Why I want To Be A Nurse By: Lourdes Ocasio I walked off the school bus; it was a beautiful summer day. The sun was shining and the birds were singing‚ but inside my house it was dark‚ a cloud had moved over us. I slowly made my way to the door‚ expecting my mother to greet me but instead my sister opened the door‚ something was wrong‚ I knew instantly. When I walked in there sat my three year old little brother playing with his toys in the family room and my parents were sitting
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Hello everyone‚ My name is John Santiesteban and I’m currently a nurse. I am attending this class in order for me to achieve my masters in nursing. My enthusiasm for nursing first took root and flourished after losing my father. My father became very ill and needed medical care. When I saw that my father was starting to become weak and frail‚ I thought to myself "What access would my father have to good quality health care?" I asked my mother "Where is the nearest hospital?" and my mother replied
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There are many diverse clinicians that are employed today within the home health aspects of the medical field. Some of these clinicians consist of occupational therapist‚ physical therapist‚ respiratory therapist‚ registered nurse and a licensed practical nurse. Even though the ending result for the home health organization is to rehab the client back to their independence as much as possible‚ the agencies continue to be a competitor for each other. Each agencies is striving for their clinician
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There are several advanced practice nurses in the United States. Advanced practice nurses consist of registered nurses who have a master’s degree or doctorate degree in nursing and specialize in a certain area. According to the textbook definition‚ “Advanced Practice Nursing is the patient-focused application of an expanded range of competencies to improve health outcomes for patients and populations is a specialized clinical area of the larger discipline of nursing” (Hamric‚ Hanson‚ Tracy‚ & O’Grady
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am grateful for the opportunity to recommend Amy Boynton for the Kane County Educator of the Year Award. Nurse Boynton is fiercely dedicated to the students of Saint Charles North High School addressing the unique medical and emotional requirements of the students with tireless effort and genuine compassion. I have had the pleasure of sending three of my children to North High School where Nurse Boynton is readily available for any medical issues the students may be contending with; nothing is too
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The American Academy of Pediatrics conducted a survey in 2010 which established that there were only 13‚000 Pediatrics Nurse Practitioners in practice at the time. It was noted in the same survey that the majority of that number work in primary care settings. In order to establish role delineation for Nurse Practitioners‚ The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)‚ a subsidiary of American Nurses Association (ANA)‚ conducted a national level job analysis survey. The purpose of the survey was
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Running head: -nursing uniforms:WHY THERE SHOULD BE A MANDATORY DRESS CODE FOR NURSES Nurses and uniforms Why There Should Be a Mandatory Dress Code for nurses Maria Gutierrez University of Central Florida Abstract The debate about nurses having a mandatory dress code such as a specific uniform and color‚ (white or not) has been a hot topic lately. The majority of nurses love the freedom they have of choosing their own uniforms and expressing part of their identity and style; however‚ the
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How would you describe your role in your clinical setting? The role of the Perianesthesia nurse manager is to oversee the personnel within the Perianesthesia department‚ work collaboratively with physicians and/and or other allied health practitioners as well as administration to ensure that departmental goals as well as institutional goals are attained. The manager needs to have a good working knowledge of the care standards for the department and ensure that these standards are being met. Do you
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Advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) require highly developed and extensive knowledge in “diagnostics‚ therapeutics‚ the biological‚ social and epidemiological sciences and pharmacology‚ and their enhanced skills in areas such as consultation and clinical decision-making” (Duke‚ 2012‚ p.1027). As such‚ it is imperative that nurses assuming an advance practice role are equipped and capable of applying intricate logic‚ critical thinking‚ deliberation‚ and analysis in their work‚ evaluations‚ clinical
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is of you.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson. I want to be a better person; the best way to better myself‚ I think‚ is by helping others. If I become a nurse‚ I’ll have the opportunity to help people everyday. I have to overcome family issues before I can start this process‚ However‚ I am staying positive by joining activities that make me blissful. If I become a nurse I will be able to help others. Helping others has always made me feel like a good person‚ something I’ve always needed to work on. I don’t
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