Charge Nurses - Are they adequately trained? Melissa Bogle Nursing Research 4003 November 15‚ 2012 Abstract Charge Nurses have a very difficult and demanding job. This is true for anyone‚ especially for a new graduate. It’s scary enough just to be a new nurse but assuming a charge nurse position is terrifying. Do you have the skills or knowledge it takes to be in charge? The charge nurse role is not often discussed while in nursing school. Leadership qualities are the key to making a great
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Charge nurse page 1. Running head: Charge nurse competencies A qualitative study of charge nurse competences Charge nurse p 2. A qualitative study of charge nurse competencies This is a research critique of a qualitative study concerning the charge nurse role in medical-surgical and intensive care units. The purpose of this article is
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Ethics has become part of the nurses’ life when it comes to decision making and taking actions in the face of adversity or opportunity. Husted and Husted (2008‚ p.9) states that the patients has lost their power to take actions on their medical conditions due to the lack of knowledge in the health care settings. Hence‚ the healthcare providers are there to impart their skills and knowledge to treat the patient with the best care. This assignment would discuss how the medical decisions for A B who
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eing a Nurse Is More Than a Job‚ It’s a Treasure To me‚ being a nurse is far more than a job or even a career. It’s an adventure‚ a continuous learning process that I embark on bravely each day‚ in search of life changing events and miracles. Touching the lives of others is a treasure chest overflowing with metaphorical gold‚ whether the help I provide is of great measure or remains unnoticed. The pride I hold in saying‚ "I’m going to be a nurse‚" is immeasurable. Nursing is more than a profession
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School Nurse Spending two days shadowing a school nurse was a wonderful experience. I had the pleasure of doing my school nurse rotation at Fox Creek Junior High School. I never realized how difficult and overwhelming it could be to be a school nurse. Ms. Bodauine was the nurse I got to shadow. She spent her day doing paperwork‚ helping the sick and injured‚ and doing vision and hearing screenings. There were several kids who came in throughout the day‚ approximately twenty-one per day that
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acknowledge the new skills which I have acquired whilst undertaking the V150 and explain the background to Nurse Prescribing. The Cumberledge Report (DHSS‚ 1986) made the initial recommendations for nurses to prescribe. The report identified that‚ although nurses often new what they wanted they spent valuable time waiting around for prescriptions to be signed by G.P’s. As the nurses were already contributing to the prescribing decision; particularly around wound care products‚ enabling
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A. State Regulations and Nursing Standards Nurses who are currently licensed to practice in the State of California are required to adhere to title 16‚ California Code of Regulations. Under the section of Standards of Competent Performance‚ part 6‚ a registered nurse “Acts as the client’s advocate‚ as circumstances require‚ by initiating action to improve health care or to change decisions or activities which are against the interests or wishes of the client‚ and by giving the client the opportunity
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listed in the Hourly Rounding Procedure. Primary Registered Nurse (RN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN) assigned to each patient is responsible for ensuring hourly rounds are made according to policy. Nursing personnel will round every hour from 0600-2200 and every two hours from 0000-0600 and more frequently if the patient’s condition requires it. (Dignity Health Clinical House-wide Manual) The 8 components includes 1. Introduce self‚ title and remind patient of hourly round‚ inform patient that
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Employment Law and Policies Research Paper: OSHA Regulations in Construction Brittany Howlett June 19‚ 2011 Ottawa University Employment Law and Policies Monahan Brief Background of OSHA Regulations OSHA refers to the Occupational Safety and Health Act enacted by the United States Congress in 1970. It was signed into law by Richard Nixon‚ the then United States President in December of that same year. It is a federal law that oversees the adherence to and enforcement of health and safety within
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The role of a nurse An bord altranais (2000) believes that‚ The code of professional conduct aims to equipped the nursing profession the highest standard of care possible to service users and to be their advocate .Nurses are more accountable for their actions and decision making due to modern medicine and society. It is important for the nurses to promote the image of people with intellectual disabilities that they are not second class citizens and they deserve to have equal rights to treatment
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