Licensed practical nurse

Shortly after graduating from Northwestern I decided to switch things up, so I took a job as a labor and delivery nurse. I wanted to get away from chronic illness and death and be a part of something happy and exciting. Being a labor and delivery nurse is amazing. I absolutely love being a part of bringing new life into the world for families, whether they’re brand-new or having their sixth child. This particular field is mostly happy…

While most research has been conducted on the effects of excessive hospital noise on patients, the article by Ryherd, Waye and Ljungkyist (2008) examines the effect of these high noise levels on unit staff. Ninety one percent of nurses surveyed felt that noise negatively affected them in their daily work, and almost half admitted to adjusting alarm levels so that they would not hear them. The literature review conducted by Ryherd et al. revelaed that staff take no action for the majority of…

The role of a registered nurse is multifaceted. At the core of nursing is the mission of safe patient centered care and it is each and every nurse 's purpose to maintain and carry out this mission. This also means that each and every nurse is a leader. Registered nurses are responsible for the care coordination and safety of all of his or her patients and those of the rest of his or her team. Registered nurses assign practical nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel duties that help to ensure…

As a Registered Nurse, I begin my shift by accepting report from the previous nurse. I understand that I am orientating a new Licensed Practical Nurse who is almost complete with her orientation. I have three patients, and I am expecting a new admission from the Emergency Department, who presents with chest pain. My job is to delegate the appropriate patient or patients to a licensed practical nurse after I introduce myself and the LPN. It is very important for me to know how to prioritize…

Nurses Registered, and Licensed When I chose the registered nurse career path, it wasn 't just a quick decision. The licensed practical nurse is what caught my attention. Nurses take on extensive responsibilities when walking through the doors of any medical facility. The educational requirements of a licensed practical nurse are very demanding. You must receive a certification from an accredited licensed practical nurse program, typically from a college. Courses seen in licensed…

you take? “No matter what you do, do not become a nurse!” My mother drilled these words into my head growing up. After wasting two years of time and money attending college in hopes of finding a career path that I would like to pursue other than nursing I decided to put my mothers advice behind me and follow my heart by starting my journey to becoming a nurse, I was meant to be a nurse. I applied to a competitive ten month accelerated Practical Nursing Program, after passing my TEAS exam,…

leadership observation, I shadowed the nurse leader on the fourth floor of Parkview Regional Medical Center. She was the leader for the ortho-neuro trauma unit, which cares for patients with neurological and or musculoskeletal issues and those who have had surgical procedures that affect the nerves or bones of the body. The unit takes both acute and stable patients. When asked what the staff to patient and patient care tech to patient ratios were, the nurse leader replied that the staff to…

majority of the healthcare industry, Nurses prevented illness and injury, they alleviated the suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of the person, and advocated the care of the Individuals, families, communities, and populations. Nurses work in general and surgical hospitals, doctors’ offices nursing care Facilities, outpatient Facilities, schools and home Health services. This paper will focus on the history, requirement, duties, and job outlook of a nurse. Nurses during The Middle…

Have you thought about what you want to do when you finish high school? I believe becoming a registered nurse would be such an incredible job. Going into nursing gives you so many opportunities in life. When you finally become a nurse, you are able to help those in need, like giving them treatments if they are ill. Nursing is one of the majors that has been around for a lifetime and is one of the most in demand profession. For a while, nursing use to just be used for those who were sick without…

Nurses have a vast amount of duties in their field. One of the duties is performing physical examinations and taking health histories from the patients. Doing an initial evaluation of a patient is very important because it helps the doctor to know what could be wrong with the patient. The second duty of a nurse is educating the patient. Patient education is extremely important because if the patient does not properly understand their condition and treatment it could be detrimental to that…