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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A leadership experience in which I had a positive influence on the lives of other students was having the opportunity to be chosen as a link crew leader. As a link crew leader‚ I participated in the organization of freshman orientation and getting assigned a group of freshman to do activities with. On the day of orientation‚ I received my group of 10 freshmen who seemed nervous and timid of what high school held for them in the future. Incidentally‚ the director who organized the event introduced
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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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One of characteristics of clinical leader: be supportive to new nurses Introduction In health care‚ the leader role in medical units has evolved from solely medical to more managerial as well (Maddux‚ Maddux‚ &Hakim‚ 2008). It has been noted that leadership styles are important in transforming‚ creating meaning‚ and producing desirable employee outcomes; thus they can benefit organizational performance and even survival‚ especially for new employee (McNeese-Smith‚1995). Employee behaviors such
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understand the healthcare field from the perspective of patients with chronic illnesses and members of the healthcare team‚ including nurses‚ nurse assistants and physicians. Through these experiences I saw how the healthcare team improves the quality of life of people on a daily basis. Yet‚ I also perceived potential problems that limited the extent and scope in which the healthcare team can help patients. I realized that the healing process depends not only on the health care provider‚ but also
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Nurse residency programs; although not new to nursing seem to increase retention of newly graduated nurses. In addition‚ there is a cost saving from retaining the new nurse. Since nursing is more complex‚ these programs help pave the way for the inexperienced nurse. Nurses are more likely to stay in the profession when they have been enrolled in a residency program. I think nurse residency programs would be a great benefit to the nursing profession. Having the time to learn how to organize‚
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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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A neonatal nurse is one who subspecializes in working with newborn infants who are born with problems like birth defects‚ infections‚ being premature‚ surgical problems‚ and cardiac malformations. They embrace these infants who deal with these problems shortly after birth as well as their long-term problems they may have to deal with. Most neonatal nurses only care for the infant until they are discharged from the hospital‚ but some may care for them up until age two. A Bachelor’s of Science in
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