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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.…

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…