...Being able to communicate effectively with the patient is an essential skill in the nursing profession. When a nurse becomes newly qualified she may come across many patients whom when coming into hospital will be feeling scared or stressed out. Coming into hospital for some patients can be a traumatic and demanding place. To be able to counsel and support your patient at this time can elevate their feeling. In fact providing the patient and their relatives support and comfort at this worrying time of need is a nurse’s duty. When counselling a patient you should actively listen to their needs, responding to what is the best interest of the patient whilst enabling the outcome the patient wants to be achieved (Freshwater, 2003). The RCN (2013) states that to counsel a patient enables them to overcome or elevate their emotional issues that they might find problematic. This can be done by confidential supporting them, listening to them and assisting them where ever they need it. As a newly qualified nurse actively listening to your patient and empathising with them allows them to feel supported. Timby (2009) says that allowing the patient to be able to talk over their problems with you or worries enables them to organise their own thoughts. As a result the patient can feel more at ease or even be able to overcome their emotional issues or worries. Supporting the patient at their more challenging time and promoting their rights allows them to make their own decision or choices about...
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...Assessment 6 Change Management Proposal Recent evidence and current trends show both nursing and medical professions have a lack of understanding in certain aspects of safe prescribing and safe administration of medicines. The concept of prescribing and the ability to calculate is the basic requirement of all qualified medical and nursing professions We are proposing over a three year period to run an inter professional collaborative working programme, whereby both student nurses and doctors will come together on a regular basis in a teaching environment to work alongside each other to gain the following skills: • Patient safety in relation to drug administration • Patient safety in relation to drug prescribing • A clearer understanding of each others role • Practical experience in drug administration and drug prescribing in a non –threatening environment • Insight into pharmacology and pharmokinetics and it’s importance in prescribing and administration of drugs. This three-year study we propose to write up and evaluate and hope to publish with the intention to produce learning materials and educational packs to be marketed at later date Rationale for Change Project Medications Errors within any health care setting can have severe consequences not only for the patient but financially for the organisation if litigation comes about. Medication errors can be defined as “any incorrect or wrongful administration of a medication...
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...According to 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 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...
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...Leadership Commentary Introduction Leadership is an important quality in all nurses. It is relevant to all levels of nursing and increases the quality of care we are able to give to our patients (James P. Smith, 2006). Leadership in nursing is not necessarily about being in charge but more about being able to make confident and competent decisions and influence the behaviour of others to ensure the best patient care is delivered. Throughout a community placement I endeavoured to improve my leadership skills and made use of an action plan to do this. I will make use of Gibbs (1988) reflective cycle to evaluate and reflect on this process. Gibbs is a simple and effective method of reflection and will allow a focus on the event and give a clear structure to the commentary and will also allow an action plan to be formulated to ensure the process is ongoing. Description During a placement with the district nursing team I identified leadership skills which I felt I needed to improve, which were achievable and relevant to nursing practice. I also took into consideration the leadership qualities framework from the NHS institute of innovation and improvement ( NHS institute for innovation and improvement,2005) this highlights a number a important aspects of leadership such as empowering others, collaborating with others and leading change through people. I felt that these were important and the skills which I would develop should be based around these concepts. The skills...
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...committed to working collaboratively to create a more highly qualified nursing work force . According to a 2008 National sample survey of registered nurses conducted by the Health Resources and Services Administration Services Administration (HRSA), nursing, which is the largest health, profession , has more than 3million registered nurses nationwide. The survey showed that 50% of RNs hold Baccalaureate or graduate degrees, 36.1%, associate degrees and 13.9% hold a diploma in nursing. Registered Nurses today work as part of an interdisciplinary team with colleagues educated at the masters degree or higher level. These health professionals include, Physicians, Pharmacists, speech pathologists, Physical therapists, Occupational therapists, Respiratory therapists and Social Workers among others. Occupational therapists require master’s level education while the Occupational therapist assistants are prepared at the associate degree level. Another example is Social workers who are also required to be prepared at the Master’s level. Since nurses are primarily responsible for direct patient care and coordination, they should not be the least educated members of the health care team. In October 2010, the Institute of medicine released its report on “The future of Nursing”, by Robert Wood Foundation, which stated that, to meet the demands of an evolving healthcare system and the changing needs of patients, nurses must achieve higher levels of education. There are three educational...
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...Midwife In this piece of work I am going to Research two key workers involved with promoting health, I am going to explain the tasks they perform and how they ensure the needs of individuals are met. I am going to interview a midwife and a paediatrician to get more information. What is a midwife: A midwife is a nurse who is specially trained in the care of pregnancy and childbirth. The midwife is their during pregnancy and and undertakes the antenatal care of a normal pregnancy, and also the postnatal care if necessary. A midwife works in a maternity department in a hospital or in a community looking after mothers and babies in their own homes. Child development textbook et al 6th edition –pamela minett Midwives often describe their job as ‘privileged’. The role they have in preparing women for the delivery of new life makes them a vital presence during all stages of pregnancy, labour and the early postnatal period. What a midwife does day to day: • diagnosing, monitoring and examining women during pregnancy; • developing, assessing and evaluating individual programmes of care; • providing full antenatal care, including screening tests in the hospital, community and the home; • identifying high risk pregnancies and making referrals to doctors and other medical specialists; • arranging and providing parenting and health education for the woman, her partner and family members; • encouraging participation of family members in the birth to support...
