sought by the researcher along the course of this study: 1. How does a nurse consider a patient having Alzheimer’s disease? 2. What are the factors that trigger the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease, according to a nurse? 3. How does a nurse deal with their patients whenever the side effects of their condition start? 1.2 Significance of the Study The study is intended to construct an understanding on the perspective of nurses on Alzheimer’s disease that might be essential for the key…
continuous need for nurses began long before our time. No matter what age you are, if you have ever been the hospital or the doctor’s office, you were taken care of by a nurse. With her friendly smile and a polite introduction, she took care of you without any judgment as to why you came in and she did it willingly. With the right amount of determination and motivation, anyone who puts all of their hard work into it, can become a successful nurse. As a little girl, I had always…
Abstract Competency is a term that is used both scientifically and in everyday language, and it has a wide implication in the caring profession of nursing so that the quality of knowledge, skills and the way that the nurses demonstrate it is a very important part to perform nurse's professional role in the clinical practice. By using various resources, my main purpose in this paper is analyze concept of competency, its definition, attributes, antecedent, consequences and I aim to…
the surgery department are on the rise. The staff turnover rate has reached an all-time high. The purpose of this paper is to research if implementing a mentoring program will create a healthier work environment for the operating room nurses as well as increase nurse retention. Administration needs to be more aware of the impact the negative attitudes are having on the morale, and help to implement a more positive environment through mentoring. CentraCare uses the Compass Nursing Model which…
exhaustion. Nurses who are experiencing altered states of awareness due to exhaustion exhibit lapses in judgment which inevitably result in errors in patient care (CNA, 2010). A study completed found that for each additional patient over four in an RN’s workload, the risk of death for hospital patients increases by seven percent. Patients in hospitals where each nurse is responsible for eight patients have a 31 percent higher risk of dying than those in hospitals with a four to one…
After a number of meetings with the investigator, one would prepare a briefing memo that could be used to inform the policy makers about the nurse staff shortage and its impact on the economy, and further to propose a possible policy solution that the state and nation could adopt for future protocol review. As such, a policy assessment will be conducted to determine whether the policy makers’ intuition that they were somehow limited to certain types of conclusions was an accurate interpretation…
decade has slowed the rise in nursing shortage numbers due to nurses either choosing to postpone retirement or returning to the work- force. However, this is considered to be only a temporary abatement of the impending shortage. It has been estimated that by the year 2025 the U.S. health care system will have a shortage of approximately 260,000 nurses (Buerhaus, Auerbach, & Staiger, 2009). The primary reason for the projected shortage of nurses is the aging of the nursing workforce leading to…
Administration for the Nurse Manager –Introduction to Nursing Management Introduction: Organization refers to a group of people who work together to achieve a common goal. Administration is the act of managing resources to ensure an organization’s goal is achieved 1.1 Personal Context: Personally, there is no way the nursing education can impact nurses without a properly organized system. 1.2 Social Context: Nursing education is the bedrock of continuity of nursing care. Nurses, viewed in a…
skills to dictate the codes or treatment. The job has many requirements including major speaking skills and being able to delegate codes. Nursing, whether you are a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or have your Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN), you will go through similar processes like tasks and conditions. Being a nurse can be difficult since you will have to make assessments and help figure out what is wrong with a patient. You will to also have to keep eyes and ears open during codes so…
Nurses are the front line professional staffs in a health care organisation. Their role is to deliver high-quality services to patients. However, several studies have shown that nurses have a higher risk of developing emotional distress (Lindsay et al. 2008, Lim et al.2010, Laranjeira 2011). Hence, the primary aim of this study by Wang, S., Liu, Y. and Wang, L. (2015) is to investigate the level of burnout of clinical nurses and to examine the influence of personal and environmental factors on…