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There is an organization that creates professional standards and is supervisory for registered nurses that is called the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA) (College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta, 2011, p. 2). CARNA recognizes and regulates the skills that registered nurses are required to have (CARNA, 2011, p. 2). CARNA defines scope of practice in the following way: Scope of practice refers to the knowledge of registered nurses and the…

I believe that a Registered Nurse would be a great career for me. From my knowledge, I know a Registered Nurse is also called a RN. I want to be able to have an impact on someone’s life every day. I have had some experience in this field by Home Health Care and doing an internship in the OB department. I have learned a little about what it takes to be a nurse and the work environment for it. A Registered Nurse is the most important career there is out there because, it’s a good paying field,…

The occupation of a nurse requires a degree and provides benefits and a good income. Although, nurses have many responsibilities, many benefits come with the job. Nurses work hard, and deserve every bit of their salary. There are many benefits to getting a degree. To become a registered nurse you must have a high school diploma. The higher the level of your education, the more opportunities, and compensations you will have. There are two types of nursing degrees, the Bachelor of Science, and…

Long hours of challenging cases, facing the unexpected, excitement around every bend, are all things that you may encounter as registered nurse. A registered nurse, according to Dictionary.com is, “a graduate nurse who has passed a state board examination and [sic] been registered and licensed to practice nursing” (Dictionary.com). Becoming a RN is not easy, it is a rigorous task that an individual has to take for the sake of their future, but it can be done. Overall, a registered nurses job is…

The AACN provides certification in specific areas such as the acute and critical care areas as well as general education and professional development in these same areas. The AACN also sets standards for the acute and critical care areas and it advocates for the acute and critical…

In many nursing facilities, hospitals are challenged with inadequate staffing. According to Yonder-Wise (2015), staffing involves hiring and implementing capable employees to meet the needs of patient care. Staffing and scheduling are primarily the responsibility of the lead charge nurse and the unit director. Scheduling is the task of implementing the staffing plan by assigning employees to work specific hours and days. Adequate staffing is needed to assure timely identification of any change…

Nurses play a variety of roles in healthcare, and all of which are centered on the patient’s quality of care. In the film Wit, a college professor, Vivian Bearing, is diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic ovarian cancer. This film documents the physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion she undergoes while receiving chemotherapy treatment in a hospital facility. This patient was previously a well-distinguished academic, who by the end of the film is stripped of all of her humanity. As she…

Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center was opened in October of 2003 as a for-profit hospital. It was the first acute care hospital in Southwest Las Vegas. The hospital is a 293-bed hospital which offers all private rooms and a wide range of different medical services. Spring Valley Hospital is owned and operated by Universal Health Services Inc. The Emergency Department is a 40-bed unit and has 8 psychiatric beds. (Spring Valley Hospital, 2016) It was noted that Emergency Department Registered…

There was no defining moment that got me hooked on flying. Maybe it is because my dad is a captain for Alaska Airlines or because my parents had me flying around the country on my own as soon as I could walk and talk. I do know one thing, on the Sunday morning of my first flight lesson, I was so excited for the journey I was about to embark upon. I promised myself that I would not get my hopes up, but once I was in the air, the feeling was indescribable. When my dad asked how it was, I had the…

Beyoncé Runs the World as she Performs in Coachella Festival Photo Credit: Pedestrian TV Beyoncé is making headlines once again. This time because of her performance in Coachella last weekend. It doesn’t matter if she didn’t bring her hubby Jay-Z, her sister Solange or her Destiny’s Child members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Queen Bey delivered a smoking hot show on Coachella festival’s center stage at California. Last year, she bowed out from performing and was replaced by Lady Gaga…