Job Description A nurse practitioner is a registered nurse (RN) who has additional education and training in a specialty area (see Figure 1). Nurse practitioners (also referred to as advanced practice nurses, or APNs) have a master's degree in nursing (MS or MSN) and board certification in their specialty. Nurse practitioners (NPs) have provided health-care services to patients for more than 40 years. The nurse practitioner role was introduced in the mid-1960s in response to a nationwide shortage
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Introduction This paper particularly focuses on my experience of learning from reflection on giving intramuscular (IM) injections, using Gibbs's (1988) reflective model. I demonstrate how practice anxiety, as a student nurse, can be dealt with through effective mentoring. I chose the seminal theory of Gibbs reflection on practice, as it illustrates six significant stages; description, feelings, evaluation, analysis of the incident, conclusion and an action plan Ghaye and Lillyman (1997). Gibbs cycle
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Leadership Reflection Ami Piper University of San Francisco •How is the information included in the White Paper relevant to you as a rising nurse leader? In the White Paper, Addressing the Leadership Gap in Healthcare, the writer addresses the leadership gap in the evolving healthcare sector and explains the needs of future leaders. As a rising nurse leader, it is highly significant for me to understand what exactly is entailed within these particular gaps. In the article, the author states
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that serves as a foundation for the profession or health care specialty, providing ethical guidance. Nursing is a very reputable profession, and as a nurse, it is vital that I provide safe, compassionate, and competent nursing care. It is expected that all nurses carry out their responsibilities and tasks while respecting all patients’ rights and sensitivities. That is why it is so important that nursing care be guided by a code of ethics. For this paper, I have chosen to analyze and discuss the contents
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your profession. Forefront Several definitions of the role of a mentor have evolved over the years, for a variety of professions (Gopee, 2011) as too have the requirements for mentors within the health profession. The current definition from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC, 2008a) states that “A mentor is a registrant who has met the outcomes (of a mentor preparation course) and who facilitates learning, supervises and assesses students in a practice setting” (NMC, 2008a). The role of a
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(1984) taken from (Neary, 2000) which is based on the works by Dewey (1938). Kolb (1984) taken from (Neary, 2000) developed a learning cycle that demonstrates how learners show an understanding through both Connotation a way of learning through reflection, what the experience means to the student and Denotation to test an act in the practice setting. (See sub appendix 1) The second of the
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Patient and Family Centered Care Kimberley Masterson WGU0713 Stacy Stratton-Mentor Practice Setting Wellington Regional Medical Center is located in Wellington, Florida. It is a 233-bed, acute-care hospital, owned by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc., a highly respected, healthcare management organization. Wellington Regional Medical Center is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc.(UHS), a King of Prussia, PA-based company, that is one of the largest
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registered nurses with advanced credentials; they are also certified by the relevant certification bodies (Hoyt, Proehl & Jean, 2012). The common places where APNs work include schools, clinics, health centers, physician offices, hospices, and nursing homes. APNs also work in the business environment to promote the health of the employees’ (Johns, 2000). Far too often, APNs, health care agencies, and health professional do not work together. A consistent and combined effort is needed across the
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NURSING INFORMATICS & PATIENT SATISFACTION Daisy Michele Mattei University of Arkansas at Little Rock I will be discussing the relationship between patient satisfaction and the role nursing informatics plays. The expansion of health information technology may have an impact on patient satisfaction and outcomes either positively or negatively. More and more healthcare providers are using health information technology (nursing informatics), to improve patient care
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called to attend to a patient who is 28 weeks pregnant, and collapsed at home. I will be looking at ways the paramedic demonstrated therapeutic communication techniques when attending to the patient. Through my assignment I will use the “So what” reflection cycle. Therapeutic communication is the communication between a health professional and a patient and is also extended to the family members. Some of the techniques that can be used in therapeutic communication are active listening, summarising
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