Nurse Essays & Research Papers

Charge Nurses - Are they adequately trained? Melissa Bogle Nursing Research 4003 November 15, 2012 Abstract Charge Nurses have a very difficult and demanding job. This is true for anyone, especially for a new graduate. It’s scary enough just to be a new nurse but assuming a charge nurse position is terrifying. Do you have the skills or knowledge it takes to be in charge? The charge nurse role is not often discussed while in nursing school. Leadership qualities are the key to making a...

Becoming a Nurse Will you be the one individual that can look beyond the stress, liability and the unexpected turns of events of being a nurse, and seemingly realize that it is a remarkably rewarding career? Frequently, people wonder why individuals would choose nursing for their occupation, with so much stress and human suffering. A nurse must be a very caring person, one that can accept responsibility, supervise individuals, and be able to react in a very fast pace. A nursing career has...

Homework Assignment #1 1. According to the American Nurses Association the role of the professional nurse is held to a high standard. Nurses have a guideline of professionalism that is upheld to match the level of care given to each and every patient and held accountable for their actions towards clients and peers (Perry/Potter, 7). Nurses are expected to critical think as a way to solve any problem or ailment presented to them by patients. Nurses are to implement the nursing process which...

For my conducting an interview assignment, I interviewed Sharon Howard RN, BSN. Sharon has held the position of House Supervisor at a hospital in Morristown Tennessee since 1993. Her position as a House Supervisor requires her to delegate nursing care responsibilities throughout the hospital while at the same time overseeing and investigating complaints from patients and/or staff, problems within the hospital, and staffing issues. Sharon graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1990 and has...

Towards the beginning of my high school career, I realized that my dream was to work with and take care of people. I began volunteering at Elyria Memorial Hospital my freshman year of high school, which sparked my interest in a nursing career from the start. I was able to get quick peeks of the tasks that the nurses had to accomplish throughout the day as I ran blood and specimens back and forth to the lab and various floors. The nurses were always up on their feet, running around taking care of...

Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction As our profession evolves, competency in a rapidly changing healthcare environment remains a key component of excellent nursing care. Competency gives us confidence to care for our patients. But developing competency is but one step to becoming an expert nurse. Nurses’ expertise grows over the years — a product of experiences (Saver, 2009). The importance of nursing practice expertise in modern and effective health services and its...

Neonatal Nurses ​The medical field provides many opportunities for people because it has several different careers to choose from, not to mention the hundreds of different careers in or related to the nursing field. People in today’s society always have a favorite in everything, whether it is a color or a sport. Some people would say that their favorite type of nurse is a Neonatal Nurse. After all, Neonatal Nurses are the first ones to care for the future generation as soon as they exit the...

 WRITING TEST – OET (NURSES) Mrs. Dorothy Smith is a 74 year old patient on the ward of a hospital in which you are Charge Nurse. Patient Details: MaritalStauts: Widower (4 years) Admission Date: 3 January 2012 (Royal Brisbane Hospital) Discharge Date: 7 January 2012 Diagnosis: Left Total Hip Replacement (THR) Ongoing high blood pressure Social Back Ground: Lives at Fairbanks Nursing Home (FNH) (4 years) No children Employed as a secondary until retirement aged...

English 12 Period 3 December 11, 2013 Inside the Job of a Nurse Practitioner Whenever people are sick or have an emergency and have to go to the hospital, nurses are always there to comfort them. Nursing is a fast growing occupation here in the United States and makes up the vast majority of the healthcare industry. Nursing is a career that allows people to care for others. Aside from the greatness of helping others, it also comes with stressful situations that require plenty of...

Danielle Rudolph Position Paper #1 A nurse is someone who has the knowledge and capability to take care of those in need. Nurses manage, maintain, or recover health and quality of life. This means providing care in not only a vital/physical manner, but in ways such as comfort, confidentiality, teaching, and advocacy. Nurses strive to achieve the best quality of life for their patients regardless of their ailments, culture, religion, ethnicity, age and so on. Nurses are capable of assessing,...

My reflective report will be about bed bathing. The format of the report is based on Gibbs’ (1988) guidelines to reflective writing. The service user will be identified as ‘Mr Jones’, so as to maintain patient confidentiality in keeping with the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Code of Conduct NMC (2008), and the Data Protection Act of 1998. Reflective writing is a fundamental part of growing into a more confident healthcare practitioner; it highlights areas of strengths and weaknesses so...

