The American Nurses Association defines nursing as “the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations” (American Nurses Association‚ 2013‚ p. 1). Their definition of nursing does not specify if there is a difference in who is providing the care. Associate-degree nurses (ADN) and baccalaureate-degree
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Introduction The American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) has made an active commitment to promote the creation of healthy work environments that support excellence in patient care. There is a plethora of evidence supporting the notion that unhealthy work environments contribute to many other serious problems in healthcare such as medical errors‚ patient readmission‚ and nurse turnover. Therefore‚ the AACN has put forth six essential standards for the establishing and sustaining of healthy
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familiar phrase of overworked and under appreciated has rang through the nursing field. As health care reform and insurances make critical changes‚ nurses are forced to keep up. Nursing managers are in a bind to meet the new budget cuts and criteria set forth by these changes‚ which includes higher patient to nurse ratios. Low staffing can lead to nurse burnout‚ job dissatisfaction and poor staff retention (International Journal of Nursing Practice‚ 2014). This article will outline some issues at hand
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Enhancing nurse education through technological advances is a growing trend of nursing programs today. As the complexity and amount of information that nurses are required to comprehend‚ support has grown for integrated curriculum approaches that include instruction with the innovative use of technology. A new litany of teaching and learning methods has arrived to include internet clinical instruction‚ online discussion boards‚ and research opportunities for both students and faculty. Programs
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Competency of Associate and the Baccalaureate Degree Nurse A demand for nursing was seen in our nation at the conclusion of World War II. Upon the return of servicemen the United States entered the baby boom era‚ where 78 million children were born between 1946 and 1964. (Creasia & Friberg‚ 2011‚ p. 14) To meet this demand‚ in 1951 Mildren Montag proposed a new program to prepare nurse technicians in two year associate degree programs which allowed a quicker entry into the workforce. Also‚
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A situation that I observed‚ which did not meet the five rights of delegation‚ was a student nurse starting an IV on a patient. The registered nurse (RN) caring for this patient was not successful gaining IV access. She knew the student not only had experience with IVs‚ but worked on a unit where nursing assistance could start IVs. Once the RN was unsuccessful‚ the RN allows the student to start the IV nevertheless she was successful. Although this may be an appropriate task for a nursing assistant
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in the workplace‚ differences in opinion and way of doing things sometimes ruffle working relationship. After several‚ not so pleasant encounters and brushes with one co-worker (nurse educator)‚ I learned that for peace sake‚ it is best to keep out of her way and stay in my lane. On one occasion‚ I overheard a new nurse orientee requesting that her exam date be moved to the following day because of a family emergency.
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was conducting a test with nurses in identifying if wearing slip resistant shoes prove to be more beneficial then other shoes when it comes to reducing slip and fall injuries on the job. A small p-value (typically ≤ 0.05) indicates convincing evidence and allow you to gain a greater sense of confidence against the null hypothesis (Gerstman‚ 2015). In this case‚ I would want a small p-value to prove that slip resistant shoes do hinder slip and falls. If I have more nurses wearing slip resistant shoes
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Critical Issue Paper: Proper Staffing related to Patient Safety Introduction The appropriate staffing of Registered Nurses is critical in the safety of hospital patients. Nursing shortages‚ along with major cuts in nursing budgets‚ have combined to result in fewer nurses at the bedside. This creates a safety hazard for patients‚ as well as a critical issue in the nursing profession. Nursing and patient outcomes are both highly affected by inadequate staffing. This paper will focus on the necessity
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Research Paper Journey To Become A Nurse I like to help and nurture people back to health‚ so why not join a career which includes that? Nursing goes along well with what I’m best at‚ it could be the perfect career for me. Where I can enjoy helping people and taking care of them to make them feel better. If they are sick‚ I want to help figure out what is causing them to feel that way or what the symptoms are of the possible illnesses. I’m also a very social person and can talk to anybody‚ which
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