The desire to help others and support the overall well-being of people serves as my motivation to enter the field of nursing. ... In addition, I have been exposed to the healthcare profession as the family member of a loved one who receives these medical services as my dad suffers from various health conditions such as Melanoma, Diabetes, Fibromyalgia, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. ... I volunteered with a group of students at a local nursing home. ... Conveying compassion is one trait I find effortless, but paramount in a nursing career. ... Nurse Potts has shown me that healing involves mor...

• Word Count: 662
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

An article published in the fall issue 2000 Nursing Magazine, revealrs how far the health care profession will go, a planned medical campaign among medical professionals to impose care "rationing" among us have already happened. ...

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Today, the nursing profession is faced with many different risks and adversities; but somehow, nursing seems to persevere, while developing new techniques all the time. ... HIV/AIDS has played a major role in almost all medical fields, but nursing is probably one of the most affected fields. ... Throughout nursing care, nurses are faced with chronic, progressive illnesses. ... (this makes nursing more difficult because you are having to deal with more than one illness.) ... This article impacted nursing by demonstrating the severity of HIV/AIDS. ...

• Word Count: 560
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According to Nelson, of the "Medsurg Nursing Journal," the nursing workforce is expected to decrease by 20% if things don't improve (Nelson, King, & Brodine, 2008). ... According to Carrie and Hill, the nurse-physician relationship either negatively or positively effects the nurse's job satisfaction and willingness to stay in the profession let alone the facility. ... This will also increase the nurse's loyalty to their physician, facility, and profession and dramatically decrease the likelihood of the nurse leaving (Johnson, 2012). Hostile nursing work environments have b...

• Word Count: 2679
• Approx Pages: 11
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As I take this assessment, I see three professions that interest me; Pediatrics, Counseling Psychology, and Registered Nurse. ... There's always something to do when you are in these profession, more likely when in a emergency where I want to be. ... Choosing Nursing as my major wasn't suggested for me but influence me to get my title to be one. ...

• Word Count: 607
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

A 1991 law called The Patient Self Determination Act (PSDA) requires hospitals and nursing homes to tell patients about their right to refuse medical treatment. ... The result is that the profession tends to err on the conservative side. ... Change is in the air, brought on by forces that have put pressure on members of the medical profession to ease their control on patient care and treatment decision making. ... Dramatic changes in the medical profession itself have led to a breakdown in patient trust. ... No group is more subject to the risks of litigation than the medical profess...

• Word Count: 2107
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"The ethical considerations involved in any important human relationship affect professional practice, fairness, honesty, mutual autonomy, and respect needs to be given specific expression in nursing practice in ways that reflect the realities of the nurse-client relationship"(Jameton 25). ... Nursing Ethics: Theories and Pragmatics. ... Baltimore: Health Professions Press, 1991. ... Nursing: Ethics and Law. ... Nursing Practice: the Ethical Issues. ...

• Word Count: 1233
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• Grade Level: High School

Of all the things that I could have had as a hobby, I chose nursing people back to health. ... Also, I came to the realization that My hobby of volunteering could turn into a profession. At this point, I came to the conclusion that Nursing was the career that I wanted to pursue. By going into this profession, I would still be able to nurture those in need. ...

• Word Count: 1076
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• Grade Level: High School

Abstract This reflective journal illustrates the understanding of one self's modified diet. This also shows the different factors why people have food preferences yet don't know the nutrition contents. Through the use of empiricism, the activity was a successful way of learning the effects of the foods that have been taken by the author. The activity was done by capturing different photos while eating with groups/self in a basis of per meal/snack/vises for 15 days. And because of the activity, the author had the time to realize that the activity is not only for the intention to look ...

• Word Count: 2630
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography