...Nurses do more than take people's blood pressure, give shots, and take temperatures: they also pick up the slack from doctors (7). Being a registered nurse requires dedication, compassion, hard work, and knowledge (4). There are some things that people should know about the job; the job description, education, and potential career paths are just a few (6). Specifically, nursing involves assessing patients, and collecting information about the patient and their medical history. Taking blood pressure, vitals, and body temperature are also a daily task (Career). A big part of being a registered nurse is collecting information about the patient. Nurses can also carry out treatment plans. A nurse could give medications, bandage a wound, or even...
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...Becoming a nurse takes a lot of steps to complete and requirements that you may need to take. Individuals interested in nurse training programs typically enroll in a yearlong certificate, associate's degree or bachelor's degree program in the field. All nurses must have college level training. A LPN which stands for Licensed practical nurses which require to have an associate’s degree in nursing. An Rn which is a registered nurse must have at least 2 year degree but also a 4 year bachelor's degree in nursing. An Advanced Professional Practitioners and a Nurse Specialist needs a 2 year master degree. All nurses must have experience in communicating with doctors and a medical professionals, also caring for patients and had experience with...
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...Gods.People used different ways to trat the sickness .Many more eras came and every nation intiated specific practices and contribution in the nursing or medical professions. 0. Florence Nightingale - The word "nurse" is synonymous with Florence Nightingale, the most famous nurse of all time. A British nurse who worked during the 19th century, Nightingale was a selfless nurse who braved harsh conditions in battle during the Crimean War. Also a statistician, Nightingale's dedication to reducing the deaths of British Army soldiers sproduced some groundbreaking findings on the living conditions of patients. Nightingale advocated cleanliness for all people in the hopes to reduce illness and death. 0. 0. Clara Barton - Clara Barton's name is almost as closely related to nursing as Florence Nightingale's. Barton is most famous for organizing the American Red Cross. A lifelong philanthropist in the 1800's, Barton was shocked at the number of lives lost in the Battle of Bull Run due to lack of medical supplies. After that, she traveled with medical teams during the war and assisted as a nurse. Amazingly, she had no formal medical training before her efforts in the war. 0. 0. Margaret Sanger - Margaret Sanger is one of the most famous nurses and women's liberation activists in the world. She advocated women's use of birth control, something that was not common in the early...
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...As my Letters of Recommendation should reveal, I have a deep-seeded commitment to those I serve. I am more than capable, and in fact, extremely adept in the role of an MA, which I believe translates directly to being an outstanding nurse. I’ve always believed “experience is the best teacher.” If you’ve read my essay, you’ll know I was the preferred MA by my young pediatric patients, along with their parents. In several instances, I had mothers praising my nursing skills with their children to our doctors and staff members. And, heard senior staff members utilizing my methods of interacting with young patients and their guardians. Epitomizing someone is the greatest form of flattery, is it not? Additionally, I have had to overcome test anxiety. Unfortunately for me, up to this point, my college professors have relied mostly on tests to evaluate their student’s knowledge, as opposed to hands-on projects, assignments or other methods of evaluation in which I excel. I realize I must pass a national exam for licensure, of which I will begin preparation...
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... Which is better an Associate degree registered nurse or a Baccalaureate degree registered nurse? This question could cause quite the debate. Both ADN and BSN nurses have some of the same skills; however BSN’s have more in depth skills in certain areas. There are three ways to become a registered nurse. The first way is a three year diploma program. These are usually obtained in a hospital setting. The second way is an Associate degree program. This usually takes between two to three years to complete. This degree is usually received at a community college. The final way to become an RN is a Baccalaureate degree which is obtained through a college or university. This degree takes at least four years to complete. All of these types of RN’s must pass the NCLEX exam. (Rosseter, 2015,) The trend is moving toward having only BSN nurses. As of 2013, all Magnet hospitals are required to have their managers be at least a BSN. They must also have a plan to have at least 80% of their nurses be BSN by 2020. (Rosseter, 2015) There are several differences between an ADN and a BSN. One of the differences is that typically BSN’s make more money. Because they have a degree that required more of them they are rewarded with more pay. Another difference is that BSN’s have a better chance of advancing in their careers. With the higher degree there are more doors opened to the BSN. They could become a nurse manager or a director of nursing. The BSN is able to take more...
