Topic of Interest: I chose to explore nursing fatigue and patient care as a nursing student because of its profound impact on the nursing field. The prevalence of fatigue among nurses presents a serious challenge for healthcare facilities globally, directly affecting the standard of care provided to patients. This topic resonates with me personally, as I have family members who are nurses and have experienced the struggle of nurse shortages. This issue has become increasingly relevant in recent years…
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levels. Each level offers its own advantage that can be taken into the nursing career to serve patients and create individualized care to ensure the best outcomes. However, each degree does not prepare future nurses in the same way. A Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing or BSN is a four to five year degree that prepares graduates to pass the NCLEX examination and become a Registered Nurse. In the 1950’s baccalaureate nursing programs were made accessible to high school graduates throughout the…
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The difference in competences between Nurses Prepared at Associate Level Nursing VS. Baccalaureate Level Nursing Jinal Patel Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS 430V Sarah Hatcock May 15, 2015 The Difference in Competences between Nurses Prepared at Associate Level Nursing VS. Baccalaureate Level Nursing Nursing is complex, ever changing, and multi focused. It defines as unique profession that is both art and science. It has specialized education requirement with theoretical and…
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May 24, 2014 Abstract Nursing is one of the oldest professions going back to 1800s and has developed significantly overtime with a variety of philosophical and scientific approaches. Generations have contributed to its current state starting from Florence Nightingale who first started Nightingale the St. Thomas's Hospital based school of nursing in London in 1860. This paper focus on the narrative looks at the performance difference between the two pathways of nursing these days. It will highlight…
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*Henderson: -defined nursing and specified the role of the nurse in relation to the patient - Identified 14 basic needs as a general focus of patient care - linked her definition of nursing that emphasize the functions of the nurse with a list of basic care needs. *Watson: -Caring aspect of nursing -Emphasized a return to earlier values of nursing and emphasized the caring aspect of nursing -Proposed 10 “carative factors” to differentiate nursing from medicine -Nursing as a Human-to-human…
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clinics; 126 nursing home care units; and 35 domiciliary” (VHA). Veterans Administration responsibilities have grown hugely over the years. Working at the VA Hospital, I have first-hand on what the organization are all about and what it take to run the daily operations. As Americans we must clear understanding on the principles that help “govern the changes underway, namely being people-centric, results-driven, and forward-looking” (Secretary Shinseki). Competitive marketing analysis The VA hospitals…
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stool tells you where the bleeding is occurring, i.e. Lower GI, Upper GI or Hemorrhage. RED Blood: Bleeding is in the lower GI area. DARK Blood: Bleeding is in the upper GI area. The AMOUNT of Blood: Determines if hemorrhaging is occurring. Nursing Assessment Data for Assessment of the GI System Weight changes Bowel habits Psychosocial or Stress (stress contributes to causing GI problems) What causes GI problems or what makes the symptoms better or worse? Past exposure to toxic substances…
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Introduction An annual survey conducted in 2014 asked American workers how they feel about various aspects of their jobs, including wages, job security, promotion policy, vacation policy, sick leave, health plan, and retirement plan (Adams, 2014). The survey concluded that 52.3 percent of Americans are dissatisfied with aspects of their current jobs (Adams, 2014). Many organizations believe that there is a positive correlation between employee satisfaction and job performance, however, empirical…
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Economics Demand and Supply in Healthcare Economics Demand Side The Purpose of Demand Analysis * To determine those factors which on the average most effect a person’s utilization of medical services. * Demand analysis seeks to identify which factors are most influential in determining how much care people are willing to purchase * An understanding of which factors affect demand and to what extent each affects demand will enable us to explain variations in use of medical services…
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Yet despite these conferences, the promises were not fulfilled. The 2003 and 2004 agreements did not specify if the money was to be targeted toward particular needs (eg. training health personnel), innovations (eg. chronic disease management) or provided accountability to ensure that money was allocated towards these areas (Doctors of Medicare, 2009). Financial cuts by the federal government have resulted in many problems in the health care system such as long waiting…
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