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Despite there being nursing education offered at all levels in Iraq, the Iraq Ministry of Health (Iraq Ministry of Health) commented that there are many factors that have affected the situation of nursing and midwifery. These include the isolation, neglect, and conflict that have been the fate of Iraq for the past thirteen years. As a result, the nurses and midwives suffer from poor professional image and a low status. Little value is placed on nurses and midwives and their contributions to health care(World Health Organisation 2008).
Leadership and good managerial skills are severely deficient in the nursing service, regulation and the development of the professional nursing and its organisation in Iraq (Iraq Ministry of Health 2004). Few opportunities have been available for nurses to expand and exercise leadership skills, and the value of having well prepared senior nurses functioning in a collegial and collaborative fashion in the different sectors of health care delivery and health professional education is little recognized (Iraq Ministry of Health 2004). The powerlessness of nurses to make decisions about their profession affect their image, good communication, planning and decision making areas. This is in turn affects nursing participation in health care. For example, there is a lack of good role models and opportunities for mentoring at all levels in the clinical field, education, and management. Planning policy development and leadership is a major obstacle to developing a competent and confident nursing and midwifery workforce (Iraq Ministry of Health 2004). A well developed national nursing and midwifery profession cannot be improved if there are lack of nursing leadership at all lev...
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The author will also discuss the nursing care required in each area (physical, psychological and social health) and some of the evidence that has supported this in relat...
But, the terms, nursing leadership and nursing management are many times confusing. This article deals with the difficulties encountered in defining clinical leadership and summarizes its development in Republic of Ireland and points at the issues that need to be addressed to make nurse leaders effective. The continuously changing nature of healthcare environment requires midwives and nurses competent in management and leadership skills. Clinical leadership requires correct behavior and attitude and gaining new skills and knowledge, providing good patient care. They must also be able to design the method in which care should be delivered in order to achieve healthcare goals of health service providers and users of
...re opportunities for nurses. Today’s demand for skilled nurses significantly outweighs the supply of such professionals. In an economically challenged background, all nations are actively looking for ways to change healthcare by expanding value in the care delivery systems. For nurses, everyone’s role adds value to the patients, the communities, the countries, and the world. The development and evolution of nursing is associated with the historical influences throughout different ages. The study of the history of nursing helps understand the issues that confronted the profession. It also allows nurses to gain the appreciation they deserve for playing the role of caring for patients during wartime. The role of the profession has played an important part of history. Through the history, each nurse has efficiently established the achievements of the history of nursing.
Firstly, my name is Amal Abdi, I am seventeen years old and currently attend Bsix College where I am a full time student; working hard to gain my level three diploma in health and social care. This essay is going to identify my career aspirations and the skills required to fulfil my dream of becoming a midwife it will also highlight my values,practice and also my beliefs .
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A nurse’s role in our society today is exceptionally significant. Nurses are somewhat idolized and looked to as our everyday “superman”. “The mission of nursing in society is to help individuals, families, and groups to determine and achieve physical, mental, and social potential, and to do so within the challenging context of the environment in which they live and work” (“The Role of a Nurse/Midwife”). Many Americans turn to nurses for delivery of primary health care services and health care education (Whelan). In our country, there is constantly someone in need of health care. There will always be a baby being born or a person dying, someone becoming ill or growing old. Some people due to their physical and/or mental state of health are completely dependent on a nurse and wouldn’t be able to get through the simple obstacles of every day, or achieve the necessary requirements of a simple day without their aid. Not only do nurses help, and assist you when you’re sick, but also act to promote good health to others. They end...
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It also proves that there should some retaining accountability in quality of care to individuals receiving healthcare. Aim is team work , planning, implementation , progress measuring of health care consumer within the organization.Promots continuous ongoing education of all healthcare providers.ANA provides some leadership qualities as nurses can act as a mentor to other colleagues for the improvement of nursing as a profession and quality of care. In leadership important personal qualities are communication and ability to resolve conflicts. So treat others with full of respect ,dignity and trust. Should consider the effectiveness of communication and ways to improve autonomy and accountability of nurses. Work under the influence of polcies and procedures and involve the patients and profession. Decision making bodies are taking the role for the sake of improve the healthcare outcomes and the professional practice improvement. In public health sectors there should be interprofessional team and that should be advance the nursing practice in interpreting the role for community as a whole. Also nureses can teach other staff members and patients. Pomoting good and healthy working atmosphere between local, national , international communities. Leaders are exhibiting the quality of flexible changing style and creativity according to the situation. They should be energetic in their action and also should accept the mistake by self and others . Other quality is co-ordination of care because in health sectors there is licensed and unlicensed nurses so there should co-ordination among staff members. Work as administrative team. Promote communication among staff members through written messages , publications and presentations. Promote direction to improve the effect of the multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary
In healthcare it is very important to have strong leaders, especially in the nursing profession. A nurse leader typically uses several styles of leadership depending on the situation presented; this is known as situational leadership. It is important that the professional nurse choose the right style of leadership for any given situation to ensure their employees are performing at their highest potential. Depending on which leadership style a nurse leader uses, it can affect staff retention and the morale of the employees as well as nurse job satisfaction (Azaare & Gross, 2011.) “Nursing leaders have the responsibility to create and maintain a work environment which not only promotes positive patient outcomes but also positively influences teams and individual nurses” (Malloy & Penprase, 2010.) Let’s explore two different leadership styles and discuss how they can enhance or diminish the nursing process.
During the last 3 years of my education when I started my clinical practice in hospitals and clinics, and especially now after my short experience as an intern doctor, I came to understand that it’s not that easy to have an effect on the health of the patients, especially in a low income country like Palestine.
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The newborn mortality and maternal death is at the peak because of the lack of skilled professionals care during and after childbirth. Over half of maternal deaths occur during the postpartum period and their direct causes include obstructed labor, unsafe abortion, infection, and hemorrhage. Nonetheless, the uptake of postpartum care is lower in these countries and is clearly related to the lack of education and poverty. Comparing to the European region, the under-five mortality rate is seven times higher in the African region and Africa and South-East Asia accounts for more than 70% of all child deaths with more than 50% concentrated in just six countries: India, Pakistan, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and
I have used the recommended reading list in the course handbook to write this essay, yet it has taken me several pages and numerous edits to produce this final script. In order to avoid confusion in style, I consulted mainly two books but paid particular attention to Gimenez J (2007) Writing for nursing and midwifery students Palgrave.