...patient complications; decrease patient mortality rates as well as nurse fatigue and burnout rates. All while improving patient satisfaction with care and nurse satisfaction with their job. (ANA, n.d). These are all reasons why this subject should be studied in depth, but there is no easy way to determine what ratios for patients to a nurse should be. In this practice, generally, the fewer patients a nurse has the more time he or she is able to spend with their patients. Assessing, examining, visiting and getting to know their lifestyle and health history will improve the care the patients are getting, but nurses often don’t have the time to perform such in depth cares with the high acuity patients they are assigned with the limited amount of nurses and help available. Nursing leaders and management need to be active in this subject and oversee for the safety of the patients as well as all staff. This paper looks to examine ways nurse management can take charge and approach this delicate situation by maintaining the well-being of patients and staff, as well as keeping within a specific financial plan. Nurse Responsibility Finding the most appropriate nurse patient staffing ratio is huge concern as management tries to balance budget along with nurse satisfaction and safety. The patient to nurse mix is a huge concern in the hospital because of this. “Most state nurse practice acts require the registered nurse to effectively supervise the nursing care delegated to subordinates...
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...According to teenpregnancystatistics.org, the drop out rate among pregnant teens is 90% throughout the United States ("Drop Out Rates Among Pregnant Teens."). This rate is even higher for African American teens or teens from disadvantaged backgrounds. Hikiela Williams was in a constant battle against these statistics. As a teen parent, Hikiela had to demonstrate work ethic and determination in order to achieve her goal of becoming a nurse. Her early life was not easy and several different events influenced her to becoming a nurse. Hikiela not only strived to become a nurse to provide for her family, but also to deliver the compassion to others that she once received during her various times spent in the hospital. With the achievements she has made in her career, Hikiela has become an inspiration to several individuals. Hikiela Williams is an inspiration to all future nurses or students entering the medical field because she demonstrates hard work, provides for her family, and is truly passionate about her career. Living in the slums of New Jersey and being surrounded by careless people, Hikiela was not provided with the most fundamental childhood. At the age of four, she was hit by a car and rushed to the hospital. It was in that hospital in which Hikiela experienced compassion....
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...impacts noted as a direct result of the IOM (2010) report was the need to educate nurses to their fullest potential. The vision of nursing is to change with the ever-changing health care industry. For the nurse there is education that must occur if this vision is to be realized. (IOM, 2010). The seamless academic progression on the road to successful education should be the beaten path of achievement of hope and a better smarter nurse. One of the primary goals with education should prepare nurses to be able to care for a diverse level of patients, be better leaders and deliver safe quality care (IOM,2010). Nursing education prepares nurses to work collaboratively with a varied level of providers in a health care facility. This further makes their practice environment include community as well as public health care settings. Education is the door to successful practice as a nurse, equipping with better skills to provide holistic care to the patient populous. Educated nurses have better critical thinking sills, leadership, case management, are better at overall health promotions and ability to practice in a variety of health care settings (AACN, 2015). Practice There is a change in the wind when it comes to nursing practice, especially when considering primary care. The IOM (2010) report, shows that the number of Advance Practice Nurses (NPs) are on the rise. The number of MD primary care students is on the decline while...
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...Benefits of Achieving a BSN Degree This paper was difficult for me to start as I know many ADN who are very knowledgeable in their profession. Several of my floor’s resource or charge nurses are associate degree nurses, who are also certified to our floor. So, being fairly new to their nursing field, it is hard to imagine that my BSN degree will make me more competent than those that are heading our floor nurses. I had spoken with my manager about my concerns. After our talk, she promised that with time comes experience. Also, that completing a four year degree will not only advance me educationally and give me more insight to the nursing profession, but help me to develop understanding of situations quicker and take a role to lead the team to success. Leadership seems to be an important difference between the ADN versus BSN. The two year nursing program is learning the basics. We covered the material needed to be successful floor nurses, but honestly, we never were taught how to be leaders. I like to be a leader, to demonstrate skills, and help educate others. How successful will I be at that if I have never been properly trained? This thought was one important reason I decided to continue my education. I want to be as successful as I can be, and I feel only having an associate degree is short changing myself, when I have the potential to become more. Something I was told before I ever attended college is that one thing that cannot be taken away from you is...
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...balance to successfully thrive and live a lucrative life. Through my high school years, I began to realize that the same qualities and actions in my personal life would prove me successful in the field of nursing. I not only upheld a nurturing personality, but I also had the endurance, strong grades, and always conveyed the motto, “Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” This meant making the best out of my time and optimizing the workload as much as possible in any given moment. As a result of my past, I am able to manage stress in a healthy way and believe the rigorous and intense demands of nursing match my capabilities. Today, as a newly Registered Nurse graduate, I have essential goals that I hope to undertake for as long as I am a nurse. One of my most important goals is to attain core characteristics that define a successful nurse. My second goal is to commit myself to lifelong learning. Third, I want to provide ongoing community service to those in need of medical assistance. According to the American Nurses Association, nursing is defined as, “Protection, promotion, and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (American Nurses Association,...
