...Career To accomplish anything in life there needs to be plan and a path to get there. Especially to the career I attend to pursue. Anything in life that i plan to achieve i must predicted a way to get there. I must have to created start goals, that will get me throughout my careers path that will help me successfully become who I dream to be. The career that i have in mind when I first began college was nursing, however, today want to become technician radiologist. Which I mind pursuing in further path of career. I chose to pursue this career because my early childhood I knew that I wanted to be in the healthcare industry, but entering my adult life never new what exactly i wanted to be. So i choose nursing, than physical therapy, than medical...
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...the data of a predominately women’s job, nursing, to find out if men really have a “glass escalator” when it comes to advancing up to top positions and dissects the notion of horizontal segregation. The glass escalator theory is one that assumes males in female dominated professions are pushed up the ladder to administrative and supervisory positions much easier and faster than women. Throughout the article, they explain the methods used to gather the data, both quantitative and qualitative and provide a plethora of information such as level of education, employment setting, number of years worked, personal interviews etc. They also break down the data and refute claims that although widely believed, may be false. It is somewhat ironic that the topic of this week’s thought-piece paper is on the sexual segregation of nursing. Just about a week ago I was sitting in the orthodontists office and I looked over at the staff photos on the wall. Dr. Pobanz was in the middle with about 10 ladies on each side of him. That made me go back and think, and I came to the realization that I have never seen a male besides the doctor working in a dentist or orthodontist office. Although it is not exactly a nursing position, it is a similar occupation and I would imagine has similar statistics concerning sex segregation. In my mind, it is just expected that most all nurses are female. It seems that back a few decades ago males were unheard of in the nursing field, but today they are becoming more...
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...SURGICAL NURSING Making patients better: a qualitative descriptive study of registered nurses’ reasons for working in surgical areas Carolyn Mackintosh BA, MSc, RGN, Pg Dip, PhD Senior Lecturer, Division of Nursing, University of Bradford, Unity Building, Trinity Road, Bradford, UK Submitted for publication: 13 May 2005 Accepted for publication: 16 December 2005 Correspondence: Carolyn Mackintosh Division of Nursing University of Bradford Unity Building Trinity Road Bradford BD5 0BB UK Telephone: þ44 1274 236546 E-mail: c.mackintosh@bradford.ac.uk M A C K I N T O S H C ( 2 0 0 7 ) Journal of Clinical Nursing 16, 1134–1140 Making patients better: a qualitative descriptive study of registered nurses’ reasons for working in surgical areas Aims. To explore the reasons and motivation identified by qualified nurses for working within the surgical area. Background. Little is known about the career decisions qualified nurses make, although it is clear that some areas of practice are more popular than others. This qualitative descriptive study considers one common area, surgery, and explores the motivation for decisions made by Registered Nurses (RNs) to work in this area. Method. A sample of 16 RNs working within surgical areas participated in semistructured interviews, using a thematic interview schedule. Findings were analysed using the framework suggested by Morse and Field. Results. Analysis of findings indicates that all participants actively...
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...Imagine being 17 years old, a senior in high school, and unsure what to do with the rest of your life? Well, I was this 17 year old. I didn't know where life after graduation was going to take me. So with graduation quickly approaching and some persuasion from my parents I decided to major in nursing. I didn’t find nursing - nursing found me and much to my surprise, I loved each and every moment of nursing school: the research papers, the bed baths, the NCLEX review questions, and I even got giddy when it was my turn during clinical to administer IV medications. Fast forward a few years and I’m working in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and still get that heart stopping thrill moments before a 24 week delivery. I drive to work every day with excitement of the unknown. I can’t wait to find out what is awaiting me behind those locked doors. I rejoice in the happy moments with parents as well as mourn with them when their baby has passed away. These tiny miracles have taught me more over the last couple years than I could have ever imagined, they are unpredictable, strong, resilient, courageous, determined, and inspiring. Their undeniable strength has taught me to be proud of my own strength and accomplishments. They inspire me to be the best I can be. Their inspiration puts life into perspective - whenever I sweat the small stuff all I have to do is look at the journey of a NICU baby and it shows me that the small things in life do not matter....
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...Literature Review One nursing issue that I am passionate about is the shortage of nurses. This has been a long standing problem, even in the days of Ms. Florence Nightingale, when she and her nurses "used limited resources to address unlimited wants for healthcare (Cherry & Jacob, 2014)". They did the best they could and were able to improve the soldiers' condition dramatically. Agreeably, the situation is far better today. This topic is of great importance because, a shortage of nurses means that the ratio of patient to nurse increases and this can result in nurses being overwhelmed. It also affects the every aspect of patients’ care and it increases the risk of negative patients’ outcomes. It makes nurses apprehensive when they are going to work and that is not a good way to feel on a regular basis. Some of the reasons listed as causes of shortage of nurses include lack of good role models and early professional socialization, unrealistic workload, an aging workforce, negative work environment, retention problem, and insufficient nursing faculty staff. I chose the first article "Becoming a nurse: a meta-study of early professional socialization and career choice in nursing," because it attempts to deal with the issue of nursing shortage by investigating what motivates young people to choose nursing as a career and early professional socialization (Price, 2009). It highlighted the need to have good mentors, peers and role models, especially as new nurses are transitioning...
