Shiftwork: Its Detrimental Effects Every new nurse graduate looks forward to the day where they graduate and only have to work three 12 hour shifts a week. Most graduates are unaware of shiftwork and the detrimental effects it can have on their health. Shiftwork means working any shifts that fall outside of the norm nine to five schedule. In terms of the healthcare sector‚ it has two main categories of shift durations that allows for continuous care of patients. These two systems can further be
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University Professional Roles and Values NVT2 December 08‚ 2012 Ethical Leadership Ethical Leadership in Nursing As advances in healthcare continue to improve the ability to sustain life‚ as well as for individuals to live longer‚ bedside nurses are faced more and more with difficult situations related to advance directives‚ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)‚ as well as to ensure they are functioning within the scope of practice for their state. State Regulations
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The Life of a Licensed Practical Nurse Courtney Joy Everest University Online The Life of a Licensed Practical Nurse Nursing is one of the most popular occupations in the U.S. The number of nurses in the United States is expected to expand to 3.2 million by 2018‚ accounting for at least 581‚500 new jobs for upcoming nurses‚ according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Just think if the nurses expand by that much‚ what will happen for all of other jobs. This essay will inform the reader the
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about ways to assist the new graduate nurse with transition-into practice issues. Preparing student nurses for the role transition from student to nurse who can responsibly provide high-quality and safe patient care is a difficult job. Nursing students usually don’t have the opportunity to take a full patient assignment before transitioning into practice; therefore‚ the job of transferring clinical knowledge to student nurses is often the responsibility of a nurse preceptor. A new graduate preceptorship
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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 foundation for the first nursing school at a hospital in London where she worked until her death at the age of ninety. The Florence Nightingale Pledge for Nurses Nightingale has left behind her an enduring legacy of passion and commitment to nursing. As a token of recognition for her service‚ a pledge taken by all new nurses has been
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The Case of the Disgruntled Nurses Introduction: At the board of directors’ meeting‚ board president received a letter from staff council of Oneida Home Health Agency (OHHA)‚ highlighting various staff concerns and suggestions. Rachel Nelson‚ who had been hired as the executive director of OHHA‚ was shocked and angered to see the letter‚ since this was a clear violation of organizational hierarchy and brought her management skills into question. Rachel had replaced Chuck about two years ago‚ who
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communities. The nurse need to be aware of the boundaries when providing therapeutic cares which is consumer centred to clients. When a therapeutic relationship is moved to establish into a friendship or social relationship then the professional boundaries are transgression. The relationship can turn into non-therapeutic and potentially harmful to both the nurse and client (Ruth‚Katie&Debra‚ 2009). A boundary creates a sense of legitimate control in a relationship‚ where the nurse is responsible
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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 great
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of the ideas nurse midwives initiated. Nurse midwives incorporated the idea of keeping babies in the same room as the mother after delivery rather than placing the babies in the nursery. Certified Nurse Midwives were advocates for mothers to breastfeed their babies instead of formula feeding which was being taught to the mothers by hospitals during specific time periods (Rooks‚ 2014). Certified nurse midwives significantly impact the nursing profession. These advanced practice nurses can utilize the
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Word count: 590 Reflection on practice (Using Mark-Maran and Rose 1997 reflective model) During my semester 1 placement on a gynaecology ward‚ I got the chance to observe a patient attend the pre-operative assessment unit. For the purposes of anonymity and confidentiality‚ to uphold the Nursing & Midwifery Council‚ professional code of conduct (NMC 2008)‚ I have given the patient the pseudonym of Lorraine. Lorraine was referred from her local GP‚ due to post menopause bleeding‚ which was
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