Nursing leaders are crucial to any nursing organization. They motivate, empower, influence, and communicate the organization’s vision to create change within the organization. Respectable nursing depends on noble nursing leaders. This paper will highlight Florence Nightingale nursing leadership and describe her leadership characteristics. It will further depict the democratic style Florence Nightingale utilized throughout her career. Florence Nightingale was not only a nurse, she was a...

I love the idea that I choose to pursue the dream of becoming a nurse. I love being around children and helping other that are hurt. My daughter and my sister have inspired me to become a better person. I have chosen that the best career for me would be a Pediatric Nurse. Being a Pediatric Nurse would benefit me. I would have a variety of job opportunities, flexible hours and last but not least you would get to make a great and rewarding salary. First, as a Pediatric Nurse I would have an...

In the healthcare industry, nurses comprise the majority of the workforce. Almost half (48 percent) work in hospitals and provide more primary care to patients than any other healthcare provider (Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS], 2012). In a news release of Employment Projections, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS, 2012) presented the 30 occupations that are expected to have the largest employment growth between 2010 and 2020. At the top of this list are registered nurses. Despite this...

Evidence Based Practice & Applied Nursing Research WZT Task 2 (724.8.3-06, 8.4-01-05) 1 WZT Task 2: A: Topic Chosen: Hourly Rounding’s Per our hospital policy, Rounds is a standardized interaction with the patient that includes the 8 components listed in the Hourly Rounding Procedure. Primary Registered Nurse (RN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN) assigned to each patient is responsible for ensuring hourly rounds are made according to policy. Nursing personnel will round every hour from...

Factors Influencing Retention of Registered Nurses in a Selected Private Hospital in Bacolod City A Thesis Presented to University of St. La Salle Graduate School In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirement for the Course Methods of Research Masters in Nursing By: Bayadog, April Anne Bescaser, Karen Rose Dominguez, Gezza Marie APPROVAL SHEET This research study entitled "Factors Affecting Retention of Registered Nurses in a Selected Private Hospital in...

Running head: NURSE STAFFING Nurse Staffing: Does One Size Fit All? Iva Roach Abstract Two major forms of staffing guidelines will be discussed, nurse-to-patient ratio and staffing by acuity. This paper will discuss the history of each staffing form. It will point out the benefits and negative features of both practices, describe how hospitals deal with staffing and discuss the states that have laws requiring certain guidelines be followed. Nurse Staffing: Does One Size Fit All?...

Comparative Claim Nursing education Nursing has always seemed to be a profession in which the nurse is the follower of the doctor such as their personal minion only doing the nominal things that the doctor does not want to do. However in Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing and the article “Quality and Nursing” by Hall, Moore, and Barnsteiner you can see that nurses can have a much larger impact on the healthcare system. In Nightingale’s book the author takes an in-depth look at nursing...

Why Be a Nurse Nursing is a great profession, very much in demand today. As a nurse you can take your skills wherever you want to go. There are many nursing positions available throughout the United States as well as internationally for qualified people from every ethnic and religious background. Nursing isn’t just confined to the hospital; you can practice in hundreds of settings such as: home health care, hospice, corporations, us public health services, independent practice and many more....

Alexis Jones 8-20-2014 2nd Block Career Essay Career Choice: Pediatric Nurse Description of Career: Pediatric Nurses devote their career and time to children from infancy through late teen years. Pediatric Nurses can preform these operations: physical examinations, measure vital signs, take blood tests, urine samples, and order diagnostics tests. Nurses that have more advanced training can interpret these tests and form diagnoses from the tests. Duties and Responsibilities: The...

 At this time Canada is facing a critical shortage of nurses. Nurses are one of the most important components of the health care, they see to a moment to moment care of patients after the doctor has done their services. There have been many causes to nursing shortage in Canada. One of the major causes was the issue that happened in the 1990’s. In 1993 Ralph Klein decided to layoff tens of thousands of nurses, causing an aftermath of a Canada wide nursing shortage. The nursing shortage...

eing a Nurse Is More Than a Job, It's a Treasure To me, being a nurse is far more than a job or even a career. It's an adventure, a continuous learning process that I embark on bravely each day, in search of life changing events and miracles. Touching the lives of others is a treasure chest overflowing with metaphorical gold, whether the help I provide is of great measure or remains unnoticed. The pride I hold in saying, "I'm going to be a nurse," is immeasurable. Nursing is more than a...

Are Associate Degree Nurses as Competent as Baccalaureate Degree Nurses? LOU ANN LAKE GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY Nursing History, Theories, and Conceptual Model NRS-430V Lorraine Hover June 22, 2013 Are Associate Degree Nurses as Competent as Baccalaureate Degree Nurses? The evolution of nursing education is being called into question. When a nurse passes the NCLEX exam does that mean they are a highly qualified educated registered nurse? The continuing debate regarding the levels of...

