As a nurse promoting educational information is very important if not vital in the career of nursing. Prevention is better than cure and by promoting such fruitful information there will be an increase in practice of illness prevention. For example: flu shot‚ mammogram‚ etc. To be more direct and specific‚ Nursing promotes and educate individuals of all ages‚ families‚ groups and communities‚ sick or even the well. Promoting health through educational information is a fundamental aspect of health
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Long hours of direct patient care take its toll emotionally and physically. While the profession is rewarding for most‚ the constant stress can become a catalyst for all kinds of self damaging behaviors. The American Nurses’ Association estimates between ten and twenty percent of nurses will abuse drugs within the workplace at some point during his/her career (ANA‚ 2002). This percentage is similar to that of substance abusers within the general population. Due to the ease of access to narcotics
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While reading Watchful Care: A History of America’s Nurse Anesthetists by Marianne Bankert‚ it seems evident that the progression of the Nurse Anesthesia profession is borne by individuals who deemed Evidence-Based Practice a necessity. A search of a formal definition of Evidence-Based Practice turned out to be a futile endeavor‚ as the concept has evolved with time. Nevertheless‚ three basic tenets are considered paramount from it; “best available research evidence‚ patient values (or preferences)
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3 Reference Coffman‚ J. M.‚ Seago‚ J. A.‚ & Spetz‚ J. (2002). Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in acute care hospitals in California. Health Affairs‚ 21(5)‚ 53-64. Retrieved from http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/21/5/53.full.html In the article‚ Coffman‚ Seago‚ and Spetz (2002) questioned that mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios could eventually help to improve outcomes and conditions of both nurses and patients in acute care hospitals in California. They found that mandatory
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One of the barriers I have encountered to become a professional nurse was a multicultural issue. In nursing school‚ I learned how to respect the rights and dignity of all patients. Here in Miami‚ a cosmopolitan city‚ I had the opportunity to interact with family and patients from other cultures. In my personal case‚ I have learned that I do not need to understand all beliefs completely‚ but I do need to respect them. For example‚ some manifestations of this barrier were: discrimination‚ racism‚ prejudice
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Nurse Fatigue Nurse fatigue is experienced every day in the nursing field‚ it is the inadequate adaptation and restoration of work energy (Drake‚ Luna‚ Georges‚ & Steege‚ 2012). Nurse fatigue can be emotional‚ physical or mental‚ it can also be a feeling of weariness‚ tiredness‚ lack of energy or having trouble performing at work (Drake‚ Luna‚ Georges‚ & Steege‚ 2012). Also it can be caused by working long shifts and causing exhaustion from staff burnout‚ leading to an adverse effect on patient
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Challenges for a New Nurse A new nurse faces a formidable set of challenges when walking onto their first job. Sadly‚ nursing schools do not truly prepare the new nurse for the shock of caring for patients and the responsibility that goes with it. A new nurse may have excellent preparation on a theoretical level‚ but this is a far cry from the daily grind of patient care. Having to learn the complex daily routines of a floor or specialty care unit‚ along with numerous drugs used‚ dealing
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growing shortage of nurses in America ’s hospitals is putting patient lives in danger and requires immediate attention. "The current nursing shortage threatens to heavily impact our citizens ’ health and our nations ’ security preparedness". (Person‚ 2003) The nursing shortage that is sweeping across the United States has been upgraded from a health crisis to a national security concern. A recent study in Pennsylvania found that surgical patients in hospitals with high patient-to-nurse ratios experience
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Nurse staffing ratios Running head: NURSE STAFFING RATIOS Nurse Staffing Ratios Maureen K. Halstead Grand Canyon University: Theories and Concepts in Leadership and Management/451V September 15‚ 2012 Nurse Staffing Ratios Over the past number of years there has been a nursing shortage which has led to the need of more registered nurses in the hospital setting. This is due to the uprising acuity of patient care and a decrease in there overall hospital stay
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Nursing as quoted by the American Nurses Association‚ “Nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities; prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses; and advocacy in health care for individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations. Nursing has all types of fields that you can go venture off into. I wanted to look at registered nurses compared to licensed nurses. I wanted to list the differences
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