The Connecticut Nurse Practice Act defines advance nursing practice as the " performance of advanced level nursing practice activists that, by virtue of post basic specialized education and experience, are appropriate to and may be performed by an APRN". This act describes the role of an APRN as one that "performs acts of diagnosis and treatment of alternations in health status" including collaborating under a physician to prescribe, dispense, and administer therapeutic and corrective medical interventions
life. I found that doing well in school and getting involved in my classes was a very rewarding feeling. I was drawn to nursing when I was first looking at careers in the medical field, but I was initially scared off by the competiveness of the programs. Getting my bachelor’s degree and working and volunteering in the medical field helped to prepare me for the rigors of nursing school, and motivated me to pursue a career as a nurse
given the patient. Following the incident, the hospital fired Julie and she was criminally charged. To avoid prison, Julie pled a misdemeanor and was stripped of her nursing license. The incident described above depicts an
Nightingale versus Leininger Nursing is a profession that requires skill, compassion and knowledge. In order for nurses to use these qualities in an efficient and appropriate way, many theories are collaborated and used in everyday practice. Two major theorists are Florence Nightingale and Madeleine Leininger. Although the theories developed by these famous nurses are extremely different, it is easy to see the amazing impact that they have both had on today’s nursing practice. Background and Influences
Introduction Critical thinking is one of the most important skills to have in the professional workplace. Being able to solve almost every problem one faces in the workplace is critical, especially in the case of nursing. Nurses are constantly faced with complex and challenging medical problems that require critical thinking in order to take care of all of the patient’s needs. Another important aspect of being a nurse is the constant need to educate oneself about new practices and procedures. Each
is in a vegetative state for a long time or would they allocate the limited resources instead to other patients who are also in need of medical care? Thirdly, there is a dilemma between things like religious beliefs and the empirical knowledge in nursing practice. For example, what should nurse and other healthcare professionals do when a critically ill patient is admitted to the hospital that really needs a blood transfusion in order to live but the patient’s religious beliefs about blood transfusions
ago for my clinical rotation in psychiatry while pursuing my associate degree in nursing, I knew immediately that I wanted to devout my nursing career to caring for those persons afflicted with mental illness. I observed how the nurses used therapeutic communication, showed compassion with empathy in dealing with this population. I told myself then, this is my calling. This is what I want to do. I began my nursing career working the medical surgical unit because some of the patients I observed
i) The education required to become a registered nurse in Canada involves graduating high school and obtaining a bachelor of science in Nursing (BScN). There is also a joint degree program that some colleges offer in conjunction with some universities (Canadian Nurses Association). Ryerson University offers a 4-year program that collaborates with Centennial College and George Brown College. The first two years of the program can be taken at any one of the 3 campuses. The curriculum is the same at
My BSN Role Model In my 14 years of nursing I have worked with many BSNs. They all have been great nurses. But only one person shines the brightest in my mind as my role model. That person is Lysha Moyo-Cook RN, BSN. I worked with Lysha on post-open heart unit for nine years. During that time Lysha became my role model. The reason Lysha is my ideal role model is due to her attributes and her beliefs that she uses in her role as a nurse. ATTRIBUTES Lysha has many great attributes that not only
Throughout history, nursing has been seen as a predominantly female dominated profession, but it has not always been this way. Prior to the war men dominated the nursing career, but with men having to fight in the war the female population took over the nursing profession; since this pivoting movement the nursing profession has been dominated by women. However, with the nursing shortage concern increasing it becomes time to notice the effect that the media may be having on the enrollment of male