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...Career Pathway Assessment For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to become a nurse. When I think back I am not sure why. I do remembered my auntie always caring for elderly people and for children. She had brought two houses in Philadelphia that was located next to each other. The first house was where she and some of the children that she cared for had lived and the house next door was where the elderly people had lived. Every summer I would stay with my auntie and I remembered I was excited to help her feed and care for them. I can also remember always wanting to become a candy striper in the hospital in which I did and I also remembered enjoying the experience. When I graduated from high school in 1986 I was accepted to the nursing program at SUNY Morrisville College in New York. I felt so overwhelmed in the program because it seemed that everyone there except for me had some type of nursing experience. I was only 17 years old when I left for college and it was my first time away from home that I was not focused which caused me to have to drop the nursing program. I was so disappointed in myself. I had changed my major to Business Administration. After doing a year and half at the college I ran out of money to continue school so I left and I joined the Navy. My desire was to enter into a medical field but at the time it was not available so I became an Air Traffic Controller but my focus was only to stay four years to get the educational benefits...
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...5.0%, American Indian & Alaska Native 1.2%, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders. 0.2%. In 2012 minority population increased to 37% and is projected that minorities will be the majority by 2043. Mason, Leavitt & Chaffee (2012) pointed out that as our population “continues to grow and increase its diversity, it is important that the nursing workforce reflect these changes to effectively meet patient care needs and ensure cultural competency” (p. 378). Cultural assessments must be part of the nurse’s health assessment. To be culturally competent nurses need to be aware of their own culture, and the diverse culture of their colleagues and patient populations (Maier-Lorentz, 2008). Culturally competent nursing care is important for positive patient outcomes and patient satisfaction. Summary of one aspect of diversity Traditionally nursing has been considered a woman’s job and television shows still portray most nurses as females. Huston (2010) points out that men in nursing have existed for many years, but they have been stereotyped as homosexuals or effeminate (p. 152-153). It should DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE 3...
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...Who Cares? Why the Shortageof Nurses Should Matter Dondi A. Dancy Webster University INTRODUCTION The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that between calendar years 2001 and 2018 the most significant increase in job growth will occur in the healthcare industry, primarily within the nursing sector. Registered Nurses (more commonly known as RNs) complete an Associate degree nursing program (ASN) or higher (BSN, MSN, ND, DNSc, or DNP). Every healthcare experience involves the knowledge, support, and comfort of an RN – they are a large, diverse group who are integral to and in the delivery of healthcare. In fact, the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) Job Satisfaction 2010 survey indicates that nursing is the only “profession offering genuine opportunity for meaningful work.” The Employment Projections 2010-2020 profile suggests that there are 3.5 million licensed RNs working in various settings across the United States - which effectively means that RNs represents the single largest group of healthcare professionals in the United States; Wanted Analytics reported in December 2012 of 121,000 newly placed classified advertisements seeking RNs to fill positions in various settings to include schools, hospitals, long-term care facilities, companies, and staffing firms during the months of October and November 2012; and the National Institute of Medicine confirms that between 2005 and 2012 the nursing sector experienced average annual growth of twenty-three...
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...got to close to the side of the rail and I got a huge splinter in the side of my leg. I was crying very loudly because it hurt so bad, my mom heard me so she ran out there to see what had happened. I had to go to the emergency room to get the splinter removed so it wouldn’t get infected. I knew right then at that very moment that I wanted to be a nurse. Here are a couple things that I found to be interesting about nursing. Did you know that Jan 27th is school nurse day? Or did you know that in 1783 a black slave named James Derham worked as a nurse in New Orleans, eventually earning enough money to buy his freedom and move to Philadelphia, where he studied medicine and became a doctor? And I also bet that you didn’t know that the largest demand for Licensed Practical Nurses through 2110 will be in nursing homes? Or that the 4th week of May is National Nurses week, which is coming up pretty soon. And May 8th is national Student Nurses’ day (Start a nurse staffing agency). Well I didn’t know any of that either until I started my paper on my nursing career. In December 2010 I finished my schooling for a Licensed Practical Nurse at the JCTC Campus in the accelerated program. I chose to start out at that campus because its only five minutes from my house, and it was only for about ten and a half months. Now that the LPN program is over and I have completed my one hundred and twenty internship hours and passed the NCLEX exam, I am taking a couple more classes along with the...
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...The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health http://www.nap.edu/catalog/12956.html Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine PREPUBLICATION COPY: UNCORRECTED PROOFS Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health http://www.nap.edu/catalog/12956.html THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This study was supported by Contract No. 65815 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project. International Standard Book Number 0-309-XXXXX-X (Book) International Standard Book Number 0-309- XXXXX -X (PDF) Library of Congress Control Number: 00 XXXXXX Additional copies of this report are available from the National Academies...
