Nursing Organizations Lindsay Tafs Daytona State University Nursing Organizations Nurses are among the largest group of healthcare personnel in the United States. There are approximately 3.6 million registered nurses (About ANA). Organizations exist at the national and state levels as well as numerous specialties‚ from emergency medicine to hospice. Each organization can have multiple functions but all serve to represent nurses and maintain high standards of clinical practice
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ethics (Berman 83). With nursing being a reputable profession‚ it is but expected that it has its own set of ethical standards thus called as nursing ethics. Nursing ethics refers to ethical issues that occur in nursing practice (Berman 83). Nurses need to have a code of ethics because they make decision as part of their daily tasks and responsibilities. These decisions invariably affect their patients‚ their families and friends‚ the organization which the nurse works for. In the process of doing
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EVOLUTION OF NURSING Nursing is a profession that can be recalled and accounted for since prehistoric times to now it has since come a long way. In fact in earlier times nursing was only a practice reserved for men. The first nursing school was established in India in about 250 B.C.‚ and only men were permitted to attend because men were viewed to be more pure than women‚ until the 1800’s when nursing became an organized practice. Should one embark on a research about the history of nursing one would
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David Bosch in chapter 5‚ “Paradigm Shifts in Missiology” explains the importance of understanding the meaning of mission for our own time and encourages us to use our freedom of thinking to understand the ministry of Jesus and the early church in an imaginative and creative way to our own time and context. The reason to do this is because the Christian faith is a historical faith and is incarnational‚ the reality of God entering into human affairs (p.181). Bosch proposes four epochs in the history
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professionalism is of the highest reputation‚ and nursing is among them. In the area of nursing‚ there is much importance to be placed with the improvement of professionalism within the profession. Nursing is a profession that depends on practitioners to perform in a way that characterized the goodness of the wider discipline‚ as all nurses are in a position of accountability and responsibility. This essay will further look into the topic of professionalism in nursing‚ the role of a registered nurse‚ and having
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Running head: The Future Nursing The Future Nursing The Future of Nursing The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) will have a great effect on nursing. According to this article nursing will have to change it role in the ACA and the three main categories that need to be changed and redeveloped is transforming practice‚ education and leadership. “The ACA outlines some new health care arrangements‚ and with these structures will come new opportunities for new roles.
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To: Mr. Ismail From: Herschel Soumahoro Date: March 12‚ 2012 Subject: Raise Request ********************************************************************************************************** I appreciate the opportunity I have had during the last three years of serving as a vital member of the computer science and information team. I have always labelled myself as a professional and I am always keen to stay on top of my tasks. I am perfectly comfortable facing new challenges and
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Nursing Philosophy Ayesha Muhammad Alcorn State University July 27‚ 2010 Nursing Philosophy Nursing is more than just simply a career. Nursing is a calling from a higher power. I chose to be a nurse for several different reasons. My uncle was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in (date). The care and compassion shown to my uncle put nursing in another perspective for me. The feelings of care and comfort my family received during this tragic time had a strong impact on my decision to
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Psychology and Nursing Keanan Brown Psychology DeNaeyer Psychology plays a part (whether it be big or small) in every single industry. It has become very important to study the human mind for the better outcome of operations carried out on a daily basis. Nursing and psychology are in some aspects polar opposites‚ but in the same sense they are interconnected. The main focus in nursing is helping individuals overcome/deal with minor to severe illnesses‚ while psychologists focus almost
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Nursing Roles & Values Casey Smith‚ RN NVT2 ~ Task 2 Western Governor’s University May 2013 First Interview Western Governors University Nursing Program Interview Form Candidate name: Jaclyn Dunn‚ RN Candidate ID number: Name and title of the interviewee: Kim Goff‚ RN MSN Describe the specialty area of the interviewee: Hospice Clinical Director The interviewee belongs to the following category: Educator Administrator Clinical Specialist Staff Nurse Nurse Researcher
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