FROM STUDENT TO A GRADUATE NURSE The new graduate nurses (NGN) are faced with various issues and challenges especially in their first year of nursing practice. The period of transition from a student to a graduate nurse is a demanding period that is filled with new experiences and there are several concerns and factors that can affect the transition process. The research into the issues has recommended some strategies that can be utilised to ease the transition process from being a student to a
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Student nurses in the Perioperative setting One of the top concerns in healthcare today is insufficient nurse staffing. The nursing shortage is predicted to increase over the next several years. “The need for nurses is expected to grow to 26% by the year 2020” (Johnson & Johnson‚ 2013). This number is faster than the average occupation. “The aging baby boomer population will place a demand on healthcare for more health services as people live longer” Bureau of Labor Statistics‚ 2012-2013).
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Facilitating student learning in clinical practice: many clinical nurses believes they are ill prepared and poorly supported to supervise students. Heavy workloads also prevent effective teaching and learning taking place. | | Registered nurses (RNs) working with student nurses in the clinical setting have a major influence on student performance. They have the ability to promote and facilitate student learning or cripple the students ’ ability to apply knowledge and skills‚ and accommodate
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Mentoring student nurses in theatre The Operating theatre is an alien environment for students and may be deemed hostile and uninviting. The role of mentors in such a specialised environment is to encourage interaction rather than passivity and utilise every learning opportunity that exists. Students should be encouraged to reflect on those experiences in a structured manner‚ to assist in their development of meaningful reflection‚ which is a valuable tool for throughout their career (Quinn 2000)
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the beginning of the course until now. What specific areas do you feel fairly proficient in‚ and what do you need to focus on for your final clinical course?
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Effects of Clinical Instructors on Nursing Students The effects of nurse instructors -- or preceptors‚ as they are called in the nursing field -- on nursing students in clinical settings can range from helpful to detrimental. Depending on the preceptor‚ the student may come away from the clinical teaching experience either confident or uncertain about herself as a nurse and her skills and may view nursing as either a positive or negative experience. Effective characteristics of clinical instructors
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the student learning environment consists of all the conditions and forces within an educational setting that impact learning. Shuell2 visualized the student learning environment as a rich psychological soup comprised of cognitive‚ social‚ cultural‚ affective‚ emotional‚ motivational and curricular factors‚ in which teachers and students work together toward learning. Without the correct environmental ingredients‚ it is very difficult to achieve a satisfactory learning product. Student learning
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like nurses‚ carers etc. The following constitute an important part of my job · Review medication list to prevent errors‚ disease state management‚ improve patient awareness of the treatment‚ monitor treatment responses‚ check and improve patient compliance · Communicate any medication errors to the prescriber for making the relevant change[s]. · Advice regarding the safe‚ appropriate and cost effective use of medications.
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This week’s clinical was pretty emotional for me. This is the first time I didn’t wanted to say goodbye to my patient. I kept thinking about him and his wife after my clinical day was over. Before I have the chance to meet with my patient this week‚ the regular nurse already informed me that this is the worst patient in the whole unit because of his wife. The regular nurse told me that she probably is the last nurse in this unit that is willing to take this patient; she also told me that actually
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had to look at my father who lost his mother at the age of two to understand the devastating effect of losing a person dear to you. As a child‚ I was always interested in science and I wanted to do a job with which I could help people. After this experience; watching the role that doctors play in helping people save the most invaluable thing in their lives‚ it became my ambition to become a doctor. It became my ambition to provide someone else with the opportunity that I was given‚ a second chance
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