What Registered Nurses Do? Registered nurses (RNs) provide and coordinate patient care‚ educate patients and the public about various health conditions‚ and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members. Duties: Registered nurses typically do the following: * Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms * Give patients medicines and treatments * Set up plans for patients’ care or contribute to existing plans * Observe patients and record the observations
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Natalie Williams March 19‚ 2013 Life as a Nurse When I arrived to Brunswick Novant Medical Center‚ it was a nice day‚ the sun was out and the flowers were in bloom down the pathway leading up to the main entrance. When I walked into the hospital‚ wearing my scrubs there was a cool chill to the air much different from the outside. It was pretty chilly in there and the building smelled like hand sanitizer. The main lobby was very welcoming with chairs and magazines on the little end tables.
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verbal so that the message could be understood and do not break the nurse-patient communication. In my opinion‚ I evaluated that it does not a matter whether it was a patient-centred communication or task-centred communicationbecause both communication mentioned by McCabe (2004) actually doesinvolves communication to the patients. So it was not a problem to argue whichtype of communication involves in my conversation with my patient. After analysed the situation‚ I could conclude that I was be able
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need to improve and not properly set for long term uses. An example of workaround situation is : some unsafe practice a nurse administering medicines to a patient without out documenting it. The nurse’s plan being documenting whenever she get a chance to do so. May be the nurse busy with another pt or has emergency so another nurse assigned to help this nurse. The other nurse check the electronic medication administration record (eMAR) and it shows patient due meds. This kind of risky performance
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Long hours of direct patient care take its toll emotionally and physically. While the profession is rewarding for most‚ the constant stress can become a catalyst for all kinds of self damaging behaviors. The American Nurses’ Association estimates between ten and twenty percent of nurses will abuse drugs within the workplace at some point during his/her career (ANA‚ 2002). This percentage is similar to that of substance abusers within the general population. Due to the ease of access to narcotics
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Gina Gannon Unit 52 Engage in personal development in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role Job description 1.2 And 3.1 Explain expectations about own work role as expressed in relevant standards. Evaluate own knowledge‚ performance and understanding against relevant standards. A day in the life at my setting. Arriving at my setting each day I am required to sign in and note down the time. I put my bag in a
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Administrative nurses have the gift of being able to use leadership skills to educate nurses. Daily task include managing the nursing staff and communicating with doctors to better serve patients. They have the unique role of blending business skills and health care expertise. Nurse executives are responsible for creating strategic planning that will help the health care facility run efficiently . Besides patient care‚ administrative nurses also have the task of overseeing and approving budgets
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My Registered Nurse Career Path [anecdote]Before I entered High School‚ever since I was small I already new what my future path was going to be‚ but without knowing I would need to take two classes I knew myself was not good such as psychology and calculus.My High school experience was entertaining and preparatory. I looked beyond my homework assignment and got great advice from teachers‚ although did not seek advice from counselors regarding how life was outside of high school. On the other hand
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Personal Graduate Studies Plan Gina Angel HCS504 October 7‚ 2013 Janet Booker Personal Graduate Studies Plan I currently poses an undergraduate degree in Health Care Administration‚ from Sacramento State University. My current career is within the Health Care field at Kaiser Permanente hospital Health Connect Department in Pleasanton‚ California. This is the regional department for‚ electronic medical records. I manage projects for system upgrades‚ and any technical issues that require
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on boney prominences that are at risk for breakdown. Significance to Nursing Traditional bed bathing allows nurses to spend time with their patients‚ provide adequate skin care with lotions and good hygiene making patients feel better and clean. This type of bath is time- consuming for nurses. The increase in patient acuity and nurse- patient ratio has put many time constraints on nurses today. The place of the traditional soap and water bath in routine patient care is changing; and the use of anti-bacterial
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