Nursing Shortage HCS/552 April 7‚ 2014 Nursing Shortage Shortages of registered nurses have taken place repeatedly in the past. Agencies have examined the reasons for the decline in the supply of nurses. There seems to be a cycle of nursing shortages in the United States. “Economist argue that the shortages are related to the lack of increase wages‚ an imperfectly competitive market‚ geographic distribution problems‚ or the delay between salary increases and the ability to afford
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Fatigue affects nurse’s ability to make sound decisions in critical care settings. Nurses are more likely to suffer from fatigue and sleepiness due to longer shifts. Fatigue can affect the nurse physically‚ mentally‚ and emotionally. Fatigued nurses are more likely than well rested nurses to make unsound decisions that may lead to errors‚ decision regret or negative emotions following a decision during time of fatigue. Research Purpose/Aim The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship
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system. Because of this shift‚ most educators have taken on the responsibility to change the way they teach‚ what they teach and change or enhance resources to help them the (educator) keep up with the forward momentum in education. This holds true especially for the nurse educator who works within the ever-changing prism of healthcare today. The purpose of this philosophy paper is for the writer to reflect and analyze their personal philosophy of teaching in the nursing educator role. Key elements
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Nursing Liability The American Nurse Association provides guidelines and policies for standards of care and scope of practice; they are listed in the Nurse Practice act. While hospital policies may vary from facility to facility it is the Nurse Practice Act that guides and dictates the standards by which nurse perform their duties and are held liable. Nurse have the legal duty of adhering to the standards of care whenever they are taking care of patients‚ when they fail to perform to these standard
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A preceptor is an individual that teaches‚ guides‚ and assist another who is learning a role. Typically experienced RNs who are enthusiastic about the nursing profession and have a desire to teach. The preceptor should have a BSN degree at minimum and a preceptor should have the following characteristics: Effective interpersonal and communication skills‚ Teaching skills‚ Sensitivity to the learning needs of student nurses‚ Leadership skills‚ Decision-making and problem-solving skills‚ Positive professional
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care into the practice of profession. Patricia Benner – provide a model “From Novice to Expert” that identified five levels of competency in nursing practice. * Novice * Advance beginner * Competent * Proficient * Expert PARADIGM SHIFT IN THE CONCEPT OF HEALTH (WHO) * 1995 – WHO issued a statement which included a paradigm shift in the concept of health from being “disease-centered to people-centered focusing on positive health as part of human development… a change from
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principles of each element of The Nursing process help the nurse to achieve holistic patient care’. The nursing process is used by nurses every day to help patients improve their health and assist doctors in treating patients. Nursing requires the use of this process day in and day out. It is a form of problem solving. The nursing process is made up of a series of stages that are used to achieve the objective - the health improvement of the patient. The nursing process can stop at any stage as deemed
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Demonstration Speech Outline Topic: How to drive a Stick shift Car. General Purpose: To Inform. Specific Purpose: To teach my audience how to drive a stick shift car. Thesis Statement: By learning how to start a stick shift car‚ changing from first to fifth gear and reverse you would someday like to buy a stick shift car. Organizational Pattern: Chronological Introduction: Did you know that by knowing how to drive a Stick shift car you can save money on the initial price‚ maintenance‚ and
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Language Shift and Purism: A Comparative Analysis By Michael A. Haedicke Since Gal’s (1979) pioneering study of the phenomenon‚ a number of researchers have considered language shift in communities around the world. Language shift occurs when a group of bilinguals loses or gives up one of their languages‚ usually the language of their ancestors. Most of these studies follow Gal’s lead by analyzing language shift as “an instance of socially motivated linguistic change”
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Jurisprudence (Nursing and the Law) San Jacinto College Central October 04‚ 2012 In this paper‚ I will be discussing Peer Review. I will discuss membership and responsibilities‚ the Peer Review process‚ minor incidents‚ safe harbor‚ and alternate reporting for drug/alcohol abuse or mental health conditions. I will also give a couple of my life experiences that demonstrate how important this information is and how it can affect you as a nurse. Nurse Manager and nurse supervisor responsibilities:
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