matter to be capable of having a good life and stability in terms of financial needs which is the key to having a better way of living. Each year the Philippine government produces thousands of nurses and it’s difficult to their part to produce enough nursing jobs to all nurses that’s also one big reason why nurses desires to work abroad. Although, Filipino nurses are willing to serve our country, there’s no other choice but to work overseas due to lack of domestic opportunities for Filipino nurses in
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toward medicine, a field in which they can also earn an admirable income. When it comes to the healthcare field, most assume that a physician is the ideal way of benefiting society and themselves. However, for me, my interests inspired me to pursue a nursing career. With the current dearth of nurses, each nurse takes responsibility for many patients, reducing the optimal amount time and attention the nurse can administer for each patient. Patients will receive the best care if the nurses are able to
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After high school I will be attending college for nursing. My hope is to earn a bachelor's degree in nursing and eventually continuing on to be a nurse practitioner. I enjoy making a positive difference in people's lives and in the medical field that's what I will get to do everyday. I first became interested in nursing when I was in 9th grade. Since then I have volunteered at an adult daycare facility where I interacted with patients who suffered from a variety of mental disabilities and I fell
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take some health and science classes and try to get into the Nursing program as a Registered Nurse. The RN programs are very selective, so they usually prefer those with a GPA of 3.0 or higher to be accepted into the nursing program. Once you are into the nursing program, and completed the courses, you will then need to take the State Board Nursing exam as a Registered Nurse. Upon completion of the courses and passing the State Board Nursing exam, you will be licensed as a Registered Nurse. As an RN
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look at transforming nursing education, nursing practice, and nursing leadership? This seems like it would be an easy task to achieve but it has been difficult. It can make our lives more pleasant , and our patients will have the best nurses caring for them , when they understand their nurses have the knowledge and skills needed to care for them. According to The Impact on Nursing 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM), located in Washington, DC, report titled” The Future of Nursing” Nurse’s roles have
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Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION IN NURSING Health Promotion in Nursing Kimberly Klessig Grand Canyon University Family Health Promotion NRS429V Sharon Moritz July 5, 2009 Health Promotion in Nursing According to Edelman and Mandel (2006), health promotion is a new field with varying definitions. O’Donnell (2007) defines health promotion as the art and science of helping people to change their lifestyles to move toward a state of optimal health. Patients need to become
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Regulating and Accreditating Agencies In Nursing Education January 21, 2013 Regulatory agencies and accreditation bodies have been used to guide and enforce nursing practice and education for years. Nursing practice regulation was started to protect nurses and the communities they serve in. Today, the primary purpose of regulation has remained virtually unchanged, but now “also relates to defining nursing practices as well as nursing education” (Flook, 2003, p. 161). Regulation
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The impact of the IOM report on the future of nursing The passing of the Affordable Care Act by congress in 2010 will require the health care system to transform the future of nursing in order to keep up with the changes in health care in the United States. This paper will discuss the 2010 Institute of Medicine’s report on the impact of nursing education, nursing practice with a focus on primary care, how it will change current nursing practice and the nurse’s role as a leader. The Institute of
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Abstract It is evident that nursing theorists, scholars and health care professions have varying interpretations of what caring is or should be. In the middle of all these disparity, caring is a vital component of the nursing practice and the key to choosing the concept of caring is because it is very essential when it comes to health care. This paper tries to make clear the concept of caring in the field of nursing and it makes use of the Walker and Avant outline to support the concept. It starts
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patient handling that includes the obesity epidemic our nation faces, and poor back health on-the-job back injuries have become a major concern in the nursing profession today. Not only do back injuries contribute to health care cost and put significant financial burden on medical facilities and staff across the nation, it is contributing to a nursing shortage that is being felt across the country. Prevention programs have shown to be cost effective by significantly minimize back injuries suffered
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