Nurse

Some of the traits and qualities that I have which demonstrate my suitability as a future nurse is the ability to empathize with the patient as well as being personable. I feel these two traits are important to have because being in a hospital can be both traumatic and emotional for both the patient and the family. I know from experience with both of my grandparents being in and out of the hospital how scary it is for them, specially as they have gotten older. I feel that we need give them the…

unresponsive person. This trick is one of the many tricks a nurse remembers to do their job efficiently. While a nurse is working in a CPR situation, there are certain traits nurses need to handle this and other stressful situations. Under these situations, the best types of people who can make a great nurse are problem solvers, caregivers, and hard workers. The first type of person that will make a great nurse is a problem solver. Day-to-day, nurses work with new, familiar, and…

A forensic nurse is a nurse that provides specialized care for patients who have been victimized and/ or perpetrators of trauma both intentional and unintentional, also known as forensic and a nurse combined. According to forensicnurses.org the role goes far beyond medical care. Forensic nurses collect evidence, provide medical testimony for court and consults with legal authorities. The career of a forensic nurse will be reviewed based on job responsibilities, the work environment, types of…

a future Nurse Practitioner. There are numerous things I discovered in this class and through class discussions that I never realized before. For example, I’m amazed that a person’s ethnicity can affect the his or her reaction to medications. Prescribing medications is a major role that a Nurse Practitioner play and an excellent background knowledge of it is vital in caring for the patients at the same time keeping them safe. In the process of transitioning from a bedside nurse to a Nurse…

As hospice nurses spend vast amounts of time with family caretakers, they will undoubtedly witness the rising stress levels of these care-givers, especially when the terminally ill patient lingers on the border of death for months or years. As Reinhart states, “burnout is a syndrome of emotional exhaustion and cynicism that frequently occurs among those who spend considerable time in close encounters with others under conditions of chronic tension and stress” (Maslash & Jackson, 1979, p.59).…

schools, health clinics, and hospitals. Not only do nurses work with individuals, they can also carry out large group interventions in communities. Because nurses deliver a high percentage of all healthcare services, their role in working towards global health is highly significant. In many poor countries, nurses are being utilized as the sole provider of healthcare services due to the shortage of physicians. Without passionate and dedicated nurses, many individuals in undeveloped countries will…

care unit (PICU) and shadow the nurse Stacy. I am interested in pediatric nursing, and although I was a patient in the PICU at one time in my life, I did not get to see or learn a whole lot about it. I was surprised to find out the nurse I was shadowing had her Associates Degree in Nursing along with some of the other nurses on the unit. For some reason, I just figured the nurses would all have their Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Stacy informed me that the nurses can have their Associates…

Nurses and junior doctors’ skill and competency are closely related to patient safety. The current finding has triggered the needs to improve in care provided to the patient. In this chapter, the researcher will conclude the study; limitations involve in the study, and propose recommendations that can be considered to be applied in nursing education, practice and research field. 6.2 CONCLUSION Nurses and junior doctors demonstrated poor knowledge of risk assessment but perceived themselves as…

Being a nurse does not mean that you simply take vital signs or give medication to a patient, being a nurse is being a caregiver, an educator, a patient’s advocate and much more. There are many components that a nurse should meet or should be able to accomplish. The Mississippi Nursing Competency Model is a model that allows nurses enhance their education and practice, also facilitates articulation across nursing education programs and allows employers to know what are the different skills…

107) Established that the unionized Registered Nurses successfully changes the nature of power inside hospitals as unions are a force of positive change and they advocate for a better quality of care. Unions accomplished change by picketing outside the hospital for safer working conditions, improved staffing, and better care. With that said, I propose that Nurses should be Unionize. Unionization can be empowering and emancipating for Register Nurses because it allows them to jointly organize as…