 EVIDENCE BASE PRACTICE ON THE REDUCTION OF CENTRAL – LINE –ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS. Healthcare institutes today are facing a major problem with centrally-line- associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). CLABSIs occur commonly and are the most potentially preventable source if morbidity. This research was conducted to see how central line bundles could be use to eliminate CLABSIs....

Nursing, The Interdisciplinary Team and a Culture of Safety Denise Doyle KOT 1 June 20, 2012 The Role of the Nurse Historically the role of the nurse has been as a patient advocate. Nurses’ have advanced from being seen as low cost labor to an autonomous practioner. Prior to Florence Nightingale the nurse was a member of a religious order or under the direction of the military. Florence Nightingale established...

Qualities of a nurse with a BSN as a Mentor The nurse I chose as a mentor has wonderful qualities that I hope to have after I also obtain a BSN. She shows great communication between nurses, doctors, and families. She is able to explain any situation in a professional manor. Her confidence is shown through her professionalism, for example, when she addresses information of medication and disease process to a family, she explains thoroughly, which builds trust with the family, shows her...

SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR NURSES 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. What led to your interest in nursing? I wanted to do something in my career that is challenging, interesting, and makes a difference in people's lives on a daily basis. * My mother is a nurse, and seeing the satisfaction she feels every day by helping people in her job inspired my own interest in the field. * I believe that nursing is one of the most interesting and growing careers available today, and I enjoy the...

Individual Library Search: Pediatric Registered Nurse Satisfaction with Nurse Leadership Calandra Wesley NUR 518 December 12, 2010 Kristen Crusoe Individual Library Search: Pediatric Registered Nurse Satisfaction with Nurse Leadership Azaare, J., & Gross, J. (2011). The nature of leadership style in nursing management. British Journal of Nursing (BJN), 20(11), 672-680. The leadership style of front-line managers is associated with retention and staff nurse job...

From Novice to Expert: A Summary of Benner’s Findings Regarding Nurses’ Skill Acquisition In 1984, Patricia E. Benner published the finding from a study aimed at identifying what nurses do and how they develop. She went to the clinical setting and asked practicing nurses to describe specific cases or situations they had encountered which stood out in their memories. These experiences were called exemplars or paradigm cases because they changed the perceptions of the nurse. In comparing...

Nurse staffing ratios Running head: NURSE STAFFING RATIOS Nurse Staffing Ratios Maureen K. Halstead Grand Canyon University: Theories and Concepts in Leadership and Management/451V September 15, 2012 Nurse Staffing Ratios Over the past number of years there has been a nursing shortage which has led to the need of more registered nurses in the hospital setting. This is due to the uprising acuity of patient care and a decrease in there overall hospital...

Becoming a Nurse Essay Opportunities in Nursing My decision to pursue a career in nursing came from my personal and professional experiences. When I was 13 years of age, I took care of my elderly grandma who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. I knew that the disease was incurable but I did all to help grandma cope with her daily problems. I learned a lot from that experience. From that time I have dreamed to become a highly qualified, experienced, and very competent nurse. I want...

The role of nurses in Transitional Care is an innovative topic in the healthcare arena. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) more than one-third of Medicare beneficiaries who are discharged from a hospital are re-hospitalized within 90 days and most of these are preventable. This indicates a need to improve coordination of post-discharge care. Health Care Reform’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Section 3026: Directs the Secretary to establish a...

The Secret Challenges Registered Nurses Face after Graduations After at least sixteen years of schooling, students are more than ready to finally begin the careers they have been working toward their entire life thus far. Yet one final challenge stands in their way until they make it into the real world of adulthood: finding a job. This final task seems easy enough with years of education under your belt and hours of schooling focused solely on your decided career, but still it remains a...

My goal is to become a registered nurse and to dedicate my life to helping people. I'm determined to become a nurse to touch lives not only as a provider of health care but also as a teacher. I am committed to excelling personally and professionally in all that I do and to serve as a role model by leading a healthy lifestyle. I came to this goal as a result of my family background and my life experiences. I have a strong work ethic. I am very loyal and trustworthy and always the person my...

Becoming a professional nurse, a nurse must self-regulation with knowledge to practice standards and code of ethics. One of the first stepping stone is reflecting in journal of experiential learning. “Knowledge of yourself is gained from reflecting on your experience” (Cooper, 2001, p.22). In the course Development of self as nurse I have learned how to be a professional nurse practicing the standards and code of ethics in a working environment. Also how the tools of communication is affective...

