Shortage of Nurse Practitioners To determine why there is a shortage of nurse practitioners it is best to understand that there is a shortage of healthcare workers overall. The shortage of nurse practitioners began in the 1960s as a result of a shortage of primary care physicians. This was due to many physicians pursuing medical specialties that were more profitable. (Hamric‚ Spross‚ &Hanson‚ 2009) In 1965 Medicare and Medicaid began providing health coverage to low-income women‚ children‚ the
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Reflective Commentary Death (noun) “The action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a person or organism” - Oxford Dictionary ‘Death and Grief’ was the title of my group’s presentation. We chose this topic as we felt it focused on a major part in a Nurses Role as well as ICP (Integrated Care of the Dying Pathways). There are three learning outcomes that we needed to fulfil: introducing the professional role of a Nurse‚ introduction of communication skills and working in
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delivery of care. Throughout my nursing career‚ I will be encouraged to develop reflective practice skills and become a reflective practitioner. Reflection refers to a series of steps that you may take to question and explore an experience with the aim of learning from it. I will discuss the importance of communication in order to maintain a therapeutic relationship. In this reflection‚ I have utilized Gibbs (1988) Reflective cycle. This cyclical model is a recognized framework to assist with a critical
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relations between clients and amongst the members of the interdisciplinary teams. Although I agree to the aforesaid statement‚ but I have always struggled to find the fine line that marks the professional boundaries. In this reflective writing‚ I will be using Gibbs reflective cycle (Gibbs‚ 1988) to describe my journey onto developing and using this essential nursing competency most effectively. Description To build the skill of therapeutic and professional relations‚ I undertook the mandatory units
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Reflective Essay High school. Those two words can nostalgically bring out the best and the most tragic memories in anyone’s life. For me‚ I can say that those years were anything but ordinary‚ at times they were terrifying‚ at times they were incredible‚ at times they were chaotic‚ but they were always beautiful. All my seven years at Alameda Community Learning Center have been both life altering and amazingly valuable. I never expected to learn from or take so
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Nursing as quoted by the American Nurses Association‚ “Nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities; prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses; and advocacy in health care for individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations. Nursing has all types of fields that you can go venture off into. I wanted to look at registered nurses compared to licensed nurses. I wanted to list the differences
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by a court of competent jurisdiction and should remain under the control and supervision of the authorizing court." From my understanding of this law is to insure the safety of innocent people the court must get authorization of a properly qualified jurisdiction to be allowed to wiretap. In 2001 Congress passes the Patriot Act‚ this act is to improve the government’s ability to stop future terrorist attacks‚ since 9/11 happened. This helps to streamline or little resistance to the process
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The Caring Nurse: ADN versus BSN The Caring Nurse: ADN versus BSN Caring is the heart of nursing. Most nurses have a quality about them that harbors caring. Caring is defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary as‚ “effort made to do something correctly‚ safely‚ or without causing damage‚” or “things that are done to keep someone healthy‚ safe‚ etc.” Nurses‚ whether they are an associate degree educated or baccalaureate educated‚ want to do a good job. They don’t come to work to intentionally
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Initial Reflective Essay When I first thought of what I wanted to do with my life after college‚ the first thing I thought of was helping people. The next step in deciding what I wanted to do with my life was to exam how I could accomplish this goal. I started pondering and I was thinking about how much I love to take care of my body. Health care and personal hygiene has always been an important factor in my life. So I decided to major in Health Science. With this major‚ I will be able
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Differences in ADN Nurses and BSN Nurses Dorothy Love RNC Grand Canyon University: NUS/430V January 7‚ 2011 This paper will explore the differences in competencies for nurses prepared at the associates and baccalaureate degree levels. Both allow the graduate to enter into the field of nursing as a Registered Nurse. There are distinct differences in the educational preparation and resulting competencies. Identifying differences of the ADN and BSN prepared nurse requires looking at
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