Category: Nurse

Introduction Throughout their degree and clinical placements, student nurses are given the great opportunity to witness and experience a wide range of approaches to leadership. In part A of this paper, one leadership approach will be discussed and evaluated, exploring the potential impact this leadership approach has on the practice of a newly graduated Registered…

Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in a million that you can do something, anything, to keep what you want from ending, do it. Pry the door open or, if need be, wedge your foot in that door and keep it open, a quote by Pauline Kael.…

This essay will be exploring what spirituality is and why it should be incorporated in holistic care, how it is different from religion, and the role of a nurse in delivering spiritual care. Narayanasamy (2004) suggests that Spirituality is defined as the essence of being and it gives meaning and purpose to our existence. Spirituality…

Introduction This essay will discuss communication and teamwork, by choosing these two essential skills in not just health care but all aspects of life, I aim to enhance my knowledge and understanding which I hope will improve my professional competence. These two valuable skills are closely linked as effective communication, mutual support and team leadership…

I have wished to be a neonatal nurse since before I could even remember. Something about their work and ambition drove me into wanting to follow that career path for my own. Becoming a neonatal nurse has been a dream of mine for a long time now. Ive done the research, Ive talked to other…

The job I picked was a pediatric nurse practitioner and I picked this job because I wanted a job that worked with kids. When you are a pediatric nurse practitioner, you specialize in the care of newborns, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In this job you focus on primary care, growth and development, preventive…

Medication errors is still the most common cause of unintentional harm to patients (Cloete 2015). It leads to adverse effect that compromises the safety of the patient and results in a huge burden to the health services financially (Cloete 2015). It is important to prevent medication errors at every stage of the preparation of medication…

Nurse Practitioner is a great occupation for me because it satisfies my personality, interests, and values. I took two personality tests and it told me what kind of work I enjoy and how am I as a person. To begin with, my personality type according to the 16 personalities Myers Briggs test, is INFJ-A. My…

When Lisa was a girl, she always knew she wanted to save lives. She watched her neighbor who was a nurse care for people in the neighborhood and believed that she could also do that. It was a quiet calling, a feeling that she needed more fulfillment in her work and she also wanted to…

Nursing is a particularly high-stress profession, emotionally challenging and physically draining, with a high occurrence of burnout. In addition to the negative effects of stress on nurses health and well-being, stress is also a major contributor to attrition and common shortages in the nursing profession. Stress, which can lead to depression and burnout, is an…