Second chances in life are rare, yet I was given the opportunity not so long ago. For me it all started on the last day of high school. I was about to embark on a new journey away from home, as most kids my age were. For most of my colleagues, they were heading to college. Others were heading straight into the work force. A select few, including myself, were heading to the military. In the military I grew up fast and soon found myself completing my four years of service in no time. I was left without
3.2.0 SOCIAL CONTEXT: 3.2.1 Nursing Informatics as a Specialty Nursing’s social contract reflects the profession’s long-standing core values and ethics, which provide grounding for health care in society. It is easy to overlook this social contract underlying the nursing profession when faced with challenges of the current technology like nursing informatics. One should be competent in nursing informatics so that nothing goes wrong when clients knows that the services are using telehealth and is
CHCCS411A Work effectively in the community sector Assignment 2: Research a sector of the Community Services Industry You need to choose a sector of the Community Services Industry and research the current issues influencing service delivery in that sector and answer the questions below based on your research. A sector could include: * Aged care * Home and community care * Disability services * Alcohol and other drugs * Family and domestic violence * Mental
Nursing as a profession is the delivering of primary health care to individuals, families, and communities with compassion and respect for the patients. As one of the most important elements of the health care professions, it is critical to understand the various facets of the role of nursing professionals. While nursing students and currently-working nursing professionals might have differing opinions on the roles nursing professionals play within the health care profession and the society as a
or she is always there with a smile on her or his face, prepared to help at a moment’s notice. Before one chooses a career in nursing, it is always important to know that even though nursing is not for everyone, nursing is one of the most honorable and satisfying professions an individual can pursue. Additionally it gives individuals rewarding financial benefits. Nursing is an excellent career choice, where an individual acquires great gratitude while attending to others necessities. If someone is
expected to grow in future (Ministry of Health (MOH), 2016). In the future aging population also expected to raise enormously, which create demand for health care professionals. Therefore, ministry of health established a strategy to address this issue by introducing nurse prescribers. Prescribing by nurses improve the access of health care, improve patient care and more focus on dealing chronic conditions. Now there are two group of prescribers such as authorised and designated. Authorised prescribers
Employees Nearing Retirement The national nursing shortage is an ever-growing concern and it is essential for health care organizations to confront the looming issue. Possible solutions to the nursing shortage include retaining older nurses who are looking to retire, increasing the amount of students graduating from nursing schools, and drawing nurses who have left the nursing workforce back to the bedside (Hatcher, 2006). Leaders must assess the nursing turnover in their organization and strategize
people in their surroundings. Some may argue that diversity is based on gender, sex, creed, origin, or some other form of tangible trait however; diversity is much more than that. The American Nurses Association produces the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. This publication has written several scholarly articles about diversity and healthcare. The article, Many Faces, Campinha-Bacote, states “Diversity. It is a word that means something different to each and every person”. What a great definition
This essay critically examines the main health issues of John Ryan. Recent referral from a health care team have heightened the need for John Ryan to the community nurse to do a home visit for an initial assessment and review. So, as my first visit to John as a community health nurse it is my role to integrate several nursing skills which includes assessements, carry out direct care, educate John, encourage health improvements and work together with other health care professionals to advance health
The national nursing shortage is an ever-growing concern, and it is essential for healthcare organizations to confront the looming issue. Possible solutions to the nursing shortage include retaining older nurses who are looking to retire, increasing the amount of students graduating from nursing schools, and drawing nurses back to the bedside who have left the nursing workforce (Hatcher, 2006). Leaders must assess the nursing turnover in their organization, and they must strategize on ways to retain