I remember it like it was yesterday. The squeaky white floors, and how I had to stand on my “tippy toes” to see through the glass. In that room on the other side of the glass was what felt like hundreds of babies, new babies that had only been in this world for a so short of a time. I knew I wanted to be one of the “angels” caring for them. My sister was a preemie, born 9 weeks early, so the family spent a lot of time in the hospital with her. In the following weeks and months, I witnessed...

The Minnesota Nurse Practice Act Statute 148.261 Grounds for Disciplinary Action, part 11 states “Engaging in any unethical conduct, including, but not limited to, conduct likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public, or demonstrating a willful or careless disregard for the health, welfare, or safety of a patient. Actual injury need not be established under this clause.” This state statute applies to the given scenario as the nurse by complying with the doctor’s orders is participating in an...

Title: A Nurse Evaluation and Outcome at a Kaiser Permanente Hospital Andre Bagramyan California State University Northridge Abstract Through the participation in the clinical setting of the Woodland Hills Kaiser Permanente Intensive Care Unit the writer has been involved with the members of this unit to develop and assess the roles of a leader. The focus of this paper is to analyze the evaluation of a nurse on the unit and the outcomes form the meeting. At Kaiser Permanente of...

Challenges for a New Nurse A new nurse faces a formidable set of challenges when walking onto their first job. Sadly, nursing schools do not truly prepare the new nurse for the shock of caring for patients and the responsibility that goes with it. A new nurse may have excellent preparation on a theoretical level, but this is a far cry from the daily grind of patient care. Having to learn the complex daily routines of a floor or specialty care unit, along with numerous drugs used, dealing...

In this essay I intend to examine the issues surrounding nurses' accountability in relation to the scenario discussed, and to Adult nursing. From the group sessions and further reading I have broaden my understanding of what being an accountable practitioner involves. Nurses are highly responsible for their own actions and care they provide. Consequently they are professionally accountable to the Nursing and Midwifery Council, (NMC) as well as their employer, public, patient, families and to...

The issues discused in this article are pertinent not just to nuring professionals but potential patients as well , which means eveyone. The general consensus seems to be divided into two camps ; the nurses and the administration. While both sides have adamant arguments for their points it is imperitive for all of us that a solution be found. The topics covered are related to legislation, current practices utilized for staffing , and the nursing shortage. Any person living in...

nursing education is more than just memorizing facts to get an "A" on a test or reproducing a skill to demonstrate it to absolute perfection. Becoming a nurse requires learning the underlying principles, analyzing them, and then, applying the principles to many different clients with similar problems, but very individual needs. Student nurses must use their minds and their hearts, as well as their hands and their senses to be successful professional nurses in today's challenging health care...

Professional Values for the BSN Nurse Theresa Andrews-Robinson NUR/403 May, 21, 2012 Barb Juarez, MSN, RN Professional Values for the BSN Nurse Define: | Identify how nurses demonstrate this value. | Discuss how you demonstrate this value. | Altruism-Altruism is described as the “unselfish attention to the needs of others. It has also been defined as “sacrifice as a benefit for others” (Haigh, 2010). | Nurses demonstrate this value by reflecting a caring attitude at all times,...

Nurse Manager Paper NUR 4301 Nursing Seminar The nurse manager I selected to interview is a Baccalaureate degree nurse and has attended several in-house training sessions related to her position within the hospital. She attended Lenoir Rhyne University to obtain her BSN and has been employed with the institution for 13 years and has been in nursing for nearly 20 years. She is currently certified as a Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) and is also a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. The Hospital...

With so many incredible nursing theorists, it is impossible to resist discussing nursing’s first theorist-Florence Nightingale. Born in 1820, Florence became the founder of modern nursing. Her theories include the most well-known environmental theory. Some assumptions of her theory were: nursing is a calling, nursing requires a specific educational base, nursing is an art and a science, and natural laws just to name a few. Florence believed that the law of health was keeping the person and...

The ethics, values, and beliefs of the nurse executive can impact the organization and outcomes in a variety of ways. The ethics of the nurse executive in the health care organization facilitates the organization ability to carry out nursing responsibility in a manner that is consistent with delivering quality care to patients and maintaining all ethical obligations of the profession. (ANA, 2001) Values have a major influence on the actions of practitioners and are integral to socialization and...

