POLITICAL ACTION AWARENESS PAPER Soeurette Joseph University Of Phoenix LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN NURSING HEALTH CARE NUR/587 LINDA MORRIS August 18‚ 2014 POLITICAL ACTION AWARENESS PAPER There is an increase in societal changes and demands in the nursing profession today. It is vital that nurses keep up to date with what is happening in their profession. This is attainable by becoming a member of professional organizations (American Nurses Association‚ 2014). The three major categories
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democratic process. The social media an important medium of information have influence people’s thought and action about politics and encouraged people to give opinions‚ critics and suggestions as well as participate in politics. Therefore‚ the social media is one of the primary mechanism in the political scene and capable of making political issues. However‚ it gives a negative aspects on political issues in which people may give wrong information and it also enjoys a positive function by spreading information
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Alexander.) We do not pay as much attention as we should. When Barack Obama was running for the 2008 presidential election‚ a large number of young‚ black people I know voted for him more so for the fact that he was a black Democrat than for his political views and policies. Last month‚ Herman Cain‚ an African-American Republican presidential candidate‚ and Morehouse graduate‚ made the following comment on CNN’s “The Situation Room: “African-Americans have been brainwashed into not being open-minded
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activities. Self-awareness has been widely accepted as an important part of contemporary nurses’ repertoire of skills and has been said to be an important factor in a successful nurse-patient relationship. It has been identified as a factor in empathy‚ supporting the notion that self-awareness leads to a gentler way of being and compassion results. However‚ there is a lack of empirical evidence related to how students actually develop self-awareness within the context of nursing education. This qualitative
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Cultural Awareness Whatever type of patient a nurse encounters he/she has to be aware of that person’s culture. Be it a person of the same race contrary to many peoples beliefs; there are many cultures within an ethnic group that help define that race. I think this is the reason many people get so caught up in assuming certain ethnic groups should act a certain way. Patients come from all different backgrounds and morals which ultimately shape their way of thinking and reasons for denying
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo came up with an idea to build a non-Indian casino in Niagara Falls‚ but the city isn’t ready for any new changes yet. Community leaders stated that they would allow more gambling halls to interest tourists as they visit Niagara Falls. Cuomo thinks that if the community allows the new casino it’ll be competition for Seneca Niagara Casino and the Seneca’s will own up to what they owe to the state. To have a non-Indian casino is serves to objectives‚ said Mayor Paul A. Dyster
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Even with all these positive views of the nursing profession I think the real problem lies in the fact that nurses underestimate
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Abstract Politics is a constant changing field‚ just like the Practice of Nursing but as nurses it is our responsibility and duty to keep up to date with changes being made that will effect our profession. The biggest concern nationwide seems to be the number of patients that a nurse can safely care for and while some states have regulations on that nurse-patient ratio many do not. Pennsylvania is going through a transitional period where two bills are being purposed and both can change the way
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The Future of Nursing & The Campaign for Action The Future of Nursing & The Campaign for Action The health care industry is ever changing‚ requiring the practice of nursing to be continually transformed. Since nurses are in direct‚ constant contact with patients‚ we are in a position to facilitate change and it is our duty to be proactive in the processes that have a positive effect in our field. Likewise‚ it is imperative that nurses be actively involved in education in order to stay abreast
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Introduction In this essay my aim is to describe and discuss my own Filipino cultural background and how it might influence my nursing practice. Culture is our way of living (Wepa‚ 2005). It is also shaped by our values‚ beliefs‚ norms‚ and practices that are shared by members of the same cultural group (Giger & Davidhizar‚ 1995). I will be discussing some of the values and traits that we Filipinos have in common such as pagmamano and po at opo or gestures that show respect to our elders‚ kagandahang
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