Shared Vision Two issues that affect our hospital are staff shortage and high turnover resulting from poor job satisfaction. As more and more physicians leave primary care to enter into specialized care and the lack of RNs to fill that gap persists Continue Reading...
Health policy and initiatives are used to guide and direct my clinical practice as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) by directing my work towards the Triple Aim of healthcare: 1) improved care, 2) improved health and 3) at lower cost (Hain & Fleck Continue Reading...
Education is also another valuable venue to explore. Despite the cutbacks at this specific hospital, there is a shortage of nursing educators in many sections of the country, and teaching at a college level is possible for nurses with master's degr Continue Reading...
Nursing Licensure and CertificationOne advantage of having a compact license is mobility. This type of license allows nurses to practice in multiple states without needing to obtain separate licenses for each one, facilitating greater flexibility and Continue Reading...
EBP is to facilitate strategy to eradicate short cycle return to second readmission of psychiatric patients on hospital beds. Doing so will assist health care providers in addressing the issue of bed shortage. Reduction of readmission rates allows m Continue Reading...
multigenerational issues of leadership in the workplace. The discussion explores the differences between the traditionalist generation, baby boomers, Generation X and Generation Y the discussion also focuses on how the differences between these gene Continue Reading...
Many of them who have worked for 20 years as nurses have gone up the managerial or corporate ladder. More and more nurses have chosen more paper work and less patient care by becoming supervisors, administrators and nursing directors and then retire Continue Reading...
Personal Response There does not appear to be a "chicken little" quality involved in the resources reviewed; indeed, the statistics cited make it abundantly clear that the healthcare profession is in big trouble today and things are going to get w Continue Reading...
Government Examine an issue of current relevance to Public Policymaking. As you consider topics, remember that this policy paper should contain a comprehensive assessment of the intended policy and its potential consequences. When you write your pap Continue Reading...
Physician Shortages Identify and describe three reasons there may be a physician shortage rather than a surplus in the United States. One of the reasons for physician shortage in the U.S. is the exorbitant cost of a degree in medicine according to Continue Reading...
However, when comparing the training costs of implementing a more robust training system in comparison to the costs of continuously loosing a large percentage of the workforce, it becomes even clearer that more training is the better cost. With so Continue Reading...
Baby Boomers The "Boomers" An Analysis of the Impact the "Boomers" will have on Society in the next Thirty Years The years between 1944 and 1964 is often referred to as the great "baby boom." It is often referred to as this because this period pro Continue Reading...
Political Analysis of Establishing the Baccalaureate Degree as Minimum Requirement for Nursing Establishing the baccalaureate degree as minimum requirement for nursing Identifying and analyzing the problem The challenges of the modern healthcare e Continue Reading...
Rights and Responsibilities for a Member of the Nursing Union in Minnesota recent MSNBC Health article on the state of the nation's health noted that despite the nation's joblessness crisis, nursing remains woefully understaffed as a profession acros Continue Reading...
Sampling a. No description of participants given. b. The informants all appear to be appropriate to the study, all being engaged in the practice or training of nursing techniques and procedures, most in treatment settings. Data Collection a. Data Continue Reading...
Business Code of Ethics Evaluation of Business Code Ethics Over the last several years, the issue of ethics has been increasingly brought to the forefront. This is because a wide variety of organizations have been facing some kind of high profile Continue Reading...
For attracting people in the nursing industry, many employers are offering benefits like child care, bonuses, flexible working hours and other incentives. (Research and Education Association, 1997) With an increase in the aging population, the prac Continue Reading...
John Brown: Was he a murderer or a martyr? The actions of John Brown raise many uncomfortable questions about how we view terrorism in modern society. It is often said that 'one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter' and that expression c Continue Reading...
The researchers believe that future research should include studies with large enough sample sizes to assess whether factors associated with satisfaction vary by subgroup such as new graduates in the first year of practice. For instance, the study i Continue Reading...
Health Care Professions: Issues and Questions I believe that health care is indeed a right for all people. Just as personal and public safety is a right that we all believe in, ascribe to, and pay to uphold, so we should also protect the right to be Continue Reading...
