The Nursing Shortage: Why Today’s Shortage is Unique Introduction: The nursing profession has experienced shortages many times in the past. This pattern was cyclical‚ with periods of high vacancy rates followed by layoffs and an oversupply of registered nurses. Today‚ we are experiencing another drought for nursing‚ but due to many factors‚ this shortage is different from anything the profession has witnessed in previous years. There are many that feel this shortage is severe and prolonged
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obvious deficiency in the application of theory in nursing practice. This paper will include a discussion of how nursing practice is affected by the use of nursing theory. I will provide evidence in relation to how theory based practice relates to the core competencies of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project. I will discuss a journal article that reinforces the gap of nursing theory in nursing practice‚ and interview colleagues regarding the
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Professionalism in Nursing Abstract Nursing requires not only having the education and compassion of helping others; it requires having a professional outlook. Having and displaying a professional outlook requires you to have the attitude and appearance and the willingness to help others. Professionalism in Nursing Professionalism In order to understand the concept of professionalism‚ we first need to define the word profession. Webster describes profession as a “chosen‚ paid occupation
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Nursing Today Nurses these days have positive and negative images from the general public. Negative stereotypes portray nurses as being overbearing‚ sexual‚ and incompetent. For example: Naughty Nurses‚ Airheaded‚ and Doctor’s Handmaiden. These stereotypes are portrayed in the media constantly even though nursing is a challenging respectable profession. Some of the positive images that are portrayed by the public are strong‚ patient advocates‚ dedicated‚ trustworthy‚ profession highly in demand
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Mentoring has been established in a variety of fields for many years. Within nursing‚ the term ‘mentor’ denotes “A nurse‚ midwife or specialist community public health nurse who facilitates learning and supervises and assesses students in a practice setting”‚ (Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 2005). The essay will explore the role of the mentor in the field of nursing‚ with personal reflection on the authors experience as a mentor in my current role as a community mental health nurse (CMHN)
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Nursing: Pediatric Nursing Denean Kitchings Everest University Strategies for Success Pediatric Nursing “Nurses are angels in comfortable shoes.” (Author‚ 2012) This quote said by an unknown author is true in so many ways. Nursing is a very hard but rewarding career. Nurses have a number of responsibilities on the job that include obtaining vital signs‚ taking blood‚ and preparing patients for different procedures. In the world of pediatric nursing‚ it is an even better job. In pediatric
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conditions. Critical care nursing entails a holistic perspective to the care of patients bringing a unique set of knowledge‚ skills‚ attitudes‚ as well as competencies. Critical care is not only intellectually challenging‚ but also emotionally draining (Alasad et al. 2). Little is presently known regarding the perceptions of student nurses’ experiences working in this demanding environment. Many university nursing programs offer
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Is Nursing a Profession Jesse Morris Introduction Discussion of Bixler and Bixler’s Criteria Roy and Geneveive Bixler emphasized in their list of criteria for professions that a profession should attract certain intellectual and personal qualities. The Bixler’s outlined the pathway for professionalism to include a well-defined body of knowledge on a higher level of intellectualism. Nursing As A Profession Nurses have specialized education and training validated by “professional licensure”
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Critically discuss the significance of CPD in enhancing professionalism‚ and suggest activities/strategies to promote active participation of nurses in CPD. Introduction Nurses go through basic nursing courses which enable them to gain knowledge and skill necessary to provide safe and competent nursing care to patients or clients. However‚ it is the responsibility of each and every practicing nurse to develop and maintain their capability as a nurse and improve their skills as well as become more
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computer system designed to provide data and information used in HR planning and decision making. 5. Contingent workers are people who work for an organization‚ but not on a permanent or full-time basis. 6. Telecommuting means using computers and telephones at the office. 7. The first three steps involved in attracting an effective work force are HR planning‚ choosing recruiting sources‚ and selecting the candidate. 8. With the matching model‚ human resource specialists
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