Image of Nursing If the only work a nurse does actually coincided with the image of a "being that comes to you in your darkest hour" or as a guardian angel‚ then patients would never make it out of the hospital. This article made some very good points as to where the image of nursing has been and where it is going. Sure nurses are caregivers‚ people who have possibly felt a draw towards the profession. But to be that caregiver takes a lot more then possessing the desire to help people. You
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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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Registered Nurse Introduction I have always been the “caretaker” in my family. If someone were hurting‚ he or she came to me and told me his or her symptoms‚ and I did my research and told them what I thought about it. Before that‚ when I was about three years old‚ I took care of my newborn baby sister. My mama was sick‚ and my step dad was at work‚ so I took care of my sister. People ask kids what they want to be when they grow up‚ and they always get some crazy answer like a movie star.
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Clinical Governance and Risk Management have become increasingly important over the last decade in the various fields of nursing. The development of the concept of clinical governance will be discussed and how it can be facilitated into practice with relation to learning disabilities nursing. Clinical Governance was first introduced in the White Paper ‘The New NHS: Modern‚ dependable’ (DoH‚ 1997). Donaldson (1998) viewed clinical governance as the vehicle to achieve‚ locally‚ continuous improvements
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PRECETORSHIP OF NURSES IN PRACTICE. I am predominantly a kinesthetic learner and I will endeavour to look at how this can influence the way I bring about training in my surroundings. To me it is essential to combine the way the preceptee with their different learning style learns and to provide the best learning outcomes plus conquer the challenges we may both face. I’m a practical person who likes to get on with the task before me with as few hassles as achievable. I surround myself with bright
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epigastric pain described as bad heartburn. Her sister tells the nurse‚ "I felt like that when I had toxemia during my pregnancy." Admission assessment by the nurse reveals: today’s weight 182 pounds‚ T 99.1° F‚ P 76‚ R 22‚ BP 138/88‚ 4+ pitting edema‚ and 3+ protein in the urine. Heart rate is regular‚ and lung sounds are clear. Deep tendon reflexes (DTRs) are 3+ biceps and triceps and 4+ patellar with 1 beat of ankle clonus. The nurse applies the external fetal monitor‚ which shows a baseline fetal
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Danielle Rudolph Position Paper #1 A nurse is someone who has the knowledge and capability to take care of those in need. Nurses manage‚ maintain‚ or recover health and quality of life. This means providing care in not only a vital/physical manner‚ but in ways such as comfort‚ confidentiality‚ teaching‚ and advocacy. Nurses strive to achieve the best quality of life for their patients regardless of their ailments‚ culture‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ age and so on. Nurses are capable of assessing‚ planning
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is much more important to our lives than many people realise. A lot of the behaviour that worries us in later childhood‚ such as aggression‚ hyperactivity‚ obesity‚ depression and poor school performance‚ has already been shaped by children’s experiences in babyhood. For those of you who have not studied the scientific literature‚ this might seem a bit far-fetched. I was rather amazed at just how significant babyhood is‚ when I first undertook the research for my book ’Why Love Matters ’. Just
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REGISTERED NURSES and licensed practical nurses join professional nursing organizations for many reasons. For example‚ some join to learn what’s going on and stay current in their field or specialty. Others want to network or enjoy the peer recognition that comes from being an active member of a major organization. Nurses may join a general organization‚ such as the American Nurses Association‚ a specialty group‚ such as the Emergency Nurses Association‚ or a state nursing association-or one of each
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"Experience" Essay Dorothy Livesay’s poem "Experience" teaches that if one learns solely from outside sources‚ then one will never know what it is to feel independence and self-growth. By examining the authors personal experiences‚ the imagery‚ and the symbolism used the above statement will be proven true. Dorothy’s personal life had a large influence on her opinion about independence and self-growth. Her lengthy career spanning over 5 decades‚ her involvement with politics and her general
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