Legislation of Foreign Nurses Practicing in the United States The United States Health Care system is undergoing a major crisis of nurse-staffing shortage. A survey conducted by the American Hospital Association -- AHA of 715 hospitals performed dur Continue Reading...
DNP Much has been written about the current nursing shortage and its impact upon the healthcare profession as a whole: with too few nurses on call, existing staff members are forced to work longer and later hours. This inevitably contributes to medi Continue Reading...
inconsistencies among states regarding to APRN restrictions on scope of practice The state of Utah gives APRNs a great deal of leeway regarding the provision of primary care. APRNs can function as primary care providers in autonomous practice setti Continue Reading...
Policy Process: Evaluation, Analysis and Revision The National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act was designed to address the public health workforce shortage that is seen, especially where nurses are concerned. It is no secret that nu Continue Reading...
These skills are vital for them to make an impact, considering the powerful relationship between leadership strength and influence. (...) In Australia the following study has noted a change in skill mix may be necessary: Rising demand for health s Continue Reading...
...I need(ed) a lot of reassurance. Had I gone to a unit where they put me with a preceptor who really didn't care about educating...I think I would have struggled big time....[but] they never treated me like I was stupid," are common responses of ne Continue Reading...
Letter Against Unionization Dear Mr. Hines Thank you for our recent discussion regarding the American Professionals Union's attempt to organize our nursing staff. The nurses have made their many grievances known and I have listened intently to thei Continue Reading...
The American Nursing Association provides no online policy statement concerning paid sick leave for nurses and it appears that this issue is addressed only collectively through the nurses union with the AFL-CIO. SUMMARY and CONCLUSION It is clear Continue Reading...
In all, a total of 5317 shifts were studied of which 2,057 shifts were for more than 12.5 hours. Within the 28-day period of the study two thirds of the nurses reported to have worked overtime 10 times or even more. There were a total of 199 reporte Continue Reading...
Teamwork should be considered the highest priority. Assembling Swenson, Ryan and Samuels in a team context is a good first step towards mitigating the problems within the hospital. If these three personnel members can view themselves as a team, whos Continue Reading...
Patient Satisfaction There are a number of concerns faced by patients in the hospital. One that is not often discussed but that can play a real factor in treatment is the burnout experienced by nurses. Even during short-term hospitalization, the bur Continue Reading...
Evidence, Evaluating Evidence, Making Recommendations Life is a precious aspect of the human nature; the person has only one life to live. Therefore, it is essential for people to protect and guard the life of the individuals jealously. The nurses Continue Reading...
Leadership Discussions First Half Conflicting Obligations Identify at least two ethical dilemmas that occur when you are in a position of leadership. What makes the dilemmas ethical? Would you expect each person to react to the dilemma in the same Continue Reading...
Generation X and Y The diverse workforce means that there are multiple generations in the same workplace. Recent research regarding generational differences has found common generational attributes. These generational commonalities may be found in v Continue Reading...
ANA Cultural Diversity Position CARE ACROSS CULTURES ANA's Position on Cultural Diversity of Nursing Practice Position Statement In its official position statement, the American Nurses Association recognizes the importance of cultural diversity i Continue Reading...
Nurses are also usually the first medical professionals to encounter patients, and so they have to be good at making quick assessments of a patient's condition, to ensure that the patient gets the appropriate care. Obviously, an emergency room nurse Continue Reading...
Bullying in Nursing: Issues and Trends When people grow up, get out of school, and move into careers, they may feel they have left bullying behind them. Unfortunately, that is often not the case. Bullies exist all throughout life, and are often foun Continue Reading...
In the nursing field, there is becoming a concept such as the digital divide among nurses. Even though many nurses are familiar with the Internet and access it on a daily basis, there are some nurses who are familiar with other emerging technologies Continue Reading...
Educational Levels of Hospital Nurses and Surgical Patient Mortality Whether there is sufficient nursing staff in a hospital has often been thought to have an effect on the well-being of the patients, the quality of care that they receive, and the r Continue Reading...
