A Discussion of Various Perspectives on Delegation in Nursing Jessica Abbott University of Central Florida ABSTRACT: Delegation refers to the practice of a registered nurse assigning certain tasks and activities to other people while still maintaining responsibility for the actions of the others to whom responsibility has been delegated. The act of delegating assumes that the delegator has a certain amount of trust in the person to whom they delegate. Additionally‚ quality communication is
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Professionalism What is professionalism? The nursing profession began with a genuine desire to serve and care for others‚ combined with compassion‚ commitment and professionalism. Professionalism‚ as defined by Webster’s Dictionary‚ is “the conduct‚ aims‚ or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person.” Professionalism is the competence or skill expected of a professional. A professional is a person who engages in a specific occupation or activity. A professional
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The preliminary results of the 2000 "Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth" are in and the results aren’t encouraging. The survey is conducted every two years by the Josephson Instituteas part of it’s "Character Counts" campaign. It boasts a small margin of error‚ only +/- 3 %. In 1998‚ 20‚829 students (10‚760 high school and 10‚069 middle school students) answered the survey which asked questions about everything from relationships‚ to school habits‚ to theft and violence. The results then
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to other healthcare providers. This paper will discuss the widespread prevalence of workplace violence in nursing and the many ways it is present in the healthcare environment. Workplace violence in nursing can be seen in the form of physical‚ emotional‚ verbal abuse‚ bullying‚ sexual harassment‚ and threats (Chang‚ H.E. & Cho‚ S. (2016). It is important to discuss workplace violence in nursing
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Pediatric Nursing A pediatric nurse must offer the proper maintenance care to a child. Depending on the specific pediatrics office or environment that they work‚ most accurately define the roles that they are to assume. In pediatrics nursing‚ the nurse is responsible for the developmental screenings. Part of this aspect includes measuring the height‚ weight‚ and other preliminary measures that mark a child’s growth and development. Nurses in pediatrics are often responsible for collecting laboratory
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The nursing metaparadigm is a group of statements that identifies phenomena and incorporates philosophical assumptions that guide the development of nursing theory (Fawcett‚ 1984). Nursing scholars have historically agreed that the central concepts of the nursing metaparadigm include person‚ health‚ environment and nursing. Recently‚ the inclusion of a fifth concept‚ social justice‚ has been discussed in the literature as part of the metaparadigm. This paper will outline the meaning of these five
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Personal Values Development Personal Values Development The development of personal values occurs over a lifetime of living and experiences. What are personal values? What sources shape and influence those values? What criteria and decision making may be used to reshape our personal values? What impact do personal values have in the workplace and on workplace performance? This paper will address these issues from a personal perspective. Personal Values What are personal values? First
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NURSING PRACTICE With regards to the nursing practice‚ we should implement the right interventions to our client concerning the condition and needs of the client. Patients who have undergone surgery specially children are all risk to complications. Operation is sometimes necessary to promote health and alleviate the suffering of patients. it is a by critical process because surgery itself can lead to complications. The journal implies that the patient’s safety is in the hands of the health team
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NURSING INFORMATICS and the Foundation of Knowledge Introduction Nursing informatics is a specialty that integrates nursing science‚ computer science‚ and information science to manage and communicate data‚ information‚ knowledge‚ and wisdom in nursing practice (McGonigle‚ 2009). Most hospitals now utilize computer systems to track patient health information. The purpose of this paper is to show how a computerized system can help the health care
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Ethics in Nursing Overview According to Aiken (2004) “Ethics is the discipline that deals with rightness and wrongness of actions”. The goal is similar to that of the legal system except that in most cases there is no system of enforcement or ethical penalties. “General ethics is the consideration of the morality of human acts in general”. (Fitzpatrick 2002) In nursing‚ ethical issues arise daily. There are issues such as death‚ dying‚ birth‚ abortion‚ genetics‚ quality of
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