A Nursing Career Nursing Career As I began analyzing what does a career mean to me the first thing that comes to heart is a professional. Wikipedia dictionary (2013) describes “ Nursing as a profession within the health sector focused on the care of individuals‚ families‚ and communities so they may attain‚ maintain‚ or recover optimal health and quality-of-life”. The American Nurses Association (2012)‚ “states nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities
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Caring and Compassion in the Nursing Profession Honor Code: As a student‚ I have neither given nor received aid/help on this assignment. Caring and Compassion in the Nursing Profession Nursing is a physically and emotionally demanding job. There are six virtues that should be followed when working as a nurse. Caring and compassion can be viewed as “nursing’s most precious asset” (Schantz‚ 2007). Caring and compassion are two different characteristics with similar meanings
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Critical Appraisal #1 of Scott‚ Hofmeister‚ Rogness‚ and Rogers Article The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing In partial fulfillment of the requirements of N5301 Research in Nursing Susan K. Grove‚ PhD‚ RN‚ ANP-BC‚ GNP-BC June 1‚ 2014 Critical Appraisal #1 In a study by Scott‚ Hofmeister‚ Rogness‚ & Rogers (2010) it was noted that other industries have recognized the impact of shift work‚ lack of sleep‚ and fatigue on work performance and a related increase in risk
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A Senior Internship: Facilitating the Transition to Nursing Practice Bridget Card St. Joseph’s College of Nursing This paper explores published articles that report on results from research conducted 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
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Over the years‚ the nursing profession has comprehensively developed a wide range of nursing careers and specialties. The diversity in the nursing profession with the increasing number of consumers having complex health-related needs is often accompanied by conflict and struggle amongst the nurses in the health setting. Thus‚ good leadership is needed to identify and effectively prevent conflict in the workplace. Sullivan (2012) defines nursing leadership as a professional who utilizes interpersonal
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Question # 1. Delegation The nurse may delegate tasks‚ but is accountable for the patient’s safety. That being said‚ the nurse needs to ensure that the task is delegable‚ the nursing assistant is competent to perform the assignment‚ and the task would not put the patient safety in jeopardy before assigning any task to a nursing assistant. When delegating task‚ the nurse needs to give proper instructions and clear directions while using critical thinking and professional judgment. (Westrick‚ 2014)
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Literature review sub title 6 According to Gomez-Garcia et al. (2016)‚ nurses direct relation to burnout and fatigue was yet to be researched. They concluded a study that emphasis the direct relationship between shift work nurses and patent quality of care. They were focused on the job satisfaction‚ sleep quality‚ and burnout. The study was cross-sectional and observational. Seven hospitals participated with a total of six hundred and thirty-five nurses. The study only observed shift work nurses
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As I contemplate the enormous responsibility that one assumes when working in the profession of nursing‚ the question‚ (Roberts‚ 2011) “what is the relevance of this important concept (lifelong learning)‚ posed by Dottie Roberts‚ MSN in her editorial “Resolved to Be a Lifelong Learner”‚ there is no doubt in my mind that I too‚ have taken on the responsibility to continue to expand my knowledge base and skills as a professional nurse. Standard number 8 in the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice
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The Impact of the 2010 IOM Report on the Future of Nursing name Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V Professional Dynamics August 9th 2014 The Impact of the 2010 IOM Report on the Future of Nursing When considering the impact on nursing due to the report on The Future of Nursing (IOM report‚ 2010)‚ the need for increased nursing education becomes even more relevant. The nursing profession constitutes the largest segment of the medical field. Thus‚ nursing will undoubtedly have a vital role
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Ways to assess the care of loved ones According to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)‚ the growing shortage of nurses in America ’s hospitals is putting patient lives in danger and requires immediate attention. "The current nursing shortage threatens to heavily impact our citizens ’ health and our nations ’ security preparedness". (Person‚ 2003) The nursing shortage that is sweeping across the United States has been upgraded from a health crisis to a national
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