Professionalism in a Clinical Nursing Setting Professionalism in a Clinical Nursing Setting Customer Inserts His/her Name University Name Introduction: Professionalism holds within its ambit several factors that combine to give it a collective meaning. It is marked by achieving an alignment between one’s attitude and the expectations of his profession. Professionalism is the part and parcel of all major professions of the world and clinical nursing is no exception in this regard. Moreover, professional
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Nursing is a very intense field to pursue because nurses are essential to improving patient’s condition. The nurse must put orders into action; the quality of care given plays a huge role in the direction a patient’s health will go. Nursing care is founded upon the ethical principles of doing no harm, autonomy, beneficence, etc. These principles are the foundation of how nursing care is structured and carried out. When these principles are dismissed, the individual is no longer acting as a nurse
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Shortening the Wait: A Strategy to Reduce Waiting Times in the Emergency Department Introduction Emergency Department (ED) nursing is fast paced and complex in nature. Their goal is to assess quickly and prioritize the patient needs so that those with emergent needs are seen before those with urgent or non-urgent needs. Causes of ED overcrowding and lengthening wait time include, influenza season, inadequate staffing, inpatient boarding due to inadequate hospital beds and patient population
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Future of Nursing According to IOM Report GCU Professional Dynamics NRS-430V Professor Michael Jones October 01, 2013 Future of Nursing According to IOM Report Today is a very important day in our country being that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment begins. That means affordable healthcare for millions of Americans will be made available as of the New Year. As a nursing professional it is important to be aware of the future of healthcare reform in our country. Nurses make
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Define accountability versus responsibility. Provide some general examples. In simple terms, accountability refers to being answerable to a higher authority and responsibility is having to do with a sense of duty. In nursing, responsibility is defined as the "reliability, dependability, and the obligation to accomplish work. Responsibility also includes each person's obligation to perform at an acceptable level, the level that the person has been educated." (Kelly-Heidenthal, 2003, p. 268)
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and equipment for rehabilitation. Patients in isolation often develop feelings of seclusion and depression. Nursing staff faced with increasing time constraints and responsibilities may also find donning of personal protective equipment (PPE), each time when entering a patients room, unreasonable and frustrating. While the current methods of isolation have proven effective and best practice, it is imperative to acknowledge and be mindful to the potentially adverse effects that accompany the isolating
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There are some ethical and diversity considerations which have emerged in the Human Resource Department (HRM). These are important for the strategic HRM planning process and should be addressed effectively, efficiently and in a timely manner. These considerations have been researched and thoroughly analyzed and are essential to the continued growth of the company. Specific recommendations have been included to handle the considerations. Ethical Consideration Currently faculty
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of Human Caring Theory of caring, Watson has taught me how healthcare providers should practice loving, and kindness to our patients and others. Watson’s theory is not only for patients, but it is for everyone who works in the healthcare industry. Loving, and caring for each other would establish a trusting relationship that will be remembered for a long time. There are four carative factors that I practice on daily basis which they are the humanistic-altruistic system of values, development of
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2012 Having a well educated nursing work force will improve patient safety and provide enhanced nursing care. According to The American Association of colleges of Nursing, (AACN), the association is committed to working collaboratively to create a more highly qualified nursing work force . According to a 2008 National sample survey of registered nurses conducted by the Health Resources and Services Administration Services Administration (HRSA), nursing, which is the largest health, profession
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poses both an ethical and legal dilemma for Jerry. Often medical assistants or office nurses are asked to call in prescriptions for the physician. This practice frees up the physician so that they may have more time to spend with patients and to tend to other duties that are required of them. The LPN may not call in a prescription including a prescription to renew or extend a medication that has not originated from the prescriber or physician ( Minnesota State Board of Nursing, n.d.). According
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