Inadequate Qualified Nurses Strayer University, Willingboro Campus Research Writing- ENG 215 Dr. Jeffrey Ebbesen December 11, 2012 HealthCare industry in United States and across the globe carried so much responsibility that they are often referred to as “god” because of the relevance, power and most importantly, their job as lifesaver. Health Care industry is a very lucrative industry in United States and they constitute the large workforce. Despite of all their numerous duties and...

Role of a Nurse Essay Throughout this essay I seek to analyse the role of a nurse and the attributes and skills required in different contexts, e.g. specialist hospitals, specialist hospital departments, residential homes and the community. I will also explain the difference between the different types of nursing: i.e. adult’s, children’s, mental health and learning disabilities, and midwifery; and will explore the range of ethical and moral dilemmas faced by nurses. Henderson provides a...

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE An Example of Exceptional Commitment to Nursing Florence Nightingale, generally regarded as the Founder of Modern Nursing, is an outstanding example of devotion to the cause of nursing. At a very early age, she believed she had several calls from God prompting her to commit her life to the service of others as a nurse. Some of her career achievements include serving as a nurse during the Crimean War in the mid 19th century, sanitary reform in Britain and laying the...

Nurses leading changeRunning head: Nurses Leading Change NURSES LEADING CHANGE LISA THOMPSON GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL DYNAMICS 430V MICHAEL JONES JULY 3, 2012 The Institute of Medicine report asks and answers the nation’s most important health care questions. They produced a report with recommendations for future of nursing and healthcare. It states that high-quality; patient-centered health care will require a transformation of the health care delivery system (IOM,...

IMAGE Of NURSES IN THE MEDIA The image of nursing as portrayed by the media swings like a pendulum in between negative and positive attributes. However, most times, the portrayal is more on the negative side. Most nurses will readily agree to the fact that the way the media paints the profession is way beyond what they believe in or practice. Indeed, it falls short of fair and truthful image. In as much as all other media- newspaper, TV ,Radio, Internet services e.t.c are to an extent...

My name is Theresa Dauda, I am currently an undergraduate student at the University of Manitoba. I was born and raised in the Sierra Leone. Growing up in Africa I have seen a lot of people in various background and I know how life sometimes can be unpredictable. I have been working in a hospital setting as a lab secretary and I know what it means to be sick, but without the experience to render help to the sick, that I always dream of. For me, nursing is more than just a simple career or job;...

I would love to be a nurse someday because it has many attractive qualities. The qualities that accompany The field of nursing and which i consider essential to me include the scientific aspect to method, being an active member of the health care team, and becoming a patient advocate. When I was thirteen, I saw all different kinds of people in poverty, may it be infants, children, elderly people and even disabled people. My aunt, who lived in Mexico, got diagnosed with cancer and my family and I...

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE REFLECTION I consider that clinical practice as an essential component of my learning process. Clinical practice allow me to have direct experience with the real world of nursing, to practice the clinical skills required for the job, to learn about general nursing routines, and to learn about the responsibilities of the nurses. At the beginning of the third term of this program my clinical experience has been less stressful than the initial clinical experience in terms...

Annotated Bibliography 3 Reference Coffman, J. M., Seago, J. A., & Spetz, J. (2002). Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in acute care hospitals in California. Health Affairs, 21(5), 53-64. Retrieved from http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/21/5/53.full.html In the article, Coffman, Seago, and Spetz (2002) questioned that mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios could eventually help to improve outcomes and conditions of both nurses and patients in acute care hospitals in...

Nurses’ Work Hours I have been a staff nurse in the emergency room for fourteen years. I have worked a variety of 8, 10, 12, and even 16 hour shifts. I currently am working 8 and 12-hour shifts on nights. Previously, I also worked some 12-hour day shifts. I personally have been struggling with working the 12-hour shifts. My commute to work is 1 hour one way and I have fallen asleep several times driving home from work. The last four hours of my shift I experience...

NOVICE TO EXPERT NURSE LEADER By Gwen Travis Gonzaga University NURS 553 The path to nursing leadership most often progresses from novice to expert nurse and then onto a novice nurse manager. The novice nurse manager is asked to lead and rarely given the tools or knowledge to be successful in this new role. The Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition discussed by Patricia Benner includes the following five levels of competency in the clinical nurse (Benner, 1982): * Level I – NOVICE –...

 Nurse Staffing Ratios Grand Canyon University Roles and Responsibilities in Leadership NRS-451V April 26, 2015 Nurse Staffing Ratios There have been series of changes in the way healthcare professionals carry out their clinical practices in recent years. Some of these changes are because evidenced-based practices based on scientific research is now being used, in clinical practices. These innovations have affected both the patient and the nurse who provides the care. According to...

