The Nursing Shortage: Why Today’s Shortage is Unique Introduction: The nursing profession has experienced shortages many times in the past. This pattern was cyclical‚ with periods of high vacancy rates followed by layoffs and an oversupply of registered nurses. Today‚ we are experiencing another drought for nursing‚ but due to many factors‚ this shortage is different from anything the profession has witnessed in previous years. There are many that feel this shortage is severe and prolonged
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On an early Thursday morning in January I was introduced to Patient Y‚ a 30-40 year old female who was being induced with her third child. She was 39 weeks and 1 day and was having an elective induction. She was very willing to have a nursing student present through her laboring process and therefore I was able to experience the complete birth and eventually use her for my OB paper. Patient Y had diabetes‚ hypertension‚ and depression prior to her pregnancy. She did not have any major surgeries
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Nursing Diagnosis * Falls‚ risk for r/t diminished mental status aeb fractured R wrist‚ contusions on L knee and forehead‚ unsteady gait‚ “He’s fallen 3 or 4 times now but I don’t want to take away his independence so he lives alone at home”. “My dad often forgets words in mid sentence and will also misplace many of his personal items.” * Activity intolerance r/t hx of CVA aeb limited ROM of R arm. * Incontinence‚ urinary r/t hx of dementia‚ impaired mobility aeb “My dad cannot get
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monitoring health and wellbeing of nurses through engagement‚ clinical leaders may recognize burnout symptoms and prevent high turnover. Resolution to clinical leadership issues‚ namely inadequate staffing‚ includes establishing a better working environment and increasing base salary for nurses. Positive and supportive working atmosphere improves production‚ safety‚ and quality of patient care. For instance‚ leaders can offer seminars to nursing staff regarding symptom self-recognition and coping mechanisms
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Rosemarie F. Daya Clinical Instructor Submitted by: Abastillas‚ Danesse R. BSN III- B / Group 5 February 2013 CHAPTER I OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY A. General Objective After ascertaining a nurse-patient interaction and wide-ranging assessment and providing care to the clients and attentive study of the client’s condition‚ student will be able to expand knowledge‚ developed skills‚ achieve comprehensive evaluation and augment attitude through the exploitation of the nursing process on the
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WHAT COMPASSIONATE CARE MEANS TO NURSING The vision set out by the Chief Nursing Officer for England and Department of Health Nursing Director recognised the importance of addressing the quality of care following the failings at Winterbourne View and Mid-Staffordshire Hospital (Cummings‚ J and Bennett‚ V‚ 2012). The Chief Nursing Officer for England and Department of Health Nursing Director consequently founded the six essential values of a care giver; care‚ compassion‚ communication‚ competence
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Assignment Four Dated: 16th‚ May‚ 2013 Assignment 1: Nursing Story and Reflection Name: Date: 16th‚ May This is the story of my previous experience in nursing back in 2001‚ which I would like to share with you. I used to work in the out- door patient of the chemotherapy department as a Registered Nurse in Pakistan. The hospital name is “Fatima Memorial Hospital”. The department
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mobility r/t muscle weakness and disease process self care deficit: dressing and grooming r/t cognitive impairment chronic confusion r/t impaired decision making ineffective coping r/t impaired information processing noncompliance with nursing staff r/t behavior problem due to mental decline impaired verbal communication r/t aphasia-speech deficit risk for falls r/t muscle weakness risk for impaired skin integrity r/t bedridden/chairbound - History of Trauma - Time‚ cause
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he is actually talking about his own life and how he wouldn’t mind it being over. He also shows depression when he says “How stale‚ flat‚ and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world”(1.2.138). This shows how Hamlet is now experiencing clinical depression because he has lost his motivation to keep living as well as him not interested in anything. When Hamlet meets the ghost and becomes influenced by it‚ Hamlet can’t tell whether he is doing the right thing or the ghost is
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Additional Concerns Other issues that need to be addressed with the clinical setting would be physical and mental health issues. Many displaced homemakers may enter career counseling with undiagnosed mood disorders‚ such as depression or anxiety. Ronzio (2012) also stated that most career counselors will encounter women with a history of domestic violence or abuse. The psychological wounds of this abuse can diminish the client’s self-efficacy‚ beliefs in positive outcomes for career‚ and beliefs
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