Nursing care

The commitment to nursing dates back to one of the most notable early contributors. Florence Nightingale was very aware of the role of nursing and its importance. Nightingale identified the role of the nurse as essential to health care. Nightingales’ strong beliefs are the foundation of today’s nursing framework (Badzek, 2008). The foresight that Nightingale had is the first step in a staircase of the profession that has evolved into a strong trustworthy caregiver. In the following body of work…

If someone had asked me three years ago about what nursing consists of I would have starred with a blank face and answered, “Nursing is about medications and charting.” I would answer that question now with nursing is an intricate and delicate balance of teaching, saving, enriching, and empowering people to live healthier and better lives. There are so many fields of nursing that have dedicated educators for each, which is nearly impossible for one person to have knowledge of them all. The…

Nursing Shortage The nursing shortage is one of the most prominent issue healthcare is facing. According to Bureau of Statistic, the projected increased of registered nurse employments by the year 2018 is estimated to grow more than five hundred thousand of new registered nurse positions and about an increase in size in workforce by 22 percent (Carol Huston, 2014, p. 71). Nursing shortage arises when organizations want more nursing personnel in the workforce in the current market than they can…

distance race, but it equally describes my journey to pursuing a second degree in nursing. This journey began more than a decade ago and that time has given me perspective and confidence in my ability to succeed that I would not have had earlier in life. This is a mantra that I repeat to myself when I am training for or running in a long distance race, but it equally describes my journey to pursuing a second degree in nursing. This journey began more than a decade ago and that time has given…

As rapidly changing health care system is requiring nurses to advance their educations to meet the complexity of patient care. According to the article “Working to meet the challenge: More nurses with BSNs” (2015), the Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing Report came out in 2010 which promoted the advance and continued education for nurses. The report focused on “increasing the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80 percent by 2020” (para. 3). Since then, many hospitals…

Powered byLoading...NDNQI Taylor, Page 1 Kim Taylor HBI 110-801 December 13, 2015 NDNQI NDNQI stands for National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators. It is the only national nursing database that provides quarterly and annual reporting of structure, process and outcome indicators to evaluate nursing care at the unit level. It links between nurse and staffing levels using patient outcomes that have already been demonstrated through the use of this database. Presently over 1100 facilities in…

ability to be able to work well with other people ("Registered Nurses."). There are three different degrees that can be achieved it just depends on which one is chosen. The degrees in nursing includes, the bachelors degree of science in nursing, an associates degree on nursing or a diploma from a approved nursing program. Also it is required that all nurses pass…

Improving Patient Safety with Just Culture Many errors and mistakes happen around the world in health care facilities on a daily basis. With the influence of just culture, new and better ideas are planned and implemented based off the various behaviors and mistakes/errors that have been reported. It is used for a learning opportunity rather than focusing on a punishment for those who made the mistakes/errors. Just culture encourages openness and responsibility of the healthcare team and…

health care providers (HCP) may face a dilemma in allowing family presence during resuscitation (FPDR). FPDR consists of family members in close proximity to loved ones during physical efforts to preserve life (Leske, McAndrew, & Brasel, 2013). Research has been conducted to better understand the significance of FPDR and to identify factors that may influence whether it is acceptable in care. The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of FPDR and examine the implications for nursing…

approaches graduation, thoughts of beginning a career in nursing come to my mind. A new upcoming nursing student should think very seriously about their career goals. These include long term as well as short term goals. As with any path of life that an individual takes, it is not random. Each person that seeks an education does so with a set of plans and directionality for their immediate goals and long term. The idea of graduating from a nursing program once again dictates to the graduate that…