involved in, the issues my career faces, my potential employers and reflecting what skills I can bring to the table along with skills I can improve on. Nursing is my career and it offers many options to choose from. Throughout my research and analysis, I have constructed a plan for now, a year from now and five years to come. Overview of Nursing The general nature of a registered nurse is to protect,…
positive that I will succeed, but in order to achieve a dream job a plan is required. To be successful and declare victory I crated one. My plan is to go back to school to finish all the credits required to get into nursing school to obtain a BSN (Bachelor degree on Science in Nursing). Workings on the healthcare path as a Medical Assistant made me confirm what I want to achieve next. The number one reason on achieving my dream is the desire of helping and caring for others. I want to improve…
specialized areas of nursing for registered nurses. “Nurse practitioners (NPs) are licensed, independent practitioners who practice in ambulatory, acute and long-term care as primary or specialty care providers. They provide nursing and medical services to individuals, families and groups in accordant with their practice specialties” (AANP, 2013, p.1). The path to becoming a nurse practitioner in the United States begin with obtaining a BSN, or Bachelor of Science in nursing, then afterward,…
knowledge and skills to become part of their world. I vaguely remember sitting at my desk wondering what led me to the Health Sciences and Technology class. I know my two older sisters are part of the medical field; one is a Dental Assistant and the other a Medical Assistant. However, my sisters’ interest in the medical field didn’t seem to affect me. Health Sciences just sounded like a good class. Besides, all the other freshman electives in high school didn’t catch my attention. Ever since…
“Service Above Self” is a mantra that is important to my life and shapes everything that I set out to do. It is a way to remind myself to always have others in mind and to be there for others when I am needed. To me, this statement is something that everyone should work towards every day of their lives. Growing up my parents always exemplified “service above self” through how they treated other people and how they lived their lives. My father is a mechanic and throughout his career has stopped…
Appendix 1 Nurse Perception of Medication Errors Modified Gladstone 2001 Why Do You Think Medication Errors Occur? 1. The following ten statements are all possible causes of medication errors. Please read them carefully and Rank #1 to #10. (#1 is the most frequent and #10 the least frequent). a. Drug errors occur when the nurse fails to check the _______ patient’s name band with the Medication…
Although the medical field has satisfied most of the world, nurses had gone above and beyond in their field of work. The nursing occupation has led to people being astonished because of the widely spread occupation that has saved the most lives, after Pharmaceutical Scientist which is an occupation where specialized scientist make medicine. Looking back at the medical field, it has been noticed that nurses have recuperated many patients that were apart of casualties. Soon, it became apparent…
completion of this class, students will be able to: 1. Identify present trends in nursing personnel management 2. Project future trends in nursing personnel management 3. Analyze role of ethical issues in personnel management Discussion: Locate an article related to the class objectives. How can the information in the article assist your organization? Identify present trends in nursing personnel management Nursing administrators are faced with many challenges; however, one of the current…
To be a registered nurse, I must graduate high school and undergo nursing programs offered in post secondary. The institution I picked for my training is the British Columbia Institute of Technology. They offer a 4-year program for the Bachelor Degree of Science in Nursing that I will need in order to have the opportunity to take an exam provided by the nursing association. I personally like this institution because the buildings are aesthetic and it is much closer…
help out the anesthesiologists and position and prepare the patient for surgery, assist the surgeon during the procedure, and manage nursing care within the operating room. Surgical nurses are all registered nurses. They must complete either a bachelor of science in nursing degree from a traditional four year college or university, or an associate degree in nursing from an accredited program at a two-year community college. They go by many different titles, including OR nurses, circulating…