Introduction Within the healthcare system, nurses constitute the largest healthcare provider group. Hence, personnel and other workplace matters are very crucial to this group. Besides, the latest nursing consultation recognized the urgency for more attention on approaches that deal with generationa...

Nursing "Join the ones who dare to care" is the nursing motto. While having to be quite intelligent, a nursing major must also have a caring and compassionate heart. These abilities work together to create efficient nurses, who not only treat their patient's physical well being, b...

Providing Quality End-of-Life Care to Critically Ill Clients Critical care nurses provide care to seriously ill clients who often have multiple concurring illnesses. Some of the clients they care for lose their battle with their illnesses and pass away. It is important that nurses continue ...

Nursing Question 1: What are my optionions? could I work at a doctors office? Before? After? Reply: You don't need to become a nurse to work in a doctor's office. Most offices will have one or two nurses on staff, but mostly, they hire MA's or medical assistants. They can perform some of the tas...

Nursing ShortagesIn healthcare today, one major issue is the shortage of nurses. In a poll conducted by the American Health Association, labor and staffing issues was the second biggest concern of top healthcare officials. Nurses are known for their long hours, low pay, and very stressful jobs. A...

As my ability to work as a nurse moves closer to reality I have spent time thinking about my personal philosophy. What is it that I believe about nursing? What are the things that are most important to me and the patients I will take care of? What do I want to be remembered for by my colleagues? ...

Broadly understood, ethics consist of principles, which direct the conduct of individuals, groups or professions (Wilkins 2007). Nurses as professionals make independent decisions on the care of patients. But they are still answerable to their profession as a whole as regards these independent...

John P. Kotter (1998) suggests several strategies in order to facilitate change within an organization. The most notable section of his article relates to eight steps that can be taken to implement change and transform an organization. These range from the beginning stages of identifying and estab...

A professional nurse is one who puts the needs and importance of patient care above all others. The professional should exert a positive public image considering the public is where services are directed to. A professional appearance is important for making first impressions on patients and other c...

Mr. G, an advanced resident in Sunnybrook, who has swallowing problem, was fed breakfast by a nurse in the dining room. He seemed fatigue and fell sleep 5 minutes after feeding. I observed the nurse shaking his shoulder with her hand and speaking in loud matter: "Wake up, open your mouth, hurry...

ADDRESSING MACRO PRESPECTIVES OF SOCIETIAL INFLUENCES IN RELATION TO TEENAGE PREGNANCY BY THE PROFESSIONAL THROUGH THE NURSING PROFESSION"As your actions are informed by your awareness of values, your thinking and your ideas are shaped and changed by your experiences with those actions (Chinn, 1995,...

Sleep deprivation among patients in ICU is a prominent problem in health care today. This could lead to further physiological and psychological problems such as delirium, in extreme cases. The cause of this is the stress associated with the critical conditions necessitating admission to ...

There may not appear to be an obvious "specific knowledge base" in the field of nursing, but in fact there is a knowledge base in every course taken by every nurse, in every medical procedure and healthcare policy nurses are obliged to learn and practice. In every Hospice training facility...

During my volunteer work at Christian Living Campus, I had several lunches with a resident named Jim. Jim used to be a fighter pilot in World War II. As we were eating I notices a bumper sticker on Jim's wheelchair. It read, "Be nice to your kids. They'll choose your nursing home." I aske...

Annotated Bibliography: 2The purpose of this paper is to present a literary review dealing with nursing as a profession which pertains to health care. There are also five recent scholarly journals that have been specifically chosen, to complete a detailed annotated bibliography.Mullane, M. (2...

According to Wisconsin's Model of Academic Standards, "Information and Technology Literacy is the ability of an individual, working independently or with others, to use tools, resources, processes, and systems responsibly to access and evaluate information in any medium, and to use that in...

The 5-4-20 Mandate Should Remain Victorian nurses, on the 9th of November 2003 launched a campaign to block the progress of the state government move to change work conditions for Victorians nurses. All the Australian nursing Federation (ANF) wants is to keep the 5-4-20 Mandate. Introduced...

Patient safety is such an important part of our health care system and it helps define quality health care. Keeping our patients safe is a challenging issue because errors and mistakes can and do happen. Error occurs "when a planned sequence of mental and physical activities fail to achieve ...

Communication, how important is a nurse\'s communication skills while treating diagnosed cancer patients? Should nurses have additional training to communicate with patients not only in a professional manner but to show respect and provide comfort and trust to these patients struggling through a li...

It is vital in all nursing situations to have a personal style of helping that is effective and leads to good patient care. When a patient receives first-rate care, they are likely to better adjust to their illness than if poor care was given. It is imperative that a variety of helping styles be ...

Skin cancer, is the most common form of cancer in the United States. The deadliest form of skin cancer is known as Melanoma. It is a tumor that arises from the pigmented cells called melanocytes. "Melanoma is a cutaneous carcinoma with a high rate of metastasis resulting from uncontrolled gro...

Mrs. Loughman works in a busy suburban emergency room (ER) as a geriatric clinical nurse specialist (GCNS). She has a master's degree in medical-surgical nursing. She has been in this position for three and a half years. Generally, forty thousand patients are seen in this ER with 30% compose...

Social, psychological and environment factors that affect the health of this client and should explain what health and social care provision has been designed to meet these needs. The factors influencing the health of the family and individuals. The physical and social environment T...

Predictions of healthcare in 2030 are amazing, to say the least. We could free up scarce physician resources if we empower physician extenders (registered nurses, advanced registered nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and physician assistants) to provide more of the basic care, increase automation vi...

Pharmacogenomics in the Future of Health Care Practice Abstract: Pharmacogenomics is an up and coming technology that encompasses the areas of health care, science, drug therapy and genetics. Pharmacogenomics research examines gene expression, and how drugs can be best suited to work with an indiv...