Lavinia Lloyd Dock is a nursing pioneer who was committed to fighting for equality for women. Lavinia Lloyd Dock was a nurse, feminist, pioneer in nursing education, and an author. She was born into a rich family on February 26, 1858 in Harrisburg, PA. Her parents wanted their children to study, which was unusual for women at that time. Lavinia was inspired to pursue nursing after reading a magazine article. Lavinia graduated from Bellevue Training School for Nurses in 1886. After...

Running head: Nurse-Patient Relationship 1 Nurse-Patient Relationship as a caring relationship Abra Nayo Central Connecticut State University Nursing 110-01: Introduction to Nursing Theories Dr. Linda Wagner November 28, 2011 Nurse-patient relationship as a caring relationship 2 The nurse-patient relationship is central to...

The Effects of Working over the Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Emily Contreras Fresno Pacific University Advanced Academic Research and Composition Com 342 Linda Pryce-Sheehan March 22, 2013 The Effects of Working over the Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Hospital administrators need to work collaboratively with recruiters, nursing directors, and managers, to improve and support the work environment for nurses. This can be accomplished by involving the bedside nurse, hiring high-quality nurses,...

NURS 130 September 22, 2010 All nurses have multiple duties that they must complete during their entire shift. The types of duties can vary during the day and on some days, they can be very overwhelming. This is especially true for a charge nurse. “Charge nurses are expected to lead staff while managing the work systems and processes on their units to ensure that the needs of patients are met” (, 2009). Upon observation, the charge nurse at a geriatric facility has many duties. They are in...

Why I want to be a Nurse Choosing the career of my future was one of the toughest decisions I had to make. During my underclassmen years, while many of my peers had already chosen the career path they wanted to pursue, I still was struggling to make a decision. By the end of junior year, with no clear career goal in mind, I was really starting to panic. It was not until I started watching a certain youtuber's vlog that I became interested in nursing. This youtuber had recently been...

Why do I want to be a nurse? I want to be a nurse because my life experiences have taught me to have compassion for people. My childhood consisted of being abandoned by my parents, abuse and poverty. My decisions also led me to be a teenage mom and married by the time I was 18. My childhood and my marriage have taught me to fight hard for something you believe in, not to ever give up. I want to carry this compassion over into nursing, to love people that are broken not only in their body, but...

This essay will describe the role of a nurse and how the nursing role has become a profession. It will also outline the governing bodies which have set regulations and guidelines which has made created the professional nurse. Bla bla head is blank! Nursing is constantly evolving in order to meet new demands and also has to take into account the up to date information which is available. The purpose of nursing is to promote healing, health, preventing illness, disease and also to minimise...

How does knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing provide a context in which to understand current practice? Identify at least three trends in nursing practice demonstrated by the interactive timeline, located within the Multimedia folder in Canyon Connect. How have these trends influenced your perspective of nursing practice? • Describe the definition of nursing as put forward by the American Nurses Association. How does it address the metaparadigm theories of nursing? After...

Tracy Kish WHY I WANT TO BE A NURSE The field of nursing has long interested me because I find myself compassionate about providing care to sick people. I think that the field of nursing may serve as a way for me to help individuals especially during their most difficult times such as illness and accidents. I am aware that the training required to become a nurse is challenging. I am still willing to undergo such challenging training in order to enhance my greatest capabilities as a...

 Telenursing: The Future of Medicine Krystle Gonzales College of Nursing NR 305 Health Assessment Professor Sherer Telenursing Telenursing is a new technology used to deliver nursing services to patients where the patient and the nurse communicate directly through audios or videos. It was developed in the 1970’s to curb the professional nurse shortage. Telenursing seeks to monitor a patient while at home, therefore preventing admission and readmission of a patient in a...

Doctor-Nurse Communication Physicians and nurses have had to interact since nursing became a profession. The act of communication between nurses and physicians is a central activity in health care, and a failure to communicate has been linked with poor quality and patient errors. During the history of nursing, these interactions have been as different as each individual physician and nurse is different. The two professions have had to form relationships to accomplish their common goal:...

Reflective Practice Introduction: Reflection its self is looking into personal thoughts and actions. For nurses this would mean looking at how they performed a particular task taking into consideration their interaction with their colleagues and other members of staff, patients and in some cases relatives This then enables the nurse to assess their actions and thought processes. There are various frameworks of reflection that one could choose and the examples used for this...

Introduction The purpose of this assignment is to explore the professional responsibilities of the nurse and their role in safeguarding vulnerable patients, all of which are based around a fictitious scenario. The scenario is centred on a patient named Margaret and is going to be used to identify any vulnerability issues Margaret may have. Margaret could be identified as been vulnerable, as she is an 89 year old lady who is suffering from a heart condition. Margaret is currently living with...

