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The Multi-generational Nursing Work Force, 2006.
A review of the nursing professional sector and the lack of well trained professionals.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses how the nursing work force begins a demographic shift with the retirement of the baby boomer generation, the shrinking pool of nurses continues to be a problem in spite of incentives to enlarge it and relax the system to accommodate new recruits. The paper recognises that one perspective that needs to be addressed is the multi-generational composition of the work force, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Once intergenerational differences and needs are recognized, acknowledged, appreciated and addressed at the managerial level, increased job satisfaction and increase in ranks may reverse the current trend.
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"Nursing as a profession in the western world continues to struggle against the steady decline in its ranks. Arguments regarding the root cause often center around a "supply and...demand problem" versus a "systemic problem" (Stuenkel, Cohen & de al Cuesta, 2005, p. 1). However, this is slowly falling out of favor, primarily because of persisting high attrition rates due to work dissatisfaction, a phenomenon that was almost unheard of in older nursing staff, in spite of the use of incentives. With the fast-approaching retirement of the Baby Boomer generation, one cannot help but look upon a commonly discussed but otherwise dismissed aspect of nursing workforce dynamics: the generation gap. Statement of the Issue The issue of a conflicting and shrinking multi-generational nurse work force is gradually becoming apparent."
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The Multi-Generational Workforce, 2007.
This paper is an extensive literature review and a research proposal to study quantitatively the work values of the Generation X (1961-1981) and the Millennium Generation (1982-2000) also know as the Generation 'Y' or Generation "Why".
16,675 words (approx. 66.7 pages), 70 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper explains that the literature review illustrates that the expectations of employees differ within the generations in today's workforce and unless managers have a sound knowledge-base of the needs and expectations of the organization's employees, keeping these employees motivated may prove to be difficult. The author relates that Donald Super's work values inventory (WVI) will be used to measure the work values of Gen X and the Millenniums based on 15 sub-scale work values. The paper includes detailed figures, tables, graphs and quotations to illustrate the many difference between these generations.
Table of Contents
Project Introduction
Objective
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose
Instrument
Questions of the Research
Data Analysis
The Work Values Inventory (WVI)
Literature Review
Background
Different Influences in the Lives and World of Generation X and the Millennial
Generation
Generation X (born 1965-1980)
Generation Y (Why) (Born 1982-2003)
Communication Style Differences
Generation X (1965-1980)
Population by Generation
Education Attainment of Generation X Men and Women
The Diversity of Generation X
Employment Status of Generation X
The Millennial Generation (1981 - Present)
Generalizations about Generations--Categorizations vs. Stereotypes
Workplace Supply and Demand Trends
Needed Changes in the Organization
Creating Structure for Millennials
Six Principles of Millennial Management
Internal Customer Service
Do's and Don't for Companies Hiring Millennials
Work Expectations
Personal Attention
Value
Structure and Detail
Use of Technology
Communication Tools
Listen
Provide Individual Time
Provide Many Details
Praise
Changes Millennials Bring to the Workplace
Events, Values and Motivators - Generation X
Events, Values and Motivators - Millennial Generation
Summary of the Literature Reviewed
Methodology
Data Collection and Analysis
Population
Procedure
Instrument
Scoring the WVI
Reliability and Validity
Work Values Inventory Definitions
Time Frame for Completing of Work Values Inventory
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"The Millennial Generation is causing a stir all the way around as this generation is "difficult to reach and understand". Millennials have gained the attention of all sector of business. Gerarci specifically reports from a retail point of view. While Generation X was one of individuals were "individualistic, untrusting and pessimistic" and in all truth lived in a "parent-centric world" which meant that "marketing to children was really accomplished by marketing to their mom." This has changed with Millennials "born during the longest economic boom in history." This group has gained "tremendous economic power"."
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Nursing and Obstetrical Nursing Curricula, 2006.
A look at the organizations that regulate and control nursing and nursing education programs.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper looks at nursing and obstetrical nursing and investigates what agencies police and design the curricula for these fields. The State Boards of Nursing and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission are examined and the policies and standards that they set are discussed as well as the required curriculum content and development they oversee. Their impact upon curriculum development and revision is also reviewed.
