Nurse anesthetist

was unbelievable! I thought to myself “this truly is my new home”. I wanted to stay calm, not look so excited, so I looked around, asked some silly questions, and then purchased it on the spot. Next, I needed to find a job. Being an Operating Room Nurse, jobs are usually very easy to find, but no one was responding to my search. I was a little nervous because I only had 30 days to present an job offer in order to keep my new home. I searched the internet every night frantically trying to cover…

long- term care agency. Nursing plays a key role in insuring patients the best possible outcomes of their stay as well as patient satisfaction. Often it is a delicate balance that is hard to achieve. The purpose of this paper is to show the vital part nurses play to achieve healthcare institutions quality of care standards, while also treating the patient’s medical needs. The dichotomies of these issues are explored and the unrealistic goals hospitals and long term facility’s expect. Summary of…

This collaborative approach allows the patient and family to feel the on-coming nurse is getting all the necessary information, thus allowing for patient and family participation and while the nurses are assessing the patient together it can be used as an opportunity for the nurses learn and educate one another (Trossman, 2009 & Alvin, 2010). A3a. Reference List Butao, R., Reyes, L. J., Azrak, B., Balkin, J., De Jesus, F. M., Listowsky, L., & Laine, R. (2010). Hitting Two Birds With One…

as an occupation than a profession. The previous nurse image failed to show and autonomous provider of care, rather a subordinate “handmaiden” to the physician, who is implementing routine and repetitive care (Hoeve and Roodbol, 2014).In contention with physicians, nurses exercise independent judgment, accountability, and responsibility for self-actions in the care of the patient. Despite the attitudes and the stereotypical image of a female nurse, significant developments in education, research…

associated with student incivility, cheating, bullying, low academic admission standards, and cultural issues. Ganske (2010) suggests that moral distress leads to such symptoms as insomnia, headaches, gastrointestinal upset, and psychological symptoms. Nurse educators complained of these symptoms, but did not label them as moral distress. Ganske (2010) suggests that NEs should be…

Nurses spend a significant amount of time managing, preparing, and administering medications. Nurses can spend up to 40% of their day, involved in tasks that center around medication administration. It is important for nurses to be knowledgeable regarding an organization medication administration policies and procedures, scope of practice, and regulatory guidelines…

me into the person I am today, and are related to the nursing career. For example, as a nurse one must have integrity. A nurse needs to be able admit when they make a mistake because the patient’s life is in their hands. The patient is the top priority; not the health care professional’s ego. A nurse must have good communication skills because they act as a middle man between the doctors and patients. The nurse helps educate patients about their current condition(s) and treatment(s). My last…

expert, the nurse participates in forwarding the nursing practice and expanding upon evidence-based theories (Zerwekh & Garneau, 2015). In being that nursing is an evidence-based practice, it is the nurse’s responsibility to ensure proper research is being conducted in order to provide essential care for the patient. Furthering education is also a major component of this role as being an expert requires expanding on knowledge to keep up with the ever-changing times. Practice Issue Nurses and…

hallway for the whole night before he passed away the next morning. For a long time following this event, I doubted my choice as being a nurse. Can I really help all those who need help? I felt so helpless myself in situation like that. I burst into tears even today recalling the boy’s scream and moaning. I came a long way from China to US and settled down as a nurse here. When I saw the mission of ------ nursing…

Children’s of Alabama has medication precautions, fall risk precautions, and a “Do Not Use” list in place to protect patients. SBAR is used to effectively communicate patient and nursing needs to physicians. Pharmacy and the nursing staff verify medications before the medication is ever administrated to patients, to reduce errors. Call-lights are in place for patients to alert employees to wants and needs. Nursing Informatics help implement and educate employees on electronic charting.…