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...Nursing Shortage and the Nurse to Patient Ratio Nursing Shortage Issues and the Nurse to Patient Ratio Throughout this paper the focus is going to be on nursing and how it is affected by a growing issue of shortages. The facility where I work has been affected by a nursing shortage; this is why I chose to focus on this topic. I have seen first-hand how everyone throughout the facility is affected by the shortage. I will talk about how the facility has handled the shortage as well as the type of structural organization that the company uses that has helped to keep it afloat. I have formed a null-hypothesis and an alternate hypothesis and formed an opinion based on my research. I hope to adequately inform you of all the issues surrounding the shortages. Since I work in a skilled nursing facility I will make it my main focus. Null Hypothesis: Shortages have not played a role in in-adequate care of others. Alternate Hypothesis: Shortages have played a role in in-adequate care of others. In today’s day and age women now have more career choices; back in the day it was common for women to become nurses, but now they can be just about anything. This affects the nursing field greatly. Not only do more career choices affect the nursing ratio, but an older and aging workforce is also part of the growing shortage. Some internal factors that I have noticed affecting the facility where I work is the pay...
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...GPA. Since my last academic experience, I have grown not only in maturity but also in the goals I want to obtain. As a result, I am ready to put in the extra work and go the extra mile. I am no longer a young adult, struggling with learning about myself and my future. I am a mature, grown woman who knows what she wants and won’t give up. I will be successful at Walden if admitted because failure is not an option for me. I now understand the processes I have to go through in college and if I don’t understand something, I will ask questions. I am more reflective today than I was as a young adult and more goal-oriented for the future. Personal/Professional Growth I am interested in graduate school because I want to continue my career on professional level for school psychology. Since receiving a degree in my undergraduate study, I have worked with the Wayne County Public Schools as a substitute teacher and teacher assistant. I found myself becoming more drawn towards ensuring that my students receive a good education. While dealing with a diverse group of students, I encounter a lot of social behavior issues. These social behavior issues start at such a young age and it can hinder lifetime decisions. As a result, I want to work with these children and help them overcome these obstacles. My goal is to make a difference in the lives of others. I recognize that education is the key to success in these students but I also recognize that many students are struggling...
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...warm sunny day and I was in the backyard playing on my homemade wooden swing-set. My stepfather was a general contractor, so he built me and my younger sister a new swing-set. The slide was made out of copper and it had wood as the rails. As I was sliding down it my leg 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...
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...When deciding where to attend college, many students ponder the question “Why should I go to school longer to get my BSN when I can finish quicker and attain my ADN?” I at one time, contemplated this very same question. I chose to take the quicker route and I regret it to this day. At that time, I did not realize that there was so much of a difference in a BSN prepared nurse and an ADN prepared nurse. I was young and naïve and did not think about the future of my career. There are 3 different ways to become a registered nurse: a three year diploma program, a three year associate degree, and a four year baccalaureate degree. All three of these programs each prepare the RN at different levels. Nurses attain different competencies in each program. This paper will focus on the associate degree prepared nurse versus the baccalaureate degree prepared nurse. Baccalaureate nursing programs cover all of the content taught in an associate degree program with the addition of “a more in depth treatment of the physical and social sciences, nursing research, public and community health, nursing management, and the humanities. The additional course work enhances the student’s professional development, prepares the nurse for a broader scope of practice, and provides the nurse with a better understanding of the cultural, political, economic and social issues that affect patients and influence healthcare delivery” (Rosseter, 2014, p1). BSN programs focus on evidence-based clinical...
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...Women Leadership in Healthcare For decades women have served in the healthcare industry as the back bone of healthcare. They continue to work in all areas but have been given few opportunities to take leadership roles in healthcare organizations. This paper explores some of the reasons why women are circumvented in leadership roles and how women can be better prepared to lead in their organizations. The research concluded that women are effective leaders in comparison to their male counter parts. Leadership is an important concept in healthcare. It can simply be acknowledged as the ability to achieve a goal by using imagination, skill, relevant theory, and concepts that are supposed to lead an organization to success. The research conducted for this paper clearly demonstrates that women are an integral part of the ever changing healthcare domain as it relates to leadership. The need for gender diversity in leadership positions is critical for many organizations, especially in healthcare (Virick & Greer, 2012). Despite the fact that leadership is a complex social role, that arises from the actions to effect others in their roles, women can carry out such duties in the same manner, or even better than their male counterparts. (Fealy, McNamara, Casey, Geraghty, Butler, Halligan & Johnson, 2011). Historically, women have been underrepresented in leadership roles in all aspect of healthcare. As the trend of delivering care continues to change in the 21st century...
