Nursing homes

Nurse Olivia Witte is the charge nurse at Sunrise Hospital. She oversees the interdisciplinary team that involves physicians, nurses, home care, and dieticians. Her goal is to transition ventilator dependent patients from the hospital to home. Nurse Witte is facing several barriers to this transition (Huber, 2014). The purpose of this paper is to discuss Nurse Witte’s dilemma, and review communication skills as well as leadership and management strategies. This scenario is fictional and can be…

automatically go to “Doctors”. However the majority of the medical field consists of the underdogs, like nurses and nursing assistants. Nurses particularly take on the great load of important work that doctors do not have the time to do. As well as nursing assistants take on lots of work that the nurse does not have time for. The evaluation will focus primarily on Registered Nursing and the entire process that comes along with the profession. Registered Nurses, commonly referred to as RN’s, are…

be used to document care within several settings such as home health agencies, ambulatory care clinics, and hospitals among other healthcare settings. The documenting of this care is of upmost importance as it assists the nurse in being able to develop necessary patient care plans. This is largely due to the fact that the nursing diagnosis drives interventions and patient outcomes. In addition driving interventions and outcomes, nursing diagnosis also provides a standard nomenclature that can…

To safeguard life by requiring persons practicing nursing to submit proof of qualifications and license. Performing any act that requires knowledge and special skills in the humanities and in natural, behavioral, and nursing sciences and to apply the nursing process for all persons weather sick or healthy. The RN is responsible for the management of patients and their symptoms and reactions to medications and treatments administered, as well as accurate documentation of information. They work…

What influenced you to take your career path? For me I decided I wanted to go into nursing when I was able to watch my brothers face light up, knowing he was in pain but seeing his nurses would change his whole attitude. My brother was born with Spina Bifida. Insurance doesn't cover everything a reason why my family is in debt. Hospital visits can be extremely expensive, but knowing he is getting healthier and noticing how his day changes with a joke of a nurse can change your whole perspective.…

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…

85 years old will go into a nursing home. This is a lot of people. I wonder if there will be more nursing homes built in the future. This worries me some since there are already many that are full and have waiting lists to get a loved one a room. This also creates another problem of where do they go if they are not safe to stay in their home and can only stay so long in the hospital due to insurance and other reasons. I also learned that most people want to die at home but sadly they usually…

Telenursing: Is It In My Future? Holly Thomason Chamberlain College of Nursing NR361: Information Systems in Healthcare September 2015 Telenursing: Is It In My Future? Telenursing can be described as a way to examine, treat, monitor and assess patients remotely using telephone, video conferencing, and other technology. Using it in a home setting has many benefits to patient’s that are living at home with chronic conditions. In the USA, about 80% of older adults have one chronic condition,…

I have been told by teachers that I am compassionate, open-minded, and respectful. I showcase leadership in my volunteer work, and in my position on the soccer and archery field. I have been mentored in the Dementia unit of the local nursing home, which shows how patient and caring I am around others. Talent wise, I have a talent in creative writing and English. I am skilled in soccer, having played for about twelve years, and moderately skilled in archery. 2) Service to school and/or community…

3 is why I want to become a nurse so that I can do the same in my community. It is understands that nursing is one of the most stable and must secure jobs available. Nursing is said to be one of the most respected occupations in America. “As the baby boomer generation ages, the healthcare industry is predicted to add over 3.5 million jobs by the year 2020, about a third of which will be made up by nurses.” As a nurse I hoping to be able to find a job just about anywhere I relocate to in the…