NURSING BURNOUT AND PATIENT SAFETY “Burnout has been widely studied in the health service profession, and nursing is recognized as one of the occupations with the highest burnout prevalence rates” (Harkin & Melby, 2014, p. 152). Nursing burnout affects many nurses in the profession in one way or another. In the nursing world, a typical shift length is now twelve hours or longer. This shift length has changed from the past in which nurses worked a normal shift of eight hours. While there
Being confronted by a threat like a life-threatening disease commonly yields psychological stress and isolation. LSD increases the ability to feel emotions, so patients were forced to deal with the negative emotions they had repressed. Patients responses included having a break-through in accessing emotions, being encouraged to free themselves or their minds, to let emotions flow, and to let go of fear. In regard to de-schematizing, or changing one’s perspective of oneself and others, patients said
The research question, “How do reproductive-aged female patients, who have been diagnosed with cancer, perceive fertility preservation and self-actualization during their cancer survivorship surveillance phase?” is discussed within the above research summary table. CINAHL Complete and ProQuest research databases were used to find the four appropriate peer-reviewed academic journals analyzed in the research summary table. A useful tool to find research studies from academic journals can be found on
Competency Paper Kasar Findi Tennessee State University Abstract Competency refers to a collection of commitments, abilities, skills, and knowledge that enable an individual or organization to act effectively in a particular situation or job. In most instances, competency outlines the adequacy of skills and knowledge that enable an individual to operate effectively in armed situations. Competency and clinical reasoning mean a lot for my specific area of advanced practice nursing because
career is very difficult, especially if you do not know what you want to do with the rest of your life. Luckily for me, I knew since as long as I can remember, that I wanted to become a nurse. The only thing is, I never knew exactly what field in nursing I wanted to work in, but in most cases you can not choose. One thing I am sure of is to become a Registered Nurse, it is what I always wanted to become. Other careers that interested to me but didn't know much about is a Physical Therapist and Nurse
This paper explores six published peer reviewed journals that report on results from research seeking to explore the relationship between the three nursing outcomes job dissatisfaction, intent to leave the job, and nursing burnout, as well as working long or extended shifts, and occupational stress. It also addresses various preventative measures such as eating better, stress-management and exercise which have been known to reduce stress, and ultimately burnout. Each article used different research
This research utilization paper will synthesize the evidence on the usage of text messaging interventions to enhance self-management and glycemic control in patients with diabetes type 1 or 2. Four selected articles will be evaluated to calculate the effectiveness of this type of technological intervention among individuals with diabetes. Study # 1: Nursing Research Study in the USA Han, Y., Faulkner, M. S., Fritz, H., Fadoju, D., Muir, A., Abowd, G. D., & ... Arriaga, R. I. (2015). A Pilot Randomized
Historical Nursing Abstract In this paper, we are going to be looking at historical roles impacting the field of nursing. This will be accomplished by focusing on: how self-regulatory issues and social perceptions impacted career decisions. Once this occurs, is when we can show how these issues have led to changes and the improvement of professional standards. Introduction Over the decades, the field of nursing has been facing difficulty with receiving acceptance as a respectable occupation
My Nursing Philosophy of Basic Nursing Care Based on Virginia’s Henderson Need Theory My nursing philosophy is to identify my patients’ needs, provide care, relief and support without discrimination, to advocate for them and promote their health and understanding about their condition and treatment to help them regain their independence and well-being. According to Henderson, Health affects the personal ability of patients in functioning independently and being able to perform their basic biopsychological
neglect of proper medical care as well as not providing the mental stimuli required for them to remain healthy via cura personalis can be utterly detrimental. According to Harry Lesser, he states that for elderly patients, be it in a hospital or a nursing home, the isolation itself is not the most determining factor in the decrease in mental health, but rather the failures of the direct health care providers in ignoring the principle of cura personalis, and not truly caring for the patient on an aggregate