part of a nurse’s role. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) are the regulatory body of registered nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom‚ and clause 5 of the NMC code of professional conduct states that registrants have a duty to protect confidential information (NMC‚ 2006). Failure to adhere to this clause could result in removal from the register‚ as confidentiality is something all nurses must respect and be aware of. So what is patient confidentiality and why is it so important? The Department
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RUNNING HEAD: Defining the Roles Defining the Roles Nicolle Durfee Introduction to Leadership Maria Rosario D. Gonzales September 15‚ 2011 The American Nurses Association defines nursing as ‘‘the protection‚ promotion and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities and populations (Cox‚ & Werner‚ 2009).” The roles
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on critical care nurses Moral distress has been a topic of interest to many nursing researchers due to the consequences that it poses‚ however few studies have examined the impacts of moral distress on nurses. By utilizing existing research on the topic‚ Corley (2002) proposed a theory of moral distress that encompassed its negative effects. Corley (2002) theorized that moral distress negatively affects nurses‚ patients and organizations. When subjected to moral distress‚ nurses can suffer‚ feel
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Role of the Nurse Historically the role of the nurse has been as a patient advocate. Nurses’ have advanced from being seen as low cost labor to an autonomous practioner. Prior to Florence Nightingale the nurse was a member of a religious order or under the direction of the military. Florence Nightingale established the first nursing schools and was responsible for their own practice. In the early 1900’s nursing education was taken over by hospitals and the licensing of nurses began. In the
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The Minnesota Nurse Practice Act Statute 148.261 Grounds for Disciplinary Action‚ part 11 states “Engaging in any unethical conduct‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ conduct likely to deceive‚ defraud‚ or harm the public‚ or demonstrating a willful or careless disregard for the health‚ welfare‚ or safety of a patient. Actual injury need not be established under this clause.” This state statute applies to the given scenario as the nurse by complying with the doctor’s orders is participating in an
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Gonzales College of Nursing NR 305 Health Assessment Professor Sherer Telenursing Telenursing is a new technology used to deliver nursing services to patients where the patient and the nurse communicate directly through audios or videos. It was developed in the 1970’s to curb the professional nurse shortage. Telenursing seeks to monitor a patient while at home‚ therefore preventing admission and readmission of a patient in a health facility. The telehealth equipment used to monitor the
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Nursing retention of the experienced nurse is a common problem in many acute care hospitals. With the recent increase in nursing graduates and‚ there is still expected to be a nursing shortage of 260‚ 000 nurses between 2018 and 2025 (Buerhaus‚ Auerbach & Staiger‚ 2009‚ p. 663). The financial impact related to nurse turnover is astronomical; the cost of replacing a nurse costs anywhere between $42‚000 and $64‚000 dollars (Lynn & Redman‚ 2005). To properly stabilize staffing in order to operate a
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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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The Advance Practice Nurse Role can be nurse practitioners‚ nurse midwives‚ nurse anesthetists or clinical nurse specialists. They play an essential role in healthcare and are often primary care providers and are just as qualified as doctors to provide care. (Preventive Health Care: The Role of Nurse Practitioners‚ 2016). Advance Practice Nurse (APRN) is often defined as a constellation of four roles: the Nurse Practitioner (NP)‚ Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)‚ Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)‚ and
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Nurse To Patient Ratio Medtech College Ethics August 16‚ 2010 The past decade has been a turbulent time for US hospitals and practicing nurses. News media have trumpeted urgent concerns about hospital understaffing and growing hospital nurse shortage. Nurses nationwide consistently report that hospital nurse staffing levels are inadequate to provide safe and effective care. Physicians agree‚ citing inadequate nurse staffing as a major impediment to the provision on high quality of care
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