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It is a process to change your role from Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to Registered Nurse (RN). Once a LPN has completed their education, they will be overwhelmed with knowledge and a new set of skills. LPNs learn critical thinking in school but a RN will develop a deeper analytical and critical thinking skills. (Harrington and Terry, 2013, pg.54) Cohen believed that once a LPN transitions to RN, there are four goals the student will identify with in professional role socialization (Harrington…
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The nurse intern program is a great opportunity to dive in the world of nursing for a hands-on experience. I would love to have this chance to better the skills I have already learned and be able to gain new skills. My hope is to become more confident in my skills and to not be nervous when performing them on patients. I have wanted to be a nurse since I was a freshman in high school and to have the opportunity to spend my summer working in the hospital setting and getting to learn from nurses one…
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theoretical knowledge and clinical application; elegantly referred to as the art and science of nursing. Nursing students and new staff members have traditionally been taught by experienced bedside nurses that excel in their practice. As nurses, we have a professional obligation to assist learners in providing safe, ethical and effective care to patients and families (CNO, 2017) The literature reports learning is more effective when preceptors have completed a formalized preceptor educational program (Jetha…
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graduate. Leadership aspects entail team leading, delegation, and role transition from graduate to RN. This is the point of view of the author and information given here will be both objective and subjective. Nursing Philosophy In a previous paper written, the reflection of this student’s own nursing philosophy seemed to coincide with that of Florence Nightingale as well as Dorothy Orem. Orem’s school of thought leans toward the nurse having a large hand in aiding a patient to achieve total self-sustainability…
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social skills. Nurses provide care and comfort to individuals at their most vulnerable moments with compassion, empathy, and resilience. Through their deeply fulfilling profession, nurses directly witness the profound impact they have on their patients' lives. However, exposure to the harsh reality of human suffering is also what makes nursing so difficult – a double-edged sword of fulfillment and exhaustion. Burnout not only has detrimental effects on the health…
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The Transition from Student Nurse to Professional Nurse Nurse leaders influence, inspire and encourage fellow nurses and other personnel to achieve goals. They are skilled in the area of nursing and staff members look to the nurse leader for their knowledge, guidance and experience; their role expands through the entire organization. Nursing leaders help guide, implement and set policies for the organization. They ensure quality measures are being met and work with regulatory compliance. Leaders…
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recommended nurse-to-patient ratio. Another step in medication administration safety in the ED, there should be a clear and efficient reporting system that should address the steps where these errors are being made frequently. Reporting medication errors provides valuable data for quality improvement initiatives. Analyzing the root causes of errors helps identify areas for improvement in medication administration processes, and protocols. To promote reporting, hospitals must train nurses to identify…
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knowledge from the activity to the learning students. Simulation-based experiences have a well-known history no matter what profession you are looking at. Aviation uses flight simulators and the military has used war simulations that have been known to be extremely successful in their training programs. Because of these known successes in other industries, using simulation in the area of medicine and nursing has become an important part of the education of students and licensed professionals as they further…
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From Silence to Voice, a Book Report Michael Hager, RN, NREMT-P Nevada State College NU 408 Transitions in Professional Nursing Linda Jacobson, MSN, RN, PHN, COI Abstract Bernice Buresh and Suzanne Gordon have written a sentinel work for nursing that addresses the misrepresentation or absence of nursing in the media and the public consciousness. This book is more than a call to arms for nurse activism. From Silence to Voice is an instructional aid for shaping dialogue to disseminate…
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short of registered nurses by 11,000 openings in 2015 – and by 50,000 in 2025” (Peters-Smith, 2012, p. 1). In Florida “Demands at hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies remained strong through the worst of Florida’s recession years, especially for more highly trained nurses” (Peters-Smith, 2012, p. 1. The failure in the nursing industry occurred because “More than 200 separate degree programs – failed to materialize on schedule” (Peters-Smith, 2012, p. 1). Educated nurses found difficulty…
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