Being a night shift nurse is a grueling job. Though‚ it is the shift most nurses start on in their career. I have worked as a labor and delivery nurse for the last 10 years‚ 8 of them on night shift. I have come up with these 5 tips that helped me get through it with two kids‚ a husband‚ and dog. Schedule It Right Many nurses‚ like me‚ are mothers. As a mother‚ you have many responsibilities and sleep is never a priority‚ especially on night shift. No one will understand. You can tell your mother
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attempt to accommodate your staffing needs. BEDSIDE SHIFT REPORT Bedside shift reporting is a National Health Care Initiative‚ and the most effective collaborative method of communication. All nurses and PCA’s are required to give a bedside shift report and rounding with your patient‚ No Exception! PRACTICE THE 5 STEPS OF BEDSIDE REPORT: Introduction of the new nurse. Informing the patient and family of shift change. Bring the WOW into the patient room. Utilize
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Supply Increase – Shift Right Demand or Supply Decrease – Shift Left Quantity Demand or Quantity Supply Increase – Move along the Curve Right Quantity Demand or Supply Decrease – Move along the Curve Left D. Draw Graph – Make sure to label everything You will have to use Paint‚ save as a jpeg and insert into your Word Document Answer sheet EXAMPLE ON HOW TO ANSWER: EX: What would happen to your Demand for Luxury Items if you Lost your job? A. Demand Decrease B. Income C. Shift Left D. **MAKE
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involvement and wide range of existing research on inter-shift handover reveals that there are many different ways to hand over a client at the end of the nursing shift. This so-called “ritual” is central to good practice development and aids a nurse to gain essential caseload knowledge at the beginning of the shift. However‚ current inter-shift handover practice in psychiatric setting founded by outdated medical model. This model ignores nurses’ needs and clients’ wishes of being involved in the care
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Good Housekeeping the “Second Shift” Abstract: Within the last half century‚ the number of women participating in the workforce has increased exponentially. Women are gaining more and more equality in the social‚ economic and political affairs‚ but gender inequity within the home regarding the division of household labor remains. Women are still primarily responsible for housework and childcare. Arlie Russell Hochschild’s concept of the “second shift” describes the situation of many women
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Nokia‚ Innovation and market shifts Case study on Nokia Corporations By Sijan Gurung‚ For UNIK4000‚ University of Oslo. Introduction This paper is written as a part of assignment UNIK4000 - Technology‚ Innovation and Product Development. This paper is about the Nokia Corporation‚ its Innovations and the market trends throughout this period. According to Henry Chesbrough (2003)‚ “The story of Lucent and Cisco is hardly an isolated instance. IBM’s research prowess in computing provided
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Theory of Knowledge - Paradiagm Shifts What is a paradigm shift? A paradigm shift is a change in the basic assumptions‚ otherwise known as paradigms‚ within the ruling theory of science. An example of a paradigm shift is the acceptance of Uniformitarianism and Gradualism in place of Catastrophism. Catastrophism → Uniformitarianism and Gradualism Georges Cuvier 1769 - 1832 During the 17th and 18th centuries‚ the predominant geological paradigm was Catastrophism. The catastrophists believed
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1) Amplitude Shift keying (ASK) ASK is a modulation technique that related with amplitude of carrier wave being altered or modulated by information signal. When binary ‘1’ is appeared‚ the signal is transmitted and it is stopped when binary ‘0’ is appeared. The binary ‘0’ and ‘1’ are represented the shifting value between the two selected amplitude. 2) Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) FSK is a modulation technique that related with the frequency shifting or changes of carrier signal to transmit the
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cases‚ the solution is the addition of a "power shift." The most common complaint from the public regarding policing is the amount of time required to have an officer respond to the scene when a call for service has been made (Center). Analysis of call for service trends shows a demonstrable peak in volume between the hours of 4 PM and midnight‚ particularly on weekends (Woolfenden 5). Having additional officers on duty during these higher volume hours‚ or "powershift" periods‚ means quicker response
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Nurses’ Work Hours I have been a staff nurse in the emergency room for fourteen years. I have worked a variety of 8‚ 10‚ 12‚ and even 16 hour shifts. I currently am working 8 and 12-hour shifts on nights. Previously‚ I also worked some 12-hour day shifts. I personally have been struggling with working the 12-hour shifts. My commute to work is 1 hour one way and I have fallen asleep several times driving home from work. The last four hours of my shift I experience great
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