Working over the Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Emily Contreras Fresno Pacific University Advanced Academic Research and Composition Com 342 Linda Pryce-Sheehan March 22‚ 2013 The Effects of Working over the Nurse-to-Patient Ratios Hospital administrators need to work collaboratively with recruiters‚ nursing directors‚ and managers‚ to improve and support the work environment for nurses. This can be accomplished by involving the bedside nurse‚ hiring high-quality nurses‚ maintain nurse-two-patient
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The Role of the Public Health Nurse in the Community The assignment for this paper asks about a disaster that could happen in my community. A disaster is any natural or human-made incident that causes disruption‚ and or devastation requiring external assistance (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2012‚ p.508). The purpose of the paper is to provide information how the professional nurse react in the community when a disaster take place. The Role of the Nurse The disaster selected for the paper
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portray nurses in a subservient manner. The majority of medical-centered shows revolve around the actions of doctors. The invisibility of nurses sends the wrong message to viewers. Often times‚ nurses only serve as a backdrop for the setting the mood of a real hospital. This results in the public viewing nurses as unnecessary and lowly educated people who are constantly under the rule of physicians. If nurses are consistently put under this stereotype‚ the public will no longer see nurses as a necessary
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“ The term professional nurse‚ as used in this document‚ refers to that individual prepared with a minimum of a baccalaureate in nursing but is also inclusive of one who enters professional practice with a master’s degree in nursing or a nursing doctorate.” (2008‚ p. 2) The three main roles of the professional nurse talked about in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing are being a provider of direct and indirect care to individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ communities‚ and populations. Secondly
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Role Transition to BSN A well-educated nurse is a major benefit for their patients and the healthcare facility that employs them. The importance of a baccalaureate of nursing degree comes with a greater knowledge and understanding of patient care‚ leadership‚ teamwork‚ technology and evidence-based practice which all contributes to better patient outcomes (Trossman‚ 2012). A baccalaureate of nursing degree also prepares the nurse for more opportunities‚ quality of care‚ and abilities in overall
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has its issues. One of the major problems in nursing today is the shortage of nurses‚ especially nursing faculty. The shortage of nursing faculty directly affects the nursing shortage: educational programs are needed to produce more nurses‚ but lack of nursing faculty results in less students enrolling and graduating (Cowen & Moorehead‚ 2011). This global issue is serious and can impact healthcare for everyone since nurses make up a great volume of the healthcare workforce. Influencing Factors Various
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to reduction of the number of nurses employed by direct lay-offs‚ converted many jobs to part time and adopted policies to reduce costs. So‚ as the demand for nurses has not changed‚ patient acuity has increased resulting in greater work place demand‚ paperwork‚ turnover‚ overtime and burnout (Reineck and Furino‚ 2005); The increasing exhaustion and burnout increased nurses’ frustration‚ which led many nurses to exit the profession. The problem of shortage of nurses is not only confined to Canada
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this discussion post is to define the scope of practice of a nurse in my state as well as how it is defined by the American Nurses Association. The ANA defines the nurses scope of practice as an encompassing‚ "range of nursing practice activities common to all registered nurses as well as a competent level of nursing common to all registered nurses." (ANA‚ 67) The State of Ohio on the Ohio Board of Nursing Website defines a nurses scope of practice as‚ “Providing to individuals and groups nursing
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Introduction To become a registered nurse‚ you go through grueling training and studying. It takes time‚ effort‚ dedication‚ a couple breakdowns‚ and calling. It would be assumed that an individual going through all of this struggle and work to get those two influential letters behind their name would never think to turn away from the profession once finally achieving the role that such commitment was given to. Unfortunately‚ no one can prepare an eager R.N. graduate for the journey they are about
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new people‚ traveling the world‚ having surgeries‚ going to the dentist‚ having a child‚ and of these few experiences a person could have the chance to meet someone who could possibly be a Nurse Anesthetist. It’s a growing job and it doesn’t take up all of a person’s time; it’s not an easy task to become a Nurse Anesthetist‚ but the journey to the end will be worth it. There were multiple brilliant people researching to figure out what was the best drug to use to nullify pain or subdue it for
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