Daniel Cabacoy BSN 3 Lack of Respect for Nurses According to a journal of Palliative Medicine “The basis of a professional relationship associates trust, respect, commitment , truthfulness, and compliance to the expertise of a fellow worker” (Paul Rousseau of Palliative Medicine, 2004, p.753). All of us need to respect each other because to earn respect you must show respect. According to a nurse practitioner Olivia (Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 2007) “A lack of respect can...

Although my motives for becoming a nurse haven’t always been as set in place as they are now I have always, ever since I can remember, had the idea that this was the profession for me. I am an outgoing person who enjoys working with and helping people. It wasn’t until my father was diagnosed with cancer that I knew that being a nurse is what I wanted to do, to be an advocate to my father and to all the other patients that I would eventually care for. During my first year of study I was kept...

 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...

I heard the familiar sound of the front door closing gently. My father was returning from work as a barber. Although he begins his day at 5:00 a.m. every morning, he usually returns at around 7:00 p.m. I never really questioned his schedule when I was a child, but as I entered high school I wondered how my dad could work so hard every day of the week and still enjoy what he does. The uncertainties of barbering are so great and so challenging. It never ceases to amaze me when my father wakes up...

 Difference in Competencies of Nurses Prepared by Associate degree vs. Baccalaureate degree Grand Canyon University November 14, 2014 A “nurse is a nurse” right? Wrong! Nurses are prepared at different levels. Each level offers its own advantage that can be taken into the nursing career to serve patients and create individualized care to ensure the best outcomes. However, each degree does not prepare future nurses in the same way. A Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing...

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"Nursing" a Profession By: Crisly Barcega I know I will scrape through in being a nurse. When I was looking into career options, nursing attracted my attention for a variety of reasons. You could go anywhere, work with adults, children, in public health, prisons, physicians offices, schools, factories, and were only limited by your level of education, I found that nursing could be what ever I would want to make it. People need nurses in all aspects of life and if I were to ever feel...

Advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) require highly developed and extensive knowledge in “diagnostics, therapeutics, the biological, social and epidemiological sciences and pharmacology, and their enhanced skills in areas such as consultation and clinical decision-making” (Duke, 2012, p.1027). As such, it is imperative that nurses assuming an advance practice role are equipped and capable of applying intricate logic, critical thinking, deliberation, and analysis in their work, evaluations,...

The aim of this assignment is to demonstrate how Peplau's concept of the nurse-patient relationship can be used to influence an incident in practise. I have chosen to focus on the nurse-patient relationship, as I am in the early stages of my adult nurse training and I feel it would be beneficial to understand this relationship more accurately. The first part of this assignment defines a concept and briefly outlines the nurse-patient relationship as a concept. The second part focusses and...

Over the recent years, entering a hospital has become a health gamble. Hospital budget cuts lead to less staff. Fewer and fewer nurses are trying to tend to more and more patients. This creates a dangerous environment for the patients and poor work conditions for the nurses. It's a vicious cycle because nobody wants to enter a profession where you are overworked. Too many hours of forced overtime quickly lowers moral and causes burnouts. So, people quit. In an effort to promptly replace them,...

IMPLICATIONS OF THE GLOBAL NURSING SHORTAGE AND ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS TO OVERCOME THE ISSUE IN AUSTRALIA INTRODUCTION Nurses form an integral part of the health work force of a nation. They are responsible in maintaining the health standards and the quality of health of the most valuable asset of the country, human resource. Hence, the shortage of nurses has posed serious threats to nations all over the world, especially the developed ones like Australia, USA, Canada etc....

 Nurse-Sensitive Indicators Analysis Nurse-Sensitive Indicators Analysis This is an analysis of the nurse-sensitive indicators in a case study regarding an elderly, Jewish male patient with dementia in a hospital setting. Nurse-sensitive indicators presented in the scenario such as patient falls, using restraints, development of pressure ulcers, and patient satisfaction will be discussed. When nurses are aware of these nurse-sensitive issues they can provide...

In order to help me with my reflection I have chosen Gibbs (1988), as the model to help guide my reflective process. This model comprises of a process that helps the individual look at a situation and think about their thoughts and feelings at the time of the incident. Reflective skills help us to think about what could have been done, so that if a similar situation occurs again the experience gained can be used to deal with the situation in a professional manner (Palmer et al 1997). To...

