professional fails to perform his or her duties with the patient in question. If a nurse fails to give medications as ordered, and as a result the patient's condition worsens or he dies, the nurse may be found negligent. If a nurse has inadequate nursing skills or fails to pay attention to tasks, it may result in a suit of negligence against a nurse who fails to provide approved standards of care. A good nurse knows their duties and has good communication between the patient and the physician. The
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Substance Abuse and Addiction in Nursing Drexel University Substance Abuse and Addiction in Nursing There was a time when substance abuse (SA) in nursing was unheard of; however, it was always there. The reality was that it was merely disregarded. How could any type of addiction or SA in nursing be disregarded? It is difficult to speculate why our culture overlooked this, but one explanation is associated with the Gallop Poll which reports nursing as the most trusted and ethical profession
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Study on Nursing Attrition Carol Isaac MacKusic and Ptlene Minick Introduction/Purpose As the population ages and chronic disease runs rampant, the need for bedside nurses grows. MacKusick and Minic (2010) further tackle the nursing shortage in Why are Nurses Leaving? Findings from an Initial Qualitative Study on Nurse Attrition. The purpose of this study is clearly stated, “to understand the factors influencing the decision of registered nurses (RN’s) to leave clinical nursing” (p. 335)
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broad research problem leading to this study is the belief that nursing shortage in facilities leads to patient safety issues. The review of available literature on this topic shows strong evidence that lower nurse staffing levels in hospitals are associated with worse patient outcomes. Some of these outcomes include very high patient to nurse ratio, fatigue for nurses leading to costly medical mistakes, social environment, nursing staff attrition from the most affected facilities. The study specifically
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baccalaureate-degree level in nursing. For additional help finding research on this topic, refer to the library tutorial located at in the Student Success Center. Identify a patient care situation in which you describe how nursing care or approaches to decision-making may differ based upon the educational preparation of the nurse (BSN versus a diploma or ADN degree). Introduction Nurses are prepared in two different educational backgrounds, the baccalaureate degree level of nursing and the associate-degree
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V September 21, 2014 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in conjunction with The Institute of Medicine (IOM) began an initiative that lasted two-years, beginning in 2008 in an attempt to assess and transform the profession of nursing. The culmination of this report in 2010 left several recommendation on “The future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health”. With nurses being the majority of the healthcare
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------------------------------------------------- Does delegation help or hurt nursing? A Research Paper April 11, 2013 Fiona Molloy Dr. McDonnell HAS 420 April 11, 2013 Fiona Molloy Dr. McDonnell HAS 420 Fiona Molloy Dr. McDonnell/Bill Miller HSA 420 Does Delegation Help or Hurt Nursing? Chapter One: The History of Nursing. The first nursing school was established in India in about 250 B.C., and only men were permitted to attend because men were viewed to be more pure than women
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11/28/2013 Transformation and evolution related to basic level of education requirement is evident in the nursing profession. Currently there is a mixed population of educational training and skills working at the same capacity. “The sample survey also shows that 50.0% of the RN workforce holds a baccalaureate or graduate degree while 36.1% earned an associate degree and 13.9% a diploma in nursing.” (Rosseter, 2012) Each program prepares their students with the same basic training to pass the boards
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Educational Preparation Looking back at the history of nursing starting in the 1950’s entry-level baccalaureate-degree nursing (BSN) programs was offered in colleges. These programs were a crucial part of the development of the advanced nursing educational program. After the war there was a shortage of nurses and the associate-degree level of nursing (ADN) programs were developed to help with this shortage in a quicker time frame. Both of these nursing programs were important at that time in history
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Media Idea of Nursing----Discussion Question 3/1 2-11-14 Some of the positive things that the media portrays in nursing are the following. Some TV shows the different roles of nursing, they show nurses in the ER, OR, working with the elderly, and children. They show that the nurses interacting with the patients, they show about HIPPA laws, when you see them talking about patient confidentiality they do it in privacy. The news shows the media how hard working the nurses are in emergency
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