My Experience At The School Nurse

The changes to both student health needs and healthcare during the 21st century have an impact on school nursing practice today. It was because of these changes that the “National Association of School Nurses (NASN) developed the visual and conceptual Framework that explains the key principles of school nursing and provides structure and focus to current evidence-based school nursing practice” (NASN, 2016, p.45). The ultimate goal of the framework for the 21st century “is to provide a resource to guide school nurses in their practice” in order “to help students be healthy, safe, and ready to learn” (NASN, 2016, p.45). The framework for the 21st century school nursing practice consist of

The times are changing and as we grow as a society our careers need to change, adapting to the vast amount of knowledge we now have provided at our finger tips. While reading our articles from the assignment this week I can recognize the controversy about a technical school nurse vs university baccalaureate nurse. Back when nursing became a booming career our education and knowledge of the human body was still developing. With that being said it makes sense as to why a technical school nurse was still proficient in the career field. There were less laws regarding quality and accurate care. Traveling was still to a minimum leaving ethical concerns to its own discretion. As our knowledge in the science of the body grows and safe haven laws are placed for the protection

Through personal student interviews, the phenomenon of undergraduate nursing students' experiences in the context of communicating the psychiatric patients was described. This pilot study suggests that one cannot fully understand the breadth and depth of this experience until one has lived the experience. This section reflects the findings of this pilot study in accordance with existing literature as previously reported. Practical implications for nursing within education and limitations will be discussed and will conclude with suggestions for future research.

Have you ever had a moment in life that validated the direction in which you felt compelled to follow? A moment which never escapes your mind because it represents one of the purest, symbolic instances you have experienced? Or a moment as simple as being handed a book to encourage you to further your dream? A time to inspire you to succeed in becoming something even more significant than you already are? Or had a moment offering you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge, and thrust yourself into the world you so deeply want to be a part of? I was handed the Merck Manual along with a kind gesture and warm-hearted encouragement which aided in igniting a fire, reaffirming what I felt I was meant to do; it was a defining moment in my life.

NR-101 is my first nursing class that I'm taking I also took most of my pre-requisites before coming to Chamberlain but finishing up some here. I agree with you about the assignment notebook mine pretty much keeps my life in order I think I would be lost without it. It's keeps me on track and keeps me very organized with everything I have to get done. I can also be a procrastinator when it comes to studying so thats's something I will also be working on. I can totally relate about hearing bad stories when it comes to nursing school and it is scary. You start to doubt yourself a little bit like can I really do this. I tend to get overwhelmed and that's when I start to doubt myself a little. But I'm sure we will all do great and become great

My patient Mary Ramussen came to the clinic for dental hygiene services. She is a 66 year old lady taking several medications. All of her vitals were within normal limits at her visit. Vitals are very important to take because a patient may not have any symptoms. Medications can have many contraindications, adverse reactions, or an interaction with other medications. It is important to have knowledge of medications and how to avoid adverse reactions or toxicity. Some medications can interact with local anesthetic with vasoconstrictors and cause effects on the heart. Knowing all medications that a patient is taking is important for knowing what over-the-counter medications to recommend post treatment. Some medications

At 18, I was your average high school student. I participated in marching band, took a few advanced courses and enjoyed the fellowship of friends. A blooming teenager with high hopes of attending the University of Alabama at Birmingham to obtain my degree in nursing. However, the summer following my graduation, I discovered that I was pregnant. Understandably shocked by this unexpected circumstance, I placed my dreams of attending UAB on hold.

In part one of this assignment; I discussed my experiences as a Licensed Practical Nurse. I recalled into some of the biggest hurdles I tackled and now I envision the challenges, I may face during the transition. In this paper, I will be further discussing the transition from Licensed practical nurse to Registered nurse. The focus is on the responsibilities of a RN and stages of change in becoming a student once again. As I discussed in my video, there are challenges that I will face in the upcoming year that may make the journey difficult. I mentioned my current nursing experiences but as a RN, those experiences will vary because of the difference in training and accountability. I will outline the differences by elaborating on the scopes

After some more reading and reflection, I decided I wanted to add some more things to think about as being Maria’s school nurse. At first I did not cite the healthy people as a reference but now after going through the different topics I can see why it is an important tool and a great resource. The topic that focuses on Maria’s weight is nutrition and weight status (DHHS, 2014). Healthy People 2020 helps by referring to the different determinants of health to take that into consideration in regards to Maria’s care. A physical determinant that can hinder Maria is whether Maria lives in a food desert (DHHS, 2014). Having access to healthier foods is a crucial component when wanting to live a healthy lifestyle. As thinking about my own experience

I am currently a senior at Lemoore High School and my goal is to attend West Hills and get into their Pre-Nursing Program to later become an RN.

This Friday, September 15th, I had my clinical observation experience in the ED. I was there from 7:00 am till noon, viewing the flow and duties of the nursing staff on the unit, as well as practicing the skills I have thus learned in school. Throughout most of the morning, I followed Jessica, who had been a nurse in the ER for ten years. It was an insightful experience that broadened my previously limited knowledge of the roles and experience of an emergency nurse.

The nursing field has grown in so many way since the 1900s. A little background about the nursing field… Taking care of the sick was believed that it was caused by sin so nursing was looked at as a religious calling. Around this time, hospitals were built and nursing became recognized as vocational. Around the 1800s, Florence Nightingale changed the nursing field. She was the woman who founded the most important part in infection control, sanitation and sterilization. This lowered the death rate from 60% to 1%. This also opened the door for her to train and educate other women by opening up her first Nightingale training school. This built the foundation what the nursing field is about today.

Advocacy for health is often viewed as a key duty for a healthcare provider within a school (Turner, Owen, Watson, 2015). Nurses are in a unique position to promote a healthy lifestyle through nutritious eating choices and physical activity in the school setting on an individual basis and on school media platforms as well as in various community settings (Nabors, 2015). School nurses state an ambition to be more engaged in increasing healthy weights within children. Children attending school offers healthcare providers the means to influence overweight students (Turner, Owen, Watson, 2015). Healthcare providers within school systems have the ability to fulfill the task of classifying obesity, offer options for outside help with obesity, and render encouragement for overweight or obese students (Watson, et al.,

The experience of the student nurse graduate transition influences the importance as it will become their desire to continue practising as a registered nurse (Cleary et al. 2011, 2013). Even though the nursing degree’s clinical practice is a compulsory element of the undergraduate nursing program, it cannot be experienced from a registered nurse perspective, until nursing students have transitioned to a registered nurse. This imposes a change in roles and different expectations which causes concerns for student nurse. Buckenham (1994) reports that newly graduated nurses experience stress, disillusionment and despair in their first year of registration.

Expectations are defined as something that you believe will happen to you. Before nursing school, I had several expectations. Some of these expectations have shown to be very true while adapting to this new lifestyle. Other expectations have fallen to the waist side and soon were forgotten. At the time, they seemed to be very real. I expected to study, study, and study some more. I wanted the program to be challenging and prepare me to be a nurse. I expected to struggle financially because of having to reduce my days off work. I thought this would give me extra study time and I would make all As on every assignment. I hoped to form study groups to ensure that I would excel in making those grades. But, my most important expectation of myself was to stay organized and ahead on all assignments. I expected this to get me through nursing school.