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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Ethical Leadership in Nursing Kevin L. Meek Western Governors University Professional Roles and Values NVT2 December 08‚ 2012 Ethical Leadership Ethical Leadership in Nursing As advances in healthcare continue to improve the ability to sustain life‚ as well as for individuals to live longer‚ bedside nurses are faced more and more with difficult situations related to advance directives‚ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)‚ as well as to ensure they are functioning
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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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Advanced Practice Nurses as Primary Care Providers Advanced Practice Nurses are Registered Nurses who hold a masters or doctoral degree with a specialization from area of advanced nursing and they have supervised practice during graduate education‚ and have ongoing clinical experiences. Therefore advanced practice in nursing brings an enhanced level of accountability. There are four major advanced practice nursing roles in United States. They are Nurse Anesthetists‚ Nurse Midwife‚ Clinical
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A pediatric nurse is something that will allow me to help others in need and work with children simultaneously. It is important to me to accomplish my goals in life and this health career is one of those goals. My success in the future will help me support my family I plan to have one day and will allow me to do good in the world. As a pediatric nurse‚ you will provide medical care for children from the time they are born to age eighteen. Specific duties for a pediatric nurse vary on the work place
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Inadequate Qualified Nurses Strayer University‚ Willingboro Campus Research Writing- ENG 215 Dr. Jeffrey Ebbesen December 11‚ 2012 HealthCare industry in United States and across the globe carried so much responsibility that they are often referred to as “god” because of the relevance‚ power and most importantly‚ their job as lifesaver. Health Care industry is a very lucrative industry in United States and they constitute the large workforce. Despite of all their numerous duties and the
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against student nurses and newly registered nurses Abstract Workplace violence toward student nurses and newly registered nurses must be eliminated. Nursing students and new nurses are particularly vulnerable to acts of violence. This article discusses the status of the workplace violence of nurses‚ the effects of violence on students and new nurses‚ and some strategies can be used to reduce the workplace violence to nurses. Keywords: student nurses‚ newly registered nurses‚ workplace violence
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well-educated nurse is a major benefit for their patients and the healthcare facility that employs them. The importance of a baccalaureate of nursing degree comes with a greater knowledge and understanding of patient care‚ leadership‚ teamwork‚ technology and evidence-based practice which all contributes to better patient outcomes (Trossman‚ 2012). A baccalaureate of nursing degree also prepares the nurse for more opportunities‚ quality of care‚ and abilities in overall practice of nursing. Opportunities
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Challenges for a New Nurse A new nurse faces a formidable set of challenges when walking onto their first job. Sadly‚ nursing schools do not truly prepare the new nurse for the shock of caring for patients and the responsibility that goes with it. A new nurse may have excellent preparation on a theoretical level‚ but this is a far cry from the daily grind of patient care. Having to learn the complex daily routines of a floor or specialty care unit‚ along with numerous drugs used‚ dealing
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NURS 325 Mentoring POWERFUL MENTOR: POWERFUL NURSE The success of a new nurse can be improved and accelerated by the utilization of a mentor. An experienced nurse can ease the social angst and acceptance associated with being the new team member. A mentor performs the tasks of preceptor by teaching all of the technical aspects of nursing in a specific service area‚ but also instructs the mentee as to the structure of the work environment and how to navigate it. The mentor looks for assignments
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