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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Nurse Leader Interview Tonya Reed NUR/587 – Leadership and Management in Nursing and Health Care January 12‚ 2015 Lita Tsai Nurse Leader Interview Leadership is the inspiration for desired response and getting work done through others (Tomey‚ 2009). The person‚ I have chosen to take part in helping me to do the interview‚ is T.E. She is a 30 year old African America. T.E. was born in Kingston‚ Jamaica on January 18‚ 1984 and lived there until she was ten years old. She grew up in poverty in an underserved
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1960’s Diary Entries HIS 135 Pamela Livingston January 13‚ 2013 Witness to the assassination of Malcolm X- Journal Entry #1 February 21‚ 1965 Today‚ we have lost a legacy. Malcolm X was one of the greatest and most influential African Americans the world has ever known. He did so much to make us feel connected with our African American heritage. He would say the things we were thinking but were too afraid to say ourselves. He taught us to stand up for
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Nurse Practice Act Samantha Kelly NSG/320 November 21‚ 2011 Jen Millar University of Phoenix Nurse Practice Act The Nursing Practice Act (NPA) is the body of California law that mandates the Board to set out the scope of practice and responsibilities for RNs. The Practice Act is located in the California Business and Professions Code starting with Section 2700. Regulations that specify the implementation of the law appear in the California Code of Regulations ("Board
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Certified Nurse Educator NLN Program Highlights Standout Nurse Faculty FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE YOUR CITY‚ YOUR STATE – The NAME OF NURSING SCHOOL/PROGRAM is pleased to announce that NAME OF CNE has earned the designation Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) after meeting strict eligibility criteria and successfully completing a rigorous certification examination developed and administered by the National League for Nursing. [INSERT YOUR PERSONAL BIO INFO HERE] The NLN’s Academic Nurse Educator
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working in the field as well as in everyday personal life. Professionalism is an area in Nursing that will carry into all aspects of ones’ life if they are to exhibit professional behaviors and become a true professional in every sense of the word. The article about taking a village to assure nurse professionalism was very enlightening. It spoke of the importance of nurse educators and nursing faculty to make a fluid transition of the new nurse into the field to decrease bullying which occurs
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Nurse as a change agent “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Ghandi Overview The theoretical foundations of change theory are robust: several theories now exist‚ many coming from the disciplines of sociology‚ psychology‚ education‚ and organizational management. Kurt Lewin (1890 – 1947) has been acknowledged as the “father of social change theories” and presents a simple yet powerful model to begin the study of change theory and processes. He is also lauded as the
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The nurse administrator role is one that I was curious in learning about‚ because I will finish up my Masters of Health Care Administration this year. Nursing administrators career choices range from nurse managers to Chief Nursing Officers (CNO). Two other career choices in this role are nurse supervisor and health information nurse specialists. The main objective of the nurse administrator is to assure that the best possible care is being administered to all the patients being seen in an area
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Who is the preseptee‚ student nurse‚ inexperienced new graduate‚ and experience staff nurse returning to work after a break‚ and all different level of expertise member. Also‚ compare Role of difference between preceptor and staff nurse roles. Staff nurses primary role are care provider‚ coordinator of patient care‚ patient and family direct and continual holistic service. Work priorities
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look at the role of researcher we first need to define who makes up the Advanced Practice Nurse. The Advance Practice Nurse (APN) for the purpose of this description as a researcher includes not only the 4 roles that require additional licensure: Certified Nurse Midwife‚ Certified Nurse Practitioner‚ Certified Nurse Anesthetist‚ and Clinical Nurse Specialist but also the Masters prepared Registered Nurse in the areas of leadership and education. The responsibility of all APN’s is to maintain the
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