Nurse anesthetist

During my first day shift in SINU, my preceptor nurse helped orient me to the floor. After meeting one patient, we were informed of a new admission that we would be taking care of. I was able to listen to Emergency Department nurse give report to my preceptor over the phone. I had the opportunity to go with the charge nurse to transport the new admission from the Emergency Department to our unit. Upon our arrival back to SINU, we transferred the patient from the stretcher to the bed, performed a…

Overview, Importance and Purpose of the study: In Changes in Stress and Nurse Self-Concept among Baccalaureate Nursing Students study, it discusses how stress levels can possibly have an effect on a nurse’s self concept. Nursing students go through different types of stress throughout each semester, the levels of stress increase when leading into clinicals. Due to all the stress can it really affect a nurse’s self-concept? Background Literature: What is the definition of self- concept? Self…

resource nurse. This was a new and different experience compared to following her as a normal nurse on the floor and even as the charge nurse. For most of the day, we watched other nurses’ patients so that they could go on break or accomplish other major tasks for their patients, helped nurses who were really busy, set up and prepared rooms for incoming patients, and started intravenous lines (I.V.s) (Meagan’s specialty). It was also an extra peculiar day because I followed Meagan to a charge…

The field of gender studies is an area of interdisciplinary study that analyzes the social aspect of gender and how it relates to different subcategories of life. It explores what it entitles to be female or male; and the experiences a person may encounter due to their gender, sexuality, race, class, etc. Because gender studies analyzes the social aspect of gender, it coherently applies to the subcategory of gender in the workplace. In most fields and professions gender has an effect on the way…

The passion had always been there but I didn’t know what I would do with it. There are many career choices that work with children such as; childcare, teachers, nurses, social workers, etc. The day I had my car accident my mind was made up, at the age of 9 I knew what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, I want to be a nurse;…

Most people have a longing to get to the top of their company, whether by hard work and climbing the ladder, or by not what you know, but who you know. The longing to be on top is very common, but not only for monetary gain, but for one to achieve a certain level of power. It is an instinct that most of us have within, and it will be unleashed when we feel that where we are currently is not where we want to stay permanently. Most people come into a company wanting to be noticed and being seen…

altogether new experience. Bringing the mindset of a community health nurse to this exhibit led me to question how the ethical role of the community health nurse should look in times of sociopolitical injustice. As I walked through the exhibits and saw the progression of discrimination and hate that spread throughout Germany in the 1930s-40s, I began to wonder what the experience was like for community health or district nurses at this time and the ethical…

medical errors JMH Executive Committee decided to implement a bar-code scanning system of medication delivery and a patient education program during Hospital stay. The bar-code scanning system is an integral part of the electronic health record. Nurses administer all medications, including i.v. piggy-back medications and i.v. large-volume medications, through the bar-code scanning system. All information is documented with a time stamp for improved accuracy of clinical information. The…

infancy up to adolescence. Some pediatricians and their pediatric nurses provide care for adolescents up to the age of twenty-one. In order to become a pediatric nurse, a person must have the required education, certification, and experience to get a job at a health facility that gives care to children and young adults. Universities colleges and some hospitals offer nursing diplomas and degrees. Anyone who desires to become a pediatric nurse must be able to learn all of the job…

conquered challenges and handled any curve balls thrown my way. After having been with my grandma while she was in and out of the hospital for the later part of 2014 and then again for the birth of my niece I was able to watch many different types of nurses in action. It fascinated me the level of importance they played in the care of the patient.…