The American Association of Colleges of Nursing, or the AACN as it is often referred to, is an association aimed at ensuring that the specific needs of schools offering higher education programs in the nursing industry are sufficiently met. The association offers a number of invaluable resources to the deans of its member schools to ensure that standards in baccalaureate and higher degree programs are kept up to scratch. In addition, individual … [Read more...]
American Association Of Managed Care Nurses
American Association Of Managed Care Nurses Visions And Mission Vision Statement The vision of the AAMCN is to be an interrelated member of the managed care delivery team and systems for positive healthcare outcomes. Mission Statement "Our mission is to be recognized as the expert and resource in managed care nursing; to establish standards for managed care nursing practice; to positively impact public policy regarding managed healthcare … [Read more...]
Academy Of Medical Surgical Nurses
About The Academy Of Medical Surgical Nurses The Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses or AMSN as it is frequently called exists to promote excellence in medical surgical nursing. It mission and vision are as follows: Mission “The AMSN mission is to promote excellence in medical-surgical nursing”. Vision “Medical-surgical nurses use their powerful voice and focused action to continuously improve patient care”. Benefits Of Membership The … [Read more...]
Avoiding Burning Out From Workplace Stress
It does not matter how strong you are as a person, if you do not ask for help when you need it, or learn to take proper care of yourself, then you will be more susceptible to workplace stress than any of your co-workers. You will find some degree of workplace stress in any occupation you think of, but having this stress when you are a nurse can be a little more severe because of the kind of work you do and because so many are counting on you to … [Read more...]
Considering The Occupational Safety And Health
Placing yourself at danger is already a risk that you have to take when you are an LPN but there are quite a few occupational safety and health rules in place that will help you stay as risk-free as it is possible during your working day. When you follow these tips, you decrease your risk of contracting diseases from your patients and you also decrease the risk of spreading diseases to other patients. How To Keep Disease Free One of the many … [Read more...]
The Importance Of The Nurse-Client Relationship
According to research done by Press Ganey Associates Inc., the nurse-client relationship is very important, as it sets the tone of the care experience. Nurses spend the most time with a patient; therefore it is imperative that they have a good relationship. This is important not only for the welfare of the patient, but also for the peace of mind of the family and the reputation of the hospital or medical institution. The moral basis of the … [Read more...]
What Are Nursing Classification Systems?
Nursing classification systems are basically the articulation of nursing care, using a standardized language that can be easily understood by all nursing staff as well as by other providers. The University of Iowa's College of Nursing has been a leader in the development of standardized languages to describe the work that nurses do, for the past decade. The Center for Nursing Classification utilizes various methods to develop the nursing … [Read more...]
What Is Science Nursing?
Science nursing, or nursing science is rather difficult to define, as there is not really a single definition for science nursing. Part of the science of nursing is that nurses must apply a combination of problem solving, explanations, the theories that they learned during their observations, nursing interventions, their nursing care plan and learning plans, and their practice evaluations. Science nursing is made up of systematized knowledge … [Read more...]
Facts About Dental Nursing
There are a number of facts about dental nursing that you should be aware of before you decide whether or not a career in this line of work is for you. It is important to note that many nurses who enter this career eventually end up in far advanced positions by becoming dentists or oral hygienists, although this does require further education and training. Even without an intention to advance through the ranks, it is still a very good career to … [Read more...]
About Transcultural Nursing
In the modern world there are a large variety of different people from different cultural backgrounds, something which presents a challenge to many nurses as they do not necessarily have the knowledge and skills needed to treat each patient from the perspective of their respective cultures. Transcultural nursing is a movement aimed at addressing this challenge and ensuring that every patient from every culture is treated in line with their … [Read more...]