the standpoint of physical health but their entire wellbeing, encompassing spirituality, mental, and financial health. This is the time a nurse can utilize his or her skills to support that patient not only addressing their physiological needs…
that a nurse can have on a person’s health and well-being, I had no idea that that was what I wanted to do. I had previously thought that maybe I wanted to be a physician, because I wanted to help people and help them to be healthy. After I started my job, however, that profession quickly changed when I saw who was really doing the most healing and having the greatest impact. It wasn’t just seeing what a big impact nurses had, it was also seeing how that made them feel. All of the nurses that I…
enrollment, retention of the academic student nurse, and recruitment by healthcare organizations during the hiring process of qualified professional nurses with diverse backgrounds is necessary. Diversity in College and University Recruitment for the Student Nurse Although some research has identified barriers hindering the success of multicultural student enrollment, little was being done to find what facilitates the success of the multicultural nurse. According to Grainger (as cited in Flores…
I have been a nurse at the University of Michigan hospital for eleven years. Currently, I work in the psychiatric emergency department. Our patients’ ages range from toddlers to adults. Some of the frequent diagnoses we see are: bipolar disorder, suicidality, psychosis, anxiety, schizophrenia, and obsessive compulsive disorder. These patients can be very challenging and often have complex medical comorbidities such as cancer, diabetes, cardiac problems, and other medical problems. My job is to…
worked as nurses for centuries. Men are said to be the first nurses, it is believed that during the black plague in the 1300’s, a group of men started the first hospitals to take care of the patients. The word nurse has a long and deep cultural association with women. Nursing is seen as this nurturing, soft, very caring kind of profession. Men choose nursing for the same reason as women to…
skills and leadership skills among the BSN prepared nurses. Registered nurses today are the primary care givers and directly responsible for the coordination of care for their patients and work as part of an interdisciplinary team. Through formal education a BSN prepared nurse is prepared for community education and case management, these areas provide coordination of patient care within and outside the hospital setting. The ADN prepared nurse due to being technical/skill educated lacks…
We make sure that children are safe from having any accidents. We ensure that we maintain a hygienic and safe environment for children, parents and staff. We ensure and participate in improving each child's physical, social, emotional, intellectual development by observing them and having an interest in what they do. We prevent from having any discrimination and/or stereotyping in our nursery by respecting all of the cultures/background, religion, race, children with special needs. By preventing…
After a stream of bad luck, she finally convinces a lawyer to give her a job as a file clerk at his firm. Although no one took her all too seriously at work because of her lack of experience and “trashy” ensemble, she soon changes their perception of her when she begins to investigate a suspicious pro bono real estate case involving the Pacific Gas & Electric Company. After relentless prying she finds out that PG&E was secretly trying to buy land from local residents in order to cover up the…
Problem Identification The problem that will be discussed in this paper is prenatal education and how patients receive this information. When a newly pregnant woman is beginning care with our practice, she will have her first appointment with a nurse. At this visit the patients’ history is reviewed. Patients are given a large packet that contains educational materials, pamphlets, as well as a 200-page book for her to take home. This information is not reviewed with the patient prior to leaving…
I also noticed several nurses with strong leadership skills. All of the charge nurses in which I have come into contact with exhibit strong management and leadership skills. Most of the time in the surgical intensive care unit (SINU), the charge nurse takes on his/her own patients as well as organizing and delegating the unit’s activities.…