A Certified Nurse Midwife (CMN) is a nurse that provides care for low-risk pregnancies from before‚ during‚ and after labor. Their main purpose is to deliver babies‚ provide care for the mother and her baby‚ and assist gynecologists and obstetricians (“Certified Nurse Midwife‚” 2014). In order to become a CMN‚ one has to attend nursing school‚ pass the NCLEX‚ work for a few year in a related field‚ then receive further education in a Nurse-Midwife Education program‚ and get certified from the American
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The ethics‚ values‚ and beliefs of the nurse executive can impact the organization and outcomes in a variety of ways. The ethics of the nurse executive in the health care organization facilitates the organization ability to carry out nursing responsibility in a manner that is consistent with delivering quality care to patients and maintaining all ethical obligations of the profession. (ANA‚ 2001) Values have a major influence on the actions of practitioners and are integral to socialization and
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Work Done by the Nurse?” Using a multiple-cases method of qualitative research‚ Brooks (1998) conducted a pilot study to investigate nurses’ perceptions of the function and value of documentation and barriers to this process. The study consisted of interviewing seven staff nurses using open-ended questionnaire that focused on their communication about clinical care and their reasoning and decision making for a client they care of for that day. Following the interview‚ the nurses’ comments were compared
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The American Nurses Association defines nursing as “the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations” (American Nurses Association‚ 2013‚ p. 1). Their definition of nursing does not specify if there is a difference in who is providing the care. Associate-degree nurses (ADN) and baccalaureate-degree
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became older and in sixth grade I was determined to become a Pediatric Nurse. I adore helping children and parents and working at a hospital has been a dream of mine. Along the way of deciding what I should become I had no ideas such as becoming a lawyer‚ neonatal nurse or an actress. I soon realized that a few of my future dreams were unrealistic or did not interest me as much now as they did when I was younger. Pediatric nurses involve them in interacting with patients that vary in illnesses and
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Code of Ethics of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses is recognized for outlining the nursing outlooks and encouraging the growth of professional ethics by providing excellent principles to serve as models. “The goal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) is to enable neonatal nurses to alleviate suffering and protect‚ promote and restore health to infants and their families.” (NANN) Having a code of ethics directs nurses in giving accountable‚ excellent and moral care to their
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choice‚ but the experiences I have had with nurses is what made me feel the desire of becoming a nurse. No one understands what a nurse actually does until you or a family member becomes a patient. I started to gain interest when my sister with Cerebral Palsy kept getting hospitalized for different complications such as chronic pancreatitis and gastrointestinal complications. During her stays at the hospital I got the privilege to meet many bright nurses who made the biggest difference in not only
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NOVICE TO EXPERT NURSE LEADER By Gwen Travis Gonzaga University NURS 553 The path to nursing leadership most often progresses from novice to expert nurse and then onto a novice nurse manager. The novice nurse manager is asked to lead and rarely given the tools or knowledge to be successful in this new role. The Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition discussed by Patricia Benner includes the following five levels of competency in the clinical nurse (Benner‚ 1982): * Level I – NOVICE –
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Introduction Linda Richards‚ America’s first and professional trained nurse has transformed her profession‚ bringing the work of nursing from menial chores to the great caregiving profession of today. She first got her experience in nursing when she was dealing with her dying mother; which was a very awakening experience to Linda‚ because during this time‚ she cared for her until her death. Linda’s training as a nurse began under the supervision of Doc Currier‚ the family’s physician. From him
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Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Educator Role in Health Care Changes Teaching is an integral part in the practice of nursing. Every Nurse Educators (NE) plays a fundamental part on the enhancement of the nursing workforce by serving as role models in the improvement on management‚ implementation and evidence-based practice of an effective patient care. Whether they work in schools or clinical environments‚ NE equips and guides future patient care providers into future leaders of the nursing profession
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