Nurse educator

Agent and Leader The function of the Nurse Educators is to be as a change agents and leaders in order to create an ideal future for nursing education and nursing practice (National League of Nursing (NLN), 2005). In order to function effectively as a change agent and leader, the nurse educator must model cultural sensitivity, Incorporates a long-term, state-of-the-art, and creative viewpoint into the role as nurse educator (NLN, 2005). As a nurse educator, takes part in interdisciplinary…

Quality Caring in Nursing Practice Tameco Martin University of West Georgia Role of the Caring Health Professional Nursing 6102 “Give me a new nurse! I don’t want her back in my room!” As a charge nurse on my unit I occasionally hear these statements from patients. They are usually followed by “she has an attitude”, or “she doesn’t care”. Working in a community hospital where most of the patients are underprivileged, or homeless, is a challenge to say the least. By the time a…

system in Japan Introduction At present, Nursing practice focuses on several specialized areas and thus, the Japanese nurses are also in need to possess more general competencies other than the specialized skills. In this regard, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (1998) and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2002) commended that the assessment must be kept as an essential component in the professional nursing education. Also, currently,…

Incivility is also known as lateral violence; the old adage of “nurses eat their young” is a prime example of incivility existing for quite some time. Most, if not all, nurses have either experience lateral violence or witnessed it at one point in their career. It is both surprising and disappointing that nurses treat each other this way, the same profession who vows to care for complete strangers without judgment. As an educator, I cannot help but wonder: do we adequately prepare nursing…

care provided by the nurse certified in advanced diabetes management (BC-ADM) and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN), will continue to serve an integral role in improving healthcare outcomes. During research of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), revealed the ANCC discontinued administration of the Advanced Diabetes Management (ADM) certification in 2010. However, certification remains available through the American Association of Diabetes Educators for nurses, dietitians,…

What Do I Look For In A Position? There are numerous career options open to the new graduate nurses. These options span from the traditional roles, to newer roles that continue to emerge, thanks to the advances in technology (Yoder-Wise, 2014). For myself, however, the career path I would be looking for would be one that not only considers my experience and educational background, but also my physical requirements. After the bilateral knee surgeries, that forced me to go on medical leave, I…

Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan Ed.D. CCC-SLP/L is a young woman who came from a family filled with educators and felt that she wanted to go into Deaf Ed, which was her initial plan at first entering into Illinois State University. But before going into Deaf ed., while in the University, Dr. Karen heard about speech-language pathology and thought it sounded interesting and decided to switch her major and received not only her bachelors but her masters! While Dr. Karen was doing her masters she knew that…

history of the nurse midwife can be dated back to many centuries. Florence Nightingale, probably the most well known nursing pioneer, was responsible for opening the "Nightingale Training School for Nurses" in 1860 (Selanders & Crane, 2012). In 1893, a facility called the "Henry Street Settlement" was founded by another great nursing pioneer, Lillian Wald, an establishment that was geared toward helping the poor in the lower east side of Manhattan (Britannica, 2013). Mary Breckenridge, a nurse…

Nurse leaders must work with frontline staff to develop standardized care pathways in EHR systems that define order sets and select terminologies that are consistently describe the work that nurses perform. Nurse leaders must work with EHR vendors and technicians to structure the system in such a way that it helps them capture necessary clinical data. Nursing…

functioning, time management skills, and patience (nurturing or drill sergeant)” -Dr. Karen Dudek- Brannan These qualities are what my interviewee possesses. Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan Ed.D. CCC-SLP/L is a young woman who came from a family filled with educators and thought that she wanted to go into Deaf Ed, which was her plan at first entering into Illinois State University (ISU). Howver, before going into Deaf Ed., while at the University, Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan heard about speech-language…