Baccalaureate-Degree Level in Nursing Kimberly K Gormley Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V Professional Dynamics June 9, 2013 There has been much debate on the subject of whether nurses that graduated at the baccalaureate-degree level are better prepared than nurses educated at the associate-degree level. I was educated at the associate-degree level at a community college here in my local community in a program that consisted of two years or four semesters and was called the “nursing program”. Before
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EXERCISE 2 My involvement in the drug error is as follows. I was working on the night shift as the only qualified nurse with 2 nursing assistants. The late shift decided to administer the 10pm medications as a way of helping me. This however was key in me making the error that I did. If I had been left to do the 10pm medications by myself, this error would not have occurred. Patient PF was given her medication by the late staff, however she had spat them out. On going to give her these
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contemporary nursing? 2. If you will be given the chance to weigh the order of importance of the different elements in the nursing metaparadigm what element will you consider the most important one? Explain. Answers: 1. During the intuitive era, nursing has been based on our own human instinct, which was to help and care for others. Nurses acted as slaves yet demonstrated the role of physicians, which made the role of nurses crucial in human existence. In the apprentice era, nursing has become
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing NUR/391 July 28, 2013 Mary Nicks, MSN, RN Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing In this paper ethical and legal issues will be reviewed concerning the decisions and responsibilities of the nurse in the case of Marianne who has had a stroke and the decisions that the family is facing for treatment or end of life care. The legal and ethical issues in a malpractice case that occurred several years ago and the responsibility of the nurse to her
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CaseGermaine ShannonUniversity of Central FloridaI was called to the emergency room by one of the nurses working that night. A patient was being discharged home by the emergency room physician, and the patient’s family had requested to speak to the nursing supervisor. When I arrived to the emergency room, the nurse that was taking care of the patient approached me. She pulled me aside, and voiced her concerns. The patient in bed three was sick with a respiratory infection. He had been given intravenous
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Concept Analysis: Caring Nursing 18200 Purdue University Calumet Leslie Rittenmeyer, PsyD, CS, RN, CNE Professor 1 & 2. I chose to present a concept analysis on caring because according to Watson (2005), caring is the core of nursing. When consulting with my 20-year old son on which concept to analyze, he responded, “Caring, because that is what nursing is about”. 3. But defining caring proved to be tricky because, according to Sargent (2011), caring is subjective and contextual
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families. The best nursing care is given when you are involved with the patient, and their families. I do get attached to the families after many months of caring for them, it is hard not to. Emotionally caring for the patients does not get in the way to give good nursing. I think you have to get emotionally involved to do your best work, if the nurse is passionate on what she/he is doing, the best care will be given. Most of the time the quality of nursing care are based on policy
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Personal Definition of Nursing What is nursing? Nursing has certainly evolved over the years. In the beginning nursing was untaught and instinctive. It was performed of compassion for others, out of the wish to help others (Historical evolution, n.d.). In 1859 , in “Notes on Nursing: What it is and What it is not,” Florence Nightingale became the first person to write a definition of nursing. She wrote, “I use the word nursing for want of better. It has been limited to signify little more than
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Confidentiality in Nursing Introduction: This essay will give a brief definition regarding the principles of nursing practice, state why there are important to nursing practice. It will then explore confidentiality as a principle E of nursing practice, report why confidentiality is extremely important within nursing practice and will discuss the patient’s rights in relation to law. Relevant reference of published literature will be put forward in this essay to support the author statement.
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Theory Paper On Novice to Expert Abstract The profession of nursing is an experience where there is much professional growth and development to be gained. This being said it starts at the beginning with what is learned from teachings to students to what is taught to the professional nurse, taking that information and applying it to the skills in the nursing profession. Having the competency gives a nurse the confidence to take care of their patient with confidence. With the increased patient
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