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
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Nursing Leader Interview The nurse manager of the cardiac rehabilitation unit has been a formal nurse leader for the past five years. The conversation began with a discussion about her personal leadership style and how it evolved from a knee jerk style to her current democratic style. Being a nurse leader requires adaptation and flexibility. Administration‚ Medicare‚ and certifying organizations require changes to be made frequently to improve patient care. These changes are often tied to service
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The issue of new graduate nurse retention remains a challenge in many healthcare facilities. More than 50% of new graduate nurses leave their first employment in less than a year (North‚ Johnson‚ Knotts & Whelan 2006). Because new recruits are often faced with a variety of stressors in their beginning practice it is clear that a structured mentoring program could be of immense value. Such a program would provide technical and emotional support to nurses and so ease their transition into the
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the population ages‚ so does the number of chronic illness and the need for specialized end-of-life care. With the current shortage of trained hospice care providers‚ the push for utilization of nurse practitioners in this area of medicine is being looked at as a possible solution. Efficacy of a nurse practitioner led model of care has been demonstrated in the limited amount of studies done in recent years and shows promise of a solution to the shortage. The hospice model of care focuses on improving
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Predictors of Nurse Burnout Jessica Beitler‚ Tabatha Menapace‚ Lorelei Starr‚ Jodi Swihart NRN 422‚ July 2‚ 2008 Malone College School of Nursing Abstract Aim. To identify characteristics that predict the incidence of burnout in Registered Nurses. Background. Burnout was first described in the early 1970’s by human service professionals and healthcare workers. In 2001‚ The Joint Commission reported that 43 percent of nurses currently working scored high in a range of burnout measures and
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Impact the Nurse-patient ratio has on workloads Betty Jo Ayers Fayetteville State University Dr. D. Jefferys Nursing 300- Group 1 Project Introduction: The nurse-patient ratio has been a debatable problem for many years. It has been found that it is key in ensuring patient safety‚ protecting the nurses and ensuring overall quality of health care service. Background Information: There are four main reasons nurses are experiencing higher workloads
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long-term care and dialysis motivated me to pursue a nurse practitioner degree. My goal as a nurse to meet the health care needs of the people and help them to achieve physical‚ psychological and emotional well- being. I believe nurse practitioner program would fill me with tremendous scientific knowledge and skills which I can use to make a difference in the health status of the different communities including minorities‚ vulnerable population. As a nurse practitioner‚ my immediate goals would be doing
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Nurse Practitioners have crusaded through the years paving a way of professionalism for the future Nurse Practitioners. Early Nurse Practitioner’s fought adversity within our own profession despite the benefits and potential benefits of Nurse Practitioners. Kurt Lewin’s theory of change is uncannily supported when reflecting back on the evolution of Nurse Practitioner profession: 1. Unfreezing: Challenging the status quo to gain support that a change is needed. 2. Freezing: Making a change 3. Refreezing:
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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‚ clinical
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Planning your visit: Meeting a State Representative to Promote Advance Nurse Practitioner’s Role Chamberlain School of Nursing NR:506 Health Care Policy February 10‚ 2013 Affordable healthcare can enable Americans to live longer‚ lead more healthy lives and improve their economic potential (Hope Street‚ 2008). Changes in the healthcare system have been slow in comparison to the areas of industry in the twenty first century. With the passing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2012
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