NURS 130 September 22‚ 2010 All nurses have multiple duties that they must complete during their entire shift. The types of duties can vary during the day and on some days‚ they can be very overwhelming. This is especially true for a charge nurse. “Charge nurses are expected to lead staff while managing the work systems and processes on their units to ensure that the needs of patients are met” (‚ 2009). Upon observation‚ the charge nurse at a geriatric facility has many duties. They are in
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Planning your visit: Meeting a State Representative to Promote Advance Nurse Practitioner’s Role Chamberlain School of Nursing NR:506 Health Care Policy February 10‚ 2013 Affordable healthcare can enable Americans to live longer‚ lead more healthy lives and improve their economic potential (Hope Street‚ 2008). Changes in the healthcare system have been slow in comparison to the areas of industry in the twenty first century. With the passing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2012
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Charlene Hanson (2009‚ 87) ‚ their book Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach states: “ The APN role that has shown the most significant growth is the NP. The number of RNs educated as NPs increased by 43.5% between 2000 and 2004 and more than doubled from 1996 to 2004.” Nurse Practitioners are growing increasingly popular in the hospital scene for a number of reasons. A Nurse Practitioner‚ commonly known as an NP‚ has the ability to prescribe
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Family Nurse Practitioner Family Nurse Practitioner Healthcare in the United States in the 1950’s and 1960’s experienced an upheaval with the expanded availability of the Medicare and Medicaid programs and the increased specialization of medicine. The shortage in providing health care coverage to low-income women‚ children‚ the elderly‚ and people with disabilities gave clinically experienced nurses the opportunity to fill the primary care void. This was accomplished
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Contributions of Nurses in Times of War War Paper 26 March‚ 2012 Millikin University Christin Birmingham Contribution of Nurses in Times of War Page Two Contribution of Nurses in Time of War Without the influence of Nurses and their extraordinary contribution
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medical field doctors and nurses are two groups of people who share an almost indistinguishable goal‚ and that is to serve the patient to the best of their ability. Yet‚ although these two professions have a lot in common there is much that is different between them. This includes the differences in power‚ pay‚ status‚ class‚ and gender. In the United States the most common kind of nurse is known as a registered nurse or RN. The education process for this kind of nurse is graduation from any university
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hours; nurse fatigue is a critical topic that needs to be addressed within the medical profession. Most hospitals assign nurses to 12-hours shifts‚ and the average of four to five patient’s per nurse. The long shifts are extremely tiring for most nurses‚ and furthermore‚ can be detrimental to their health‚ which ultimately puts the patient at risk. As a result‚ nurses may not extend the therapeutic communication as expected and could make dangerous‚ and sometimes fatal mistakes. Nurses may also
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Essay Question:“ The Importance of acting lawfully when working as a nurse.” By Rainah Herring Student number: 17038485 When working within the nursing profession‚ it is of great importance for a nurse to act lawfully within their roles and responsibilities. It is imperative for nurses to comprehend legal aspects such as negligence‚ duty of care‚ documentation and confidentiality. As such acting lawfully will protect and reduce the risk of becoming deregistered and provide a high standard
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Of A Registered Nurse During this lifetime everyone has to build or start a career from something of their interest.The most recent jobs vary from‚ police officers‚ doctors‚ lawyers‚ firefighters ‚ & etc. Plus due to the fact once you get in the career field you want to pursue you have to stay focused and maintain a good progression towards your career. Out of all the career fields i could pursue i wouldn’t look any further than a RN‚ which in other words is a registered nurse. In order for me
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Pursuing a career in the field of nursing can be very rewarding. Schreiber and MacDonald (2010) describe a theory that involves how a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) practices nursing to connect with patients “while keeping vigil over them” during surgery. A common misconception about being a nurse anesthetist is that very little patient to provider interaction occurs. People assume that CRNAs must not enjoy interacting with patients‚ since the patient is under general anesthesia
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