important in nursing because through leadership the various elements of nursing practice are implemented to ensure the best quality of care
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having a nurse come into look after you‚ after you have had surgery. No one to check your vitals‚ give you replacements on your IV‚ no one to ask you how you are feeling‚ and no one to come in on time to give you your medications. The nationwide nursing shortages are increasing and creating not only a problem for the health care system but also for patients and their well being. Nurses are an ideal part of the healthcare system providing serious care to clients ranging in all age groups. Nurses assist
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the future‚ the issue of turnover is and will continue to be a problem for the NICU and ACH as a whole. Many new graduates are joining the NICU in pursuance of experience‚ subsequently‚ returning to school to advance their degree or take a travel nursing assignment. This is a major cost to the ICUs‚ due to the amount of time orientation for a new nurse requires. Simultaneously‚ these nurses also receive their Neonatal Resuscitation Program and Pediatric Advanced Life Support certifications‚ another
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been a nurse for X number of years that he/she is competent in a task. Each person involved in this process is accountable for his or her own actions or inaction and is potentially liable if competent and safe care is not provided. Delegation in nursing is critical for training‚ cooperation‚ patient care‚ and productivity. Many nurses resist delegating tasks because they figure they might as well complete the work themselves. Other nurses feel uncomfortable taking responsibility for another nurse’s
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Bedside Shift Reporting Jennifer J. Fay Indiana State University Bedside Shift Reporting In every profession there are changes that propel how tasks are done; nursing is no stranger to this. One of the biggest changes that have come into nursing’s daily events is how report hand-offs are being done. Gone are the days of taped report that each off going nurse must tape about each patient and the oncoming nurse must listen to. Nurses are now being encouraged to move their report to the
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The U.S. nursing shortage had been a serious issue for quite sometime now and continues to escalate. As the nursing workforce continues to age‚ nurses leave the profession faster than they can be replaced and the crisis continues to grow. Nurses are leaving for different reasons. What is being done to solve the nursing shortage here in the United States? Nursing recruitment and retention is one of many solutions that can alleviate this problem. "Nurses are privileged to belong to a profession
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Nurse Fatigue Nurse fatigue is experienced every day in the nursing field‚ it is the inadequate adaptation and restoration of work energy (Drake‚ Luna‚ Georges‚ & Steege‚ 2012). Nurse fatigue can be emotional‚ physical or mental‚ it can also be a feeling of weariness‚ tiredness‚ lack of energy or having trouble performing at work (Drake‚ Luna‚ Georges‚ & Steege‚ 2012). Also it can be caused by working long shifts and causing exhaustion from staff burnout‚ leading to an adverse effect on patient
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From the reading articles and powerpoint‚ I learned about many facts about diversity in ageing this week and the three most important facts were first the number women aged 65 years or older is larger than men and about 1.3 million women live in nursing homes. Women also comprise the majority of Medicare beneficiaries‚ because they are more likely to experience disabling effects of multiple chronic conditions. In addition about 39% of older women live alone for nearly one third of life‚ because older
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shoes of Estrella Hospital – Emergency room and Nicu’s Head Nurse for this day made me remember one line from my favorite movie‚ Spider-Man that says “With great power comes great responsibility…” Before the RLE exposure‚ when I hear the word “Head Nursing” from my fellow batch mates‚ it is always coupled with the words “Toxic‚ Paper works and Toxic” and when I was the one on duty‚ I proved them right. You have to prepare for your activities and you need to monitor your staff nurses all the time. Honestly
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reason why I want to accomplish this goal. Secondly‚ there is a wide variety of job opportunities to choose from such as a hospital‚ clinic‚ school‚ nursing home‚ and travel nurse. As a Pediatric Nurse I will have the opportunity to choose a position in the nursing field such as a staff nurse‚ floor charge nurse‚ floor unit manager‚ director of nursing and many more to choose from. When I become a Pediatric Nurse I would like to work in a hospital. I won’t to work with the babies. Being around
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