This solution is for a graduate nursing level. I need help with the following: As the profession of Nursing faces many challenges such as a shortage of clinical nurses, a decrease enrollment in nursing schools due to lack of Master's prepared instructors, higher patient load and mandated extra shifts, what political action,
On what basis can decisions be made about the inclusion in the curriculum of specific subject content? Ideas are included.
How could a group of nurses who want to start their own business acquire financial planning and accounting skills for themselves instead of hiring someone to do this?
You have just been mandated to reduce your department's labor force by eight percent. What steps are you taking to identify whom to lay-off? What are the staff roles, regulatory requirements regarding certain staffing patterns, the roles of assistive personnel, cross training, and anything else you think would help in
What is the impact of a lay-off on the survivors? What is the impact of downsizing on the organization? What methods could leaders use to stabilize or mitigate the situation? (In nursing leadership and management)
How can a nursing manager work on approachability and delegation as a manager?
Core staffing refers to regular employees with an FTE status working on a unit. It is the full and part-time staff on each unit. It is the most important component of department staffing. All work in a resource management plan is designed to stabilize unit core staffing. If all positions in the unit core are filled, there wil
Calculate the FTE required for a unit with six nurses 24/7. What is a replacement factor to cover 3 weeks of vacation and 5 sick days per year per nurse?
According to Franklin Schaffer, "Nurse managers are the linchpins to retaining nurses and ultimately to the success of any health care organization. Despite their importance, nurse training often gets put aside for financial reasons and time constraints. If we want to retain nurses, we must train excellent nurse managers. This
Here is a rather positive interpretation of cynical behavior. I always view cynicism as negative until I read this. Do you think that this quote rings true about us, our colleagues, our staff? "The player who looks least engaged may be the most committed member of the group. A cynic, after all, is a passionate person who doe
Nursing Leadership and Management: Trust. Leaders not only must be trustworthy, but also must trust their staff, building a culture of open, honest communication. ∑ Respect. Like trust, respect goes both ways: The leader must garner the respect of his or her staff but must also have respect for the expertise
How can the elements of transformational leadership enhance a manager's approach to problem solving and managing a department? This question was posed in a nursing leadership and management class.
What is the difference between leadership and management? This question pertains to nursing leadership and management.
Many of the employment opportunities in community health nursing require a BSN. What aspects of the community health nursing role appeal to you? Which aspects of the role are not as appealing to you? Why do you think BSN-preparation is needed to practice community health or public health nursing?
Do you consider occupational health nursing a subset of community health nursing? Why or why not?
A nine year old girl appears at the school nurse's office at least three times a week in the morning. She complains of nausea and weakness. The school nurse's assessment is negative and the girl usually recovers fully in about 20 minutes of resting. What more does the school nurse need to learn to be able to assist this girl?
In a rural community in New Mexico, (population 3000), there is a high incidence of tuberculosis. Mining is a principle industry and occupation. There are also many migrant workers for the production of lettuce and other field crops. There are two churches, a K-12 school, and a Head Start Program. There is also a county health d
What is meant by the community as partner? How does the community health nurse establish and support these partnerships?
As a nurse in a migrant health clinic, the community health nurse is finding reoccurrence of head lice among the children. Living conditions for the migrant workers are such that three or four young children sleep together on one mattress. There are however, running water and treatment shampoo available. 1. How might the
Given the basic preparation of registered nurses for the care of individual clients, what difficulties may the nurse encounter in addressing the needs of the community as client?
Professional standards are developed to assure quality and consistency of practice. What practical value is available through the standards for community nurses undertaking an immunization program for children in a day-care setting?
Using the Roy Nursing Model and Rogers Nursing Model Identify each type of model Describe the ways in which the nursing process is influences by each model Thanks for your assistance in the above info.
Nursing Ethics 1. History of Development 2. The beliefs it is based upon 3. Important contributors, or practitioners
Compare and contrast lesson planning to the nursing care plan.
How would you describe nursing's unique perspective to your colleagues?
How would you explain to your nursing colleagues the importance of having definitions of nursing, person, health, and environment?
What are your thoughts regarding the suitability of providing nursing care that relies on the use of borrowed theories?