Healthcare occupations

Running Head: My Volunteering Experiences My life has changed ever since I stepped foot inside St. Elizabeth’s and Bryan Hospital as a volunteer four years ago. Ever since I was little, I’ve always seen myself working at a hospital. I had a strong desire to help individuals feel better physically and spiritually. It was not until the summer before my senior year of high school that I realized I wanted to become a nurse. With my leadership and integrity skills, I was able to accommodate kids,…

A recreational therapist plans, directs,and coordinates treatments for people with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses. They do activities with the patience such as arts and crafts, music, dancing, aquatics, and also some sports. Recreational therapists work in places like hospitals, nursing facilities, retirement homes, etc. The qualities needed to be a recreational therapist are: social skills, listening abilities,and being able to instruct a person. A person whose strength is listening,…

neoplasms. DESCRIBE THE TIME WHEN YOU HAD TO APPROACH ANOTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL IN REGARD TO A SENSITIVE/ DIFFICULT ISSUE. WHAT WAS YOU APPROACH AND WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME? As a charge nurse, I am constantly faced with sensitive/ difficult issues regarding staff, patients and family members. A specific incident that happened…

On Thursday, April 21, 2016, I had the opportunity to job shadow Ms. Tincia, a Nurse Assistant, in the Adult Intensive Care Unit (AICU) at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC). TAMC is the largest Military medical treatment facility in the Pacific Basin. It is also a federal tertiary care facility catering towards local active duty and retired military personnel, their families, and veteran beneficiaries. The ICU is a place designated for seriously ill patients who require close observation and…

I know there are millions of nurses in North America alone, but I decided to write about my mother, Brigitte Santos. Brigitte is a home health care nurse that has worked all of her life to get to where she is today. Brigitte is the most hardworking, over achieving, caring and responsible person I know. Brigitte has raised 2 kids all the while working hard and going to school. I personally have seen my mother start from the bottom and work her way up to be an extremely successful woman. She has…

Nurses have one of the most important jobs in the world and they make a difference in people 's lives every day. Nothing is more rewarding than the joy on the patient’s face after being released from the hospital. Nurses receive satisfaction knowing the impact they have on individuals and their families. However, to become a nurse one must survive rigorous classes and pass the dreaded NCLEX-RN exam. There are four different types of degrees in nursing: Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Masters of…

The need for primary care services has increased drastically throughout the years, and is projected to rise in the up-coming years. Historically, the physicians primarily handled the majority of medical needs. However, with the broad scope of services that nurse practitioners are trained to provide, they are becoming higher in demand. Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are advanced practice nurses who have the ability to perform comprehensive physical or psychiatric exams. Nurse practitioners now…

to informal care. First, it is essential nurses use the phenomenological model in practice to educate and assists families in decisions between nursing home care versus living with a family caregiver. Second, ensuring physical and psychological healthcare needs is essential. In contrast, cessation of nurses’ ability to efficiently support caregivers included lack of time, resources, and lack of recognition of the caregiver of the patient (Cho et al., 2011; Tuominen, Leino-Kilpi, & Suhonen, 2016)…

can make changes to create a greater role in America’s healthcare system. It encourages nurses to become more educated and to take on leadership roles. It also talks about nurses working in partnership with physicians and other highly trained healthcare professionals. Therefore, nurses should study this report and see what kind of changes they can make in their own practice. Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Education Nursing and healthcare are rapidly changing fields. Nurses need to stay up…

would the faultless war veteran amputee or stroke victim. It is about compassion, reassurance, and guidance throughout the process. Nursing is an honorable profession that should be initiated exclusively by those of great altruistic character. As a healthcare worker, what I can do for others, but because of what I have learned about myself through the service of people. The person I am today is a mold from my experiences with other people. While you dedicate yourself to the service of helping…