The situation that I acted as leader and change agent is when I worked in a med/surg floor‚ we used to have the endorsement to be given in group. The unit educator would supervised the endorsement and write notes. At that time I have to come half-hour earlier to catch the meeting and I really like the way that this unit work because having more than one nurse to write notes and any changes occurred at the prior shift will minimize the risk of misunderstanding or miscommunication. Other units do not
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When making the schedule for a 30 bed unit with a temporary vacant nurse position‚ considering the use of per diem nurses‚ use of overtime for your current staff‚ or just working with the available staff needs to be decided by the nurse manager. The pros and cons of each option will be discussed. When using per diem nurses or giving overtime to the current nurses‚ the one of the concerns is budget. Even though per diem nurses are paid more hourly than a normal hourly pay for a current nurse‚ this
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When people think about nursing they see nurses care about sick people‚ but this is more about nursing. Today’s a society views nurses only as part of hospital. Part of nursing standard of practice is patient education‚ advocacy‚ and coordination of care and health maintenance (Gordon‚ 2002). Nurses are well educated and can work in different areas of healthcare if both the economy and politics allow them to. Nursing is seen only as caring for sick people. Nurses should be more involved
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Leadership Style Leadership is described as a person that influences a group of people towards the success of a goal (Wong‚ 2007). Source (2015) describes leadership as a process of influence which can enlist the aid and support of others to accomplish a task. Cherry (2006)‚ advocates that leadership styles describe characteristic behaviors‚ motivation‚ and managing a group of people. The following are three of the most prominent leadership styles used today: Authoritarian (Autocratic) provides
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This study sought to determine the implementation of preceptorship roles of professional nurses towards the RNSE nurses and the development of professional autonomy among RNSE nurses. This chapter discusses the results of the data gathered including the analysis and interpretation. Extent of Implementation of Preceptorship Roles of Professional Nurses Teacher. In the professional nurses’ performance of their preceptorship role of teacher‚ an average mean score of 2.90 was obtained based on the
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“America has the best doctors‚ the best nurses‚ the best hospitals‚ the best medical breakthrough medicines in the world. There is absolutely no reason we should not have in the country the best health care in the world”. The career of nursing is an exciting career because you are getting the opportunity to help other people. The research will describe the career of being a nurse‚ what is required to become a successful nurse and the impact this career has on society. Until 1870’s‚ nursing care
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In nursing‚ burnout is a real problem. Nurses expressed symptoms of stress and burnout as reasons for their intention to exit the profession (Maville‚ Huerta‚ 2013‚ p. 446). It leads to job dissatisfaction and high turnover rates‚ which could be the case in the dialysis center I work for. We practice in the outpatient clinic and inpatient hospital setting. We perform hemodialysis‚ continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)‚ plasmapheresis‚ and peritoneal dialysis. We can work very long hours
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Mandatory Overtime Many hospitals are understaffed and make their nurses work overtime. Employers try to save money by having their employees work overtime rather than hiring more people. However‚ having nurses work overtime is an ethical issue. It affects the lives of the patients and the nurses. Mandatory Overtime as an Ethical Issue Mandatory overtime is important in nursing because it affects the care we are giving to our clients. In recent studies it has shown that long work hours can lead
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Introduction It has always been stated to the nursing students about the importance of developing therapeutic and professional relations between clients and amongst the members of the interdisciplinary teams. Although I agree to the aforesaid statement‚ but I have always struggled to find the fine line that marks the professional boundaries. In this reflective writing‚ I will be using Gibbs reflective cycle (Gibbs‚ 1988) to describe my journey onto developing and using this essential nursing competency
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My personal definition of values is the set of principles one uses as a guide to direct their lives. I feel my personal values which I utilize in my nursing practice are very close if not identical with those of the National League of Nursing (NLN). The NLN’s core values are caring‚ integrity‚ diversity‚ and excellence (NLN‚ 2017). In addition to the previous four values‚ stewardship is another principle that is very important to my day-to-day existence as a person and nurse. Moreover‚ my spiritual
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