Registered Nurses (RN)

Registered Nurses (RNs)

“Provide and direct medical care, advise patients and the general public about different health issues, and provide guidance and social assistance to patients and their family members” (Occupational Outlook Handbook). Registered nurses serve in nursing homes, hospitals, home care providers, medical offices, schools, the military, and correctional facilities. Certification from an accredited nursing school, a bachelor’s degree in nursing, or an associate degree in nursing may be obtained to become an RN. To work as a registered nurse, one must be licensed.

New York City Schools with RN Services

Any of the schools in New York City that have RN services are as follows: Adelphi University, Molloy College, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College, Bronx Community College, College of Staten Island, Kingsborough Community College, LaGuardia Community College, New York City College of Technology, New York University, and Queensborough Community College, among others.

Annotated Bibliography

Cowen Perle & Moorhead, Sue. Current Issues in Nursing (8th eds), Mosby, 2010.

The authors provide educated debate on pertinent issues that nurses face today. They provide nurses with a platform to evaluate conflicting perspectives and to develop personal opinions on the demands that the nursing profession. Cowen and Moorhead offer nurses and nursing students a comprehensive coverage of the issues affecting the nursing practice as well as education. Since the authors present the information in the viewpoint chapters using a controversial nature, the reader is able to benefit from various viewpoints on the pressing issues that affect currently affect nurses in their practice

This book is important, not only because it exhaustively tackle crucial issues affecting nurses today, but also because the authors present the information in controversial manner. As such, the book helps one to develop their own viewpoint as well as take a critical look at the issues pertinent to nursing.

Gulanick, Meg & Myers, Judith, L. Nursing Care Plans: Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention (7th ed). Mosby, 2011.

This book offers nurses over 2000 care plans that are made handle the common conditions that nurses come across in their practice. The information is presented in an easy to follow and reader-friendly format, it is practical enough to provide adequate guidelines on diagnosis and interventions. The care plans are for both medical and surgical conditions, providing comprehensive details for all nurses.

The book is helpful for any nurse, whether starting up in the profession or those who have had experience. It is a nurse’s everyday book because it helps one to handle conditions they are encountering or are likely to encounter.

Dauvrin Marie & Lorant, Vincent. “Leadership and Cultural Competence of Healthcare Professionals: A Social Network Analysis”. Health Equity Research Series, vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 200-210.

In this article, the authors discuss how the nursing profession has been, and continue to be impacted by international migration and globalization. The nursing profession is at task to provide culturally competent care. The authors look at how nurse leadership can help achieve cultural competence of healthcare professionals. The cross-sectional survey conducted by the authors revealed that the cultural competence of the healthcare professionals was directly proportional with the cultural competence of their leaders.

This article is important because it shows how cultural competence is acquired, and the place of leadership in this process. It points to any nurse the importance of social relationships and the effects of leadership in achieving culturally competent care.

Melnyk, Bernadettem M, Fineout-Overholt, Ellen & Williamson, Kathleen, M. “Evidence-based practice: Step by Step, the Seven Steps of Evidence-based Practice”. American Journal of Nursing, vol. 110, no. 1, pp. 51-53.

This article is the second in a series of articles being released by the Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation’s Center. It provides easy-to-follow step by step guide to evidence-based practice. It provides nurses with a problem solving approach built on best evidence and patient data to integrate patient preferences in order to achieve quality healthcare and improved patient outcomes.

American Nurse Association, 2016. http://www.rnaction.org/site/PageNavigator/NSTAT/nstat_homepage. Accessed 21 March, 2017.

American Nurse Association is one of the nursing bodies that nurses join. It provides nurses with information about the profession including licensing and other regulatory issues. The website provides nurses with up-to-date information on nurse advocacy issues. It also provides a platform where nurses can participate in healthcare advocacy.

Works Cited

American Nurse Association, 2016. http://www.rnaction.org/site/PageNavigator/NSTAT/nstat_homepage. Accessed 21 March, 2017.

Cowen Perle & Moorhead, Sue. Current Issues in Nursing (8th eds), Mosby, 2010.

Dauvrin Marie & Lorant, Vincent. “Leadership and Cultural Competence of Healthcare Professionals: A Social Network Analysis”. Health Equity Research Series, vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 200-210.

Gulanick, Meg & Myers, Judith, L. Nursing Care Plans: Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention (7th ed). Mosby, 2011.

Melnyk, Bernadettem M, Fineout-Overholt, Ellen & Williamson, Kathleen, M. “Evidence-based practice: Step by Step, the Seven Steps of Evidence-based Practice”. American Journal of Nursing, vol. 110, no. 1, pp. 51-53.