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Thesis: My reflection in life is to help others. I believe taking care of others, and being a strong person when they need one is more important that all the riches a person can possess. Therefore, I am researching the nursing career and why I believe it would be a suitable career choice for me. I. Nursing Field , To provide health care for individuals II. Nursing has been since ancient times. The first known nurse was known as Phoebe and was mentioned in the Bible under Romans 16:1. In…

In “Bright Star by John Keats, and “Choose Something Like A Star” they share the subject of stars, the use of apostrophes and changing opinion on the star. The differences that they have are in the themes of each poem. In “Bright Star” by John Keats the theme is that people don’t last forever like stars, and so they should live in the moment instead of trying to be around as long as possible to observe things like the stars. The fact that people don’t last forever like stars is acknowledged by…

Being a teenager means making decisions about your life that you don’t yet feel ready for. Choosing Nursing was one of these decisions and I made it after weeks of consideration. I decided on Nursing in late high school which was good because it allowed me to choose A-level subjects that would complement the course. Biology is a necessity as it is the study of living organisms. It has given me an understanding of the basic principles of life. Eg: As a nurse I will have to take patient's blood…

Mission The mission of AICN is to provide an innovative, student-centered, learning environment that enables the nursing graduate to deliver safe, quality, evidence-based health care in today’s diverse society at an individual, community and global level. The nursing program here at Aleutian Island College of Nursing, in conjunction with the University of Anchorage Alaska, is to provide the student with core values, ethics and research information. This will be under the guidelines of the…

Adoption of New Technology using Rogers’ Theory Nurses can have a great impact on the success or failure of the adoption of electronic health record’s (EHRs). There are many challenges to implementing an EHR and nurse acceptance and buy-in are critical. Describing how a nurse facilitator can prepare the nursing staff for an EMR transition through a pre-implementation team meeting is important because nurse resistance of new technology is often high. Nurses as Change Agents Nurses are in a…

Plaintiff Joanne Bolek had been admitted to Ahuja Medial Center in early November 2013, for complications from congestive heart failure and fluid buildup in her kidneys. Upon discharge from Ahuja, Ms. Bolek was sent to defendant Menorah Park’s facility for rehabilitation. According to Ms. Bolek’s son, Peter Bolek, they sent Ms. Bolek to Menorah Park to have her regain her strength, “because she was very weak.” B. Admission to Menorah Park On November 22, 2013, Ms. Bolek was admitted to…

The second key concept that is vital to the theory is the transpersonal caring relationship. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary (2015) the term transpersonal is defined as “extending or going beyond the personal or individual or of, relating to, or being psychology or psychotherapy concerned especially with esoteric mental experience that goes beyond the usual limits of ego and personality”. Thus, Watson explores relationships that are built upon connections with others that are based…

Nursing Implications Caring for Loved Ones For nurses, the implications of death are an important part of the caregiver role. Often, family of the deceased look to nurses for hope, explanation, and as an outlet for the frustration surrounding death. Each patient, each story, each family is different. It is vitally important to remember this and make sure that each loved one and family member is given the appropriate space and time to mourn the loss of their loved one (Fast, 2003). Nurses are…

In a patient-centered care environment, clinical decisions are guided by the patient’s preferences, needs and values (Wolfe, 2001). In our hospital, some patients and family members have asked about the possibility of bringing family pets in to visit. Nurses will sometimes secretly allow these visits during less crowded visitation times such as evenings and weekends. However, as our hospital becomes more patient centered, and the requests quite possibly become more frequent, the need for an…

Each institution has its recruitment policy and maintaining a staff that allows them to provide the services required by its clients. Since nursing is a service that 24 hours are required, a provision has to be done and have the staff necessary to meet the needs. Nurse-to-patient ratios can improve nurse staffing, recruitment and make workloads more manageable (Allen, 2013, p.20). Staffing patterns and the method used vary both in the centralized and decentralized personnel has to cover all…