...Nursing Reflection Paper There has been an incessant change in the nursing line of work. The nursing range of practice is broadening; this has necessitated highly learned nurses (Van Leuven, 2014). Just as suggested in the IOM report, the nursing practice’s future ought to have additional skilled and merited nurses. The report sought to brighten up the nursing future. The proposals offered in the IOM report included ensuring that the nurses in baccalaureate level rose to 80% by 2020 with the doctorate-level nurses rising by 100% besides encouraging continuous learning among nursing practitioners (IOM, 2010). In this study, I intend to offer a discussion on how to personally play a part in these suggestions. Besides that, this study offers my opportunities in the employment sector besides discussing how increasing education in my current...
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...Nursing’s Public Image How does the public view nursing? From its earliest beginnings, the profession of nursing has revolved around human needs. One of the greatest strengths of nursing is the extensive range of opportunities and options that it has to offer. There are many different levels of practice, specialties, and there are always opportunities to advance in the nursing profession. With nurses playing a major role in designing the new healthcare system in the United States, now there is an even greater need for a positive public image of nursing. However, nursing's contributions to healthcare may be transparent or even ignored by the public and the media. The media has an immense effect on the perceptions of society. Therefore, any misrepresentation of the nursing profession by the media may negatively affect nursing's public image. As nurses, we have a responsibility to the entire nursing profession to protect our image, and take action to ensure that the public is not mislead by the media. Over time, there have been many images of nurses purported by the media. Nurses play roles in movies, television series, plays, books, and in reality they may be seen on the news or in newspapers. Some suggest that these media portrayals are solely to blame for the public's misconceptions or stereotypes regarding nursing. In actuality, the public image of nursing has evolved as the nursing profession has evolved, even before media influence was a factor. In the late 1800's through...
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...The Future of Nursing Tammy Rose Grand Canyon University October 11, 2013 The Future of Nursing The Affordable Care Act was passed to ensure that quality healthcare would be available and that everyone in the United States would have access to it. The entire structure of healthcare is about to change in the United States, and the passing of the ACA will be the pivotal turning point. The purpose of this reform is to build up the nursing profession which is the largest portion of the healthcare workforce today (Institute of Medicine, 2011). RWJF and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) together responded to the concerns about how quality care could be delivered to patients and how the role of nursing could assist in it. 18 members make up the IOM, and were asked to develop an evidence based report on how nursing could meet the demands of health care reform. The committee reached the conclusion that nurses are distinctively qualified to manage and take care of an increasingly variety of patients because nurses understand the process of care. They were also asked to make it possible for the people who live in the United States to be able to obtain health insurance at an affordable price (Institute of Medicine, 2011). In 2010, the committee published, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” (Institute of Medicine, 2011). Instead of taking the viewpoint from the nursing profession, the committee chose to get the public’s view. By allowing the public...
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...Image of the Nursing Profession The first impression one has on a subject or issue can change the rest of his life. That is the case that happened to me prompting me to pursue a career in nursing which I do not regret. So it happened that at the age of nine years, we had a neighbor who had recurrent asthma attacks and not having a means of transport they could come to our place and request our father to drive them to the nearest medical center. I used to go since the car had ample space. Throughout the visits I came to admire the role of the nurses, how they could take the sick neighbor who was struggling to breathe and assure us that she will be well in a while. And so I decided that when I grow up I want to impact a change onto the lives of people by playing a similar role. It feels great when one handles a patient and see him/her recovering. The first image that I had of a nurse changed my whole life. I perceived a nurse to be a person who had the power to give people the hope of life. Someone who could avert the situation when it seemed a person was at the blink of death. Over the years, this image has not changed. Though I have been introduced to more concepts that I didn’t know when I was making the choice I feel that the first image was correct. Nurses play a great role in the society and I am glad for the change I have impacted as I do my practice. Many people are influenced different and they have different perceptions towards nursing as a profession and the nurses...
