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will be their profession. Even though a nurse might not be wearing scrubs or working in a hospital at that moment, a nurse is always a nurse. Two of the key elements in nursing are professionalism and patient-family-centered care. These two concepts not only show that nursing is a profession and that a nurse is always a nurse, on or off of the clock; furthermore, it shows the characteristics of all nurses to be professional yet empathetic, stern yet caring. Nurses do not follow the rules of…

rounds with the physicians should be a priority to curtail a loss of communication between interdisciplinary teams as well as the patient. While the PCF does not provide direct patient care unless there is a crisis, training and assisting graduate nurses during orientation is expected to transition the new employee to the area (Clark, 2011). The PCF is also held accountable for discharge deadlines, meeting…

My Worst Nightmare The nurse leader that I chose for this interview is a rock solid emergency department nurse that I worked with over the last two years. I chose to interview this nurse, because she is the reason I have decided to base my career in the ED. When I first started in our small rural ED, this tiny British woman walked over and introduced herself to me as "I 'm Gill, your nightshift Clinical Coordinator - aka, your worst nightmare". To say the least, I was absolutely terrified of…

nursing clinicals, I found that nurses play a big role in all departments of the hospital including surgery, rehab, and labor and delivery. One of the departments where nurses play a big role is surgery. Yes, surgeons are the ones that actually do the surgery, but they are not the only people in the room. As stated by FORTIS College, there are three main positions for surgical nurses: scrub…

to grow to 260,000 by 2025. (Buerhas, Auerbach, & Staiger, 2009). This foreseen shortage in nurses builds off of the knowledge that the average age of nurses is increasing, whilst the demand for nurses increases. More nurses are retiring or are close to retirement and an equal amount of nurses are not being recruited to organizations to take over the jobs of nurses that have left. In turn, many new nurses resign within their first year due to overwhelming workloads and stress. (Berry,…

employee should have the ability to start their day with a fresh mindset and complete their duties to the best of their abilities. When negativity enters an individual’s psyche, their performance will change. “Lateral violence, also known as nurse-to-nurse violence or bullying, is disruptive behavior that interferes with effective health care communication and thus threatens a culture of patient safety.” (Bigony, Lipke, et. al. p. 688) Lateral violence can impair an employee’s ability to…

stages that a nurse progresses through in their career. Dr. Benner’s theory created a five stage model that provided a framework for professional development for nurses (Hawkins, 2013). The model delineates over time and skill acquisition necessary to achieve expert status, which is the ultimate goal. The five stages that nurses must proceed through are novice, advance beginner, competent, proficient, and expert. The novice is the beginner or nurse without experience. The new nurse must…

supports the best methodology to educate nurses on managing physiological alarms appropriately. This project was conducted to determine if one method of educating nurses to alarm fatigue was more effective over another. Alarm data was collected prior to any form of alarm management education and again after online education and once more after traditional face-to-face education. The number of alarms from each data point was compared to the others. Nurses are ethically obligated to provide…

practices was to implement small changes on the nursing floor during the times of medication administration in an effort to eliminate distractions and interruptions of the nurse. Some of the changes included having the nurse wear a bright colored sash to alert others that he or she was administering medications as well as the nurse to taking a moment before administering the meds to review the seven…

The application of evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing has created substantial impressions in science, education, and practice in the discipline. The field does not develop new nursing knowledge or validate existing data; rather, it enables medical practitioners to use tried and tested techniques to make clinical decisions. This paper review literature to reveal the way EBP incorporates patient values, preferences, and clinical experiences in nursing practice. The analysis section…