Nursing is one of the most respected and rewarding occupations in the healthcare industry. An exemplary nurse exhibits qualities such as empathy‚ selflessness‚ and the ability to work well under pressure as a team and also independently. Although the nurses job description focuses on patient care‚ nurses are also the patient’s number one advocate; the doctor may diagnose and order treatments for the patient‚ but the nurse is the one whom the patient sees and establishes a connection most. Nurses
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Hi Katherina‚ Human error in nursing is usually unavoidable‚ unpredictable and unintentional. Further‚ some risks include language barriers‚ neglecting to follow the policy‚ in a hurry to complete the task. As a supervisor‚ I encountered a nurse who gave a patient the wrong medications. The error occurred when the patient answered to the wrong name‚ and the nurse failed to check the patient’s identification bracelet. Other errors can include carelessness on the behalf of the staff as well as not
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responsibility when dealing with individuals or other companies in the business environment. When it comes to the career of nursing‚ professionalism is taken to a whole other level. Not only does professionalism come in to account with your business professionals and peers‚ but you have patients with whom professionalism is highly practiced as well. Professionalism in nursing means that you are able to handle all the responsibilities given to you in an efficient and proper way. It means that when
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Nursing Shortage and Nursing Turn Over Nursing shortage and turnover is an enormous issue affecting nurses in the delivery of patients’ care. Nursing shortages have been shown to cause unfavorable effects which include decreased job satisfaction‚ decreased access to care‚ and can lead to increased turn over. This paper is about nursing shortages and nursing turn overs‚ and how the author would expect nursing leaders and managers to approach this issue. The writer’s rational would be supported by
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A career in nursing can be the most rewarding occupation most people can think of. It truly takes a unique person with a strong sense of discipline‚ diligence‚ responsibility‚ and a love for mankind to take on such a role. While nursing for most is very rewarding‚ it is also an occupation that can very easily overwhelm employees and requires most of the time more so then none‚ a great tolerance to stress. For some when the stress becomes overwhelming‚ it may lead to addiction‚ especially in the
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Nursing Specialty: Legal Nursing Central Methodist University Historical Trends in Nursing NU25 July 07‚ 2013 Nursing Specialty: Legal Nursing The world of healthcare is one of frequent changes. Those who have dedicated themselves to the nursing profession understand that healthcare is continuously evolving‚ as it is our responsibility to provide only the highest standard of care to our patients. Each nurse that is certified within a nursing specialty strengthens the entire healthcare
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concept pertaining to psychiatric nursing. As stated in my autobiography presented the first week in our class discussion board‚ I have a second love for psychiatric nursing. I have found‚ that while being a registered nurse‚ many nurses that have never worked in a psych unit‚ with their only experience in psych was in their clinical rotation while in undergraduate‚ is most times perceived as a negative and dangerous specialty of nursing . It’s true! psychiatric nursing is not for everyone. Some cannot
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has many implications for the Clinical Nurse Leadership role. The RAM can act as an education tool for heart failure patients. Baken‚ G. & Akyol‚ A. D. (2008). Theory-guided interventions for adaptation to heart failure.Journal of Advanced Nursing‚ 61(6)‚
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Nursing Careers Available in the US Did you know that the Civil War had an effect on nursing jobs for women? According to Karen J. Egenes‚ the volunteer nurses of the Civil War “changed the public’s perception of work by women outside of their homes.” There are numerous nursing jobs available to this day. Nursing jobs are always in high demand. Although some people go into this career field‚ not for the passion of it‚ but for the income‚ this is not a career for everyone. One type of nursing job
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Registered nurses are essential to cost containment‚ patient safety‚ and quality of care in the healthcare industry. Currently there are 3.1 million registered nurses in the United States alone. Nurses directly affect every aspect of a patient’s health. Mary Breckinridge once said that nurses are said to be “the backbone of health providers everywhere” – nursingworld.com. And with as many benefits as they bring to the healthcare providers‚ and based on their impressive statistics on bettering the
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