Registered Nursing (RN) degree, and am working as a new grad nurse, I am venturing into the future with my Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. Some people ask me “why do you bother getting your BSN?” This is a question I have considered myself over the past year, and now I am back in school, I realize the benefits to further education are enormous. Nursing link website states “in today’s nursing world, more is expected from a nurse than following doctor’s orders and starting IVs.” (Forster
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Becoming a Competent Nurse: ASN vs. BSN The history of nursing education has evolved through the centuries. The Baccalaureate degree began with formal education in the hospitals and slowly moved into colleges and universities. With nursing shortages in the United States during and following World War II, the Associates degree was proposed to be a temporary need to help increase the amount of educated nurses in the workforce. (Creasia & Friberg, 2011). Recently, there have been many ongoing debates
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pathology business with facilities in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia. The company was formed in 1985 3. Why have you chosen to work as a nurse? 5. What are your career goals? short/long 6. What was the high point and low point of your career so far? 7. What according to you are the qualities that a successful nurse must possess? 8. What do you expect your schedule to be in this job? 9. Describe your typical
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profession a lot of information is sent out to a receiver in a short period of time. When there is a breakdown in the communication this can cause negative outcomes. Many factors can influence how a message is interpreted. Each day nurses have to handoff report to the oncoming nurse at shift change. When important information is not received by the sender, treatments, medications, and interventions are missed. Speak on situations that have occurred where important interventions are missed. Trust is a huge
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Professional Code of Conduct for Nurses Sasha Gonzalez Nova Southeastern University Professional Code of Conduct for Nurses The Code of Ethics for Nurses, by the American Nurses Association serves as a foundation for professional nursing care. Having a code of ethics guides nurses in giving quality, proficient and ethical care to their patients. It is said in the sixth edition of the Health Care Ethics book that, “the nurse’s primary obligation is to provide the best possible care for the patient
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Nurses interview guideline It is imperative to have specific markers that will aid in executing an interview for an applicant wishing to be employed as a nurse. This will aid in getting the right person for the job, such that the individual will perform above and beyond the duties assigned to him/her. Education competency is the most vital marker, which should be supplemented by other sources that extend beyond the realm of academia (Gary, 2007). Through out this guide, an example is the interview
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nursing professionals to illustrate the highest ethical standards from any industry. Nurses are held accountable for the patient and their family’s welfare. The ANA provides the Nursing profession guidelines to treat every patient with dignity, respect, and compassion also free from any personal judgment of race, social or economic status, personal disparities, or disregard to health status. The American Nurses’ Association illustrates how to carry out your professional practice with their primary
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This assignment will evaluate and explore the experience of mentoring a student in practice, critically analysing topics that will reflect on the role of the mentor, within the context of the nursing profession. The placement area concerned is a 14 bedded acute elderly assessment ward, which caters for both male and female patients. Several students have been placed on our ward over the years, it is the mentors responsibility to provide students with appropriate support, guidance
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STAFF NURSE IN THE CONTEXT OF INTER-PROESSIONAL WORKING. The aim of this assignment is to discuss the role of the nurse in the context of the inter-professional team. Discharge planning will be discussed and analysed incorporating relevant knowledge such as teamwork and role enhancement. Relevant social, economic and health policies such as clinical governance will be discussed. Perspectives of each of the principle professional groups including myself as a third year student nurse, will be
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Organizational analysis Hospital AB and Health Center is a community based acute care general hospital. The hospital is proactive in seeking methods to identify and provide all sources of community benefit and charity care. The mission of the hospital as stated in administrative service manual policy 726 (2005) is “With caring and compassion, we will improve the health and quality of life of the people we service.” The purpose of existence of the hospital is the commitment
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