The atmosphere that the nurses work in are at times described as one of inappropriate skill-mix‚ low nurse to patient ratios; a lack of involvement in decision making; managing constant changes; issues with shift work; leave and pay; and increased patient expectations. Such problems add upon the workloads and stress levels of nurses leaving them feeling undervalued with a loss of interest to continue. Recent findings show a 1 to 1.4 % per month nurse attrition rate in just one state (New South Wales)
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Discuss the Legal Age for Alcohol Consumption and whether it should be Raised Name of student: Name of instructor: Institution of affiliation: Date of submission: Legal Age for Alcohol Consumption Different governments have age limits for legal consumption of alcohol. For instance‚ in most western states individuals below 18 years of age should not consume alchohol. Other countries have an age limit of 15 years (Miller‚ 2010). All these governments have reasons for setting this age requirements
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teachers asking things like what do i want to be when I grow up? What do I want to study in college? As a child I would give a quick sentence or a couple of words. I would say that I wanted to be a cop‚ a firefighter‚ or a Volleyball player. Becoming a nurse has alwayes been a dream of mine‚ when i came to this country from Afghanistan my first volunteering job was at a nursing facility where I was taking care of elderly patients‚ It was during that time that I realized taking care of people is my passion
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is a very rewarding career‚ however it is a difficult job. Nurses deal with life and death situations‚ their work environment is hectic most of the time‚ and sometimes they spend more time in their jobs than at home with their families due to the demands of the job. Moreover‚ it is no surprise that nursing retention is a big issue in the profession. It is estimated that nurse turnover costs a facility around $22‚000 to $64‚000 per nurse turnover‚ and some of this money goes to advertising and recruitment
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Foreign Studies Studies on the effects of retention follow this design: Researchers identify a group of students who have been retained in a grade. Then they find another group‚ matched in relevant characteristics to the retained group‚ which had instead been promoted to the next grade. Usually‚ the groups are matched on achievement test scores so that they wereequally low before the retention or promotion occured. Then‚ the achievement test scores of the two group are compared at the end of
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Records Retention Policy Effective Date: 6/25/2009 Page 1 of 21 Records Retention Policy at Sarah Lawrence College Table of Contents I. Purpose and Scope II. College Archives III. Definitions IV. Policy V. Procedures VI. General Retention Schedule VII. Addendum I. Purpose and Scope This policy and procedure provides for the systematic review‚ retention and destruction of documents received or created in the transaction of Sarah Lawrence College (“College”) business. The policy is designed to
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and Retention To be a good nurse‚ you have to be a physically strong and emotionally stable person‚ and you have to be able to think on your feet. Though nursing is not an easy profession‚ it is very rewarding. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the nursing shortage and nursing retention and recruitment strategies for facilities. The nursing shortage crisis is caused by nurse burnout‚ an aging Registered Nurse (RN) population‚ not enough nurses graduating due to a shortage of nurse faculty
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Background Nurses have been around for many years. Healthcare organizations everywhere rely on their role to assist in providing safe and beneficial care for individuals in need. Various elements a nurse must deal with could explain the shortage of their profession and job satisfaction in the workplace. Statement of Problem A growing increase of nursing shortages around the world are having a huge impact on the healthcare industry. Relationships between physician and nursing staff have
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essential to me. My professional aspiration is to become an Informatics Nurse specialist. The reason why I want to become an Informatics Nurse is because I enjoy working with the information technology. I have been working as a Registered Nurse since last sixteen years and have worked in different areas. Now I would like to uplift my career and wants to become an Informatics Nurse. Throughout my career in nursing I found out that Nurse informatics specialists are at the front position of transforming technology
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Project: Document Retention Policy Premier College : Litigation Hold Notice Date Issued : May 5‚ 2015 Responsible Official: President Responsible Office: Legal Counsel/Chief Information Officer Policy Statement The College has a legal obligation to preserve evidence and records‚ including electronic documents that are relevant to a pending or potential claim or action‚ such as a government audit‚ administrative proceeding‚ or lawsuit. Upon notice of pending litigation or anticipated‚ the College
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