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...“Manager” and (“asses” or “Assessor” or “assessment”) and (“refer” or “referral” or “referring”) and (“Learning disabilities” or “LD” or “mental health” or “learning disability”) and (NVQ4 or “NVQ 4” or “NVQ level 4” or “NVQ IV” or NVQ3 or “NVQ 3” or “NVQ level 3” or “NVQ III” or QCF4 or “QCF 4” or “QCF level 4” or “QCF IV” or QCF3 or “QCF 3” or “QCF level 3” or “QCF III” or “Registered manager award” or RMA) and (care or “social care” or “health care” or “home care” or “care home” or “residential care”) (“referral manager” or “assessment manager” or “referral and assessment manager” or “referral and assessment manager”) and (“Learning disabilities” or “LD” or “mental health” or “learning disability”) and (NVQ4 or “NVQ 4” or “NVQ level 4” or “NVQ IV” or NVQ3 or “NVQ 3” or “NVQ level 3” or “NVQ III” or QCF4 or “QCF 4” or “QCF level 4” or “QCF IV” or QCF3 or “QCF 3” or “QCF level 3” or “QCF III” or “Registered manager award” or RMA) (“care manager” or “home manager” or “registered manager” or “branch manager” or “home care manager” or “service manager” or “domiciliary manager” or “dom manager”) and (domiciliary or “dom care” or “homecare” or “home care” or “care agency” or “community care”) and (NVQ4 or “NVQ 4” or “NVQ level 4” or “NVQ IV” or NVQ5 or “NVQ 5” or “NVQ level 5” or “NVQ V” or QCF4 or “QCF 4” or “QCF level 4” or “QCF IV” or QCF5 or “QCF 5” or “QCF level 5” or “QCF V” or “Registered manager award” or RMA) (“live in carer” or “live in manager” or “live-in manager”...
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...the shortage of nurses? There is not just a shortage of nurses, but a problem with retaining nurses after they have graduated from school. Furthermore, how does the shortage effect nursing education. The Nursing Shortage Nursing is a crucial part of healthcare. Historically, nurses were at the bedside and monitored patients on a twenty-four hour basis. Nurses would collaborate with all aspects of the healthcare world in order to provide quality and efficient patient care. Today, the nurse’s role is continually changing with increasing responsibilities made complicated with the ongoing introduction of new-age technology. With so many recent changes and advances realized, it is not hard to imagine the predicated changes that are in store for the nursing profession in future years. Many mechanisms will come into play in the molding of nursing in the future, but a significant key component that could essentially inhibit the growth in the future of nursing lies in the impending nursing shortage. Will we be ready for this? Currently, worldwide research is being conducted in an effort to evaluate the cause of this looming challenge that we are currently facing and are likely to face in the future. Research has shown that the solution to this prolonged shortage is problematic in the sense that there are many contributing factors; it is not just about the decrease in the number of nurses that are employed in our country and all over the world today. Aging Nurses According to the...
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...Title: Exploring the Competencies Between Nurses Trained at the Associates degree level versus the Baccalaureate degree level Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics Competency Differences Between Associate and Baccalaureate Nurse Training As I embark on another educational endeavor, it is important to understand the return on investment that will be gained from committing time, energy, and finances to an advanced degree. There have been numerous studies and research that have proven that nurses trained at the baccalaureate level are associated with lowering the odds of patient mortality, creating better outcomes for patients, and decreasing the occurrence of medication errors (AACN, 2015). To be a nurse, be it at the associate or baccalaureate level, means the same thing: to provide compassionate care through the “promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles” (ICN, 2002). However; since 1965, the American Nurses Association (ANA) has taken the stance the nurses should be educated, at minimum, at the baccalaureate level for entrance into the profession as the belief that an increasing number complex health issues and growing number of advancements in knowledge require education beyond nursing basics (Nelson, 2002). This paper will explore...
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...The Changing Demand on Nurses 11/28/2013 Transformation and evolution related to basic level of education requirement is evident in the nursing profession. Currently there is a mixed population of educational training and skills working at the same capacity. “The sample survey also shows that 50.0% of the RN workforce holds a baccalaureate or graduate degree while 36.1% earned an associate degree and 13.9% a diploma in nursing.” (Rosseter, 2012) Each program prepares their students with the same basic training to pass the boards required for licensure. However the ability to pass the same standardized test does not equate to equality in educational training or practicing skill level. The NCLEX tests for minimum technical competency for safe entry into basic nursing practice. Passing rates should be high across all programs preparing new nurses. This exam does not test for differences between graduates of different programs, measure performance over time, or test for all of the knowledge and skills developed through a baccalaureate program. (Creasia & Friberg, 2011) Studies connecting patient outcome to educational training have enlightened employers prompting a change in the demand for higher educated and skilled nurses in the field especially in the hospital setting. Developing and producing a skilled work force is not a new concept to nursing. Since the early 1800’s movement toward education in the nursing industry has continually transformed and evolved...