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...Upon review of the Media piece “Nursing Timeline of Historical Events”, I believe understanding the knowledge of the foundations of nursing history provides us the framework for understanding our profession today. By looking back at history you are provided a view into the contributions and struggles of the nurses that came before us. The timeline demonstrates how we have developed from a profession “regarded only as work of those lowest classes of society or in religious life” (Grand Canyon University, 2015) to the profession of today. A profession where men and women can provide care regardless of economic status or background. A profession that is highly respected and is always striving to improve patient outcomes. Three trends in nursing practice I am able to identify from the “Nursing Timeline of Historical Events” (GCU, 2015) are the the development of formal educational programs, advocating for the improvement of care, and defining roles at different levels of nursing. As we have advanced in our roles as nurses, the development of educational programs from the early 250BC to current day have transformed our practice. Nurses have moved from the Diploma programs to our current Associate degree and Bachelors degree programs we have today. Like Dorothia Lynde Dix who advocated for the need to improve care through legislation, today we advocate for improvement of nursing care through our development of safe staffing levels and through the Shared Governance process...
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...options possible in a nursing career, deciding which avenue to pursue became the most difficult task. After speaking with the Nurse Educator at an institution, it was clear that a master’s in nursing with a concentration in education would be the most likely choice. For the sake of this paper, that nurse educator/the interviewee will be referred to as A.E. and all quotes, unless otherwise noted will be direct dialog from A.E. “Healthcare is ever changing and by continuing education, it puts one in the position to keep abreast of new policies and procedures in nursing.” The previous statement was taken directly from A.E. Overview of Career A.E. began her nursing education in the early 1980’s at Hahnemann University School for Allied Health Professions in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “Nursing school was a lot different than what you get now”, says A.E. According to memory, there was little respect for nurses on a professional and academic level. She recalls that Hahnemann University School for Allied Health Professions, which is now Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions, was employed with a male dominated staff. A.E. reports that all the students in her undergraduate class were female and they would tease one another about being in the hands of the opposite sex but not having any male peers. The program, as she described, was not as intense as she thought it was going to be but the staff is what persuaded her to want to pursue a position which would...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University: NRS 430v/0201 09/17/2011 The Professional Development of Nursing Profession The American healthcare system has been influenced by legislature and insurance companies for many years that the focus of healthcare has shifted from caring for the patient. There is a multiple of families, individuals, and children who go without health insurance daily because they cannot afford it. The healthcare system of this nation has needed to be reformed and revitalized to ensure every person has adequate healthcare. The Institute of Medicines report is sending a message of needed changes to help reform healthcare in the nation. These messages allow nurses to have a more powerful impact on medicine. According to Thomas Sullivan’s report “nurses have the ability to act as partners with other health professionals and to lead the improvement and redesign of the healthcare” (Sullivan 2010). America will need to improve the education process, the nursing leadership, and how it views primary care for patients. The education of nurses needs to be revised to ensure that future nursing graduates have the training needed to incorporate the Institute of Medicine’s recommended changes. One change, is “nursing should practice to their full extent of their education and training.” (IOM 2010 chap.4) To accomplish this task, nurses will need to take on more responsibilities and accountability of their profession. Nurses will need...
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...The Institute of Medicine’s 2010 report on The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health acknowledges the changing healthcare sector in the US and describes future vision of healthcare and the role of nurses to fulfill that vision. The United States always strives to provide affordable and quality healthcare to the entire population of the country. In order to achieve this goal an overall restructuring of the healthcare system was necessitated. Nurses are considered to be the central part of the healthcare system to provide high quality and safe patient care. Nursing in the US is the single largest segment of the healthcare workforce with almost 3 million nurses working in different areas across the county. The changing conditions in the healthcare system and new legislations to make the system more patients centered will place many demands on the healthcare professionals. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was enacted into law in 2010, is expected to add another 32 million people, who were hitherto uninsured, to the country’s healthcare sector. The new law provides enhanced health care through extensive health insurance reforms making insurance providers accountable, reducing health care costs, and providing quality health care for all Americans. The report uses the terms Nurse, Nursing, and Nurse Practitioner (NP) to refer to the nursing profession. Since nursing is the most important and central core of the healthcare system, there is no doubt that the newly...
