Do you consider nurses “scientists”? Why or why not? Nurses play an intricate role in health care as scientists. I believe nurses are scientist because in addition to providing high quality care at the bedside through the incorporation and implementation of research findings, nurses are also expected to participate in and conduct research studies in order to ensure best practices are utilized (Polit & Beck, 2017, p.3). Furthermore, nursing has been described by Barrett (2002) as a “basic science”
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The role of a nurse leader is a complex and multi-dimensional phenomenon that requires a nurse leader needs to have a diverse, experienced background and knows how to communicate and collaborate with other health care providers and departments (Montuori, 2010). In my opinion, nursing is a dynamic, challenging, and an evolving profession that required a nurse leader to have three important leadership attributes: transformative, culture sensitivity, and technologically savvy. First, a nurse leader
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The Nursing Shortage The history of nurses in our textbook, “Policy and Politics for Nurses and Other Health Professionals”, seems to suggest a deficit in nursing staff since the early 1900’s (Nickitas, Middaugh & Aries, 2016). As healthcare has transformed from the late 1800’s to the 2010’s, nursing has had to alter its practice to remain relevant and current with each era. This paper will share insight into the potential causes of the current nursing shortage, offer awareness of how nurses are
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Nursing today is in high demand within our country and the communities deserve to have care available when they need it. The nursing shortage is on the verge of becoming a crisis in our country. Many nurses work long hours, plus overtime to help meet the needs of facilities because the demands are so great. Nurses are expected to deliver exceptional health care services to any and all patients no matter how stressful times may get, or how busy a facility may become. Nurses are the front line care
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Males in Nursing Did you know, men were the first to become nurses? During the middle age, caring for the sick and wounded were predominantly handled by the military and religious orders (Liminana-Gras Et. Al. 2013). In the civil war nursing was both male and female. After the “Army Nurse Corps” was created nursing in the United States was looked at as a “respectable female profession.” Nursing for the most part has been seen as a female profession since then. There are 2,842,641 Registered Nurses
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Imagine being 17 years old, a senior in high school, and unsure what to do with the rest of your life? Well, I was this 17 year old. I didn't know where life after graduation was going to take me. So with graduation quickly approaching and some persuasion from my parents I decided to major in nursing. I didn’t find nursing - nursing found me and much to my surprise, I loved each and every moment of nursing school: the research papers, the bed baths, the NCLEX review questions, and I even got giddy
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Nursing has always been a desire of mine, due to a heart condition I have there has been many occasions throughout my life where I have been sat for hours in hospital having my spirits uplifted by the health care professionals caring for me. The nurses I have come across have opened my eyes to this truly inspirational profession. Nurses provided an invaluable service to me and to society so to be part of that group has long been an ambition of mine. Due to my burning desire to learn more about
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Children’s Nursing for me means not just a career choice but, a lifelong learning experience that requires passion, dedication and commitment to duty. The choice to change my career from IT to nursing and go back to full-time education has already proved to be rewarding. Through my experience of being a full-time carer for my son, who was born with an undiagnosed medical condition and later went on to develop cancer, I have first-hand experience of the difficulty and upset that families face when
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Introduction This has been a long two years that has gone by in a flash. Over the last two years I have grown so much not only educationally but also my understanding of the roles nurses have has improved substantially. There are many roles nurses fill in order to be successful. It is these roles that make a nurse well rounded. There are the roles of being a caregiver, teacher, manager, and advocate. Nursing is an ever-changing field. There are new studies coming out every day that encompass evidence
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Health systems around the world suffer from a critical shortage of qualified nurses along with alarming turnover rates, thus impacting on patient outcomes, nursing workforce and performance of healthcare services (Tourangeau & Cranley, 2006; El-Jardali, Dimassi, Dumit, Jamal & Mouro, 2009). High employee turnover is generally associated with negative consequences for health organizations that generate a significant financial cost due to the loss of qualified personnel and the cost of attracting and
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