SPECIFIC | MEASURABLE | ACHIEVABLE | REALISTIC | TIMELY | To Achieve a good understanding of nursing and medication calculations. | To revise and practice nursing and maths calculations . To undertake the Nursing Calculations exam implemented by the trust. | To organise sum sheets, and ensure clinical practice allows me to dose and check prescriptions and medication ( under supervision) . | The goal is reliasitc as I have ample opportunity in practice. And a number of internet sites , and...

 Nurse Practice Act Extra Credit Definition of Nurse Practice Act(s) Nursing practice acts in each state are laws that define the responsibilities of the nurse. The acts are intended to protect patients from harm as a result of unsafe or incompetent practice, or unqualified nurses. They contain general statements of appropriate professional nursing actions. The nurse must incorporate the nursing practice act with his or her educational background, previous work experience, institutional...

This essay will discuss the need for confidentiality and the nurse’s duty to keep information he/she is privy to, confidential. Brown et al (1992) suggest that a duty of confidentiality can be described as information that is disclosed which ought not to be disclosed further except within the relevant limits. Confidentiality is generally defined as the process of the protection of personal information, and is regarded as an integral part of a nurse’s role. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)...

 Why I Became a Nurse “Why I Became a Nurse” Nursing was not always something that I wanted to do in the beginning. I wanted to be a Photographer. Looking back at that period in my life there were many areas of my life that I needed to assess. I already had a daughter and was currently going to school for Photography. So the question became do I keep my passion, and will it always pay the bills? Alternatively, do I change career paths and pursue a new career that I know will...

ENG101 9A EXAMPLE 22 SEPTEMBER 2010 Why I Want to be a Nurse In the short time my mother was alive, she had such an amazing influence on my life. She taught me so much about care and compassion and what being a nurse was all about. She believed that nursing was a profession that you must feel in your heart. It was her way of giving back to the community as well as doing something she truly loved. Though becoming a nurse was not always in my mindset, I know that deep down that is truly the...

LITERATURE REVIEW Compassion fatigue is a more recent concept and has been studied primarily in nonnursing groups. It’s more common among health care workers than those in education or working with children and family issues. In two studies, nurses who cared for people affected by the 2004 hurricane season in Florida either in the emergency room or other deployments were found as groups to have low risk of compassion fatigue (Alexander, 2006; Frank & Adkinson, 2007). In a more recent...

 What are nurse’s experiences of stress on the work place? A literature review Name Institution affiliation Date of submission Acknowledgements I would take this chance to show gratitude for my supervisor Professor. Hannabinah Mariane, my colleagues, my family and peers, whose relentless and constant encouragement has been a source of continuous inspiration and guidance. Abstract Workplace stress or job stress is a very important...

Nurses: Strength, Commitment, Compassion By: Gianna Marla B. Recamara “Take charge of your health. If you don’t nobody else will”. These are the unforgotten words my mother had instilled in my young mind during my younger days! I didn’t realized the effect of those not till I entered in the medical profession! That’s because in this brave new world of managed care, keeping qualified nurses and achieving safe nurse staffing, often takes precedence over providing quality patient care....

The Importance of Communication When Delivering Patient Care Valerie Davenport Ohio University The health care field has numerous amounts of individuals that care for patients or assist with their care. All persons that assists with a patients care must be able to communicate effectively amongst each other and this includes the nurse. Nursing is a communicative intervention and is founded on effective communication. Nurses have to communicate with various people such as: patients,...

Linda Richards Introduction Linda Richards, America’s first and professional trained nurse has transformed her profession, bringing the work of nursing from menial chores to the great caregiving profession of today. She first got her experience in nursing when she was dealing with her dying mother; which was a very awakening experience to Linda, because during this time, she cared for her until her death. Linda's training as a nurse began under the supervision of Doc Currier, the...

Master’s Prepared Nurse Interview Stephanie Bakker Grand Canyon University: NUR 502 October 15, 2014 Master’s Prepared Nurse Interview Introduction Due to the demands of an evolving health care system and an emphasis in health and wellness, Master’s prepared nurses are in demand. What does a Master’s prepared nurse entails? According to the American Association College of Nursing, Master’s prepared nurses obtain a higher level of learning as well as key competencies and skills. The...

NURSES ON THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX In the Clinical Set-Up: As a staff nurse, thinking outside of the box may not be as usual or as routinely as we do every shift, like doing endorsements or administering medications. On the floor, not every issue, challenges and patient’s problem requiring nursing intervention necessitate out of the box thinking. We incorporate the nursing process, with adequate knowledge, nursing skills and attitude learned from getting the degree and through our mere...