patient demands. Causes of the nursing shortage include poor working conditions leading to high turnover rates, insufficient nursing education programs, and lack of incentives for nurses to work in areas of critical concern. Effects of the nursing shortage include further staff shortages due to high stress environments and poor patient care—including higher rates of mortality and morbidity. Nursing shortages have affected almost every region of the world, and may become worse unless concerted efforts are made to remedy the problem.
Introduction
Even the most advanced healthcare systems in the world are short on nursing staff. As a result, existing nurses are working longer hours under high duress,… Continue Reading...
an interdependent healthcare team, applying best practices and cultural competencies towards optimizing patient care.
Nursing education is notoriously demanding, due to the rigors of professional competencies that are expected of all graduates. I am prepared to make changes to my time management, to my self-concept, and to my lifestyle in order to successfully complete the degree while also preparing for my financial future. Nurses who are committed to advancing the profession itself, as well as their own personal career, place additional burdens on themselves to make their education count. I am dedicated to the profession as a whole, and therefore look forward to learning… Continue Reading...
improve healthcare delivery.
EBP has assisted the nursing profession in numerous ways. Nursing education has been changed because of EBP and colleges and universities have had to change their BSN program in order to incorporate EBP. The programs encourage critical thinking skills and nursing students are encouraged to consider clinical, religious, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds of the patients as well as using the relevant scientific research available. EBP has led to an increased interest in and emphasis on nursing research. EBP has also improved patient outcomes in that nurses can now use current research to assist them in minimizing complications that are… Continue Reading...
in primary care services. Given the increased demand of these practitioners, the nursing education field is increasingly encouraging more individuals to enroll for nurse practitioner roles. However, for an individual to become an accomplished nurse practitioner, he/she has to undergo or navigate a complex process to become a full-fledged practicing nurse practitioner (Luckey, 2018). Therefore, the individual needs to have a clear timeline for professional and personal growth as he/she enters the world of advanced practice nurse. This paper provides my timeline for professional and personal growth as a nurse practitioner in today’s healthcare field.
My Professional and Personal Growth Path
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(advanced practice RN) role in primary and basic healthcare delivery; and securing federal grants for nursing education/training (American Nurses Association, 2016).
AMA
Among the responsibilities of the AMA is: petitioning numerous governmental health-division organizations such as the National health IT Coordinator and the DHHS (Department of Health and Human Services) with regard to health IT matters. From time to time, the organization collaborates with the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and other entities in requesting reforms or improvements to current health policies affecting patients and the routine work of the nation's healthcare workforce (Rouse, 2015).
The AMA defines its mission as: informing healthcare… Continue Reading...
