you know that there is 126‚ 000 nursing positions unfilled in hospitals across the country ( Jackson‚ 2006) and the average nurse is 46 years of age? ( Alexandra‚ 2006). The public needs to see that the shortage of nurses is a major issue that is only going to get worse if something is not done about it. It has been shown that since the beginning of the shortage there has been an increase in mortality rates due to a increase of poor patient care. If this nursing shortage continues it will only
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The article I chose discusses the continual change in the roles of nurses. The article also poses a concept that nursing now is not based on caring‚ but medicine. "By accepting continual changes to the role of the nurse‚ the core function of nursing has become obscured and‚ despite assuming medical tasks‚ the occupation continues to be seen in terms of a role that is subordinate to and dependent on medicine." (Iley 2004) Nurses are taking a more professional role‚ and more tasks are being delegated
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There are five steps of the nursing process. The nursing process is an approach used by nurses to give an efficient and effective quality of patient care. The first step of the nursing process is assessing the patient. During this phase‚ the nurse will consider the patient’s overall health status. The nurse can interview the patient‚ refer to the patient’s health and family history‚ and do a physical examination. A major portion of this phase is to interact with the patient in order to evaluate
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personnel such as Nursing Assistants and Student Nurses to work in patient care areas‚ with a licensed registered nurses (RN) supervising and directing these less skilled workforces. The registered nurses are relied on to make independent decisions regarding the delegation of nursing tasks. (McInnis & Parson‚ 2009) Often time’s patients may find it difficult to differentiate between the registered nurse and the nursing assistant or student nurse. In response Jackie Smith‚ Nursing and Midwifery Council
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Physician Dismisses Nursing Assessments‚ Question of Nurse Advocacy. Summary: The patient was involved in a motorcycle accident in which his bike fell onto and injured his left leg. When the nurses assessing the patient could not detect a pulse in that leg‚ an ominous sign of circulatory failure. The physician when notified chose to dismiss this fact and discharge the patient. The patient would return soon after with worsening symptoms that would require emergency surgery. Should the nurses have
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Discuss how effective leadership can be used to develop a culture of compassion and caring within nursing clinical team Introduction The caring dimension in the healthcare practice‚ policy and research has turned into a new phase since the new decade and compassionate care with managed leadership are now the fundamental points in the nursing practice. Effective leaders in the healthcare settings stress the importance of safety and high quality compassionate care to be their top most priority
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NURS3062: Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice Nursing Philosophy Paper – Summer 2013 Please read the following information carefully. Your Assignment: Select one of the topics below (A‚ B‚ or C) and answer the questions that are listed. The body of the paper should be no more than 5 pages in length. The paper must be typed‚ double-spaced‚ and using appropriate APA format and references. There should be a minimum of three (3) scholarly references. (Wikipedia and encyclopedias
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Jurisprudence (Nursing and the Law) San Jacinto College Central October 04‚ 2012 In this paper‚ I will be discussing Peer Review. I will discuss membership and responsibilities‚ the Peer Review process‚ minor incidents‚ safe harbor‚ and alternate reporting for drug/alcohol abuse or mental health conditions. I will also give a couple of my life experiences that demonstrate how important this information is and how it can affect you as a nurse. Nurse Manager and nurse supervisor responsibilities:
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Phase 4 Discussion Board SWOT Analysis and NPV Applied Managerial Economics ECON616-1403A-04 Professor Jenson Hagen Audriel McCall July 30‚ 2013 Good Afternoon Mr. Scholl as discussed earlier you wanted me to complete a SWOT analysis I have enclosed a SWOT analysis of the content in which you requested. As well as a summary of what is looked for when complete an SWOT analysis for the company in which includes the competitive environment in which AutoEdge is going against as well as how in fact it
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Nurse Researcher Demystifying nursing research terminology. Part 1 Cite this article as: Welford C‚ Murphy K‚ Casey D (2011) Demystifying nursing research terminology. Part 1. Nurse Researcher. 18‚ 4‚ 38-43. Received February 12 2010; accepted October 29 2010 Correspondence to Claire Welford Email: claire.welford@ nuigalway.ie Claire Welford RGN‚ Dip NS‚ BNS Hons‚ MSc‚ PGC TLHE is HRB nursing research fellow Abstract Aim This article aims to provide clear explanations of the research
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