Nurse education

known as one of the most influential person in professional of nursing. Nightingale believed in well-educated and intellectual nursing involving science and patient education on healthy lifestyle (Antonio, n.d.). In 1854, Nightingale was asked to lead a small group of nurses to the military hospital in Uskudar, Turk. Nightingale and her nurses had managed to sanitized walls, window, and provide nourishing foods which resulted in significant decreased in infection diseases and sickness among…

assurance of an adequate supply of nurses, solutions must be developed in several areas: education, healthcare delivery systems, policy and regulations, and image. This shortage is not solely nursing’s issues and requires a collaborative effort among nursing leaders in practice and education, health care executives, government, and the media. Every article, speech, and interview…

increasingly complex with the level of care provided by nurses with advanced specialized education. Due to these changes, the nursing profession has been accompanied by a concurrent change of the education for this type of practice. Nurses pursuing a DNP may find that there are many benefits such as career advancement, educational and increased salary achievement. There are many discussions as to whether the nurse practioner (NP) education to practice should be at the doctoral level. According…

background between an associate degree in nursing and the Baccalaureate. A scenario to show the differences between an associate and Baccalaureate nurse will also be explained…

and numeric information and to make health care decisions based on an individual’s interpretation of this information”, is a vital component that must be carefully considered by all healthcare providers when constructing care-plans and providing education (Eadie, 2014, p.10). In order to care for and teach patients effectually and holistically, information must be consistently provided through comprehendible methods. According…

and this author has an interest in pursuing a future career as a Nephrology Nurse Practitioner. In 2004, CMS created changes to the nephrology billing “bundling” allowing the charge for four visits a month, this in turn allows the NP to charge for three of those visits. Due to these changes in 2004, Nurse Practitioners in nephrology are in demand. (Davis & Zuber, 2009) After reviewing, The Essential’s of Master’s Education in Nursing, two essentials were highlighted as…

Nurse Practitioner Salaries Negotiation In order to receive benefits that are in congruence with a practitioner’s skills and expertise after certification, it is crucial to be able to negotiate benefits during the making of an employment contract. These benefits include; salary, malpractice insurance, vacation and sick leaves, continuing education, health insurance, transportations, retirement benefits, among others (Whittington, 2012). These benefits depend on different factors like the…

believe working collectively as a team we can overcome the nursing shortage. I believe dealing with this issue starts off by encouraging nurses to further their educations. There are so many students being turned away from nursing programs because there is a lack of educators to teach them. Because, there is a shortage in nursing instructors encouraging nurses to pursue careers in teaching could help with this shortage. This would allow more students to get accepted into nursing school. Due to…

grow up. I can remember being asked that many times when I was a young child. I would always give the same answer, to be a nurse. I can not remember the one defining moment, in my life, when I made that decision. My Grandmother was the biggest influence in choosing this career. She would always express how proud it would make her, if I pursued a college education and became a nurse. She lived vicariously through me, and I was perfectly fine with that. 
 I began nursing school at the young age…

important venue for trainee nurses’ acquires their clinical competence. Edwards et al., (2004) stated that clinical training setting is very significant to competence acquisition and trainee nurses readiness for practice at workplace. According to the authors (ibid, 2004) the readiness of trainee nurses is related to the place of clinical placement they choose because the experience would be created by the trainee itself. Clinical placement is places that trainee nurses’ apply their knowledge…