Nursing Personal Improvement Plans Learning is an essential part of nursing in modern practice. As such, it is important even to keep learning while working within the professional field. Planning for particular stages in one's career and breaking down a realistic time model for strategies to meet those goals help fuels a career that is ripe with development and success. Personal improvement objectives are a crucial part to any nursing position, whether

Nursing Goals Specific: Hone Interpersonal Abilities Measurable: Be a part-time preceptor to novice nurses Attainable: Engage in one-on-one work with nurses fresh out of university, as this role necessitates explaining all hospital operations clearly, right from updating patient charts to working in collaboration with the organization's workforce, including doctors and other nurses. Realistic: The above experience helps gear up for the nurse educator's role well before enrolling in an advanced course. Timely: Attain this

Nursing Research Benefits Our Nursing Practice One of the most critical strategic challenges currently facing hospitals now and for the foreseeable future is the national nursing shortage. (Corning, 2002). The current nursing shortage is causing great concern and is expected to peak between the years 2010, and 2015 (Woods, & Cardin, 2002). According to Woods and Cardin 2002, "Unlike prior shortages, this one is not cyclical in nature and the

administered, strategic planning can help guide organizations of all sizes and types even during periods of challenging operations. Strategic planning can also help organizations reduce their unplanned turnover, an outcome that is especially important for nurse managers who are already faced with a widespread nursing shortage of epidemic proportions. The purpose of this study was to provide a review of the relevant literature to develop background information concerning strategic

Social Media Impacts on Nursing As technology advances in the medical profession have proven to have great benefit, this trend has also been seen in society in general. The interwoven aspects of human's ability to function and his or her ability incorporate technology largely dictates success of failure. Social media is a manifestation of technological advancement that, as a trend in the general public, has also affected the nursing profession and

Strategic Planning Management Health Systems Two financial metrics that can be used to understand an organization's financial capabilities for strategic initiatives are the ROI metrics and ROA? The ROI metrics address two measures which are resource investments and financial returns (Bloom, 2010). ROI metrics contribute innovation management financial discipline and aid in protect and recognizing the worth of strategic initiatives, programs and the whole investment in modernization. Companies with extremely effective