforementioned problem? A vulnerable population is a group or groups that are more likely to develop health-related problems‚ have more difficulty accessing health care to address those health problems‚ and are more likely
Premium Health care Nursing Illness
Nurse staffing refers to the ratio of nurses to patients in a particular unit. The current global nursing shortage is simply wide spread and dangerous lace of skilled nurses who are needed to care for individual patients and the population as a while. A study on the nursing shortage by Linda Aiken of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing‚ fund that an estimated 20‚000 people die each year‚ because they have checked into a hospital with overworked nurses. (The American Nurses Association
Premium Nursing
The Interview- Nurse Manager According to Wilkes University (2017)‚ the role of nurse manger can be very rewarding. They report that 90 percent of nurse managers are happy in their role. Nurse Managers work in all different types of locations in the medical profession. The role of a nurse manager can be challenging. They run the day to day operations of their departments. Their job description includes recruiting/hiring staff and making sure staff are trained and educated. They manage department
Premium Nursing Nurse Management
Nurses also face the problem of their wages. Most times their wages are either being cut unexpectedly or the theft of their hard earned money‚ and these actions clearly show how much nurses are taken advantage of in their work. One example of nurses being taken advantage of financially is the lawsuit case against the Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital in Joliet‚ IL. According to journalist Kelly Gooch‚ “The lawsuit‚ filed Feb. 20 in the Circuit Court of Will County‚ alleges that the hospital’s parent
Premium