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...interviewee: Kimberly J Stults RN, MSN Describe the specialty area of the interviewee: Director of Education and Health Information Technology The interviewee belongs to the following category: Educator Educator Administrator Clinical Specialist Staff Nurse Nurse Researcher Date of interview: September 13, 2012 In person: X Via phone: 1. How would you describe your role in your current position and your educational preparation for this role? I am responsible for the initial creation, continuous education, and competency for whole house. I have my MSN in Nursing Education. This has prepared me and shown me the need for education services and the need to maintain competency for the staff. Provides the necessary tools to deliver current and competent care to our patients. My education has shown not only the need for education, but has provided insight into how to provide the educational programs/training to the staff. 2. How would you explain the unique contributions you as a nurse bring to an interdisciplinary team? Nurses are educated to look at the patient as a whole. I believe this perspective teaches nurses to look at each problem from every angle, recognize the outcomes and select the best on suited for the patient. 3. How would you describe the unique role of your specialty in promoting quality...
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...2010 Edition Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice Second Edition [pic] American Nurses Association Silver Spring, Maryland 2010 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a national professional association. This ANA publication ( Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice) reflects the thinking of the nursing profession on various issues and should be reviewed in conjunction with state board of nursing policies and practices. State law, rules, and regulations govern the practice of nursing, while Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice guides nurses in the application of their professional skills and responsibilities. Published by Nursesbooks.org The Publishing Program of ANA http://www.Nursesbooks.org/ American Nurses Association 8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 400 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3492 1-800-274-4ANA http://www.NursingWorld.org Design: Typesetting: Printing: Editorial services: © 2010 American Nurses Association. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Contents Contributors Overview of Content Foundational Documents of Professional Nursing Audience for This Publication Scope of Nursing Practice Definition of Nursing ...
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...2010 Edition Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice Second Edition [pic] American Nurses Association Silver Spring, Maryland 2010 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a national professional association. This ANA publication ( Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice) reflects the thinking of the nursing profession on various issues and should be reviewed in conjunction with state board of nursing policies and practices. State law, rules, and regulations govern the practice of nursing, while Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice guides nurses in the application of their professional skills and responsibilities. Published by Nursesbooks.org The Publishing Program of ANA http://www.Nursesbooks.org/ American Nurses Association 8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 400 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3492 1-800-274-4ANA http://www.NursingWorld.org Design: Typesetting: Printing: Editorial services: © 2010 American Nurses Association. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Contents Contributors Overview of Content Foundational Documents of Professional Nursing Audience for This Publication Scope of Nursing Practice Definition of Nursing ...
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...Indian Health Services System Overview of Indian Health Service The Indian Health Service (IHS), a federal health system, cares for 2 million of the country's 5.2 million American Indian and Alaska Native people. This system has increasingly focused on innovative uses of health information technology and telemedicine, as well as comprehensive, locally tailored prevention and disease management programs, to promote health equity in a population facing multiple health disparities. Important recent achievements include a reduction in the life-expectancy gap between American Indian and Alaska Native people and whites (from eight years to five years) and improved measures of diabetes control (including 20 percent and 10 percent reductions in the levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and hemoglobin A1C, respectively). However, disparities persist between American Indian and Alaska Native people and the overall US population. Continued innovation and increased funding are required to further improve health and achieve equity (Trujillo, 2002). In the 2010 census, 5.2 million people identified themselves as American Indian or Alaska Native, representing 1.7 percent of the US population. American Indian and Alaska Native people experience poor health outcomes and have an average life expectancy that is more than five years shorter than that of the overall US population. The causes of this disparity span the life spectrum, beginning with high infant mortality rates, and include...
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...and clinical nursing standards. • Discuss the development of advanced clinical practice nursing from the 1960s through the present. PROFILE IN PRACTICE Laura J. Robinson Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Student, University of Connecticut School of Nursing Nursing history is important to me because it has provided me with the opportunity to fulfill my goal to advance my career as a nurse practitioner, a role that was not existent less than half a century ago. Ambitious nurses before me had to establish themselves in a new career, gain recognition, and succeed in order for the position to be present today. One person whom I particularly admire and who helped pave the way is my grandmother, Olive Shea. Grandma Shea earned her RN diploma in 1944 after completing the 3-year certification program offered by Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. After various nursing positions, she was employed by the University of Connecticut at the campus Infirmary in Storrs, Connecticut, beginning in 1968. At that time the facility was the home to physicians whose time was mainly devoted to scheduled appointments with their student patients, as well as two floors of inpatient beds where nurses provided individualized care. Grandma Shea recounted that an integral part of her day as a nurse was the 20-minute back rubs she gave to all five...
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