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 relationship (Schleyer, Burch, & Schoessler, 2011). It is essential with the advancement in technology that nurses become more user friendly and have a higher
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The Impact of Shift Work on Nurses The Impact of Shift Work on Nurses The purpose of this paper is to discuss nursing shift work and its impact on nursing staff health and family life. The position of the International Council of Nurses is quoted below. It is their position that shift work is detrimental. Position Statement: “The International Council of Nurses (ICN) recognizes that many nursing services must be accessible on a twenty-four basis, making shift work a necessity. At the
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2013). However, according to Merriam-Webster (2013) trust is defined as a guaranteed reliance on the strength, character or the character of any entity. Trust is an utterly important concept, even when considering it from the perspective of the nurse management. As mentioned earlier, trust has an element of emotion and logic in it. It is considered logical where a person perceives the potential gains or losses of putting their reliance on someone, calculating the possible satisfaction derived
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medication aide (Q.M.A.) administers non-injectable medications, assist in care of residents, crush medication to be administered, apply topical treatments, and deliver medication in a timely manner. All patients are under the supervision of a registered nurse. A qualified medication aide is required to remain educated on medications, the drug class of medications, and to know the dangers of combining certain medications. They should remain CPR certified and know what to do upon an overdose. Every
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beginning of my journey, as she to was a nurse even after she retired. Now, for the first time I have been required to read the history of nursing. Reading these stories has opened my eyes as to what nursing was and the pains it took to get to were it is today. I had no idea that nursing was ever looked at as a role for those who could do no better with their lives. Nor did I realize how passionate and committed these people were. Clara Barton, although not a nurse, developed a key organization, which
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One of the current issues in nursing today is whether or not there should be mandatory nurse-patient ratios. The article titled, “Mandatory Nurse-Patient Ratios” discusses the controversy about whether there should be mandatory ratios and how they can affect nurses and patient outcomes. Currently the state of California is the only state in the United States with mandatory nurse-patient ratios while 17 others have introduced legislation. Since California has passed legislation in 2005 there has not
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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 should nurse leaders receive the supplementation; should education come through graduate programs
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I interviewed Emily, a nurse I have worked with on L&D for many years. She also has a Certificate in Holistic Nursing. She has been interested in holistic care since before nursing school. During her senior practicum for her BSN, she made a proposal to our director for a Healing Arts/Aromatherapy trial for our patients. In addition to our ‘normal’ labor patients, we have a high-risk unit where many patients stay for extended periods of time, sometimes 3 or more months. The trial patients really
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been among the fastest growing occupational fields, and the demand for nurses is expected to continue as baby boomers retire, creating a need to replace retiring nurses and care for the aging population. Nurses are integral to our health care system; however, their profession is made more difficult by unsafe working conditions, causes of burnout, and being an underpaid profession. Ultimately, these difficulties not only affect nurses, but jeopardize safe and efficient patient care. According to the
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