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"In the arena of nursing, there are so many specialties, so many fields, so many types of nurses, that there must be governing and regulatory bodies. Without such organizations that regulate and control nursing and nursing education programs, there would not be a singular and uniform set of expectations for this nation's nursing professionals. The two organizations that will be discussed in regard to how they influence the regulation of nursing, and more specifically how they could influence obstetrical nursing, are the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). The first of the two governing agencies that this paper will discuss and investigate is the NCSBN."
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Using Non-Nursing Personnel for Nursing Tasks, 2004.
A look at the advantages and disadvantages of using non-nursing personnel to perform nursing tasks.
1,356 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper considers the reasons for using non-nursing personnel to perform nursing tasks and then takes a look at the advantages and disadvantages of doing so. The paper also discusses the outlook for using non-nursing personnel in the nursing profession as well as the decline in qualified nurses in the labor pool.
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"Much has been written about the nursing shortage that plagues physicians, hospitals and nursing homes in the United States. At the same time that there are fewer qualified nurses available in the work force a number of states and municipalities have passed regulations regarding the nurse-to-patient ratio that is making the situation even more acute. As a result, healthcare providers have been forced to be innovative in the way that they attract nurses to their institutions and recruiting efforts..."
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Director of Nursing in Nursing Home, 1999.
Examines issues affecting this position & role. Examines the economics of the institute, restructuring, responsibilities, quality of care and staffing.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 14 sources, $ 47.95
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"DONS IN THE CONTEMPORARY NURSING HOME ENVIRONMENT
Introduction
This research examines some of the issues affecting the position and role of the Director of Nursing (DON) in contemporary nursing home environments. DONs are experiencing increasing difficulties in their attempts to fulfill their responsibilities as the health care environment in the United States continues in a period of transition.
DONs and Transition in the Health Care Environment
An increasing number of nursing homes, in the pursuit of goals related to both efficiency and effectiveness, are implementing reorganization schemes that frequently involve downsizing, decentralization, or some combination of downsizing and decentralization (Barrett, 1995). Among health care.."
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Registered Nurse vs. Nurse Practitioner, 2008.
A research paper exploring the process of transferring from a status of registered nurse to nurse practitioner.
2,825 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 84.95
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The paper defines and describes the duties, obligations and educational abilities of both a registered nurse and nurse practitioner in order to determine the motivations of nurses to transfer positions. The paper provides a literature review and concludes that a more in-depth analysis is necessary to truly assess a nurse's motivation for expressing interest in transferring to the role of nurse practitioner. The paper also shows the need for more studies on whether such a transfer will bring greater job satisfaction and motivation than if the nurse were to remain as a registered nurse.
Outline:
Introduction
Literature Review
Strengths & Weaknesses of the Concept
Discussions & Summary Conclusions
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"At present, there is a national crisis within the nursing industry. More and more, people are interested in becoming nurses. Nurses work in many capacities in clinics, community centers, hospitals and in private practice. However for some, there is no clear distinction between an R.N. and a Nurse Practitioner. Further, there is little data exploring the mechanisms through which a nurse may decide to pursue an advancing career, and what support if any he or she may receive in doing so. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the roles of these two positions, and assess which is most needed given the status of the nursing and healthcare industry in the United States today."
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Generation Gaps in the Work Force, 2004.
An analysis of the influence of one's generation on the workforce.
4,551 words (approx. 18.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 118.95
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This paper explores four generation groupings and their impact on the employment sector: Veterans, or Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, and the newer generation, Generation Y, or Generation Next. Of all the conflicts between generations in the workplace, perhaps the most volatile and difficult to strategize upon is that between the Baby Boomers and Generation Y. The paper tries to understand why these two generations are butting heads in the workplace and looks at where each of these four generation groups stems from.
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"Veterans, or Traditionalists, compromise the oldest bracket of the workforce. At an average of 52million of the population, Veterans are those born between 1922 and 1943, coming of age during and before the Great Depression. They have a work-ethic that makes them ?solid, no-nonsense performers with respect for authority and who are repositories of lore and wisdom? (Zemke, 2001). They have the experience of the job and tend to ?be more concerned with the ?big picture? issues? (ISR, 2003). While younger generations may condone their stringent work ethic and ?bullish? attitude towards changes in society, ?This generation rebuilt America by partnering with institutions. In so doing, this generation fueled the economic boom? (Lancaster, 2002). Fifty percent of the male ratio of this generation group were war veterans."
