Leadership in Nursing. Definitions‚ Theories‚ and Styles of Leadership Developing future nurse leaders is one of the greatest challenges faced by the nursing profession (Mahoney‚ 2001). Powerful leadership skills are needed by all nurses—those providing direct care to those in top management positions. Anyone who is looked to as an authority (e.g.‚ a nurse taking care of a patient) or who is responsible for giving assistance to others is considered a leader (Mahoney‚ 2001). A clinical nursing
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Nurse Mentor: How to Find a Good Mentor A nurse mentor could be anyone who can help you learn your duties and grow in your position as a nurse‚ including a teacher‚ advisor or trusted friend. Mentors often provide more than daily guidance in nursing and often help you make important career decisions. The following strategies are the most common means of find a good mentor; Participation in a formal mentoring program Talking to teachers Finding a mentor online. Observe nurses at work Speak to key
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A nurse basically checks on the patient until the doctor comes to finds out what the problem and why. Nurses play significant roles in hospitals‚ clinics and private practices. They make up the biggest health care occupation in the United States. Nursing job duties include communicating between patients and doctors‚ caring for patients‚ administering medicine and supervising nurses’ aides. This is basically what a nurse does everyday‚ but the advanced practice nurses can work independently and have
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Nurse Leadership/Management Role in Financial Management and Budgeting Kimberly Lizama Holy Names University NURS 151 10 FS December 6‚ 2010 Abstract The following paper discusses the nurse manager’s/leader’s role in healthcare financial management and budgeting. The definition of a budget is a detailed financial plan. The nurse manager/leader is responsible in knowing and understanding the different types and budgets within the healthcare organization: operating‚ capital expenditure‚ and
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Trauma Nurse Overview: Trauma nurses are registered nurses who provide emergency care to the patients in urgent situations. They are found to work in various facilities like emergency rooms of the hospitals‚ ambulances and urgent care centers‚ often find coordinating with physicians‚ patient family members and other medical team members. Trauma nurses have to quickly get accustomed with the severe medical injuries encountered in an emergency room. This profession offers a fast-paced career to the
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Nursing is in my genes. All the women in my family work in healthcare. I have had passion to take care of others since I was a young girl. I became a Certified Nurse Assistant at the age of sixteen‚ and became a License Practical Nurse at the age of twenty. I am a very compassionate person and truly love being a nurse. I do not have the flexibility and job availability as a Licensed Practical Nurse that I will have as a Registered Nurse. My goal is to obtain a position as a maternal newborn nurse
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yourself to achieving your set goal can be hard for some of us. I have chosen to pursue my career in nursing. Becoming a Nurse is a very challenging career field‚ but it has always been my dream. I have always felt compassionate toward caring for people in need‚ saving peoples’ life‚ bringing cheer and joy to patient while they are sick‚ and most importantly comforting patient in need etc. To become a nurse requires dedication towards
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Perioperative Nurse The career I chose is perioperative nursing. Perioperative nurses are an important part of the surgical team. Typically‚ perioperative nurses work serve as either a scrub nurse‚ circulating nurse‚ or a RN first assistant. They care for the patient having surgery by assessing and planning the nursing care the patients receive before‚ during‚ and after surgery. Much of the ambulatory surgery is increasingly being performed in a physician’s office‚ this is the fastest growing part
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Trite though it may seem my decision to enter the medical field and become a nurse is founded on a childhood ambition. The childhood ambition was fortified‚ when my ailing grandmother moved in with us when I was in my sophomore year in high school. Raised in a traditional Asian household I was brought up to assume the responsibility of caring for my elders when they are ailing‚ my sisters and I took turns in feeding‚ bathing‚ and keeping our grandmother company while our parents are at work. When
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Nurse residency programs; although not new to nursing seem to increase retention of newly graduated nurses. In addition‚ there is a cost saving from retaining the new nurse. Since nursing is more complex‚ these programs help pave the way for the inexperienced nurse. Nurses are more likely to stay in the profession when they have been enrolled in a residency program. I think nurse residency programs would be a great benefit to the nursing profession. Having the time to learn how to organize‚
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