Staffing Day to Day The American Nursing Association defines staffing as matching the registered nurse expertise with the needs of patients requiring nursing care services. There are many influences and factors that go into determining the staffing level. There are two different ways of staffing: centralized and decentralized. Centralized staffing is when there is one department responsible for all the units, float staff and on-call staff. Decentralized staffing is when unit leaders or charge nurses
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Nursing is a profession of humanistic service that requires empathy and compassion to manage the mental and physiological welfare of others. Accordingly, the profession demands quality, safety, and efficiency in the provision of services that are acquired via expert knowledge. Hence, nursing knowledge, regardless of specialty focus, should not be viewed from a singular vernacular but rather from a dimensional perspective that addresses social, cultural, economic, political, and technological factors
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Nursing Theorists A nurse is known for their compassion, ability to assist with healing, and their knowledge. Historically, compassion and ability to follow limited guidelines and doctor orders seems to have been what was required of anyone wanting to be a nurse. Times have been changing over the last 50 years and that change is accelerating. Anyone wanting to become a nurse will need to be medically knowledgeable and more of a clinician than ever before. Yet it is not as though nursing theory
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During my previous clinical rotation, I experienced different working climates. For instance, in one of the hospitals, I witnessed an example of barrier to motivation, where there was no communication between nurses and PCTs. Nurses and PCTs have to be a team while taking care for patients. If there is no communication between them, it can lead to poor patient care and unremarkable mistakes. In my other clinical site, I had a chance to learn about Daisy Award that is given to nurses to honor their
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Literature Review: Increasing Nurse to Patient Ratio Michael Brandenberg Central Methodist University Literature Review: Increasing Nurse to Patient Ratio Introduction There are many studies that examine the number of patients a single nurse can take care of safely. Many of these studies results show that the more patients a single nurse cares for, increases the likely hood that the patients’ will have a negative outcome. The three articles reviewed here, also conclude that
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Throughout the country there is a shortage of nurses in the (ICU) Intensive Care Unit. ICU nurses must possess strong critical thinking skills and provide critical care, treatment, and monitoring for people who are in a critically ill or unstable condition. All of which could led to nurse burnout. According to the US National Library of Medicine, “Critical care nurses are particularly vulnerable to developing burnout due to the chronic occupational stressors they are exposed to, including high patient
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Annual Maine Nursing Summit Reflection: Building a Culture of Health The 16th annual Maine nursing summit, which took place this past Wednesday in Augusta, imparted beneficial information and hope to both seasoned and future nurses alike. With the focus of the summit centered on Building a Culture of Health Begins with ME, each presentation sought to relay invaluable insights regarding kindness, moral distress within nursing, the current controversial political issues regarding healthcare and insurance
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Change is hard. Everyone reacts very differently to change. My first initial thought is that these nurses on these two units will not be thrilled with this change, especially the pediatric unit. The pediatric nurses may feel overwhelmed knowing that their normal routine and area is going to be disrupted which can cause them to become stressed or annoyed. However, some might feel happy or content with the change. The obstetric nurses should feel excited. If it was not for this change, these nurses
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Walden University Nurs-6015-1 Information & Healthcare Technologies Applied to Nursing Practice February 23, 2013 Nursing informatics affecting attitude The professional role of nursing is evolving and nurses are recognizing the integral connection of informatics competencies to evidenced based practice and the roles it plays in clinical decision making, nursing research, measurement of nurse sensitive outcomes, professional development, operational effectiveness, and ultimately the nurse-patient
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Leadership Journal Keith Michaels University of Texas Summary The authors of this article aim to explain what relationship training and education have on the nurse leader or the aspiring nurse leader. The growing demand for qualified nurse leaders is explained along with the profound effect that leadership has not only on the direct care staff but also on the patients and their loved ones. A main theme throughout the article is that education and training is effective but in what way
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