Nursing Shortages and Continuing Education The debate continues over the reason for the shortage of nurses‚ especially at the bachelor’s degree level‚ and what can be done to attract more associate degree nurses (ADN /RN) to continue their education into the baccalaureate degree (BSN) level. Although a shortage of all nurses across the spectrum is concerning‚ it is most acutely felt at the baccalaureate level where only 30 percent of the nursing workforce holds a BSN degree (source). Doctor Janine
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Nurse as a change agent “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Ghandi Overview The theoretical foundations of change theory are robust: several theories now exist‚ many coming from the disciplines of sociology‚ psychology‚ education‚ and organizational management. Kurt Lewin (1890 – 1947) has been acknowledged as the “father of social change theories” and presents a simple yet powerful model to begin the study of change theory and processes. He is also lauded as the
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Admission Letter Albert Einstein once said that only a life that is lived in the service to others is worth living. As a future nurse‚ I plan to be in service to others to reach success and do my best to learn both theory and practice‚ to work on my personal and professional skills and share this knowledge with others. My plan to being successful in completing the Nursing Program is a mixture of my character‚ patience‚ devotion to medical standards and learning by valuable examples in life. Reaching
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look at the role of researcher we first need to define who makes up the Advanced Practice Nurse. The Advance Practice Nurse (APN) for the purpose of this description as a researcher includes not only the 4 roles that require additional licensure: Certified Nurse Midwife‚ Certified Nurse Practitioner‚ Certified Nurse Anesthetist‚ and Clinical Nurse Specialist but also the Masters prepared Registered Nurse in the areas of leadership and education. The responsibility of all APN’s is to maintain the
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career that I love doing. I was in the navy for four years active and I loved it‚ but I didn’t feel fulfilled in life. Something was missing. So I made the decision to become a reservist and finish my degree and pursue my dream of becoming a Register Nurse. That dream is put on hold for now only because the school that I attended told me that even if I had all the necessary points needed‚ I still might not be accepted into the nursing program. I had a tough decision to make. Do I stay in this school
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For my career I choose Trauma nurse . I’ve always know that I wanted to pursue my career in the medical field I just wasn’t sure what I wanted to major in. I started watching this TV show called Grey’s Anatomy and that’s when I realized that I wanted to be a Trauma nurse . It is exciting‚ challenging‚ and extremely rewarding and that is why I choose to become a Trauma nurse . You get these traumas that come in and you adrenalin just starts pumping and that’s in my opinion the best feeling in
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life‚ it decides how much of an income you will bring in‚ and it determines your happiness for the rest of your life. Personally‚ I am looking at being a Pediatric Nurse. I am into being a Pediatric Nurse because I know that it will be something I am comfortable with doing for the rest of my life. If I do become a Pediatric Nurse‚ I will get to spend everyday with children who need my medical assistance. This medical assistance can be anywhere between from just doing check ups to finding
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Nurse Patient Communication According to the article‚ “Nurse-Patient Communication Barriers in Iranian Nursing” (Anoosheh et al‚ 2009) communication is one of the basic social needs of human beings. This article is the description of a study done to better understand the barriers that inhibit nurse-patient communication. Communication is critical in the nursing profession and can be considered a main aspect of nursing care. Patients and families count on nurses to keep them informed‚ help them
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delegate nursing tasks to other team members like the LPN/LVN and the nursing assistant. These task should follow the legal parameters established by professional nursing organizations in the scope of practice and standard and defined by the state of its nurse practice in addition to the institution policy (Cherry & Jacob‚ 2014). It is the responsibility of the RN to ensure the team members are able to adequately perform delegated task. The RN also remains accountable for the outcome of these delegations
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My purpose is to become a nurse anesthetist that can provide a patient with their anesthesia needs before‚ during and after surgery. Becoming a Nurse Anesthetist is important because ultimately‚ I feel this is not just for me‚ but for everything that I go through in the pursuit of this amazing career is to provide for my future family and to teach my kids what it takes to reach your own personal greatness. In doing this strive for greatness and achieving my goal‚ I will be able to be a part of a
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