Nurse

Introduction As a pediatric nurse, one must understand the stages of development for a child to better assist in promoting health and well-being. It is very important to keep the family involved and recognize the family as a major part of initiating the plan of care. Without understanding the development of a child it will be a challenge to assist the child and family in the best way possible. The pediatric nurse must continually support the patient by promoting health, understanding the…

easy to debunk. Some of the most common are listed below. A Nurse Is Just a Doctor's Gofer Some people mistakenly believe that nurses just run errands and take orders from doctors. While carrying out a doctor's orders is certainly part of a nurse's day, you'll have far more responsibility than this myth suggests. It's a nurse's job to assess and question orders that have become detrimental or may no longer be appropriate. Because nurses actively and continually monitor patients, their feedback…

Nurse staffing levels have made a difference in the way a nurse practices, as well as the care that the patient receives. The profession of Nursing, is said to be one of the greatest job growths of all US professions, and one that holds continued practice (Zinn, Guglielmi, Davis, & Moses, 2012). Furthermore, nursing is considered an often rewarding job, as there is a great sense of fulfillment to be able to help someone who is in need of care. Many times, patient’s will often look to a nurse as…

Competency of Nurse Practitioner in Health Practice Follows to Self- report, The Assessment by the Trainee Supervisor and the Client’ Perceptions on Nurse Practitioner Services Nurse practitioners (NP) provide the primary health care services to individuals, families, groups of clients, and communities. The purpose of this study was assessed the competency of Practitioners in health practice by self report, the assessment by the trainee supervisor, and the client’ perceptions of nurse…

few degrees including a Master's of Science in Nursing, a Nurse Practitioner specialty gaining practical experience in intense consideration, and a Doctorate degree in Nursing. A. C. stays excited about the nursing calling and states she has "the extravagance" of having the capacity to hone at the bedside, and teach…

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…

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…

was surprised to see some of the statistics regarding how nurse staffing impacts our patient care. As a nurse, we work so hard to facilitate good quality outcomes for our patients. Over the last 15 years as a licensed professional, be short staffed has pretty much been the “norm.’ So, when I read how this affects our patient’s mortality rate, it is very concerning. In the study performed by Dr. Jack Needleman and his…

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…