head: THE IMPACT OF THE NURSING SHORTAGE The Impact of the Nursing Shortage Cori University of Phoenix Contemporary Issues and Health Policy NUR 478 Deborah W. Ayers-Facilitator Jun 21‚ 2006 The Impact of the Nursing Shortage The nursing shortage has had a cyclical pattern in the United States for many years. There have been brief periods of time with too many nurses and even longer periods with too few nurses. Previous efforts to increase the nursing population have been made
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Career Choice: Following my bachelor degree in biology‚ I will apply to graduate programs for wildlife biology and a teaching assistantship. My goal is to become a wildlife biology with an emphasis on ecology and conservation through research. Wildlife biologists study animals and other wildlife and how they interact with their ecosystems. They study the physical characteristics of animals‚ animal behaviors‚ and the impacts humans have on wildlife and natural habitats. The median annual wage
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Mora‚ Nichole Mae V. March 15‚ 2013 BSN III-A Thea Camille Samonte‚ RN‚ MAN TERM PAPER ABOUT ABORTION I. INTRODUCTION Abortion‚ expulsion of the products of conception before the embryo or fetus is viable. Any interruption of human pregnancy prior to the 28th week is known as abortion. The term spontaneous abortion‚ or miscarriage‚ is used to signify delivery of a nonviable embryo or fetus due to fetal or maternal factors‚ as opposed to purposely induced abortion
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To begin with upstream‚ it is defined as the level in which we use primary prevention methods before the person gets the disease. (Levels of Disease Prevention‚2009) Primary prevention aims to prevent the disease from occurring. So primary prevention reduces both the incidence and prevalence of a disease. (Levels of Disease Prevention‚2009). In primary prevention‚ choices are encouraged that will promote the overall health of an individual‚ population or community. Basic healthcare choices such as
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When you have enrolled in the nursing program‚ it needs a lot of time for the program‚ and it is less spending time with your friends and family. What would you do in order to be able to succeed in the program? Thinking the word of “Nurse” not only includes taking care of patients and helping out the doctors. I believe that there is some art to nursing as well‚ other than all the education and science involved of course. To be success in the program‚ we have to have a strong foundation as a bridge
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Professionalism What is professionalism? The nursing profession began with a genuine desire to serve and care for others‚ combined with compassion‚ commitment and professionalism. Professionalism‚ as defined by Webster’s Dictionary‚ is “the conduct‚ aims‚ or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person.” Professionalism is the competence or skill expected of a professional. A professional is a person who engages in a specific occupation or activity. A professional
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Record-keeping and documentation are a hugely important part of nursing practice that unfortunately is often overlooked. Good record-keeping is in fact an essential element of being a good nurse. This assignment will discuss the importance of record-keeping in the healthcare setting. Record-keeping is vital for three main functions of nursing. It facilitates communication‚ promotes safe and appropriate nursing care and meets professional and legal standards (CRNBC 2008). These purposes and other
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In order to fully understand the personal development and reflective reasoning in relation to your development in the Nursing field‚ one will have to define these two terminologies. Personal development means to include activities that improve awareness‚ can develop potential that will ultimately enhance the quality of life. Medical colleges advocate personal development plans as a basis for continuing professional development. Whereas‚ reflective reasoning is where a nurse can apply learning and
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how other view it. To better understand my philosophy in nursing‚ I would like to address my belief in four concepts. By using the four concept it will define what philosophy in nursing means to me. The four concept consist of an individual‚ health‚ environment‚ nursing and how they connect with one another. Environment is defined as “the conditions that surround someone or something: the conditions and influences that affect the growth‚ health‚ progress‚ etc.‚ of someone or something” (Merriam-Webster
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Practice III. Different fields & pay rates A. Kinds of nurses B. There requirements (what extra classes they may need to take) C. The pay rates for different fields of nursing. Becoming a nurse or helping people has always been something I’ve enjoyed most‚ this is why I’ve chosen nursing as an interest in my life. The thing that made me interested in this field‚ I would have to say: the parts of making someone feel better; I especially would like to work with elderly‚
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