Professional Nurses Experience Violence In The Workplace July 11‚ 2012 Ideally‚ the workplace should be free of violent threats or actions and staff should feel safe while at work. Workplace violence has been defined by the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) as an act of aggression directed towards persons at work or on duty and ranges from offensive or threatening language to homicide. Workplace violence has gained
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the care I give and for the things I fail to do. I am accountable for maintaining my knowledge and using it in the clinical settings. Accountability can be shown according to our behavior with a patient and learn constantly to be a more intellectual nurse throughout my profession. Building a trust relationship is very important because it gives me the capacity to understand my patient situations and to understand my patient’s values first to give proper care for them. Respect is an important value
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Life Goals; Becoming a Registered Nurse I have chosen to become a registered nurse because of the many great benefits it comes along with. For example it is a high paying job with a flexible schedule‚ and has an expected nineteen percent job growth within the upcoming years. Therefore‚ once I have completed my bachelor’s degree and start looking for a job I will have plenty of opportunities to choose from. Not only that but I will hopefully start working a job with a good starting salary. I hope
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was born and raised in Charleston‚ South Carolina. No siblings‚ but I had the best parents ever. I was their princess and they had these great dreams for me to be a nurse. They even named me after it‚ Althea means ‘with healing power’. However‚ these were not my dreams. I wanted to e a professional dancer.” “So why aren’t you professional now?” Nick followed‚ reading the disappointment in my voice. “Who cares what your parents want‚ it’s your life‚ do what makes you happy!” I began shaking my head a
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Accountability of Professional Nurses: Informed Consent Informed consent is used as a safeguard to ensure the patient’s understanding of the care or procedure needed to treat a medical issue. It also ensures the patient’s understanding of any adverse effects that can occur due to the care or procedure needed. Verbal consent is usually obtained at the bedside when discussing what minor procedures or tasks need to be done‚ drawing blood‚ for example. Signed informed consents are mainly used
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Talking with an actual nurse was very comforting to me. I interviewed Margie Grier‚ a nurse at St. Luke’s Woman’s Clinic in Boise. Her experience in the field and knowledgeable perspective were enlightening. She made it clear that I don’t have to figure it all out at once. “There’s so much pressure on people
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My goals for myself are so much higher than what other people may expect from me. I have a goal to be at the top of my class at the end of my college career and finding a job I can really excel in. My professional goal is to be able to own a successful business that will continue to grow even past my retirement. I want to create a nice life for my future wife and my family and be able to share many wonderful experiences together. I know that I can succeed in the business world and that my talents
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eachother and Watzlawick (cited by Creasia et al 1996) who suggested that “all communication is behaviour and behaviour is communication” Communication skills have become recognised as a vital part of nursing practice. At the turn of the century‚ the word nurse was defined as “someone trained to care for the sick” (Blondis et al 1982). During the twentieth century‚ the emphasis in nursing has gradually shifted
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WHAT IS NURSING? AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLE OF THE PROFESSIONAL NURSE. INTRODUCTION Nursing is a profession‚ the depth and breadth of which is to meet different heath care needs of the population (American Nurses Association(ANA)‚ 2010). This demand to clarify what professionalism or profession mean in the health care field. The term ‘professionalism’ has autonomy and self-regulation as the characteristics central to it. It signifies that a profession has authority to establish standards of conduct
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The Role of the Professional Nurse in Relation to Sexually Transmitted Infections Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been described as “a major public health problem in Europe” (Fenton & Lowndes‚ 2004‚ p. 255). There is evidence that there is an increasing number of persons infected with STIs in the UK (Fenton & Lowndes‚ 2004; Cassell et al.‚ 2006)‚ and primary health care and specialist clinics play a significant role in the diagnosis and treatment of these infections (Cassell
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