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...Nursing Leader Interview The nurse manager of the cardiac rehabilitation unit has been a formal nurse leader for the past five years. The conversation began with a discussion about her personal leadership style and how it evolved from a knee jerk style to her current democratic style. Being a nurse leader requires adaptation and flexibility. Administration, Medicare, and certifying organizations require changes to be made frequently to improve patient care. These changes are often tied to service reimbursement, so they must be initiated swiftly. Many difficulties surround the role of leader in today’s health care. Being unprepared for a management role, avoiding micromanagement, and maintaining clinical competency were the biggest challenges identified during the transition and continuing role as nurse leader. Open communication was the key to overcoming the personal and professional challenges of being a leader. Formal and informal power influences the success of the organization and the role of a nurse manager. The nurse manager identified administration as a formal leader. Patients and her staff were recognized as informal leaders. Maintaining an open relationship with both formal and informal leaders is essential to achieving the organizations mission. Leadership Style As a successful nurse leader the nurse manager of the cardiac rehabilitation unit describes her style of leadership as democratic. According to Marriner Tomey (2009) “Democratic leaders maintain...
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...NRS-430V Discussion Questions 6/24/15: Read Lake and von Baeyer's article, “Tips for Successful Students." Also, review the characteristics of a successful student as explained in the lecture. As you consider these, which is your strongest characteristic? Why? How will this characteristic help you to become a successful student in your program of study? Me: My strongest characteristic related to the article "Tips for Successful Students," (Lake and von Baeyer, 2005), include the fact I am a very responsible individual. When in the classroom setting I always strived to find a seat in the first couple of rows, because I knew I'd benefit from avoiding anonymity - and this stemmed from being responsible and accountable for my self and my own education. I feel this will help me remain a successful student while transitioning from my RN to my BSN, RN. Lake and von Baeyer. (2005). Tips for Successful Students. Retrieved June 23, 2015, from http://homepage.usask.ca/~clv022/success.htm 6/26/15: What do you look forward to as you begin this educational experience and your personal search for purpose? What is your greatest fear? How can you overcome it? Write about one specific educational experience from your past in which you addressed a fear and overcame it and how you succeeded in this process. Me: I am looking forward to obtaining my Bachelor’s degree. I am excited everything has gone smooth up to this point transitioning. My fear, however, is this won’t be...
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...Oliveri, Riingen, Taylor, & Rankin, 2013, p. e43 The transition from being a nursing student to a novice nurse is a challenge that can be overwhelmingly filled with stress and anxiety. Providing a structured orientation program is helpful in easing this stress and anxiety for a short period of time. After orientation, novice nurses are faced with challenges that require critical thinking and clinical skills beyond what he/she has developed causing a spike in stress and anxiety. Continuing education will help in the progression of a novice nurse to that of an expert nurse, however not exclusively....
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...A way I might monitor a situation on a ward, unit or department is by I have read progress notes to determine a patient ongoing situation and then if finding something that the whole team is aware of the situation that is in monitoring. 5. What is an example of a situation in which cross monitoring was successful on a ward or unit where you have had a clinical placement on, and one in which cross monitoring should have been used but was not. If you have not experienced this, give an example of what you think might be examples of these on a ward or unit. An example of cross monitoring I have seen on placement which has been successful was during placement a carer forgot to sign for medication. However, the Registered Nurse identified this and could inform the carer to sign for the medication. An example of when cross monitoring was not successful was when a Registered Nurse incorrectly informed another Registered Nurse about a patient. However, the information the Registered Nurse gave was not correct. 6. In the cartoon below, how might this team member’s cross monitoring be beneficial to the patient and the team as a...
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...administrative position. In the following pages I will discuss the reasons that, with the career goal of becoming a nurse executive, the value of an MBA degree outweighs the struggles that I may encounter while in the graduate program. In addition to acquiring a Master’s degree in nursing, to be a successful nurse executive one must also have some knowledge of how a business runs. The American Association of Nurse Executives (AAONE) lists standard competencies for the nurse executive. These competencies are outlined in a 2008 article in Nursing Economics and include skill sets in areas of financial management, human resource management, strategic management, and information management and technology. A nurse executive must be able to represent the nursing population while understanding the mechanics of the business. A nurse executive who can understand financial implications of clinical decisions and fiscal matters is a huge asset to the business aspect of the organization (Thomas et al., 2008). All of the competencies that the AAONE considers standards for nurse executives can be learned through an MBA program therefore making having an MBA an advantage for an aspiring nurse executive. Stichler (2006) describes many different attributes and qualities that are necessary for a successful nurse executive, realistic and logical being among them. She also discusses the need for nurse executive to have an attainable vision/direction and be able to share that vision with enough passion that...