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...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 response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (American Nurse Association 2014). Individuals who pursue a nursing career have many responsibilities, for nursing is not just a compassionate profession, but a profession that entails one to be a critical thinker with imperative knowledge in order to effectively care for individuals. Associate Degree Nursing and Bachelor degree nursing are both degrees in which help individuals who pursue a career in nursing, to gain the knowledge and critical thinking to become an effective nurse. Although the associate degree and bachelor degree produce different competencies of nursing from one another, a nurse with higher education possess qualities to provide higher level of care. Associate Degree Nursing Associate degree nursing is a two year technical academic program, developed due to a nursing shortage by Mildred Montag in 1952, that combines general education of nursing and clinical ( Creasier & Friberg, 2011, p. 27). Registered Nurses at an associate degree level are able to function adequately in the intermediate level with the amount of time they are taught in their clinical setting (Masters 1989, pg. 391). The general education of nursing provided in an Associate Degree level of nursing is limited...
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...Personal Ethics Development Paper Debra Barnett UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX Ethics in Management PHL323 Cassandra Giles, MAOM May 11, 2013 Personal Ethics Development Paper Treviño and Nelson (2011) define ethics as “the principles, norms, and standards of conduct governing an individual or organization ethics form the basis for determining the correct action, or moral behavior, in a particular situation” (p. 17). Ethical principles grow and develop throughout life and are influenced by family, religion, culture, society, and life experiences. These principles form our basis of morality. Our ethical system comprises the underlying ethical principles, which we use to make decisions. It also directs our conduct and behavior. Character is the total of an individual’s moral qualities: is she a good person or bad person, is he worthy of trust and admiration or not (Josephson, 2011). Common traits used to describe a person’s character are courage, compassion, honesty, integrity, and respectful. Personal behavior and conduct are a reflection of a person’s character. Key events in my life contributed to the formation of my ethics and value systems. These core values serve as a framework and provide tools that I use for identifying, pursuing, and achieving goals. These ethical principles are advantageous when faced with ethical dilemmas allowing me to engage the principles of creative thinking, conflict resolution, problem solving, and the decision-making process in my...
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...University Issues and Trends in Nursing NURS 3000 Section 04 Dr Mary Tan March 15, 2015 The impact of diversity in work place Knowledge of the impact of diversity is nesseccary at all levels of nursing work place because the nursing work place is made up individuals of diverse cultural group and so the ethnocentric approach to nursing practice should be eliminated in providing care. A good nursing care to a patient is clear, accurate communication and understanding of the patient’s values, belief system and family dynamics. The purpose of this paper explains the impact of gender, ethnic, demographic diversity on nursing profession and also the effect of underrepresentation of minorities nursing profession. Importance of Diversity in the Work place Cultural diversity in nursing profession is a cross- cultural health discipline, which encompasses the belief system of a variety of groups; it refers to the differences between individuals based on beliefs, customs, and ideology as evidenced in their way of life. Nurses bring their cultural and philosophical views into nursing profession so there fore its needful for them to understand the nurse- patient relationship, nurse- nurse relationship which includes the culture of the nurse, the culture of the co-worker and the culture of the patient, and the culture of the setting. Patients need to have choices as to how care is to be provided to them...
