Nurse

time. Burnout means that nurses are getting tired of work labor. Potentially nurses that burn out may cause an accident. The impact of nurse burnout has led to high rates of turnover. Certain causes of this burnout may be nurses working overtime, lack of poor advisors in the profession, and nurses having a high number of patients. A high quantity of nurse turnover can lead to a rise in hospital costs (O’Brien-Pallas, et al.). Nurse turnover is an issue because new hired nurses are leaving their…

This guide is going to be talking about the role and responsibilities of an Adult Nurse and the skills, qualities and values that are needed to be a great nurse. It will also be looking at comparing the role of a professional which is an adult nurse with the role of another professional which is a doctor and a non-professional which is a healthcare assistant. Agcas (2015) says that Adult nurses care for patients throughout their adult lives from age 16 with a diverse range of health conditions,…

It has long been acknowledged that some nurses engage in hostile behaviors toward other nurses, as evidenced by the often repeated expression, "Nurses eat their young.” Nurses play a significant role in ensuring patient safety, but the safety of nurses also needs consideration. Nurses have the right to practice in an environment free from any form of abuse. Abuse in the work environment arises from various sources, but what is especially disturbing is hostility in the form of inappropriate…

Approaches of Nursing Leaders and Managers to Nurse Turn-Over “Nursing turnover is a major issue impacting the performance and profitability of healthcare organizations. Healthcare organizations require a stable, highly trained and fully engaged nursing staff to provide effective levels of patient care” (Hunt, 2009, p. 2). In order to prevent nurse turnover rates in healthcare facilities, one must understand why it is occurring to create change. Many nurses are hired into positions having high…

CONCEPT 1: A NURSE MANAGER This concept is taken from module 1.3 on Responsibilities of Nurse as a manager Tope Ajayi (2011) defines a manager as an employee of an organization who is given an authority, power and responsibility for planning, organizing directing and controlling the work of others in order to attain organization at objectives. A nurse manager, is the head nurse she is responsible for the clinical and administrative functions of particular nursing unit, such as a pediatric…

surgeon or a nurse when I can’t even stand the sight of blood - yet out of all the careers in existence, those are the two that fascinate me the most. Surgeons and nurse practitioners must be prepared for the sight of blood and broken bones - it’s their job, after all. Although both careers have similar responsibilities and employment rates, factors such as salary and schooling can be a whole different story. Job responsibilities as well as employment rates are alike in many cases. A nurse…

Nursing is my field of study my current occupation as a unit technician at the hospital is the help I'm receiving to work towards my future in becoming a Register Nurse. Register nurses need all the support they can receive, because the percentage of death and stress on a nurse is high. There is many support from the Texas House Representative Donna Howard provides grants to prevent Violence in the Health Care Workplace and Set Up a Confidential System for tracking rape kits. In the health care…

Also there are many factors leading to stress, anxiety and fear such as placement and delivery instrument, adaptation to university supervisor and mentor, nursing care for pregnant women with intra partum labor pain ,mechanism of labor and complicated nursing care for pregnant women with complication who requires domain knowledge for the safety of the mother and the baby. If nursing students cannot adapt to these factor .these factors will affect the learning of students and the positive…

Any nurse who has worked in long term care know that the ability to deliver effective care to your patients is affected by the increased acuity and complexity of their health problem (Rodney, P; Doane, G.H.; Storch, J.; Varcoe, C. 2006). The patient to nurse ratio is getting out of hand and harder to handle. Nurses feel that they are unable to provide adequate care to their patients (Rodney, P 2006). A situation that arise on an everyday basis in my past long-term care facility is we must…

are lower in hospitals where nurses carry smaller patient loads” (p.1988). They specifically state the need for comprehension of “how nurse staffing levels affect patient outcomes and nurse retention in hospital practice” (Aiken et al, 2002, p.1987). Furthermore, they survey from “general, orthopedic, and vascular surgery patients” (Aiken et al, 2002, p.1987). Therefore, it can be concluded that the target population is hospital surgical patients and hospital staff nurses. The population is…