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...“The critical appraisal of the research evidence associated with an area of my professional practice” Introduction I am going to critically appraise of research evidence on treatment of urinary stress incontinence in women with obesity. I chose this topic because currently I am working in urology department in hospital X, I am always have the chance to deal with women experiencing stress incontinence. In current practice we will teach them behavioral intervention program (pelvic floor exercise and bladder training) to lower the severity of urine leakage. That is why I want to explore more on this issue and see whether the use of vaginal cones also effective in treatment with behavioral intervention program. Obesity is a common problem in developed countries, with an incidence of 33% (Roreyt 1998), this problem may directly leading to stress urinary incontinence (Ouslander 1996) which may hinder the normal daily life of an adult. In Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA) policy, there are no guideline in related to treatment regarding stress incontinence, it is always depends on surgeon’s preferences. Therefore I want to search for research evidence in associated with treatment of urinary stress incontinence which may beneficial in my working place. Main Body The two answerable questions formulated using PICO tool are: Quantitative Question – In women with obesity, how does behavioral intervention program compared to vaginal cones influence the occurrence of stress...
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... Discussion Questions week 1-8 Week 1: Question 1= Find a research article on designing learning activities that promotes critical thinking. Summarize the article for your classmates in 1-2 paragraphs. Explain why you chose this study and how this information could be used in your selected area of education (academic, staff, or patient). Be sure to include the entire citation in APA format. The article you select cannot be from any of the course materials or supplemental readings. (Note: It is a violation of copyright law to post the entire text of an article to an online discussion board. Post only the citation information so that it can be referenced by others. Use correct APA format for citations.) Question 2= Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty lists several principles for selecting learning activities. Select one of the principles and explain why it would be important to you in your selected area of education (academic, staff, or patient). Week 2: Question 1= Review “Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education,” located on the American Psychological Association website at http://www.apa.org/science/programs/testing/fair-code.aspx. What are your thoughts after reading the document? Did you realize it existed? How does the code apply to nursing education? The Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education is over 10 years old. Is it still relevant today? Why? If not, how should it be revised? Use correct APA format when citing. Question 2= ...
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...Desmond Mueller California State University, Fullerton School of Nursing Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice BSN 306, Section 05 Anne Johnston-Silverberg, MS, FNPc September 14, 2012 The Affordable Care Act: The Role of the Nurse Practitioner The recent implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has had a significant impact on the American health care delivery systems. The passage of this bill mandates that all Americans must have health care coverage and that insurance companies cannot disqualify applicants due to preexisting conditions (National Council of State Boards of Nursing, 2014). These changes will undoubtedly lead to an increase in the number of people seeking medical care, particularly those with chronic diseases. It is estimated that this influx in the number of patients will result in a primary care provider shortage of 20% by the year 2025 (Poghosyan, Boyd & Knutson, 2014). With many new physicians choosing to pursue specialties due to the promise of a larger salary, hospitals and clinics will need to start looking to other health care providers, such as nurse practitioners, to fill this role. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role nurse practitioners play with regards to the Affordable Care Act by examining the history and qualifications of nurse practitioners, the current practice of nurse practitioners, the basics of the Affordable Care Act legislation, and potential nursing challenges. History of Nurse Practitioners The role of...
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...Leadership and Management Collage of Staten Island Nursing 411 Introduction This paper is based on leadership and the management styles that I chose to do research on. I will apply a leadership management theory I think best represented my leader. It will comprise of an observation part; that deals with who this leader is, what they are famous about, who did they lead, inspire, entices or irritate and how people react to their leadership. The theory part will describe the leadership and management theory that best represented them and the Analysis part will describe their actions, beliefs, how effective their goals were, and was this the best leadership style for the group or era they were practicing in. Observation: Margaret Sander born in 1879 is the famous for her role in getting contraceptives for the poor in an era where only the “affluent and the educated in American society were the only ones to have reliable contraception” (Allender et al 2010, p. 32).She was inspired individually after her own mother died in her 18th pregnancies at the age of 48years battled Tuberculosis, but her “pregnancy contributed to her both contracting the disease and eventually succumbed to it”(Allender 2010, p.32). She then went to White Plain Hospital as a nurse probationer, and later became a visiting nurse. She is a social reformer, sex educator, and a nurse. The issue of contraception was...
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...Belongingness: A prerequisite for nursing students’ clinical learning Tracy Levett-Jones a a,* , Judith Lathlean b,1 School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Southampton, Nightingale Building (67), University Road, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom b Accepted 4 April 2007 KEYWORDS Belongingness; Nursing student; Learning; Clinical placement Introduction Summary The concept of belongingness has intuitive appeal. Human beings are social creatures; the need to belong and be accepted is fundamental, and social exclusion can be devastating. This paper reports on the selected findings from the qualitative phase of mixed-methods study that explored nursing students’ experience of belongingness while on clinical placements. The 18 interview participants in this study were from Australia and the United Kingdom. They provided a range of perspectives on belongingness and how it influenced their placement experience. Central to this discussion was their strong belief that belonging is a prerequisite for clinical learning. This theme dominated all of the interviews. Given that the primary purpose of clinical placements is for students to learn to nurse, there needs to be a clear understanding of the relationship between belongingness and learning. With reference to the published literature and excerpts from interview transcripts, this paper proposes that reconceptualising...
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