Nurse

population becomes more ill and more dependent on medical treatment, we are relying on the cornerstone of healthcare: nurses; to sustain this demand. Numerous factors go into the dissatisfaction of nursing; from nursing burnout, understaffing and cumulative healthcare needs- just to mention a few. Bette Mariana decided to research nursing satisfaction within a population of nurses that were 55 and younger, on the importance of mentorship in nursing and how it contributes to career satisfaction…

The role of nurse administrator is complex. Learning to employ many techniques to engage and encourage team members is essential. Using the ANA Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice for Nurse Administrators and AORN Standards and Recommended Practices for Inpatient and Ambulatory Settings, along with theory and evidence-based research; an exploration of the concept of nurse administrator as a leader, mentor, coach and communicator is discussed. A project exploring a surgical fire with…

Nurse Ratched epitomizes an authoritarian leader with her superiority, and inability to collaborate with the other members of the ward. In attempt to assert her control over McMurphy, Nurse Ratched reminds him that, “‘You're committed, you realize. You are... under the jurisdiction of me... the staff." She's holding up a fist, all those red-orange fingernails burning into her palm. "Under jurisdiction and control—" (125). When threatened by McMurphy, she forces him to “realize” that he is…

The purpose of this article is to explore if nurse assistants were more committed to doing theirjob whenever they think of their job as a challenging job. There’s also another study in this text; it’s tosee whether resident satisfaction has something to do with the commitment of the CNA to their job. Ido believe that if the CNA loves their job than it does affect the resident’s experience. If the nurse lovestheir job they are going to be happier about going in to work and while helping the…

“All nurses please report to the main nurses’ station”. The nurse supervisor starts telling us that there has been a release of a bio terror agent in the air system and we need to be ready to receive a large influx of patients. What was the agent released? Are we safe here? Will the patients be contagious? There are so many questions that need to be answered. Are we prepared for this? The seminar that was presented to us on bio-terrorism did not prepare us for a large scale event. Training…

data cites Registered Nurse as the 2nd highest Mission Critical Occupation in FY 2016 through 2022. VHA projects 39,256 RN losses from attrition over that six year span. Turnover is expected to be high because of early career quit rates, staffing shortages, voluntary retirement, staff satisfaction issues, and from the overall high mission critical nature of the RN position within VHA. On top of nurse attrition, the VHA continues to face increased competition for skilled nurses from private…

As nurses, we spend long hours in our workplaces, for that it is important for us to have a safe working environment. In fact, there are three things that can affect health which includes physical aspect of work and the workplace which is influenced by exposure to physical risks and hazards such as needles pricks. It also includes psychosocial aspects of work and how work is organized. And finally, work-related resources and opportunities such as employee benefits, which is influenced by the…

A Book Review: Educating Nurses; A Call for Radical Transformation Many authors have suggested that, in response to the skills that nurses require to meet the needs of society and the health-care system, nursing education must be transformed. Benner, Sutphen, Leonard and Day go a step further and call for “urgent and radical transformation” of how nurses are educated and how nursing educators are prepared for their teaching role. Benner et al. analyze the results of the Carnegie National…

Critical Care Outcomes and Nurse Work Environment: An Article Critique Meghan B. den Hartog Missouri State University Critical Care Outcomes and Nurse Work Environment: An Article Critique “The Critical Care Work Environment and Nurse-Reported Health Care-Associated Infections” is an article on a retrospective, cross-sectional study. The four authors associated with this article are highly credentialed and work in either a critical care or educational setting or both. The…

babies and young adults is what being a pediatric nurse is all about. Many say that little kids look at a pediatric nurse the same way that they “look at a disney princess”(Heuninckx para 1). Children look at you like you are a hero because you are giving them all the attention they need to get better and to stay healthy. Everyday a kid is rushed to the hospital or doctor 's office because they are ill, no matter where they are rushed a pediatric nurse will always be the one to attend to them…