Clinical nurse leader

care-giver but also a counselor, nutritionist, friend, psychiatrist, and so much more. A good nurse, in my opinion, helps their patients not just when they are physically hurting but also when they need mental help as well. They support their patients, listen to them even if just for a moment, so that they feel like they are more than just a person in a hospital bed but a human being. It is my belief that a good nurse holds both their own values and those of their patients at an equal level…

save the life of a child when they are physically sick. A nurse can help many people from different ages group and they can also work in different settings. Nurses do not only work in hospitals but they can educate future nurses, administarions in government services, researchers,forensic nurse. There are many careers that one can go into if one pursues a nursing major. Personally I would choose a pediatric nurse. A pediatric nurse are nurses that take care of the health of a child. In the…

The article explores a comparison study on restraint related deaths (RRD) and excited delirium syndrome (ExDS) covering two time frames. The time frames used in the study were 1988-1995 and 2004-2011. Excited delirium syndrome is defined as a condition that discerns itself with symptoms such as extreme agitation, hallucinations, violent and bizarre behaviour, insensitivity to pain and feats of great strength (Mental Health Daily). The study looks at the use of restraints on people while in…

Literature Review Compassion fatigue strongly impacts nurses as well as patients throughout healthcare. Awareness is essential among compassion fatigue not only emphasizes the reality of burnout, increased unnecessary stress, negative work environments, lack of leadership support, nursing retention problems, reduced patient satisfaction scores, and financial contingencies specifically patient reimbursements (Kelly, 2015; Hunsaker, 2015; Sacco, 2015; Lachman, 2016). However, positive resolutions…

in recent years. Many factors attribute to the quality and safety of a patient; however, nurse burnout has been identified as a key indicator for patient safety (Dolan, et al., 2015). It is important to identify signs when a nurse is exhibiting burnout. Burnout is identified as emotional exhaustion and dissatisfaction (Dolan, et al., 2015). Noting trends in low patient outcomes and signs of burnout among nurses can be beneficial in increasing quality and safety of the patient. Nursing Burnout…

differ from those in other nursing units. The ICU nurse-patient ratio is 1:1 and sometimes 1:2 or 1:3. Their daily tasks are focused on the improvement of their patient. The ability to think critically is extremely important as an ICU nurse in order to recognize problems that may arise during the patient’s stay and be able to effectively implement these solutions for the best possible outcome. ICU nurses are more proactive compared to the other nurse from other units. They constantly check and…

one can take to become a nurse. I think that this is very comforting and important to understand. The most valuable thing I learned was about setting reasonable goals. All too often I set unrealistic goals and give up on them. However, I learned that instead of setting big, impossible goals, I should set small and reasonable goals. I think that this will benefit me in my future. Academic Foundations helped me realize that college isn’t impossible and that becoming a nurse is achievable. I felt…

It is important for nurse managers and leaders to understand the characteristics of the different generations in the workplace and they interact with each other. It is important to educate themselves about the generation’s values and work assets, then examine their own managerial styles, all while maintaining an open mind. When leaders are aware of the generational differences and how to merge them effectively, there are fewer conflicts and opportunities for optimal patient care rise. Work…

Collaboration with team members to support my teaching work with this client, Intra-professional: • Other nurses to help explain the importance of follow up. Such as having one of the nurses who was in the patients surgery come visit the patient postop and while the patient is alert and oriented and explain their view on follow up care. Interprofessional: • The physician will encourage the…

The articles “Imagination in Practice”, by P. Anne Scott, and “Speaking My Mind: The Problem with the Power of the Imagination”, by Linda Payne Young, both create an argument about where imagination stands in the real world with the effective use of rhetorical strategies such as ethos, pathos, and logos. Emphasizing focus into the workforce, Linda Young argues that the problem with imagination is that the excessive use of it in schools and society brings a negative impact along with it, compared…