Clinical nurse leader

This essay will talk about the three principles of Te Tiriti and why they are relevant in my chosen profession within New Zealand. The purpose of this essay is to help me as a person, as a Samoan living in New Zealand and as a future nurse, to ensure I am able to work effectively with Māori and non-Māori weaving in the principles of Te Tiriti O Waitangi to help me with my engagement. Showing my understanding of the principles of Te Tiriti O Waitangi within the health sector is about utilising…

“Developing a Spiritual Assessment Toolbox: A Discussion of the Strengths and Limitations of Five Different Assessment Methods” Josephine Myhand Liberty University “Developing a Spiritual Assessment Toolbox: A Discussion of the Strengths and Limitations of Five Different Assessment Methods” Spiritual assessment is the process by which health care providers can identify a patient’s spiritual needs pertaining to their mental health. It can be understood as the process of gathering,…

Role Transition for the RN - Seminar Melissa Rouse October 1, 2017 Ethical Dilemma One of the ethical dilemmas in provision of effective patient care is in regards to disclosing complete information on a patient’s medical conditions. Although nurses have a professional and ethical responsibility to disclose all the information pertinent to a patient’s medical conditions, in some instances, the consequences of full disclosure present an ethical dilemma. In addition, it is important to…

I was twenty-five years old, single, and a lab tech at a local hospital. I always thought of being a nurse but considered other jobs as well. I believe in the value that every individual should be treated with love and respect. I also believe in the value of a team or group effort. Martha is fifty-one years old, married, and a deli worker by day and a telemarketer at night. Martha’s moral commitment to animals is impressively strong. Myself and Martha are different people, living different…

Practicum Journal Week One Aging Theory, Objectives, Goals and Timeline Nurse Practitioners are nurses with advanced education in diagnosing, treating and managing acute and chronic illness. Transitioning from nursing to advanced practice can be challenging. One way to overcome this challenge is with a practice theory, goals and a timeline. The purpose of this paper is to describe the aging theory Calorie Restriction (CR) and its use as a practice guide. Additionally, it will provide goals…

Clinical Reflection: Prioritization I walked into the emergency department for the clinical observation expecting to see nurses and doctors in an organized chaos, hustling, running, and bumping into each other in their effort to provide life sustaining critical care. Too, I was hoping to see George Clooney performing advance cardiac life support to a patient who was coding, like a scene straight out of the television show. However, that was not what I saw. Instead, I found how calm and…

Ethical Dilemma: Impact of Nurse to Patient Ratios Jamie R. Dupuy University of Louisiana Lafayette  Ethical Dilemma: Impact of Nurse to Patient Ratios On the night shift in an ICU, a nurse finds herself working, the unit assigned to the Code Blue team with one other RN, no ancillary staff support, and six patients. As she is standing between two patient’s rooms, both of which have alarms sounding, a Code Blue is called on the floor. Which patient should she respond to first?…

This time he had been beating and was sent to the hospital again. When I showed up at the hospital the charge nurse informed me that the dad had already been arrested and the mom was not allowed in the room. I walked in to see him and it was the worst thing I had ever seen. He could barely talk but he was willing to tell me what had happened. He went on to tell…

Patient-Centered Care in Nursing Practice Originating in 2005, the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) is a project created to educate future nurses on specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes obtained through completion of their pre-licensure or continuing nursing education program to improve quality and safety in the healthcare system (QSEN, 2014). QSEN is made up of six defined competencies, one being patient-centered care. QSEN defines patient-centered care as the ability to…

during my Acute Nursing clinical rotation at Nashville General Hospital I was given the opportunity to go into the Emergence Department or ED. Kamila, a registered nurse, introduced herself as the charge nurse on the floor. She told other nursing students and myself, that in result of the staff shortage the staff was extremely busy. I was able to meet Sarah also a Registered Nurse and Tennessee State University Alum. What surprised me the most is that majority of the nurses at General Hospital…