Nursing is‚ by definition‚ “a profession or practice of providing care for the sick and infirm”. However‚ that is not everything. A nurse is a caregiver‚ a provider‚ a supporter‚ and a friend. A nurse is a mediator‚ working as the middleman between the family and physician. Not only do nurses physically help save the lives of their patients‚ but they also provide emotional support to the patient and the patient’s family. Being a nurse reaches far beyond the scope of simply administering medication
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excellent nursing care (Srivastava‚ 2007). However‚ health care provider’s roles and responsibilities in meeting health care needs of the clients in consideration to cultural perspective and diversity are getting more challenging and complicated due to increased number of people from a group of multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society‚ which‚ in turn requires health care providers to acknowledge and understand variations of cultural healthcare beliefs‚ values and practices. Transcultural nursing is essential
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The contingent reward dimension of transactional leadership will facilitate in achieving professional performance and organisational contractual agreements. Nursing is a regulated profession‚ governed by a professional body. The Nursing Council of New Zealand has competencies that set a standard of practice to ensure that nurses are competent and fit for practice. They also have a Code of Conduct that set a standard of behaviour that nurses are
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Adult nursing is a subject I am passionate about‚ in my opinion‚ there is nothing more important than the health‚ safety and security of one’s self and others. All medical professionals especially nurses help achieve this for individuals every day and this is what I aspire to achieve. I find helping people rewarding and the adult nursing course provides a platform for myself to progress to one of the few jobs available that are solely concentrated on making a difference in someone’s life. I ambitious
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Nursing and Health Sciences (2010)‚ 12‚ 235–243 Research Article Compassion fatigue within nursing practice: A concept analysis nhs_526 235..243 Siedine Knobloch Coetzee‚ rn‚ rm‚ bcur‚ mcur‚ phd(c) and Hester C. Klopper‚ rn‚ rm‚ bcur‚ mcur‚ phd‚ mba School of Nursing Science‚ North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus)‚ Potchefstroom‚ South Africa Abstract “Compassion fatigue” was first introduced in relation to the study of burnout among nurses‚ but it was never defined within this context;
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setback. This has led me to learn from my mistakes and influenced me to work harder toward better opportunities. I have not only discovered to learn from my past mistakes‚ but also to open myself up to new possibilities. Pursuing a career in the nursing field was the first change that I decided to make when I held my sister’s hand as she gave birth to my three year old nephew. I was inspired by the care that was provided to my sister and my newborn nephew by various types of nurses before‚ during
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Trying to understand what vulnerability is and what it does to people has been the core of many research studies and investigations. Thereafter‚ they’ve found that vulnerability is to live without any emotional safeguards and is manifested habitually and subconsciously. People often associate vulnerability with fear‚ the fear of not having a wall to block intense emotions. When people block intimidating emotions they equally block beneficial emotions that help them mentally mature and fully develop
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Being a nurse today can be very rewarding and very challenging. Many people choose to be nurses because the love to help people and it comes natural to them; it seems to be what many do best. Nursing is a diverse and rewarding discipline that combines compassion with sophisticated health technology. “Nurses evaluate‚ diagnose‚ and treat health problems. They help people meet basic health needs‚ adapt to physical changes‚ recover from illness‚ and die with dignity. You knew all that. The profession
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Global Environmental Change 22 (2012) 391–398 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Global Environmental Change journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/gloenvcha Vulnerability conditions and risk representations in Latin-America: Framing the territorializing urban risk Julien Rebotier * ˆtiment IRSAM – SET‚ 64000 Pau‚ France CNRS – UMR 5603‚ Domaine Universitaire‚ Ba A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Article history: Received 24 December 2010 Received in
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REPORT: associates degree in nursing date: 12/4/2012 Descriptive Abstract This investigative report will go into detail about associate’s degree in nursing. Nursing is the largest health care profession in the U.S. Over 2.5 million strong‚ nurses make up the largest workforce within the clinical healthcare industry. Nursing careers offer a wide variety of roles and a broad scope of responsibility. This report will also show graphs and steps to get into a nursing program as well as job titles
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