direction of a registered nurse. Scope of practice – Is a terminology used by national and state/provincial licensing board for the profession that defines the procedures‚ actions‚ and processes that are permitted for the licensed individual. Definition of advanced practice – Any person licensed in the state to practice professional nursing and certified in advanced or specialized nursing practice‚ including certified registered nurse anesthetists‚ certified nurse midwives‚ and nurse practitioners. Prescriptive
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Ethical Issues for Nurse Educators Sally Smith NYU College of Nursing Nursing Practice Fall 2010 Nursing Students and Academic Dishonesty: Ethical Issues for Nurse Educators Based on the caring nature of nursing‚ the nursing profession is held to very high ethical standards (Ganske‚ 2010‚ p. 1). Nursing‚ however‚ is not immune to ethical issues. There are many reports on ethical issues in clinical nursing practice‚ but often ethical issues in nursing education is rarely addressed (Ganske
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desire to be a Nurse Anesthetist. It is a 16 bed unit where we care for the most critical type of patients (burn patients)‚ with its wide variety of complications such as impaired airway‚ hypovolemia and sepsis. We also get lots of overflow patients with different kinds of medical conditions. The Burn ICU
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Nurses and AARP AARP Key Nursing Roles “The American Association for Retired Persons changed (AARP) is a nonpartisan‚ nonprofit organization that is dedicated to it members over the age of 50 interest” (AARP‚ 2012). “The AARP provides products and services for members including educational programs and discounts for third-party companies which is the most widely used benefit by members” (AARP‚ 2012). With the expected rise in the population of people over fifty‚ AARP is focusing
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Next steps. For me‚ life has just become a little scarier as I consider my next steps. I am nearing the end of my second year at Wake Tech Community College and it is time to figure out what my next step is for continuing my education. In doing so‚ I am haunted by so many questions. Where do I want to go? What career path will best suit me? What if I make the wrong decision? My one goal in life is to find something that I would love to do for the rest of my life and stick with it. I believe
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relation to the nurses themselves. Nursing staffing levels and their effects on the patient outcomes will also be discussed with regards to morbidity and mortality besides other indicators of patient outcomes‚ the impact of nursing staffing levels to quality of care as well as an overview of past studies as far as the relationship between nursing staffing levels and the outcome of the patient is concerned. Nursing staffing The term nursing staffing refers to the levels of nurses that are employed
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travel to advance my career and skills as a travel nurse. During my travel nurse experience‚ I transitioned from working step down to Intensive/Critical Care Units (ICU)‚ and I obtained my critical care registered nurse certification in July 2014. I have
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and BSN Prepared Nurses April 11‚ 2014 Competency Differences Between ADN and BSN Prepared Nurses The difference in competencies between nurses prepared at an associate degree level versus a nurse prepared at the baccalaureate degree level has been a debated controversy since the 1960’s and steadily growing in the United States over the past decade. While both levels of degrees will permit a nursing student to take the NCLEX exam‚ there are differences in how these nurses were prepared
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down. I couldn’t believe what I had just witnessed. It was an experience that was breathtaking‚ so beautiful‚ and life changing. There were no words to describe my feelings. This was real life. At that moment‚ I knew one day I had to be in that nurses position. I knew I wanted to be able to experience that feeling everyday with all the excited and nervous mothers . It seemed like I had just come face to face with my calling. I couldn’t believe what was happening on what I thought was just a regular
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Advanced Degreed Nurses Improve Patient Safety Angela Lofton American Sentinel University Nurses have an obligation to patients and to patient’s families to deliver competent and safe quality of care. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing stated “education has a significant impact on the knowledge and competencies of the nurse clinician.” (Fact sheet AACN). My choice to return to school is a direct reflection on my commitment to give the absolute best care possible.
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