A Foreign Nurse's Guide to America

A Foreign Nurse's Guide to America
Author: Shirley Lorraine Franks Rn Bs Mba
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2012-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1469738171

Author Shirley Lorraine Franks grew up on a beautiful chain of islands, but she decided that she wanted to be a nurse in the United States. In this memoir and guidebook, she recalls the challenges she overcame to accomplish her goals, sharing what it really means to be a "foreign" nurse. Regardless of whether you are an aspiring medical professional or have been in the field for years, you'll learn how to succeed as a nurse wherever you go. Franks shares tips and strategies that help you Decide whether or not to move; Set goals and purse them; Avoid distractions and procrastination; Navigate licensure requirements; Get the best training available; Find employment in another country. Join Franks as she examines how to succeed as a nurse no matter where you live. Break through cultural misunderstandings and misconceptions, and decide whether you should stay put or pursue your career elsewhere in "A Foreign Nurse's Guide to America." "

Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements

Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements
Author: American Nurses Association
Publisher: Nursesbooks.org
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1558101764

Pamphlet is a succinct statement of the ethical obligations and duties of individuals who enter the nursing profession, the profession's nonnegotiable ethical standard, and an expression of nursing's own understanding of its commitment to society. Provides a framework for nurses to use in ethical analysis and decision-making.

The Future of Nursing

The Future of Nursing
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 700
Release: 2011-02-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309208955

The Future of Nursing explores how nurses' roles, responsibilities, and education should change significantly to meet the increased demand for care that will be created by health care reform and to advance improvements in America's increasingly complex health system. At more than 3 million in number, nurses make up the single largest segment of the health care work force. They also spend the greatest amount of time in delivering patient care as a profession. Nurses therefore have valuable insights and unique abilities to contribute as partners with other health care professionals in improving the quality and safety of care as envisioned in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted this year. Nurses should be fully engaged with other health professionals and assume leadership roles in redesigning care in the United States. To ensure its members are well-prepared, the profession should institute residency training for nurses, increase the percentage of nurses who attain a bachelor's degree to 80 percent by 2020, and double the number who pursue doctorates. Furthermore, regulatory and institutional obstacles-including limits on nurses' scope of practice-should be removed so that the health system can reap the full benefit of nurses' training, skills, and knowledge in patient care. In this book, the Institute of Medicine makes recommendations for an action-oriented blueprint for the future of nursing.

Essentials of Nursing Practice

Essentials of Nursing Practice
Author: Catherine Delves-Yates
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 1228
Release: 2018-06-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1526451557

Essentials of Nursing Practice introduces the core topics and essential information that nursing students, in all four fields, will need to master during the first year of a nursing degree. It expertly brings together insight from over fifty experienced lecturers, nurses and healthcare professionals, along with contributions from student nurses, to deliver the most complete guide to successfully becoming a registered nurse. Key features: A clear, full-colour, effective learning design aimed to help students understand the core theory, skills and knowledge, and how this can be applied in practice through holistic, person-centred nursing. Covers professional issues such as ethics, law, accountability, core academic skills like writing and completing assignments, and fundamental clinical skills such as pain management and medicines administration. Includes interactive activities such as critical thinking, reflection and ‘what’s the evidence’ boxes. Real-life ‘voices’ and experiences from patients, students and practitioners are integrated throughout. Addresses the transition to the new NMC Standards of Proficiency with a new tool developed for educators mapping the content of the book to both the existing and new standards. Readers get free 24/7 access to videos, case studies, journal articles, quizzes and multiple choice questions at the click of a button, by downloading the interactive eBook version of the text. (Redemption code and instructions inside the book)

Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements

Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements
Author: Marsha Diane Mary Fowler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Nursing ethics
ISBN: 9781558106031

"An essential resource for nursing classrooms, in-service training, workshops and conferences, self-study, and wherever nursing professionals use ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements in Their Daily Practice" -- Page four of cover.

The Nerdy Nurse's Guide to Technology

The Nerdy Nurse's Guide to Technology
Author: Brittney Wilson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Internet
ISBN: 9781937554385

The Nerdy Nurses Guide to Technology provides the tools nurses need to improve their practices, further their careers, and solidify themselves as assets to their employers. Written with humor and easily digestible sections of information, this reference guide supplies nurses with the practical application tools they need to embrace technology and be successful.

Becoming Nursey

Becoming Nursey
Author: Kati Kleber
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-04-14
Genre: Medicine
ISBN: 9780692430644

Nursing isn't a career; it's a calling. Learning how to be a great nurse at the bedside while maintaining your sanity at home is no easy task. This book discusses about how to realistically live as a nurse, both at home and at the bedside - with a little humor and some shenanigans along the way. Topics include nursing school survival, time management, talking to physicians, dealing with mistakes, and how to survive your first code without coding yourself. Learn the tools you need to become a safe, caring, and efficient nurse as fast as possible. Join the nursing school and health care organizations across the country who are utilizing this book to better prepare and support their nurses for successful patient care. Get ready - it's about to get real, real nursey.

A Charge Nurse's Guide

A Charge Nurse's Guide
Author: Cathy Leary
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-03-14
Genre: Leadership
ISBN: 9780977372614

This brief but important book is designed to augment your leadership education and experience. It is also designed for a busy clinician who does not have the time or energy to wade through hundreds of pages of text. Now in it's second edition, this book can be read quickly in one two-hour sitting or as you have 10-15 minutes here and there. In conceiving this book, our goal was to develop a simple but comprehesive guide that is focused on the most crucial information you need to lead effectively in your role as charge nurse. As a result, we have focused on topics such as leadership, stakeholders/resources, self-awareness, patient safety, delegation, leading through conflict, navifationg change and mentoring. We hve devoted separate chapters to patient satisfaction and patient safety. These are over-arching concepts that require the implementation of all leadership skills. Each chapter is divided into two primary sections: Personal Lessons and Resources & References. The Personal Lessons section may contain: our thoughts on the topic, reflections, things to remember and case studies. The Resources & References section may include: short articles by other authors, key terms/acronyms, additional resources and references.