The leader that I interviewed had a lot of experience and advice to give me moving forward into my nursing career. One thing that I learned from this interview is that being a leader doesn’t mean that you must have the formal title. She emphasized this in her interview and spoke that she was seen as a leader on her floor before receiving a formal title. When she received a formal leadership title, she talked about how she had to…
The subject I chose is someone that I have known for quite a few years and is from my personal life. The reason I chose this subject is because she currently works in the Dana Farber center in my hometown. She works with oncology patients, and this is the patient population that I want to work with when I graduate. This woman is currently the manager of her unit, so she is in a leadership role. I have also known…
When it comes to disaster nursing a nurse must be prepared both professionally and personally, to take on any responsibility that they may face. A nurse can have many roles when it comes to a disaster and the role the nurse plays can change at any moment. Some of the few roles that a nurse can have during a disaster is being a leader, manager, or a team member. Another role of the nurse during a disaster is being able…
Before reading and watching the provided resources, my thoughts about death with dignity was that it was a patient’s choice to end their life. This can be a patient’s choice when they feel that they have nothing else that will help improve their life. I feel like this gives the patient more control over the end of their life when they feel that they have lost all control in every other aspect. This allows the patient to live their last…
My initial thoughts about electronic health records in nursing is that it is very useful to have. Having the patient’s records online allows to the nurse or the provider to see all the care and treatment that the patient has received. It can also show the nurse what care/ treatment has worked for patient and what hasn’t worked for the patient. I think that it is a useful tool because it can allow the nurse or provider to be informed…
Trauma can have quite an affect on a patient and the help they will try to seek or not seek at all. If a patient has experienced trauma in their life, it can leave a lasting psychological effect on them. The patient could develop PTSD from the trauma, which could lead to violent outbursts, insomnia, or substance abuse. A patient may also develop depression and anxiety from past or current trauma. A patient may not even know or want to…
There can be many obstacles for vulnerable individuals for them to get adequate healthcare. Individual obstacles that can impede proper health of vulnerable individuals could be if the person is at risk for a certain disease. If the patient comes in and they are obese they are more prone to having diabetes and hypertension. If the patient is not taking good care of their health, then that is individual factor that can already affect their health. Another individual factor could…