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...Title: Exploring the Competencies Between Nurses Trained at the Associates degree level versus the Baccalaureate degree level Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics Competency Differences Between Associate and Baccalaureate Nurse Training As I embark on another educational endeavor, it is important to understand the return on investment that will be gained from committing time, energy, and finances to an advanced degree. There have been numerous studies and research that have proven that nurses trained at the baccalaureate level are associated with lowering the odds of patient mortality, creating better outcomes for patients, and decreasing the occurrence of medication errors (AACN, 2015). To be a nurse, be it at the associate or baccalaureate level, means the same thing: to provide compassionate care through the “promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles” (ICN, 2002). However; since 1965, the American Nurses Association (ANA) has taken the stance the nurses should be educated, at minimum, at the baccalaureate level for entrance into the profession as the belief that an increasing number complex health issues and growing number of advancements in knowledge require education beyond nursing basics (Nelson, 2002). This paper will explore...
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...Compassion and Caring: My Philosophy of Nursing Practice In nursing, it is important to have a personal philosophy of the profession. It dictates how a person deals with the day-to-day tasks and obstacles that nurses will face. Patient populations are ever-changing, with some much sicker than others, and various lengths of stay expected. The nurse will encounter different cultures and beliefs in their practice, some contrary to their own. Their philosophy of nursing will be evident with how they handle the various aspects of the job. One thing that all patients have in common is that they are in a vulnerable situation. They are in the hospital, many confined to their room or bed. Some have family with them. Others must face their sickness on their own. They are in the hospital for nursing care, and that is what should be provided for them. A nurse is a caregiver and advocate for the patient. A nurse is not there only to pass medications and take vital signs. A nurse is there to not only take care of their physical needs, but also to help them when they are at a vulnerable time. A nurse should not only be knowledgeable about healthcare, but also be compassionate and caring to the patient. Choice of Nursing For me, nursing was not something that I had initially thought about doing, even though both of my parents were in and out of hospitals for various ailments and surgeries. I liked history, and was going to study it at a university. Shortly before I left, I had an epiphany...
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...Career Path Option 1:Registered Nurse Career Category:Social | Career Path Option 2:Lawyer Career Category:Enterprising | Job description (including daily responsibilities) | The job of a Nurse is to provide patient care; they give medication to people who are sick or have medical conditions/diseases or health problems. They develop care plans and provide nursing care to disabled, ill or injured patients. | Lawyers represent individuals on legal issues and disagreement in court and try to win their case. They represent clients in criminal and civil litigation. | Requirements for path (school, military, training, age, location, skills, etc.) | You must have minimum-Associate’s Degree to work in this position. Some basic work experience is needed for a job in this occupation. Typical on the job training once you have a job in the occupation. | The requirement to become a lawyer is to have a law degree. This law degree consists of 7 years of full time study after you get out of high school, 4 years of undergraduate study, and three years of law school. If you want to become a lawyer you must also pass states written bar test. | Salary/benefits information | The year of 2014, in Florida, salary wages for Registered Nurse varies from $21 to $39 an hour.Yearly salary is $45,000 to $81,000. | The median pay in 2012 for Lawyers is $113,530 per year and $54.58 per hour. | Opportunities for advancement | If you are a Registered Nurse and would like to continue your...
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...the staff, and ultimately the patients. Nurses are subjected to a great deal of occupational stress which in turn impacts the quality of patient care. Occupational stress can be defined as, “the destructive physical and emotional response that occurs when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities or desires of the employee” (Hall, 2004). The health care profession is unique in its ability to cause stress on its employees. Health care environments are fast-paced settings in which nurses and physicians are physically responsible for the well-being of other people (Hall, 2004). Nurses are held accountable to physicians, administrators, as well as patients and their families (Hughes & Clancy, 2009). They are continually being told what to do by multiple people who all have different goals and ideas, which can be very testing at times. A sample of ten RNs was interviewed from a University Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center about work-related stressors under normal working conditions (Hall, 2004). The top stressors identified among these nurses were: systems barriers to meeting patient needs, self-expectations, shortage of nurses, and colleague’s inexperience (Hall, 2004). All ten of the nurses identified lack of equipment and supplies needed to care for their patient’s as a major stressor. Another major source of stress found was the high self-expectations the nurses had of themselves (Hall, 2004). They all admitted to being frequently critical of their inabilities...
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...School Nurse School Nurse Overall, being a school nurses is something that having a big heart and caring for children will make a successful and enjoyable career. Overall, being a school nurses is something that having a big heart and caring for children will make a successful and enjoyable career. 412 Pearl St Tarboro, NC 27886 Phone: 252-641-2600 Fax: 252-641-7674 412 Pearl St Tarboro, NC 27886 Phone: 252-641-2600 Fax: 252-641-7674 Phone: 252-641-2600 Phone: 252-641-2600 Overview A school nurse is someone who has a close relationship with student to fit their daily needs whether physical, emotional or mental. School nurses have been around since the 1800’s. Although their job requirements have changed with the change of times their overall goal has always remained the same. They always assist the students’ needs no matter what! Overview A school nurse is someone who has a close relationship with student to fit their daily needs whether physical, emotional or mental. School nurses have been around since the 1800’s. Although their job requirements have changed with the change of times their overall goal has always remained the same. They always assist the students’ needs no matter what! Job Description * Providing direct care to students. * Promote good health * Serve as a leader in multiple ways * Provide screening and referrals if need me * Assisting with medicine ...
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