While reading Watchful Care: A History of America’s Nurse Anesthetists by Marianne Bankert‚ it seems evident that the progression of the Nurse Anesthesia profession is borne by individuals who deemed Evidence-Based Practice a necessity. A search of a formal definition of Evidence-Based Practice turned out to be a futile endeavor‚ as the concept has evolved with time. Nevertheless‚ three basic tenets are considered paramount from it; “best available research evidence‚ patient values (or preferences)
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One of the barriers I have encountered to become a professional nurse was a multicultural issue. In nursing school‚ I learned how to respect the rights and dignity of all patients. Here in Miami‚ a cosmopolitan city‚ I had the opportunity to interact with family and patients from other cultures. In my personal case‚ I have learned that I do not need to understand all beliefs completely‚ but I do need to respect them. For example‚ some manifestations of this barrier were: discrimination‚ racism‚ prejudice
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Date Stress among Nurses in U.S Over the years‚ nursing has been considered one of the most prestigious occupations and only its pros have been on the lime light. However‚ it is a field full of numerous challenges and the number of nurses suffering from work related stress is alarming. There are a number of factors attributed to cause stress among nurses in the United States of America (USA). The first contributing factor is understaffing. Over the years‚ even as some nurses have exited to retirement
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Nursing as quoted by the American Nurses Association‚ “Nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities; prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses; and advocacy in health care for individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations. Nursing has all types of fields that you can go venture off into. I wanted to look at registered nurses compared to licensed nurses. I wanted to list the differences
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The Caring Nurse: ADN versus BSN The Caring Nurse: ADN versus BSN Caring is the heart of nursing. Most nurses have a quality about them that harbors caring. Caring is defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary as‚ “effort made to do something correctly‚ safely‚ or without causing damage‚” or “things that are done to keep someone healthy‚ safe‚ etc.” Nurses‚ whether they are an associate degree educated or baccalaureate educated‚ want to do a good job. They don’t come to work to intentionally
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Working on the ICU: Nurse Staffing The process of going to college‚ studying to become a nurse‚ and ultimately finding a position in our ever growing‚ competitive work field is quite the challenge. Now that the beginning stages of our career have been completed and we have secured our positions as an ICU nurse‚ we face a different dilemma daily within the workplace; understaffing. We have lost three nurses and currently‚ those positions will not be re-filled‚ leaving the workload to fall onto our
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Differences in competences between associate degree prepared nurse versus the baccalaureate prepared nurse. Maureen N Iwuoha Grand Canyon University: September 5‚ 2014 Differences in competences between associate degree prepared nurse versus baccalaureate prepared nurse. Competency is the measured degree of performance that integrates skills‚ ability‚ judgment and knowledge as defined by the American nurses association‚ in other words competency is the ability of an individual
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and effective patient care has been to mandate nurse staffing ratios. In 1999 California became the first state to mandate minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals. California is not the only state to enact minimum nurse staffing ratios for hospitals‚ over the past four years at least eighteen other states have considered legislation regarding nurse staffing in hospitals. Policymakers are forced to consider alternatives to nurses ratios due to nurse shortages. Whether minimum staffing ratios will
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Title: A Nurse Evaluation and Outcome at a Kaiser Permanente Hospital Andre Bagramyan California State University Northridge Abstract Through the participation in the clinical setting of the Woodland Hills Kaiser Permanente Intensive Care Unit the writer has been involved with the members of this unit to develop and assess the roles of a leader. The focus of this paper is to analyze the evaluation of a nurse on the unit and the outcomes form the meeting. At Kaiser Permanente of Woodland
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Nurse Mentor: How to Find a Good Mentor A nurse mentor could be anyone who can help you learn your duties and grow in your position as a nurse‚ including a teacher‚ advisor or trusted friend. Mentors often provide more than daily guidance in nursing and often help you make important career decisions. The following strategies are the most common means of find a good mentor; Participation in a formal mentoring program Talking to teachers Finding a mentor online. Observe nurses at work Speak to key
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