In a clinical environment, a nurse with a Bachelors in Science of Nursing (BSN) will without doubt be better prepared and more qualified for the job than a nurse with only an Associate’s Degree in nursing because of the knowledge of new technology and patient care methods he or she has acquired through the BSN program. In a patient care situation, such as when a patient is in a critical or frantic period or not complying, a nurse with higher level educational preparation such as a BSN diploma nurse
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Business Case Analysis - Nursing Second Shift Staffing Business Case Analysis - Second Shift Staffing Monarch General Hospital has recently experienced short staffing of the nursing workforce for the second shift (15:30 to 23:30). This report was commissioned to examine options for the Healthcare Chief Officers involved, which will provide valuable guidance toward a reliable business solution based on currently available evidence. Background Monarch is currently experiencing a deficit
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Before deciding on my career choice, I have had a lot of time determining if it was really the career for me. My career choice is a clinical social worker. There are many aspects that goes into being a clinical social worker and I have to thoroughly research it before I planned for it to be my future career. As asked in the General orientation toward the future self -assessment, values that are very important to me is reliability, open-mindedness, honesty, and dependability. I feel that everyone
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A1- Sentinel Event A 3 year old female patient was admitted to the Ambulatory Surgical Unit for an outpatient procedure to place tubes in her bilateral ears. The patient’s mother was advised that the procedure would take approximately 45 minutes and that the patient would remain in recovery for at least an hour. The patient’s mother advised that she needed to leave the facility to deal with an older child and gave Greta, the pre-op nurse, her cell phone number and asked that she be contacted
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The legal aspects of nursing will directly affect how the patients are cared for by the nurse’s. As a licensed nurse, it is very important that you know the legal concepts of your chosen profession. Since the nursing profession was the one decided on then you are held accountable for your actions. Accountability is extremely important in the nursing practice as well as the law. (Berman, 2012) Currently there are two reasons that knowledge of laws is important in the nursing practice. The reasons
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According to a collaborative publication from the American Nurses Association’s APRN Consensus Work Group and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing’s APRN Advisory Committee (2008), the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) is a graduate nurse who possesses national certification, advanced knowledge and skills, and who is prepared to responsibly assess, diagnose, and manage the patient’s ailments through the use of pharmacologic and other therapies. More specifically the role of the
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Nursing Quality Committee Inter-professional team leadership plays an important part when creating strategies to solve issues and obtain a positive outcome (DeNisco and Barker, 2016). Central Line Associated Bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is one of the main issues that hospitals have in common. However, nurses and leaders can work together to establish a committee which focus on CLABSI. The committee will help nurses to transform their frustrations into accomplishments and the collaborative team
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One of the strongest human drives, power, can assist an auther in deepening the meaning of their work. One book that show cases this idea is One Flew Over The Cockos Nest, when Mrs. Ratchet and Mr. Mcmurphy fight for athority, allowing the auther to create an allusion to the battle between socity and peculiure people. While Mrs. Ratchet and Mr. Mcmurphy battle for power may seem unimportant, their individual pursuits to gain dominance allows the author to enhance the meaning of his story. Even though
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Becoming a Registered Nurse I have to know all about the Nursing process and rountie. I also have to know how to do all the Nurse work such as vitals, surgery, exams and much more. In order to succeed in becoming a registered nurse I have to make sure I pass my college classes and do right. Also, I have to know every single step there is to become a registered nurse. It is going to be a bumpy road to become a registered nrse but I will make it there. Being able to become a registered nurse I have
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This article focuses on a coroner’s concern in relation to the professional standards imposed on district nurses. After failure to meet professional and statutory standards, a coroner criticized a district nursing service as being unfit for purpose, and its staff as unprofessional following the death of one of their patients. Standards of professional practice and behaviors regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s revision Code (2015) includes four key requirements for district nurses: prioritize
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