Licensed to Ill

Whether the goal is to become a certified nursing assistant (CNA), licensed practical nurse (LPN), registered nurse (RN), or even a nurse practitioner (NP) there’s a process that must be pursued.(“100”) For me, I want to pursue the path of becoming a RN. I want to eventually gain my Master’s of Science in Nursing. However…

recognize what a Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), degree contains, an individual will still have to satisfy the state’s licensure exam and complete the post-graduate supervised hours in order to be fully licensed (CACREP, 2014). The licensure process can be a long and tedious process. To be discussed in this paper are the requirements for licensure and credentialing in the state of California. In addition, potential challenges while obtaining…

The first question that I asked when I met this amazing woman was,“what do you think someone who is entering this career field should know before they decided to actually do this?” She told me that it is probably one of the most rewarding career fields there is. Being able to watch those that were once so afraid to be happy become those that are the happiest people around is really amazing! (Grosv) Counseling is a career that you hear of all the time, but some do not actually think about what…

Orientation Paper History The roots of Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) can be traced back to vocational guidance. It would be Frank Parsons who would lay the ground for counseling by opening the Boston Vocational Bureau. He would go on to create the role of vocational counselor, which would utilize the counseling process. Parsons would later outline the counseling process in Choosing a Vocation. He described the process as “listening and gathering information from the client…

Seeking counseling, or any other kind of intervention by mental health services, is associated with a negative stigma in the African American community (Chatters et al., 2011; Dempsey, Butler, & Gaither, 2016; Der Pan et al., 2013). Instead of seeking “outside” help, the African American community may find it more sensible to seek help from within the family or the church community (Allen, Davey, & Davey, 2010). According to Dempsey, Butler, & Gaither (2016), this is due to historical mental…

Depression is something that affects children and teens in addition to adults. In fact, 0.5% of kids 3-5 years of age, 1.4% of kids 6-11 years of age, and 5-11% of adolescents 12-17 years of age (shockingly, almost 20% of teenage girls) suffer from depression. Depression can be a family-wide issue, so your son may be at increased risk if a first-degree relative has had anxiety or depression, including postpartum depression. Kids and teens often will not tell you outright that they are depressed,…

Radiation Therapist • Repertory Therapist • Licensed professional nurses that ensure all critically ill patients receive optimal care for the illnesses and injuries. • Perform complex assessments, high intensity therapy and intervention, and advocate on behalf of the patients • Employ a specialized skill set and knowledge of the human body • A minimum of 1,750 hours of experience in the previous two years working directly with acutely and/or critically ill patients, with 875 hours during the…

A critical care nurse is a licensed professional nurse that is responsible for critically and acutely ill patients receive the highest of care. They are sometimes called an ICU or Intensive Care Unit nurse. There is a wide variety of settings for a critical care nurses to work in. They may be needed for adult critical care units, pediatric or neonatal ICU’s, emergency departments or even more specialized units such as burn units. Care will go to acutely ill patients of all ages that may be…

at first. I had to consider the purpose behind each author’s design before judging their overall stance. Both Lykken and Westman proposed that society should have criteria in place for parents to become parents. The criterion would prevent societal ills such as crime and act as a buffer towards potential child neglect and abuse. Lykken advocates for Westman’s viewpoints on licensure in order to decrease macro-level issues by arguing that two parent homes are the most optimal living environment…

policy alternative contains provisions to prevent mentally ill people and convicted felons from obtaining firearms as well as banning high caliber weapons. My recommendation is to adopt Policy Option A because it is feasible. Policy Option A A federal law that regulates and documents all types of firearm transactions. Private-party dealers must register at the local police headquarters the firearms available for sale. Private-party and licensed retailers…