A New Nursing Aide Case Study

The Indiana State Board of Nursing is a body of nine selected members, comprised of a mixture of RNs and LPNs. This board listens to cases regarding university nursing programs, certified RNs fighting for their license, and individuals who are trying to obtain a nursing license. It is up to their discretion whether certain actions of a nurse are permissible or not. They also make adjustments to the curriculums or higher education schools to ensure that they are producing good quality nurses.

Stephanie, great post. I have experienced similar situations many times while working as a nursing assistant in long term care. I also agree with the nurse in her statement that some resident's become familiar with certain nurses or other staff and tend to be more compliant with them. Also, maybe the nurse or other staff members resemble a friend or family member that played an important part in the resident's life, and this could be one of the reasons that the resident is more apt to follow directions. While it is true that the caregiver must remain calm when trying to De-escalate a situation, the caregiver must also be gentle but firm, and project a level of confidence to the resident that will provide the resident with a sense of security

Tennessee board of nursing offers advanced nursing registration to nurses with qualifications at graduate levels who have achieved certifications in various areas of specializations. The state board applies the title Advanced Practice Nurse (APN).The state board also recognizes the advanced practice obligations as provided in the National Council Of State Boards Of Nursing (NCSBN). The four advanced practice roles are Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Anesthetist and Nurse Midwife. APNs in the state of Tennessee must also be licensed as registered nurses. In the event that the nurse resides in another state, RN licensing is done in the state of residence. The

The complainant, Nursing Service, RN John Allen alleges on August 18, 2015 that Patient Mr. Ulysses Grant Jr. checked in for his appointment without checking in with VA Police personnel. In addition, Mr. Grant was not accompanied by a uniformed VA Police Officer as directed. by XXXXLETTER???XXX dated XXXX.

I currently work as a state tested nursing aide at Bowling Green Care Center. I recently went from second shift to first shift because of school. All of the first shift STNA 's are in their late thirty’s, mid-forties, making me the youngest on first shift. Because of that, I get walked on a lot. I always get left to do things by myself including the two assist. There is no such thing as teamwork at the Care Center unless you 're a part of the "first shift clique." This place is honestly worse than high school.

To help Certified Nurses Assistants better in the workplace I have come up with several solutions. As a new employee these solutions should help a new employee do their job better. As a Certified Nurse’s Assistant myself I find that knowing there are new ways to do things better helpful.

IntroductionThis article touches up on many main points in Nurse Assisting. Authors talk about manynew ways to implement change in Long Term Care Originations. They talk about teamwork,training, and enhancing work strategies. I definitely agreed with this article, with wanting to be aCNA and depending on where I end up working I think it is good that people are wanting tomake these changes.DevelopmentSome key points in this article were how integrating new recruits to manage heavyworkloads in LTCOs can be hard to manage, the enhancements of informal work strategies, andthe debate on if teamwork is a “deterrent to change” or a “lever for change”. Somethings I foundstriking about this article was the heavy load management. In the article one nurse assistantexplained that during training they are told to take all the time the need, but when you startworking in the organization they are told they have 45 minutes with a resident, but actually haveno more than 15 minutes.

Nursing care is a dynamic field of practice. The way it looks today is far out greater intense and very structured. It advances itself by the use of nursing theories and evidence based practice. Policies and procedures constantly change with the advancement of technology and science. While caring for the patient in the given case studies, a nurse involved utilizes practical knowledge, a culture care model and transpersonal caring relationship to attain a caring environment (Smith & Parker, 2015).

Becoming a Nurse’s Assistant doesn’t require a whole lot of extensive education but a lot of hard work is needed to be put into this career. Being a Nurse’s Assistant requires you to have a high school diploma and specific training in certain fields (BLS.gov). So you will have to have graduated from high school obviously, but you will also need to have training in the nursing fields. You can start training while you’re still in school. Which would mean you could have a job as soon as you graduate or even before. You can take basic classes in high school and taking health occupation classes, and taking health and nurse’s aide training (MSHealth.org). You can talk to your school counselor to see about signing up for these classes, or you can

Introduction In the article, “Facilitating Change Among Nursing Assistants in Long Term Care, Etheridge,Aubry and Couturier talk about the implementation of change in long term care organizations, a process by which new nurse assistants are informally integrated into LTCO’s in Quebec, Canada.Their goal was to identify factors inherent in nurse assistance practice in long term care organizations that can influence their involvement in changing initiatives. To collect their data,they went to different health care facilities and determined information on the workers. The health care investigators also took a set of health care workers and asked them a set of questions in order to analyze their data on changing LTCO’s Development For the study,

To me, diversity is the idea that there are multiple points of view on a given topic. As everyone has a different input to each subject. In many work fields, diversity is greatly depended upon. In nursing there are great examples of how diversity can help in crucial situations. For example, during a trauma, while everyone is in different placing assisting the patient, the aide is instructed to cut off the clothes, but sometimes there are many different things that need to be done. Each nurse has an idea of the things that they should do and in which order, but sometimes other nurses have better ideas, or they can collaborate and use both ideas at the same time, as this is usually the most efficient way to get everything done.

There are various types of nursing homes throughout the country . It is imperative to realize that when locating a secure living environment for the elderly ; the heart of the facility lies within the kitchen . According to a private foundation , " one study cited in the report found as many as 85 percent of the elderly living in some of the nation's more than 17,000 nursing homes are malnourished " (Commonwealth Fund , 2007 ) . In addition to an appropriate establishment , one should consider who prepares the meals and the quality of the food . When a senior enters the dining room for feeding time , the majority of the time a meal will not serve their best interest . For that reason , creating healthier menus for retirement homes will improve

The facility my change project has potential impact upon is a teaching hospital which is known for promoting, supporting, and encouraging clinical research and implementing latest evidence-based practice. Erlanger serves as the region's only academic teaching hospital and strives to employ healthcare professionals who are knowledgeable in the latest skill, technique, and evidence based practice (EBP) (Erlanger Health System, 2017). This serves as both a strength and opportunity for the facility. A major strength for the hospital is the support that is has for research and implementation of all change processes. In 2013 the Institute for Clinical Research (EICR), was developed to solidify unity of two objectives, providing patients’ access

The aim of this study is to provide a detailed account of the nursing care for a patient who is experiencing a breakdown in health. One aspect of their care will be discussed in relation to the nursing process. The model used to provide an individualised programme of care will be discussed and critically analysed.

As healthcare providers, our role is to ensure the safety well-being of our patients and advocate appropriately with their best interest in mind. While it is important to be our patient’s advocate, we must also stay within the parameters that are set by our state governing boards. Although the 15 y/o is a runaway, it is more important that we assess the well-being of the teen mom, her infant, and maintain a trusting patient-provider relationship. I would ask the Nurse Manager to room the patient and baby, and keep others out of the room until after I perform a full physical on both of them. The time in the exam room will allow for further investigation of the current situation.