This essay is based on the role transition of a student nurse to a newly qualified nurse (NQN) and the roles and responsibilities a NQN is faced with in that transition period. In this essay the author will begin by giving a summary of the roles of an NQN and briefly discuss the changeover from student to NQN. The author will then explore Patient Group Directions (PRD’s) and Accountability as the two role choices. These two roles when then be critically analysed by using available literature
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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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quote from Mahatma Ghandi that I frequently reflect over as I persevere in my academic studies to become a nurse. Although I did not know that I wanted to be a nurse until my freshman year of college‚ I always knew from a very young age that I wanted to support and provide care for people in need. My experiences‚ values‚ and strengths would eventually contribute to my desire to become a nurse. At the same time‚ my character gives me the energy and willpower to thrive in my academic studies. With that
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statement that nursing required a specific educational base. Finally‚ Nightengale advocated allowing nurses the autonomy of purpose for patients and their profession. While many contemporary nurse leaders continue to follow in Florence Nightingale’s footsteps‚ I believe that Deborah Burger emulates her attributes well. As the president of the National Nursing United and the California Nurses Association‚ Deborah has become well known for her advocacy. She has sparred with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
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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 from different units such as medical
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2009‚ 6‚ 2550-2567; doi:10.3390/ijerph6102550 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph Review Specialist Community Nurses: A Critical Analysis of Their Role in the Management of Long-Term Conditions Gretl A. McHugh *‚ Maria Horne‚ Karen I. Chalmers and Karen A. Luker School of Nursing‚ Midwifery & Social Work‚ University of Manchester‚ Jean McFarlane Building‚ Oxford
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) defines an impaired nurse as one who “has cognitive‚ interpersonal or psychomotor skills affected by psychiatric illness and/or drug or alcohol abuse or addiction.” They go on to state that an impaired nurse “is unable to meet the requirements of the code of ethics and standards of practice of the profession.” Impaired nurses may be under the influence of alcohol‚ amphetamines‚ opioids‚ inhalants‚ sedatives‚ hypnotics‚ or tranquilizers. Some of these drugs may
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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 security concern. A recent study in Pennsylvania found that surgical patients in hospitals with high patient-to-nurse ratios experience
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purpose of this paper is to explain how registered nurses (RN’s) who have a bachelor’s degree‚ consume a better understanding of critical thinking skills‚ evidenced based practice knowledge‚ and greater leadership concepts. While using the essentials framework of baccalaureate standards‚ RN to BSN programs are an option that use classes to reflect the essentials for all RN’s to have the same skills in the working practice. Bachelor educated nurses allow for more professional opportunities and greater
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Nursing and nurses‚ the paragon and paramount of healthcare‚ the helping hand and the leading constant through ailment and illness‚ the men and women who care for those in need‚ and yet we push them to their limits and ask everything of them for the impossible. The amount of patients a nurse receives needs to be reduced to better improve level of care and safety for a patient. The need and or necessity for such action come from the very stressful environment that is nursing. Nurses become overworked
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