nursing encompasses hundreds of years, beginning way before Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton, or Dorthea Dix and the evolution of a nurse’s role continues today. Preparing to become a nurse requires a unique body of knowledge, theory, ethics, and science along with the ability to safely apply that knowledge. All nurses belong to the medical profession but some members of that profession are in disagreement. The disagreement about whether nursing truly is a profession or whether it is simply a…
Interview with a Nurse Leader Kristi Cook Northern Illinois University Interview with a Nurse Leader I chose to interview J.C. because she has been a leader to me through multiple stages in my nursing education as well as my nursing career. While in nursing school J.C. was one of my favorite clinical instructors. She exuded pride and joy for the job that she did every day, and her enthusiasm was contagious. I now have the pleasure of having J.C. as my nurse manager at the cancer center that…
The purpose for highlighting this concept of burnout is to focus on the idea that often newly licensed nurses feel the effects of this burnout from their experiences and environment. According the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), newly licensed nurses can become frustrated and overwhelmed…
caring about their well-being, emotionally and physically. When you have, this has the core value in nurses, along with knowledge, everything else comes simultaneously: kindness, compassion, patience. That is why I am in nursing. I believe I could have the capacity to really, genuinely care for every single patient that I get to encounter. Nurses make a difference not only in the lives of patients…
addition, a nurse can ease the families stress by communicating the plan for pain management, and explaining any additional interventions that they undertake (Rzucidlo & Campbell, 2009). Although the literature clearly emphasizes the need for pharmacological interventions, it falls upon the nurse to incorporate non-pharmacological interventions for pain management (Weichman & Patterson, 2004). Non-pharmacological interventions provide an opportunity for the family to become involved. A nurse may…
licensed registered nurses have not demonstrated the use of proper technique during skills. Some of these unsafe techniques include breaking sterile field, inserting an intravenous catheter after contaminating the site, and administering multiple oral medications, at once, through a PEG tube. By not demonstrating competency, the nurse is putting the patient’s safety at risk. Understanding evidence-based practice, and keeping current on new techniques can help facilitate the nurse to minimize…
babies and young adults is what being a pediatric nurse is all about. Many say that little kids look at a pediatric nurse the same way that they “look at a disney princess”(Heuninckx para 1). Children look at you like you are a hero because you are giving them all the attention they need to get better and to stay healthy. Everyday a kid is rushed to the hospital or doctor 's office because they are ill, no matter where they are rushed a pediatric nurse will always be the one to attend to them…
Joaquin, a smart, handsome and high, come "of good family", but with an air of arrogance. All nurses went to meet him, but Eulalia was attending to a patient. After a few days, Eulalia had still not crossed any word with Dr. Joaquín, and had hardly seen him from afar, although their ears had already reached the rumors that portrayed him as a proud…
being a registered nurse is worth it. A registered nurse has the task to help people every day to become healthy, happy and strong. They use their own time meaning they really want to take part of someone’s lives. A registered nurse’s one goal in mind is to help cure and care for others. Once one helped that patient, it leaves them with the feeling of accomplishment, and that is why this job is worth it. Also,…
Case 2 Part A Emily Munson, a twenty-four year old nurse registered nurse, works at a nursing home in a small rural community. Recently, she suspects that her supervisor, Sandra Skipper, has been stealing patient’s medication from the medicine cart. Emily has not seen the act take place directly; however, she did observe Sandra leave the nurses station looking suspicious with her head down and hands in her pocket. Emily wants to report the situation, but she is leery for two reasons. First, she…