Professional Presence and Influence Assessment Honore Colligan Western Governor's University Professional Presence and Influence Assessment Of all the countries on the planet, nowhere is the vast array of world cultures more diverse than in the United States. For most people, their ancestors came to this country in search of opportunity and a better life for their families. Fueled by motivators such as famine and dictatorship, emigrating to America meant saying goodbye to the only life they had
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RN Grand Canyon University: NRS 429v Date: 8/31/2012 What is a heritage assessment? A heritage assessment is a subpart to the overall nursing assessment. Assessing a patient’s heritage allows the nurse to obtain more information about a patient’s culture, including beliefs about health and values, this is important to providing cultural health care. One’s heritage includes information about their cultural beliefs and practices of the family and ethno religious community (Jarvis, C., 2012)
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NUR 430V 10/12/2014 Educational Preparation Competencies One could argue that a nurse with a baccalaureate degree (BSN) holds a higher level of competency than a nurse with an associate’s degree (ADN). The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) believes that. Acquiring a bachelor’s degree helps the nurse “strengthen her platform to make better decisions, plans and evaluations of patient outcomes.” (Hood, 2006) Studies show that hospitals with nurses prepared at the baccalaureate level
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Running Head: COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING INTERVENTION Community Health Nursing Intervention During the initial surveys and studies performed, the Town of Breckenridge was shown to be healthy and affluent. But, even with this affluence, and the services available because of it, there were populations that were shown to be vulnerable. These vulnerabilities are in part due to lifestyle choices of some residents as well as the access to health care due to job opportunities. The purpose
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Dr. Rosemarie Berman Associate Professor Chair, B.S.N. Program Nursing Contact Information Contact via email 703-284-1627 “You need to continue looking at yourself as many nursing professionals today…not only as a caregiver but as a leader. You need to expand your view and your scope that you are a leader in health care, you are an advocate for your patient, you are an advocate for your nurses. You need to be open for all of the different kinds of things that you can do and
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an explanation of how a family works as a system in promoting the health of its members. Identify the concept of family most often used in the hospital environment. Then determine if it is the best concept for considering family in nursing practice. Identify the nursing theory used in the hospital setting. Promoting the Health Today’s families come in many different sizes and dynamics. Family is more than individuals living under the same roof; it is a support system for all aspects of health
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not inherently possessed by everyone who is in a formal leadership position. This is a skill that can be developed by anyone. By using techniques adopted from successful leaders, each member of the healthcare team can made a difference in patient care, quality outcomes, and safety. One fundamental leadership technique discussed in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Leadership 101 course is “to form a clearer picture of the real situation by gathering data, not just listening to opinions.”
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caring for palliative care patients?” Regina Nelson Governors State University Abstract Palliative Care Nurses are at risk of experiencing stressful situations related to symptom management and death. The aim of this paper is to critically examine the current stress nurses face caring for Palliative Care patients. Four Nursing Journals and one Psycho-Oncology were reviewed. There was strong evidence to support that nurse’s experience stress caring for Palliative care patients. Common concerns
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a growing problem in all age groups, especially in the younger generation. Working in a large emergency department nurses and doctors are seeing more drug abuse victims and dealing with patients who are addicted is a huge challenge for most health care professionals. In the emergency department at Huntsville Hospital where 250 to 400 patients are seen daily, many of the patients seen are addicted to some type of mind altering substance. “According to the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and health
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Best Practices to Create Welcoming and Supportive Work Environments What makes a great supportive work environment? Nursing is the heart of health care organizations. The main factors for nurses leaving their place of employment includes poor working conditions, low pay, unsafe work environments, resources to work effectively, limited career and educational opportunities (Wiskow, Albreht & Pietro, 2010). Therefore, it is essential to hire the right people that will create a friendly atmosphere and
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