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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that I would like to accomplish first. I would like to accomplish becoming a Neonatal Nurse. Being a neonatal nurse has always been something I’ve been wanting to become since I was little. There are many reasons why I would like to accomplish this‚ but here are just a few. The first reason is I have always loved being around babies since I was little. When I was little I would always pretend to be a neonatal nurse with my baby dolls. Also‚ I love volunteering at the hospital with my mum and we help
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Nurses as Health Advocates Nurses as Health Advocates Active military service members and retired veterans have given their allegiance and sometimes their lives to preserve our nation’s safety and security. Their contributions to the protection of our country come at great cost to their lives and the lives of their families. Nurses are an integral part of the medical team saving lives of military personnel both in the trenches of combat‚ within community hospitals and clinics
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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 themselves. Nurses have to justify why specific
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making Practice-Based Learning work Reflection on PRACTICE A resource commissioned by the Making Practice Based Learning Work project‚ an educational development project funded through FDTL Phase 4 Project Number 174/02 and produced by staff from the University of Ulster. www.practicebasedlearning.org Author Patricia McClure School of Health Sciences‚ University of Ulster www.practicebasedlearning.org contents Reflection on Practice 02 The Role of Reflective
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All future Nurses‚ current employed Nurses‚ Doctors‚ Administrators and Patients All future Nurses‚ current employed Nurses‚ Doctors‚ Administrators and Patients Join Network of excellence Thursday‚ Dec. 20‚ 2012. Location: Gwinnett Civic Center 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway Duluth‚ Georgia 30097 Join Network of excellence Thursday‚ Dec. 20‚ 2012. Location: Gwinnett Civic Center 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway Duluth‚ Georgia 30097 Membership fees * $183 per year or 15.75 per month * ANA
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