American Nurses Association

The role of nurse administrator is complex. Learning to employ many techniques to engage and encourage team members is essential. Using the ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice for Nurse Administrators and AORN Standards and Recommended Practices for Inpatient and Ambulatory Settings, along with theory and evidence-based research; an exploration of the concept of nurse administrator as a leader, mentor, coach and communicator is discussed. A project exploring a surgical fire with…

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…

Safety in the Work Place: Safe Patient Handling and Mobility By definition, a nurse is a person who is formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. A nurse is someone that a patient and the patient’s family can trust. I think being a nurse is a great field to work in. A nurse has many job requirements, one of them is safe patient handling and mobility. Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Safe patient handling and mobility should be used in the health…

NURSING Judith Quisquino Columbia Southern University BULLYING IN NURSING A healthy work environment is meant to support and promote safety, healing, humane characteristics, and respect for all associates and consumers (American Association of Critical Care Nurses [AACN], 2005). Threats toward a healthy work environment may stem from the behavior of the organization’s associates. In healthcare, employee aggression and inappropriate behaviors contribute to poor clinical outcomes. As…

which contributed to the birth of public health nurses (PHN); these nurses played an essential part in improving health and social conditions in many communities (Kulbok, Thatcher, Park,& Meszaros, 2007). Nurse Mary Eliza Mahoney was one of those nurses serving the community and making a difference in the life of many. This young nurse marked history with many notable first achievements; there were considered first mainly because she was African-American descent in a racially prejudice era in…

compels one to become an educator of nursing. This registered nurse educational influences continue to be practiced today. Her contributions to the nursing society include grading scales for nursing schools to follow and initiated the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses (Catalano, 2015). Also, she founded Nurses' Associated Alumnae of the United States and Canada, known today as the American Nurses Association. Isabel Robb’s existence must be admired by nursing…

Many nurses and healthcare workers within healthcare frequently place themselves at a high-risk for exposure to cleaners, floor strippers, pesticides, disinfectants, chemotherapy and many other pollutants (Safe Chemicals, Nursing and Public Health, 2016). Exposure to these chemicals continues to impact the health of healthcare workers in various areas such as cancer, reproductive and development disorders, neurologic diseases, and airborne illnesses. The American Nurses Association (ANA)…

Professionalism in Nursing When you think of a nurse, what do you think of? Do you picture the typical, traditional nurse – a woman dressed in monotone scrubs standing in a hospital? Now, try and add more detail to that image; add her nametag. Under her name, there is a big red label that clearly states R.N., registered nurse, in bold white letters. If you were to add even more detail, you might be able to see the small black print above the red label stating that this nurse has at the very…

health sciences professionals is most often associated with the demand for nursing staff. Nurses represent hospitals’ largest labor expense, amount to the single highest component to the hospital staff. Nurses are the primary providers of hospital patient care aside from the Physician's visits throughout the patient’s stay, from“Birth and death, and all other forms of care in between, are attended by nurses” (“Nursing World”, 2001). There are very few other health professions which help to make…

for the best possible outcome. The purpose of this post is to discuss the role that a nurse plays in a patient’s care. The American Nursing Association (2010) is an organization that has defined the nurse’s scope of practice, and holds nurses to the highest standards of practice; with these high expectations, they also encourage a safe, and healthy workplace. The Nursing scope of practice states that a nurse must practice within the limitations of their education, and training, although this…