Nurse Ratched

The passion had always been there but I didn’t know what I would do with it. There are many career choices that work with children such as; childcare, teachers, nurses, social workers, etc. The day I had my car accident my mind was made up, at the age of 9 I knew what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, I want to be a nurse;…

Most people have a longing to get to the top of their company, whether by hard work and climbing the ladder, or by not what you know, but who you know. The longing to be on top is very common, but not only for monetary gain, but for one to achieve a certain level of power. It is an instinct that most of us have within, and it will be unleashed when we feel that where we are currently is not where we want to stay permanently. Most people come into a company wanting to be noticed and being seen…

altogether new experience. Bringing the mindset of a community health nurse to this exhibit led me to question how the ethical role of the community health nurse should look in times of sociopolitical injustice. As I walked through the exhibits and saw the progression of discrimination and hate that spread throughout Germany in the 1930s-40s, I began to wonder what the experience was like for community health or district nurses at this time and the ethical…

medical errors JMH Executive Committee decided to implement a bar-code scanning system of medication delivery and a patient education program during Hospital stay. The bar-code scanning system is an integral part of the electronic health record. Nurses administer all medications, including i.v. piggy-back medications and i.v. large-volume medications, through the bar-code scanning system. All information is documented with a time stamp for improved accuracy of clinical information. The…

infancy up to adolescence. Some pediatricians and their pediatric nurses provide care for adolescents up to the age of twenty-one. In order to become a pediatric nurse, a person must have the required education, certification, and experience to get a job at a health facility that gives care to children and young adults. Universities colleges and some hospitals offer nursing diplomas and degrees. Anyone who desires to become a pediatric nurse must be able to learn all of the job…

conquered challenges and handled any curve balls thrown my way. After having been with my grandma while she was in and out of the hospital for the later part of 2014 and then again for the birth of my niece I was able to watch many different types of nurses in action. It fascinated me the level of importance they played in the care of the patient.…

the standpoint of physical health but their entire wellbeing, encompassing spirituality, mental, and financial health. This is the time a nurse can utilize his or her skills to support that patient not only addressing their physiological needs…

that a nurse can have on a person’s health and well-being, I had no idea that that was what I wanted to do. I had previously thought that maybe I wanted to be a physician, because I wanted to help people and help them to be healthy. After I started my job, however, that profession quickly changed when I saw who was really doing the most healing and having the greatest impact. It wasn’t just seeing what a big impact nurses had, it was also seeing how that made them feel. All of the nurses that I…

enrollment, retention of the academic student nurse, and recruitment by healthcare organizations during the hiring process of qualified professional nurses with diverse backgrounds is necessary. Diversity in College and University Recruitment for the Student Nurse Although some research has identified barriers hindering the success of multicultural student enrollment, little was being done to find what facilitates the success of the multicultural nurse. According to Grainger (as cited in Flores…

I have been a nurse at the University of Michigan hospital for eleven years. Currently, I work in the psychiatric emergency department. Our patients’ ages range from toddlers to adults. Some of the frequent diagnoses we see are: bipolar disorder, suicidality, psychosis, anxiety, schizophrenia, and obsessive compulsive disorder. These patients can be very challenging and often have complex medical comorbidities such as cancer, diabetes, cardiac problems, and other medical problems. My job is to…