Structural Empowerment Case Study

Nursing as a profession has wide range of career opportunity however once you have graduated school and have gotten a career in nursing the learning can not stop, it is explained that nurses are responsible to keep up to date on all clinical techniques and new advancements, this

The purpose of this paper is to create a concept analysis and identify a nursing concept that is within a nursing theory. A concept analysis is a process where concepts and their characteristics are researched and clarified. The eight steps on conducting a concept analysis include selection of a concept used in a nursing theory, identification of the aims or purposes of the analysis, identification of possible use of the selected concept, determination of defining attributes, identification of model cases, identification of antecedents and consequences, and lastly definition of empirical referents (Walker & Avant, 2011). The nursing concept selected for this paper is “empowerment” within the nursing profession. The nursing theory from which the empowerment concept was obtained is Kanter’s Theory on Structural Empowerment. In order to empower someone, an individual needs the tools and resources to feel powered. According to Laschinger, Gilbert, Smith, & Leslie (2010), Kanter defines power as the ability to mobilize information, resources and support to get things done in an organization. The role of management is to provide employees with power tools that empower them to maximize their ability to accomplish their work in a meaningful way. Kanter goes on to describe two primary empowerment structures in organizations, first being the structure of opportunity and second the structure of power. The structure of opportunity relates to job conditions that provide

The career of an RN interests me because I think it’s not something that I would be bored with, and I’ll always be learning new things on the job. The duties and responsibilities are providing direct patient care, presenting health information to large groups of people, performing emergency procedures, managing many other nurses in teaching hospitals and doing research in universities. IN order to become a registered nurse, of course, you must go through the proper schooling and training. A two year school offers programs that will let you become a registered nurse, as well as some four year schools. To become a registered nurse an individual must graduate from an approved school of nursing and pass a state exam. Nurses may receive a diploma from a hospital, school or nursing, an associate’s degree from a community college nursing program, or a bachelor’s degree from a four year

Empowerment is a concept we all have heard at one time or another it is utilized in numerous professions and specialties. Analysis of this concept will further understanding of empowerment for nursing professionals in areas from research, theory development or practice. Exploring the attributes, consequences, implications and model cases of empowerment can assist the nursing professional in utilizing empowerment to its fullest potential. Within the scope of nursing, empowerment can be seen not purely as how it relates to the client, or the nurse but also how it relates to both the client and the nurse (Rodwell 1996). The Walker-Avant method was used to analyze this concept, as it was the most commonly seen in nursing literature (McEwen &

There is a shortage of all health care professions throughout the United States. One shortage in particular that society should be very concerned about is the shortage of Registered Nurses. Registered Nurses make up the single largest healthcare profession in the United States. A registered nurse is a vital healthcare professional that has earned a two or four year degree and has the upper-most responsibility in providing direct patient care and staff management in a hospital or other treatment facilities (Registered Nurse (RN) Degree and Career Overview., 2009). This shortage issue is imperative because RN's affect everyone sometime in their lifetime. Nurses serve groups, families and individuals to foster

Nursing, in my opinion, takes full commitment from someone. One must be knowledgeable, dedicated, and willing to help others at all cost. My mother is the greatest nurse I have ever encountered and has been my inspiration since I can remember. She has been a nurse for over 20 years and I have been captivated ever since. I was born to do this, to advocate and help others that are in need. Being able to apply the knowledge and skills learned in a real hands-on situation has given me the utmost motivation to fulfill my dreams of one day becoming a nurse. I was able to successfully complete my rounds of clinical hours as part of my nursing program at various locations and departments. I was assigned to MD Anderson, Harris County Psychiatric Center, and Silverado Memory Care Community, where I was able to work with many different types of patients and become acclimated to the environment. The duties in which I was able to preform varied location to location but included, head to toe assessments, insertion/removal of Foley catheters, medication administration, tube feedings, trachea suctioning, and numerous care plans just to name a few. I was able to interact with patients one on one as a student which has instilled confidence and reassurance in my future.

My love for nursing began early in my life; in high school, my continuing desire to become a nurse resulted in my applying and being accepted to Midwestern State University. There, I received a BSN and became a registered nurse. My experience at Midwestern prepared me for a successful career by instilling confidence within me as I joined the workforce. As my experience grew and years went by, I became eager to further my education and pursue my master's degree. Then life happened: the two-legged version that requires love, compassion, energy, and time. Now that my child is in school, with the support of my family, I am ready and dedicated to become a family nurse practitioner.

The national shortage of Registered Nurses (RNs) has helped generate formidable interest in the nursing profession among people entering the workforce and those pursuing a career change. According to a report issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service in 2002, the national population is continuing to grow and age and medical services continue to advance, so the need for nurses will continue to increase. They report from 2000 to 2020 the predicted shortage of nurses is expected to grow to 29 percent, compared to a 6 percent shortage in 2000. With the projected supply, demand, and shortage of registered nurses and nursing salaries ever-increasing, the nursing profession can offer countless opportunities. But first one must

Multidimensional and profound, taking on a nursing career is more than simply acquiring an occupation. As explained by Shwartz (1904), “Nursing should always be spoken of and looked upon as a profession” (p. 834). What is a profession? “A profession is responsible for developing and overseeing its standards and for communicating those standards to the public. The public in turn has a right to demand that the profession adhere to those standards” (Fowler, 2015, p.122). Getting a grasp of this definition

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Nurse Practitioners have a lot of rewarding elements to their job. The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of the education requirements for becoming a nurse practitioner is to receive RN, then Bachelor’s, then Master’s, then obtain licensure/certification, than 800 hours clinical time, then become Board eligible, then take Boards to become a Nurse Practitioner (Jessica Witter). Then every 5 years, 75 hours continuing education and precept nursing students is required to maintain certification or test is required to keep the licence ("How to Become a Nurse

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) noted that nursing is the largest profession in healthcare in the United States, with more than three million members (2010). Thee IOM also noted that there are many barriers that prevent nurses from adapting to the ever-changing healthcare setting and system, and that these berries need to be addressed in order for nurses to advance health and lead in the change that is happening within the healthcare system (IOM, 2010). The four barriers the IOM focused on were: nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training; nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression; nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health care professionals, in redesigning health care in the United States; and effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and an improved information

As the nursing programs are losing their most experience faculty due to retirement, others do not want to enroll in education because they can get paid better in the hospitals and the ones who consider being instructors to not had the master’s or docatorate’s levels to prepare them for teaching (Benner, Sutphen, Leonard, & Day, 2010). The Carnegie Foundation believes that the number of nurses with appropriate education must be increased to 90% in order to meet the high demands (Benner, Sutphen, Leonard, & Day,

185). This makes a great amount of sense, that those on the ground floor of the health care system, interacting with patients with the most frequency and regularity, would be the ones with the most meaningful input toward improving health care. Unfortunately, nurses are not generally seen that way, which thankfully is changing. As the IOM describes, “all nurses must be leaders in the design, implementation, and evaluation of, as well as advocacy for, the ongoing reforms to the system that will be needed” (p. 185). Not only is important that RNs become leaders in improving the health care system, doing so will create a precedent for future nursing in which RNs fulfill a role of leadership.

For my interview I met with H.R. who has her BSN, and is currently working to complete her degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She has been a nurse for three years, most of which has been spent working in surgery in a large hospital. She also hopes to further her education and eventually be teaching future nursing students. The purpose of this paper is to provide an outside view of how someone sees the Nursing profession as a whole.