American Nurses Association defines nursing as the “protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ facilitation of healing‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ communities‚ and populations” (American Nurses Association‚ 2017). The 2013 Gallup Poll identified nursing as the most trustworthy profession‚ with 82% of Americans ranking nurses at ‘high’
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concept pertaining to psychiatric nursing. As stated in my autobiography presented the first week in our class discussion board‚ I have a second love for psychiatric nursing. I have found‚ that while being a registered nurse‚ many nurses that have never worked in a psych unit‚ with their only experience in psych was in their clinical rotation while in undergraduate‚ is most times perceived as a negative and dangerous specialty of nursing . It’s true! psychiatric nursing is not for everyone. Some cannot
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Denton‚ Texas. This is where I will pursue a Bachelors of Science in Nursing. This degree will prepare me to take the Texas Board of Nursing’s license test‚ which will allow me to become a Registered Nurse. After becoming I Registered Nurse I plan to travel engaging in my profession. Nursing is an important goal in my life. “They may forget your name‚ but they will never forget how you made them feel”‚ Maya Angelou. Nurses touch the lives of many on a daily basis. A nurse’s interaction with
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Nursing is a profession within the healthcare field that focuses on caring for the sick and unable. Nurses differentiate themselves from other healthcare professionals by having alternate methods of care‚ educational requirements‚ and different scopes of practice. The word nursing is very broad because there are various titles one can go by when providing nursing care. Although there are many different roles in nursing‚ they all correlate to one another to provide the best care possible for an individual
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The Relationship Between Managerial Leadership Behaviors and Staff Nurse Retention (KLEINMAN‚ CAROL): An Insight Paper _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fostering rapport to build a good relationship with people cannot be underestimated. We have known and acknowledged this as a fact since time immemorial though we do not often see the full extent of it. We are social beings from the moment we are born into the world‚ created
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Practicing the science of nursing can be absolutely rewarding. A nurse has the ability to promote‚ educate‚ and care for their patients or individuals in the community to maintain health. The foundation of practicing basic nursing is becoming a registered nurse. Being a registered nurse can open up multiple opportunities in the nursing field. Educated as a registered nurse will allow the practice of physical examination‚ medication administration‚ education‚ and critical thinking skill based on
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“To me the distinguishing characteristic of professional nursing is clinical thinking‚ every patient‚ whether well‚ getting sick‚ being sick or getting well has the right to a nurse who by virtue of this clinical thinking‚ manages the nursing care and is accountable for that care.” It would be a blessing to be a student of a prestigious program that was founded by the honorable late Ms. Dorothy M. Smith. Her aspiration and dedication to the program to feed and educate hungry minds is phenomenal
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My dream has always been to be a neo-natal pediatric nurse ever since my mother told me what she went through with her pregnancy while pregnant from me and my twin sister. We were born premature via c-section at 6months and my twin sister was dying. We had to stay in the hospital for over 2(two) months. So with all that being said what my mother went through made me want to look into the nursing field. My question was always why were we born pre-mature? And do babies who are born early live a healthy
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Being that I am planning on pursuing the field of nursing‚ I want to make the biggest positive impact and make a difference to lives all around. Working hard at school on my academics and being as involved as I am with extracurricular activities‚ I feel‚ will get me as prepared as I need to be for the future. Academics is a big part of how I will be able to achieve my lifelong goal as a pediatric nurse practitioner. Throughout my entire high school year I have taken every AP and Dual classes that
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“Neonatal nurses know the best things come in the smallest packages.” Neonatal nursing‚ a subspecialty of nursing‚ works with newborn infants who have differing levels of needs. The specialized field of neonatal nursing developed around the 1960s. (Ferguson‚ 69) Neonatal nurses make up the backbone of the neonatal intensive care unit‚ or NICU‚ for the smallest patients. Neonatal nurses will give babies the most tender love and care they will ever receive in a healthcare environment. Neonatal nurses give
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