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Nurses Aids as Supplement to Nursing Staff, 2002.
A discussion of the conflict within a hospital setting between registered nurses and nursing aids.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 62.95
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This paper examines a conflict between registered nurses and nurses' aids at a hospital. The conflict is centered around a misunderstanding on the part of the aids towards their respective duties. The paper provides a series of steps that can resolve this group conflict.
Outline:
Introduction
Problem
Overview of Situation
Recommendationa for Solution
Conclusion
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"It has come to the attention of the floor supervisors at Newport General Hospital that there is tension among the nursing staff. The decision of Harvard Group HMO to utilize "creative management" strategies to supplement the existing registered nurses with nurses' aids has been met with extreme prejudice on the part of the medical team and the patients. "
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Every Nurse Controls the Image of Nursing, 2008.
This paper is a persuasive essay on the changing role of the nursing profession's image in modern day society.
730 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the changing role of nurses. The paper asserts that while every nurse controls the image of nursing, the demands of the times change what constitutes, and what will constitute nursing. Furthermore, the paper states that the nursing profession is undergoing transitions both within and without that profoundly impact it's public image as providing care to those in need. The author states that whereas technology can provide more and more timely cures, nurses are still typecast into a caring role, which may be less of a priority in the global scene that merely looks at health care as a service-oriented body repair shop.
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"As often is the case, internal and external change can have unpredictable effects on the components of the profession, not only as a whole. For instance, the broadening of the different roles a nurse can pursue has only happened in the latter quarter of the previous century in response to the expanding demand for them. There is an inherent advantage in specializing and giving students advancement options, even the option to independently practice is currently available. However, with the lack of time to develop these different tracks into distinct, autonomous, regulatory professional entities, this leaves the impression on the public that the nursing profession's demand-driven schism is a warning sign that health care is slowly becoming service-oriented rather than patient-oriented. Presently, it is difficult to distinguish nursing roles such as the nurse practitioner apart from the roles of other professionals such as physicians. Such increasing overlap in responsibilities, knowledge, patient treatment and management must be assessed and acted upon in order to ultimately establish a change in the public's perspective on nursing as a whole."
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Nursing Client Care, 2008.
This paper discusses the empowerment of nursing and its importance in nurse-patient relationships.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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In this essay, the writer notes that the empowerment of nursing is a role or function that can only be addressed by deconstructing the daily lives of nurses. The writer points out that the relationship between nurse and client is a front line relationship - the nurse is the primary care giver and the first medical person the client sees. The writer reviews different articles that take the profession of nursing and show how the need for interdependent relationships between nurse and nurse and nurse and client are imperative to attaining empowerment and powerful relationships. The writer maintains that education is the key to empowerment and building powerful relationships, as the more well-rounded a nurse is the better the nurse-client relationship and the nurse-nurse relationship. The writer concludes that the interdependent relationship of the nurse needing the patient and the patient needing the nurse is fundamental in the industry.
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Introduction
Article Analysis
Conclusion
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"The article concludes that patient advocacy is a major issue in current nursing situations. More and more nursing are finding power in stepping forward in what they consider to be the best interest of the patient - sometimes this is just making sure that the patient's wishes are being listened to and respected by the medical staff. The authors believe that true patient advocacy can only be realized when al 3 attributes listed above is present. Empowerment, power and powerlessness are the crux of nurse-patient relationships. The interdependent relationship between the three creates a shared balance of power between client and nurse and nurse and other medical staff."
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Nursing Legislation, 2005.
A discussion on nursing legislation, specifically the Quality of Nursing Care Act of 2004, and the Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2005.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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The paper discusses how modern nursing legislation has been proposed to Congress that would address serious concerns in the nursing profession. These concerns have a direct affect on every individual that utilizes health care today. The paper further discusses how Clark and Clark contend that nurses in the twenty-first century are commonly having to work extended overtime hours to meet the nursing shortage, as well as contend with low wages, and insufficient working conditions. The paper describes how, because nurses are forced into positions of care that can result in medical errors to patients, many nurses are therefore leaving the profession. The paper analyzes how the Quality of Nursing Care Act of 2004, and the Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2005 were introduced as legislation in the United States Congress to address these issues.
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Two Nursing Career Paths, 2002.
This paper is an assessment of two career paths within the field of nursing: Nurse practitioner and director of nursing.
