School nursing

Nursing can be found in many different places Like nursing homes there is one different type of nursing homes where nurses can work there names are Intermediate Care Facilities the Intermediate Care Facility takes care of individuals and with Intellectual disability (ICF/ID) is an optional medicaid benefit than escapes states too provide comprehensive and individual health. Most nursing schools require a entrance fee and charge tuition but most schools do not charge anything too take classes.…

Every state board of nursing has a predetermined list of competencies that are established in order to serve as a guide to ensure safe nursing care. . A competency is defined as “an expected level of performance that integrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment” (American Nurses Association, 2008, p.3). There are three major areas of differences in the competencies in the Associate-Degreed (AND) nurse versus the Baccalaureate-degreed (BSN) nurse The areas are…

Nursing is often referred as the art and science of person centered care, that's why Indiana University is the school that will help me meet my goals of being a Registered Nurse. With a bachelor's degree in nursing that will help me excel in critical thinking and use the skills I learned from Indiana University everyday in my line of work. I will be majoring in Nursing reason being that nursing is a special skill that you learn the overall concept from books and class, but it's not universal…

In today’s society, it’s hard to imagine nursing as a wanted job by males. Look around a hospital or a doctor’s office: women will be looked at as nurses while men will be looked at as doctors. The blame should be placed on society itself. Parent’s tell their son to look down at nursing due to its feminine features it receives. Instead, parents push for their son to become a doctor or physician while they tell their daughter to pursue nursing because females don’t get respected as doctors as men…

advancing such as nursing. The nursing field has been around since the late 19th century and has since advanced tremendously. At first nursing was not recognized as a worthy field and was reserved for “prostitutes, women of ill repute, or members of religious orders”. (Arends lecture 2) In light of Florence Nightingales unyielding drive to help those in need, nursing is now recognized as a worthy and demanded field. Yet, nurses continue to be in short supply. One reason for the nursing…

A combination of social, political, and economic factors influenced and continues to influence the development of nursing practice. The Crimean War and the U.S. Civil War are examples of historical social influences on the development of the professional nursing practice. The Crimean War was characterized by lack of medical resources and insufficient care for soldiers. To alleviate the problem, Florence Nightingale was appointed. Upon her appointment, Nightingale implemented changes meant to…

learned what it took to be a doctor and the years of school I would have to attend, I started rethinking that as my career path. Through my college career I have continuously switched majors within the health science field. I saw many things that interest me, but once I shadowed a certain career path I realized that was not what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. I looked into many different health care fields anyone suggested, except nursing. Whenever someone suggested to me about being a…

Original Mission Statement: The mission of Hammer College Associate Degree School of Nursing is to provide the journey of a lifetime in becoming a Registered Nurse. Revamped Mission Statement: The Hammer College Associate Degree Nursing program challenges students by using critical thinking, evidenced-based practice simulations, and professionalism to promote quality healthcare for the multicultural diverse patient population. Philosophy Statement: The Hammer College core values include…

Nursing is a wonderful career to get into. Not many people know what a nurse does. They know broadly what a nurse does, but not exactly what it means to be a nurse. By talking to people and asking them what their opinion was of a nurse there were many different answers. When asking around one person said nurses take care of sick and weak people. Another person said nurses are the people that help aid the doctor. He went on by saying that nurses do not diagnosis anything or prescribe…

The Washington DC Board of nursing is an agency in charge of regulating all category of Nursing like Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Nurse Midwives, Nurse Practioners, and Advanced practice registered nurses. The board of nursing also regulate nursing assistive personal such as certified nursing assistant and home health aides. The DC board of nursing perform its regulations by ensuring and verifying that each healthcare provider have adequate education and training needed…