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Chronic fatigue, as well as limited sleep, and lack of rested sleep, are common issues among nurses and other health personnel.... In terms of nursing staff, budget cuts have translated to fewer nurses being hired and lower pay for nurses hired; it also translates to nurses caring for an overwhelming number of patients – more than they can safely and adequately care for.... udget cuts in nursing cause fewer nurses to be hired....
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(1500 words)
Essay
As the author of the paper "Patient Transfers in the Operating Theatre" tells, lack of training in lifting techniques has also been shown to be a major contributor to the accident process within hospitals and poor patient handling skill is shown to be a risk factor for back injuries.... among healthcare workers injured at the workplace, 52% listed a transferring-related factor as the primary cause of injury.... In addition to the actual physical layout of the workplace, there are other crucial factors involved: equipment, staffing, workload, and the approach itself to each transferor lift are all crucial in reducing caregiver injuries....
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(4250 words)
Essay
This study focuses on the importance of nutrition in the wound healing process and the attitude of nurses in Irish hospitals towards this important issue.... The literature review showed that patients perceive their nurses to be caring and responsive when they are tender and compassionate towards them.... It is therefore essential for nurses to understand this aspect of patient care, especially in the case of nurses' attitude towards wound healing and nutrition for the patient undergone surgery....
19 Pages
(4750 words)
Research Proposal
This essay "The Prevalence of Needlestick Injury" is about one of the most common, important, and perhaps the deadliest modes of transmitting infection among the health care personnel.... This issue is of concern due to the fact that needlestick injuries to such are completely preventable.... However, It is not only that the incidences of needlestick injuries be measured and accounted for.... Far from it; the main issue has been the identification of the seriousness of these injuries and the significant morbidity, mortality, labor productivity, health costs, and emotional and psychological effects it can ensue....
27 Pages
(6750 words)
Essay
The 3 main injuries which will be specifically discussed are the sharp pain in the back of the neck, unequal chest movement and injury to the pelvis.... The case that is undertaken for discussion is a 26 year old pedestrian male who is struck by a high speeding car, consequent to which he suffers multiple injuries which includes deep 5cm laceration on his forehead, sharp pain in the back of the neck, unequal chest movements, abdominal injury and injury to the pelvis and right femur....
11 Pages
(2750 words)
Essay
Throughout history, it has been known that nurses play an important role in the healthcare of patients.... The main objective of this research is to investigate how do mandatory preceptor and mentoring classes for clinical nurses help decrease the number of nurses being burnt out.... The insurmountable amount of work and the lack of personnel, in this case, nurses, have influenced the manner in which the nurses have felt, concerning their tasks, amount of tasks, amount of patients, and obtaining positive results during their healthcare (The Nursing Crisis in Massachusetts: Report of the Legislative Special Commission on Nursing and Nursing Practice, 2001)....
21 Pages
(5250 words)
Research Proposal
This study, Clinical Nursing Questions, declares that before probing into the issue of application of principles of physicals health assessment and health education in accordance with practice as a nurse in a health care organization.... A nurse should quickly determine and analyze the client's urgency status....
21 Pages
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Research Paper
The paper "Challenges Facing Emergency Department nurses" highlights that many factors, some of them beyond the control of health organizations, have conspired to pose untold challenges to regulators, hospital management teams, nurses, and other healthcare professionals and patients.... Many nurses are resistant to change, let alone initiating it.... nurses who have served in an organization longer are especially more resistant to change even if they are aware of the benefits the change will bring to the unit and to themselves....
8 Pages
(2000 words)
Essay