listen attentively to their concerns. She works with the staff to make sure they accomplish their day to day tasks on time and expect the highest quality of work. She also follow-up with difficulty situations to prevent nurses from falling behind on their work. As a charge nurse, she keeps her staff informed of most up to date information through continuous education and motivated to develop her skills. Despite of our different background we got alone perfectly. She has a good sense of humor .I…
This client providesthe nurse to prove herself worth as an Educator and and Counselor. Moreover, the information the nurses provides for understanding will not only save the life of the client but also the life of the baby. The nurse can explain to the client that not all the information that are posted on the internet are from reliable sources or contain factual information. Also, the nurse should appraise the client for taking the first step of recognizing she needs help and seeking…
An unknown author once expressed, “The more I learn, the more I learn that I need to learn more.” My goal this year is to be accepted into UTSA to help further my dream career. The University of Texas in San Antonio, Roadrunner territory, is located in one of the largest cities, and will allow me to fulfill my nursing career. UTSA’S website has provided me with every admission requirement needed. To apply, an SAT or ACT is required. Depending in which percent of the class a person falls in is…
problem because it can have determinate consequences for a nurse and in return her patients as well. Workplace violence is defined as any violent acts directed toward persons at work or on duty, this can range from a verbal threat to homicide. Nurses can experience violence from strangers, clients, coworkers or somebody in supervising position. More specifically, Lateral or Horizontal violence (HV) is violence on nurses caused by other nurses, supervisors, doctors and/or other health care…
won many accolades and was the foundress of the worldwide Transcultural Nursing Movement that defined the relationship of dealing with patient from different cultural backgrounds. She was known as a researcher, consultant, theorist, public speaker, educator, and author. Dr. Madeleine Leininger gained prominence all over the world in the field of cultural care. Early Life and Education July 13, 1925 Dr. Madeleine M. Leininger was born in Sutton, Nebraska. She had four brothers and sisters, they…
Nurse Laura receives bedside shift report on her post-operative patient, Mrs. Jones, who underwent lumbar surgery this afternoon. The patient’s husband is at the bedside and the patient is complaining of nausea and 7/10 pain to her back. The off-going nurse explains that she educated Mrs. Jones on how to properly use her Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA), but the off-going nurse reports that Mrs. Jones has upper extremity weakness and may not be physically able to use the PCA efficiently. To…
Nurses hold a significant role in leading the way towards integration of holistic healthcare practices among patients and other healthcare disciplines. In having 24 hour accountability and prolonged contact with patients and their families, nurses are in a unique position in witnessing and alleviating the impact of treatments and illnesses and in seeing their effect on individuals (Bridges et al., 2012). This distinctive position, places nurses as key players in unification of viewpoints…
Nurse to Nurse Incivility and How it Affects Performance Clinical Question Problem description The nursing profession has high rates of cases of incivility among the profession. Uncivil behavior at the workplace entails violence at the workplace, intimidation, withholding of critical information, public humiliation and intimidation and stealing credit for work not done (Casale, 2017). Despite the nursing profession being based on ethics and values of respect and integrity, it has been reported…
In this scenario I used Bevis’ tool of caring. Bevis defines caring as a relationship build on the total awareness of oneself and others, it goes beyond just the limits of illness and into finding the full human potential (Foley, 2009). I used caring throughout my situation by building a therapeutic-relationship with my patient. I did not let my disappointment or my feelings towards my co-assign interfere with our interactions. I made sure to frequently check on her after the catheter had been…
and education provided did not occur in a vacuum, diabetes lends itself to numerous comorbidities that require coordination of care beyond that which is provided by one single provider. Who leads the team? In my work as a registered nurse certified diabetes educator I have served as the leader, care coordinator, provider of education and health care. But, this care could not have been accomplished without the use of…