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...would more than likely decreased by size drastically... Many people would be dead and slowly dying. The nursing shortage affects not only the nursing profession, but patients alike. More than 3 million of people need medical attention every year. With less nurses patient care will suffer and the health care needs of people will not be met. In this essay a discussion of the nursing shortage and the solutions the world is coming up with will be covered. There is a larger type of nursing shortage going on for many reasons. One main reason is that older people also known as the “baby boomer” meaning people over the age of 65, this age group has many medical and health needs that need to be taken care of. With that being said, it is putting a very large strain on the nursing field and in our health system all around. Another reason is there isn’t enough nursing school, along with that it takes a lot of commitment and its cost a lot of money. Lastly a large portion of nurses will be retiring within the next few years. Many times people don’t want to become a nurse because it's a stressful job, working long hours, holding the lives of people in your hands. They work under stressful conditions and in these environments they are more likely to make a mistakes and medical errors. Along with this nurse shortage, there isn’t really any solutions to end nursing shortage. This nursing shortage has been happening for years now and it near the top of the list when it comes to employment...
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...The transformation of nursing Julien Augustin Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamic NRS-430v Mrs. Hathcock May 03, 2014 The transformation of nursing The institute of medicine has major impact on nursing profession today, because the world is changing the characteristic of everything for modern technology to healthcare system. In 2011, the United States has reformed the health system to improve the health outcome of all individuals. This reformation may affect especially nursing profession, the biggest portion of the health care workforce ( ̎ IOM REPORT, ̎ 2011). As a result of the healthcare reform, that was released in October 5th, 2010. Recommended that “ nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training to improve higher education and reassure wide opportunities for nursing to grow and assuming leadership collaborative in full partnership with others in health care professionals to improve the quality of care” ( IOM REPORT 2011, Pag. 1). According to the IOM, “nursing is the largest section of the nation’s health care workforce”, nurses play very important role by being front lines of the patient care and helping identifying vital objectives point in the 2010 health care law (IOM REPORT, October 5th , 2010). In 1965, since the birth of the nation’s health care which are Medicare and Medicaid program, the major change that has been in placed was the affordable Care Act (ACA) that was introduced in 2010. This program was designed to provide...
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...Personal Philosophy Assignment Choosing nursing as a profession that I wanted to pursue was a decision that came naturally to me. Once the decision was made, I dedicated myself entirely to ensuring that I was taking the right steps toward the path that I believe I was destined to travel. I made it a goal to gain the knowledge that I had been craving for as long as I can remember so I could begin my career of providing care to those in need. I believe the individuals that pursue nursing as a career are answering a calling and have within them a trait that cannot be taught, but instead is deep seeded into who they are as a human being. Nursing is more than treating an illness; rather it is focused on delivering quality care that has been individualized to meet the needs of each patient. My personal philosophy of nursing encompasses both the knowledge of medicine and creating a relationship with patients to better provide compassionate care while maintaining the respect and dignity of each individual. Nurses are more than just care givers; they are advocates, educators, and promoters of health. As advocates, we should empower patients by encouraging them to become active participants in their own care and engage in mutual goal-setting. As educators, it is our duty to provide our patients with the knowledge to reach those goals in a healthy and timely manner. I believe that it is important that I, in the process of building my personal philosophy, explore further into what...
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...Resources-Nursing shortages Nursing shortages has become a global issue facing many countries. The scarcity of nurses is expected to increase as demands for health care services increase. Scarcity of resources in health care is a multi-faced problem with multiple causes ranging from nurses leaving the profession because of job dissatisfaction, retiring baby boomers, increasing health demands with decreasing number of those entering the profession, shortage of nurse educators and nursing school, and lack of nursing program funding (Buchan & Aiken, 2008). Nursing shortage is not only a shortage of individuals with nursing qualification but also a shortage of qualified individuals who unwilling to work under current conditions. The American health care system is on a time bomb waiting to explode. The Nursing Shortage Influencing Factors Nurses leaving the profession because of job dissatisfaction Inappropriate distribution of nursing resources through inadequate career support, in appropriate skill mix and utilization, and poor retention incentives lead nurse’s job dissatisfaction (Buchan & Aiken, 2008). Inability of nurses to advocate for patients’ safety causes job dissatisfaction leading to poor job performance and negative patient outcomes. Therefore, nurses will leave the profession because of guilt and dissatisfaction for inability to perform to their best abilities. Aging Registered Nurses (RN) Workforce The fewer RN population entering the profession, higher aging...
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