Rebecca Nurse

Rebecca and Anna-Lise, Thank you for your insightful posts, they helped me to reflect on some experiences I had last week at work and think about them in the context of micro and macrosystems. Anna-Lise, I appreciate your description of the importance of standards of care and the importance of communication throughout and across the system, from micro to mesosystems (A. Krippaehne, personal communication, October 3, 2017). Rebecca, you spoke of your disappointment in our system and the poor…

An ethical Issue of Right to Self-Determination In the profession of nursing, we as nurses must maintain the integrity, and respect the rights of human subjects. As a nurse, we must understand the ethical principles to promote patient safety, quality of care and avoid errors. One of the protecting human subject’s rights includes the right to self- determination. According to Burns and Grove (2011) “The right to self- determination is based on the ethical principle of respect for persons, and it…

Kennedy Rebecca Roland was born March 17th, 1996 in Marshalltown, IA. Her and her brother Karson grew up in Tama, IA. When her mom and dad got a divorce she moved to Carlisle, IA. Both of her parents live in Carlisle, they moved to Carlisle because both of her parents got remarried and both got new jobs in Des Moines, IA. Kennedy thinks Education is important because it could possibly change your life in the future. When Kennedy was growing up she had plenty of Role models in her life but one…

As I finish freshmen year at Olivet and continue my Christian journey, it is important to understand how to mature as Christ. I talked about the truth of the Bible, the comprehension of scripture, the implications of the Apostle’s Creed and Christian doctrines, and the discovery of sin in humanity. In addition, I talked about the community of Church, the theological analogies in the Great Divorce, and the beauty of holiness. After learning this knowledge, I understand how difficult the Christian…

I believe that hard work pays off, almost every time. Last winter, I joined my local select basketball team, Ballard select. I didn’t have to try out, the coach just saw me play and asked me to join the team. After a few months of playing with Ballard, I became very committed and grew very close to my teammates. Finally spring came, and so did try outs. My coach Taylor, and the founder of Ballard Select, Sara, had told us only eight of the twelve girls on the team were going to make the team…

The purpose for highlighting this concept of burnout is to focus on the idea that often newly licensed nurses feel the effects of this burnout from their experiences and environment. According the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), newly licensed nurses can become frustrated and overwhelmed…

caring about their well-being, emotionally and physically. When you have, this has the core value in nurses, along with knowledge, everything else comes simultaneously: kindness, compassion, patience. That is why I am in nursing. I believe I could have the capacity to really, genuinely care for every single patient that I get to encounter. Nurses make a difference not only in the lives of patients…

addition, a nurse can ease the families stress by communicating the plan for pain management, and explaining any additional interventions that they undertake (Rzucidlo & Campbell, 2009). Although the literature clearly emphasizes the need for pharmacological interventions, it falls upon the nurse to incorporate non-pharmacological interventions for pain management (Weichman & Patterson, 2004). Non-pharmacological interventions provide an opportunity for the family to become involved. A nurse may…

licensed registered nurses have not demonstrated the use of proper technique during skills. Some of these unsafe techniques include breaking sterile field, inserting an intravenous catheter after contaminating the site, and administering multiple oral medications, at once, through a PEG tube. By not demonstrating competency, the nurse is putting the patient’s safety at risk. Understanding evidence-based practice, and keeping current on new techniques can help facilitate the nurse to minimize…

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…