1,655 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses that nurse practitioners, requiring advanced degrees, provide primary care to patients under the supervision of physicians and may prescribe medicines. This paper also discusses that directors of nursing, requiring at least a master?s degree, sometimes a business degree and often a doctoral degree, are part of the hospital?s management rather than its staff. The paper concludes that, while both careers lie within the profession of nursing, they will appeal to very different personality types.
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"While both the nurse practitioner and the director of nursing technically serve within the same field, their careers (in terms of the tasks that they perform during their daily work routines and the specific rewards, challenges, and responsibilities that each one faces) are substantially different from each other. This should not surprise us at all: Both the editor-in-chief of The New York Times and a news assistant running errands at a small weekly paper in Mexico City are journalists, but they have very different jobs."
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The Face of Nursing, 2006.
A review of the history of nursing and a look at how the nursing career has developed over the past 50 years.
1,187 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper reviews the history of nursing and the traditional role of the nurse. According to this paper, the face of nursing has changed over the past 50 years from a short term career to fill the gap until the nurse got married, to a lifetime career where a nurse works her way up the hospital ranks.
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"Trust in management may ultimately be entirely destroyed. The trust is based not only on information provided by the managers, but also by helpful feedback and guidance. Empowerment is strengthened when nurses feel the ability to be flexible is using their own judgment in issues as well as assuming responsibility for appropriate decision making. Employee empowerment must obviously be related to an employees' sensation that the organization is involved and cares about its employees' wellbeing. It is also important to nurses that they have a sense that their work is being valued. There is a significant negative relation between staff nurse burnout and the nurse perception of access to support, to information and to resources within the acute care setting (Laschinger, Finegan and Shamian, 2001). Social support from coworkers and managers has also been closely linked with decrease in occupational stress and burnout. It is important, however, to remember that personality factors add to the response to stress in the work setting. For example, a highly driven individual will more likely look for challenging work and the opportunity to learn new and better skills. When a job is obtained that fills these needs, then the individual will be more likely to feel empowerment in their work as well as increased job satisfaction. There are research studies which have put forward the hypotheses that the relationship between perceived work empowerment and occupational mental health is moderated by pre-dispositional work achievement needs and personality factors (Welford 2002)."
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Nursing Profession in Australia, 2004.
A discussion of medical dominance over the profession of nursing and how the profession of nursing is challenging medical dominance in Australia.
1,548 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper provides an informative research on medical dominance over the profession of nursing in Australia. It presents information from articles and research on medical dominance in nursing, as well as the advantages and disadvantages it brings. In contrast, the challenges brought by nursing to medical dominance are also discussed in this paper. In the term "medical dominance", ?medical?, in this paper, particularly refers to doctors. The issue of medical dominance in nursing generally suggests the question, ?What sets apart doctors and nurses?? Along the process of providing information in our research, this paper answers this question.
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"This reflects that while doctors and other types of health care profession both function for the purpose of providing health care services, Faraizi suggests that the term ?medical professionals? is generally associated to doctors, and that other form of health care profession is still of ?semi-professional? status. One element suggested to be the cause of doctors? dominance in the professional field of medicine is ?the degree of specialized knowledge they have and the ultimate degree of power and control that can be exercised through the application of this knowledge.? (Faraizi, Professionalism and Health Care)."
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Advanced Practice Nursing, 2005.
A comparison between the role of the Advanced Practice Nurse, the Nursing Practitioner and the Certified Nurse Specialist.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses Advanced Practice Nursing in relation to modern health care. The paper further discusses Nurse Practitioners, as well as Certified Nurse Specialists and compare their roles within the health are industry. Additionally, the paper examines legal issues surrounding ANPs in today's health care, and issues that are at the forefront of the nursing profession. These issues include legislation, the ability to practice freely, and educational advancements in nursing.
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"Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) is a term that refers to registered nurses that have progressed in their nursing studies beyond the basics of the nursing field. APNs often must have a Master's Degree, or Doctorate, and are often the lead health care giver in preventative and primary care. This is especially true for APNs in the cases of rural health care, clinics for the poor, and for people without health insurance ("Advanced Practice"). APNs have the ability to provide the majority of health care services that the traditional physician would because their expertise through training is extensive. There are, however, restrictions placed on APNs with regard to prescriptions, and their range of ability to give medical care through government regulations ("Advanced Practice", 2005)."
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