|Objective |To secure a nursing position in a hospital that would further enhance my knowledge and at the same| | |time offer a challenge to develop professional growth in the nursing field. | |Education |2005-2007 Borough Of Manhattan Community College New York, Ny | | |Associate Degree Nursing
Words: 483 - Pages: 2
community. This type of community is a group of people who have shared similar values, interests, beliefs and goals. Examples of phenomenological communities include religious groups, social groups or profession. My phenomenological communities is my nursing organization, co-workers from the hospital and my Khmer-American society. Some challenges that a community health nurse maybe face with is the cultural values or norm of that community or what resources are available for that community. The
Words: 490 - Pages: 2
as nurses follow standards, policies, guidelines, and legislations regarding consent to treatment (Ross-Kerr & Wood, 2006, P 106).” In essence, the adherence to professionalism is of great significance when it comes to the medical profession. “In nursing, professionalism is described as the skills, attitude, values and behaviors common to those that undertake the practice of medicine. Professionalism to nurses includes knowledge of the human body and the skills required to maintain that body’s standard
Words: 1529 - Pages: 7
One of my favorite childhood memories is the 1992 NBA Finals, I was eight years old and from that moment on I breathed basketball. Everyday after school I ran in the house completed my choirs and ran back out the door to play basketball. That was my life for next seven years. During middle school there was a bit of a buzz in my neighborhood about how good I had become and a lot people wanting to see play at the high school level. I don’t want to toot my own horn but I excelled at that level as
Words: 1083 - Pages: 5
Human Resource Department SUBJECT: New position request for Nurse Manager The information provided in this memo is for the new Nurse Manager position on the sub- acute unit of the Alaris Health is Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. The purpose of this memo is to provide the Nursing Administration department the necessary information to be communicated with the incumbent Nurse Manager. The Alaris Health is a 222-bed facility providing long term care to senior citizens, sub-acute
Words: 344 - Pages: 2
REDUCING FALLS IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING Abstract “Falls and fall related injuries are the most commonly reported adverse event among adults admitted to inpatient setting. Up to twenty percentages of patients admitted, reported falling of at least once during an inpatient hospital stay period” (Oliver, Healey, & Haines, 2010). The author works at a city hospital located in Gilbert, Arizona and encounters a great amount of orthopedic patients along with other general surgery patients. All patients
Words: 8460 - Pages: 34
IOM Future of Nursing Report Grand Canyon University NRS-440 Trends October 8, 2015 Health Care Transition The United States Health care system is in the mist of converting to a preventative, health management focus system from a treatment focused system. There has been plenty of benefits and trials during the transformative period, like as with any other changes. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) requested that a report be done that would bring clarity to and direct the nursing profession on
Words: 1467 - Pages: 6
Clearly, the future of nursing is heading for some significant changes. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health”, from 2011 highlights the changes facing the medical field, particularly related to nursing, and the obstacles we as nurses must face and overcome to continue to deliver effective, quality care to all patient populations. According to the IOM report, the passing of the Affordable Care Act (IOM report p. 21) will greatly affect
Words: 1462 - Pages: 6
The social determinants of health are the circumstances in which people are born, grow up, live, work and age, and the systems put in place to deal with illness. These circumstances are in turn shaped by a wider set of forces: economics, social policies, and politics. (CDC). usually it is know that, the better the economic status of an individual, the better the individual’s health. Health status improves at each step up the income and social hierarchy. High income determines living conditions such
Words: 268 - Pages: 2
Nursing Educators, Nursing Informatics, and Nurse Administrators should be classified as an advanced practice nurse. The consensus states that many nurses with advanced graduate nursing preparation practice in roles and specialties that are essential to advance the health of the public but do not focus on direct care to individual (APRN Consensus Work Group & the National Council of State Boards of Nursing APRN Advisory Committee, 2008). If the consensus recognizes that nurses in these roles
Words: 448 - Pages: 2
