can explore a variety of specialties in the field of nursing. Amongst them are four significant roles of advanced practice that perform and provide a great amount of care to the population beyond the status of Registered Nurse (RN). The four Advanced Practice Registered Nurses are Nurse Practitioners (NP)‚ Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS)‚ Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA)‚ and Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM). “Advanced practice RNs represent about 8 percent of the nursing workforce‚” (Kurtzman
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Patrick Desloge Intro to Sociology Dr. Sheff Current Event Paper The way we see ourselves has changed dramatically over the years in this country. This is‚ in large part‚ because of our prolonged exposure to media in all its forms. We have held a continuous discussion on this very topic in my Communications & Rhetoric class for weeks now‚ and we still haven’t even scratched the surface. From a young age‚ we are shown exactly what “attractive” should look like‚ and while we are given examples for
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Nurse Staffing Ratios Grand Canyon University Roles and Responsibilities in Leadership NRS-451V April 26‚ 2015 Nurse Staffing Ratios There have been series of changes in the way healthcare professionals carry out their clinical practices in recent years. Some of these changes are because evidenced-based practices based on scientific research is now being used‚ in clinical practices. These innovations have affected both the patient and the nurse who provides the care. According to Welton‚ (2007)
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An in-depth analysis of three key aspects of the anaesthetic nurse role The relationship between the perioperative nurse and the patient has suffered a long process of mutation throughout the last decades. If before all the dynamics experienced within an operating theatre were based upon organizational and logistical aspects‚ these days the focus lies on the patient and all the comfort and security demanded throughout a process that already reveals itself aggressive for the patient. Being the
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Current Events in Business Research Jennifer Howse Res/351 May 11‚ 2015 Tracy Sipma Current Events in Business Research Phlebotomist and nurses has been around for years and the article I am writing about will describe the business research process that came about to help prevent needles sticks. How needle sticks occur The main reason health care workers are stuck by needles are from negligence. They are not taking the proper precautions and not following proper protocol when it comes to properly
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This essay will discuss the role of the nurse in the context of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) which is caused by a genetic disease by a deletion in chromosome 15. This can lead to insatiable hunger‚ excessive eating and result in obesity. This syndrome requires management from the multidisciplinary team which includes dieticians‚ doctors‚ mental health team‚ nurses‚ occupational therapist‚ physiotherapists and social services. This is where the role of the nurse and nursing staff can stand out as they
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Respiratory Discharge Nurse Specialist (Nurse Led Discharge) A Concept Paper for the course Evolving Roles of the Nurse in Education‚ Practice and Research Raymund Christopher R. dela Peña Saint Louis University Background Patients who are well enough for discharge are sometimes spending hours or days longer than they needed to in hospital waiting for the next doctor’s ward round. At the same time‚ patients in the emergency department are waiting for a bed to become available so they
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difficult to achieve as an individual. To have goals as a group is very important for overall success. Johnson and Johnson (2013) explained why goals are important. First‚ goals are guides for action‚ which direct‚ channel‚ and determine what members’ roles. The second is goals motivate behavior; no goals‚ no motivation. The third‚ goals provide the basis for resolving conflicts which can be resolved on the basis of what members want to accomplish. The fourth is the goals are a prerequisite for assessment
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Reducing the number of pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among those aged under 16 is a government priority due to rising numbers of both (Department of Health‚ 1999; 2001; Social Exclusion Unit‚ 1999). Contraceptive nurses have a key role as they are in a unique position to give clients the opportunity to talk about intimate areas of their sexual life and anxieties in a non-judgemental environment (Everett‚ 1998). Most agencies offering information‚ advice or services on sexual
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staffing of Registered Nurses is critical in the safety of hospital patients. Nursing shortages‚ along with major cuts in nursing budgets‚ have combined to result in fewer nurses at the bedside. This creates a safety hazard for patients‚ as well as a critical issue in the nursing profession. Nursing and patient outcomes are both highly affected by inadequate staffing. This paper will focus on the necessity for appropriate RN-to-patient ration and the evidence based research that supports the effect
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