Health care is a field that is changing dramatically. Many practicing nurses have various degrees in nursing like Associate Degree, Diploma, Baccalaureate and Master’s degree. Due to the varying levels of education and training, differences exist between the nurses prepared with an Associate degree (ADN) when compared to those nurses who have trained in a Baccalaureate degree (BSN). Though nurses getting these degrees have their differences in preparation, nurses earning these degrees have adequate
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now known as Park Central Hospital has provided quality care for the community since its beginning six months ago. However, since there has been a significant reduction in the workforce a new design for patient care delivery is needed. A redesign of the universal worker may be an option for Park Central. Other options need to be examined in hopes that a new delivery system of health care can be provided for the growing community. Quality care and team-work will be the cornerstone of Park Central
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Center and Nursing Home, this facility is a sub-acute and long-term care facility. The framework for this facility organizational structure is functional structure. According to Sullivan (2010), in the functional structure, employees are grouped in the department by specialty with similar tasks being performed by the same group. In a functional structure, all nursing tasks fall under nursing services; the same is true for other functional areas. Our facility has administration, non- nursing or medical
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Overview of Difference in Competencies between Nurses Prepared at the Associate degree level versus the baccalaureate degree level in nursing Overview of Difference in Competencies between Nurses Prepared at the Associate degree level versus the baccalaureate degree level in nursing The common goal of the nursing community worldwide is to make sure that quality care is given for all patient population. While doing this, it also wants to maintain the credentials
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Community and Population Health SZT1 Task 4 Joann Stocks Western Governors University Community and Population Health SZT1 Task 4 A. Explain the role of the major public health personnel, including the public health nurse, involved in the disaster. The public health personnel are responsible to make sure the community that had become a victim of a disaster is healthy and safe. They also assess and evaluate what the immediate and long term issues are. The public health personnel
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Communication xxxxxxxx HCS/350 Health Care Communication Prof: xxxxxxx Date: 1/02/2011 “Communication is the process of sharing information using a set of common rules” (Northouse & Northouse, 1998, p. 2). Health care communication is a specific and narrower form of communication that takes place between the health care professionals and patients regarding health. Communication Human Communication Health Communication
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a board of nursing (BRN), and a professional nursing organization (PNO) as it pertains to your professional nursing practice. The Board of Nursing is a government agency responsible for regulating nursing practice, creating laws, administering licensure exam and issuing licenses, and overseeing and ensuring the safe practice of nursing. Its ultimate goal is to protect the health, safety and welfare of public receiving nursing services (NCSBN, 2015). The New York State Board of Nursing is administered
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Southeastern University Professional Code of Conduct for Nurses The Code of Ethics for Nurses, by the American Nurses Association serves as a foundation for professional nursing care. Having a code of ethics guides nurses in giving quality, proficient and ethical care to their patients. It is said in the sixth edition of the Health Care Ethics book that, “the nurse’s primary obligation is to provide the best possible care for the patient and not merely to serve institutions and physicians” (Baillie
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MENTORSHIP IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS Section 2: Role of the Mentor Critically analyse the role of a mentor, refer to the different aspects of the role and link analysis to specific requirements and standards for mentorship for your profession. Forefront Several definitions of the role of a mentor have evolved over the years, for a variety of professions (Gopee, 2011) as too have the requirements for mentors within the health profession. The current definition from the Nursing and Midwifery Council
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Option 1: Nursing Home Administrator Darryl Bowler HCS/320 October 8, 2013 Salome Kapella-Mshigeni Option 1: Nursing Home Administrator Because our local nursing home is being taken over by a national group, there will be new policies that we must adhere to as we progress. These policies are going to force our nursing home to adapt and change. I will review the new polices, the affects they have on our patients, the affect they have on our patient’s relatives, how we will effectively communicate
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