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...this assignment is my own. I have clearly referenced any sources used in the work. I understand that false declaration is a form of malpractice.Learner signature: Date: | Assignment brief 1 Qualification | BTEC 90 Credit/Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care | Unit number and title | Unit 5 Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care | Assessor name | Louise Dada, Angela Lewis-Wright and Alison Watson | Date issued | 10 November 2014 | Hand in deadline | 8 December 2014 | | Assignment title 1 | Know the organisation of the human body | Purpose of this assignment Know the organisation of the human body. | ScenarioYou are a newly qualified nurse who has been given the...
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...rules and guidelines. What am really doing is falsifying documentation, in order for the physician’s practice to get the best reimbursement, make the practice’s revenue projections look better. With this action not only could I get into legal trouble, it is also putting the practice in a position to be closed down, and the physician can lose their license, and the ability to practice medicine again. After all he took a Hippocratic Oath that he should live by as well as run his practice according to the mission statement. Scenario 2: Administration of Patient Medications in the Hospital Setting As a new graduate nurse working nights on a busy medical unit medication error is a possibility. Reporting a medication incident as a novice nurse becomes very challenging. Although it is unethical, dangerous, and possibly grounds for a lawsuit, I think as a newly graduate nurse clinician I may choose not to report the incident, because first of the fear of being reprimanded and possibly terminated. Then also fear of being reported to the licensing boards and possible losing my license to practice nursing. Another reason would be it will damage my self-confidence and attach a stigma of untrustworthiness among my colleagues. I will become so terrified of losing my job that I...
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...Guideline Title Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and Training Plan: For Staff Caring for Women and the Newborn Moira Hodgson, Midwife Manager/Training Lead Dr. Stephen Sturgiss January 2010 Updated June 2011 to incorporate Newcastle Birthing Centre Staff requirements January 2013 Author Clinical Director Approval Effective from Review Next review 1 1. Introduction The training and development of staff is pivotal to the Trust and Directorate’s overall vision and objectives for maternity services in regard to the delivery of safe, effective and quality client care. It is also important that learning and development resources are targeted appropriately to ensure their efficacy whilst reflecting both service priorities and governance requirements. 2. Purpose and scope The Directorate is committed to ensuring a highly motivated and highly skilled workforce that can serve the women, babies and families in our care both safely and effectively. The unit has adopted a systematic approach to training for all relevant staff groups who provide care. This training needs analysis (TNA) and training plan outlines the minimum training needs of all relevant staff groups within the Directorate and provides details of the comprehensive programme of educational sessions. The TNA focuses on the service specific training requirements considered to be mandatory by the Directorate to meet policy and CNST requirements. Trust wide mandatory training requirements are identified...
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...Running head: DIFFERENCES IN COMPETENCIES Differences in Competencies Between ADN and BSN Prepared Nurses Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V July 6, 2012 Differences in Competencies Between ADN and BSN Prepared Nurses “Nursing is the nation’s largest health care profession with more than 3 million registered nurses (RNs)”(AmericanAssociationofCollegesofNursing[AACN], 2012). As healthcare rapidly evolves and becomes more complex, debates regarding the minimum educational requirements for entry into the nursing profession continue. Currently there are 3 types of entry to become a nurse; diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate degree. Diploma programs were started in 1873 and consisted of hospital-based training programs. “The decline in the number of programs began in earnest in the 1960s and 1970s and continues even today”(Creasia&Friberg,2011,p24). Due to the nursing shortage, 2 year associate degree programs were established by Mildred Montag following WWII to increase the supply of nurses available. These programs were cost-effective and supposed to be temporary but grew phenomenally popular throughout the years. Most were established at community colleges and still exist today. Baccalaureate programs were established in Minnesota in 1909 and today lasts 4 academic years in length. “BSN programs encompass all of the course work taught in ADN and diploma programs plus a more in-depth treatment of physical and social sciences, nursing research, public...
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...talk to all these people and they’re like, isn’t there a nursing shortage? And I’m like actually it’s the complete opposite,” Ms. Smith said. As the Wall Street Journal reported, even the booming health-care sector isn’t a refuge from the slow job market. The story focused on jobs at the bottom of the nursing ladder, licensed practical nurses and registered nurses with associate’s degrees. But even highly qualified nurses — those with bachelor’s degrees — are finding it hard to catch a break. How hard? A survey of recent nursing grads by the National Student Nurses’ Association last September found that four months after graduation, more than a third had been unable to find work as registered nurses. The numbers look better for nurses with bachelor’s degrees (72% employment vs. 61% for those with associate’s degrees), but the numbers still suggest a much harder road than many graduates were expecting. More than three quarters of respondents said employers were filling jobs with experienced RNs, not new grads. It’s bad enough that the American Society of Registered Nurses has launched a “Save the Grads” program to help newly minted nurses find work. “We got hundreds of hundreds and hundreds of people contacting us saying we can’t find jobs, we’ve got tens and hundreds of thousands in student loans,” said Ronnie...
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