Neonatal nursing

When I started nursing college in August 2015, I only had a very clear idea of my final goal-- becoming a nurse. Actually, I did not think of how this would be or of how I would relate to my fellow students or to my professors. Nevertheless, I can now compare the before and after of my experience at the American college. I do prefer to emphasize the present moment which I see as the key to achieving my American dream. Language always has been the principal barrier for me, and from my point of…

Lessac-Madson Resonant Voice Therapy The Purpose of Resonant Voice Therapy Resonant Voice Therapy (RVT) was developed by Arthur Lessac and Katherine Verdolini in the 1970s and is a Holistic Approach. According to Stemple, Roy and Klaben (2014), the purpose of the study is to achieve a strong and clean voice with the least amount of effort and the impact between the vocal folds. This helps minimize the amount of injury and continues maintain the health of the vocal folds. RVT involves oral…

Myths are all around us, because they come from our life experiences. They are created through important life experiences and they repeat themselves throughout history. In the movie Pretty Woman” It shows the repeated myth of the “Cinderella” story. Although the Cinderella story is not about a prostitute who gets saved by a rich man, the myth is still there. The Prostitute is the poor girl and the prince charming is the rich guy. These are considered myth hero stories that people relate to. The…

Growing up in a household with a mother who has strived in the nursing field has really become an inspiration in what I desired to pursue. She was a divorced mother with two kids as a registered nurse, but still wanted to further her education to become a now recently nurse practitioner. During the next few years, she was able to remarry again and have another child. My now even bigger family has supported her through her journey and seeing that opened my eyes to such a relative career. For me,…

The American Nurses Association (ANA) defines nursing as “the protection, promo-tion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of heal-ing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advoca-cy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities , and populations” (American Nurses Association, 2016). But, what does it mean to be a professional nurse? Being a professional means “adhering to the…

The pre-op nurse is the 1st nursing professional most individuals who go through the WSC at St. A’s will work with. When they are first called from the waiting area the nurse is in charge of collecting a full set of vitals. These include, height(cm), weight(kg), blood pressure, temperature(F) and their oxygen saturation level. This offers a base line for after surgery as well as to know how much medications to administer and it gives an estimate on how well they will tolerate the anesthesia.…

The purpose of a white paper is to advocate or advance a position. Essential partners are the general population or gatherings that remain to be specifically influenced, either decidedly or adversely, by an exertion or the activities of an office, foundation, or association. In that case, the goal of this paper is to convince or persuade the various stakeholders of the importance and viability of Love Thy Sister. Public Policy Initiatives Love Thy Sister can identify with the wellbeing,…

1. How did her titles and royal image change over time? (5 marks) Hatshepsut’s titles and royal image had experienced a metamorphosis throughout the entirety of her lifetime. In that, being the daughter of the Pharaoh, Thutmose I, she had initially the title of King’s Daughter. However, with her marriage to Thutmose II, Hatshepsut obtained the titles of King’s Sister, God’s Wife of Amun , the highest honour a woman could attain in Egypt after the position of queen and King’s Great Wife. However,…

Driscoll’s next part of his reflection cycle. My feeling at the time of the incident was that I felt taken a back at the patient striking out towards the nursing assistant as I felt he may try and strike out at me. This made me nervous as I was unsure if anything I was about to say would cause the same reaction towards me as they made not be the right things to say. I sat beside Mr X and by showing compassion…

There are many ways in which a nursing student may become successful within their studies. As a nursing student in the RDPN program, the following skills will help me obtain success in my studies. I have accessed three main topics to support the ongoing success for students within the RDPN program; self-reflection, prioritization and motivation these skills will support myself to be an effective nursing student within the RDPN program. Students should prepare themselves with study skills, to be…