Analysis of Professional Nursing Issues and RN Transition in Practice

This report delves into the professional nursing issues that significantly impact the transition of Registered Nurses (RNs) into clinical practice. It begins with an introduction outlining the scope of the report, followed by a chosen question addressing a scenario involving a graduate RN and ethical principles related to social media use. The report then reviews relevant literature, critically evaluates the issues, and proposes potential strategies to overcome challenges such as time mismanagement, ethical dilemmas, ineffective decision-making, and lack of training. The significance of these strategies is discussed, along with the findings and implications of the analysis. The report concludes by summarizing the key findings and emphasizing the importance of addressing these issues to support RNs in their professional development and enhance patient care. References from nursing literature support the analysis, providing a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and potential solutions within the nursing profession.

Professional Nursing Issues That
Has The Impact On The Transition
Process Into The Role Of A
Registered Nurse In Clinical
Practice

Table of Contents
 Introduction
 Choosen question
 Review
 Critical evaluation
 Potential strategies to overcome the issues faced by nurses
 Significance of strategies
 Findings and implications
 Conclusion
 References

Introduction
Professional nursing issues refers to problematic aspects occurs in care
units for nursing staff that impact on their performance. The present
report will focus on professionals issues faced by nursing staff that
impact on clinical practices. It will includes several potential
strategies and their significance along with implications of the same.

Choosen Question
As a graduate RN:
1. An RN you work with shares with you that a peer graduate RN has
posted on Instagram comments relating to a difficult patient being
cared for on the unit you both work. She knows you are friends with
this person and asks you to discuss their professional responsibility
with them. Share the ethical principles that are present in this
situation and how you would professionally address these with your
peer graduate RN?

Review
Nursing is an essential aspect of
comprehensive healthcare. However, as a
registered nurse, it is wrong to post
information on social media about specific
patient to whom they are currently dealing
with.nurses has facing multiple issues like
theory to practice gap, time management,
decision making, shift work, Lack of
access to experienced mentors etc.

Critical evaluation
As per the views expressed by Linda
Hofler, 2019, In the rapid changing
healthcare environment, there is a thing
which is remain unchanged is the need
and demand of nurses. However, ethical
issues become major when
confidentiality of patient data did not
maintained because a minor health
problem may create a major social issues
for an individual.

Potential strategies to overcome the issues
faced by nurses
To overcome the problem of time mismanagement, nurses can prepare a time
schedule according to their work priority. The ethical issues can be solved
by making strict policies in hospitals to strictly obey ethical principles for
maintaining confidentiality of patient. To overcome the problem of
ineffective decision-making, nurses working at clinics can read books and
magazines which are linked with care and safety of patients. To overcome
the issue of lack of trainng & gudance, nurses at clinics can observe senior
doctors while they treat patients and ask queries if they find any confusion.

Significance of strategies
Initially, the strategy of making time schedule with proper planning is much
effective as well as efficient in terms of solving the issues. Secondly, the
strategy of gathering extra knowledge by reading books is helpful for
nursing staff to become capable for making correct decision. The strategy of
making ethical policies is significant to motivate nursing staff for maintain
privacy of patient. Thirdly, the strategy of observing senior practitioners
thoroughly is helpful to overcome with the issue of lack of training and
guidance.

Findings and implications
Considering the above data, it has been
analysed that there are number of issues
which were faced by nursing staff while
performing at work place. It includes
different problem like mismanagement
of time, lack of training & guidance,
ineffective decision making and ethical
issues which can be solved by making
effective strategies to overcome with
them.

Conclusion
From the above essay, it had been concluded that professional nursing
issues can be described as problematic conditions occurs in care
units for nursing staff. It includes various kinds of problems like
improper decision making, incorrect time management and lack of
knowledge and many more.

References
Arrowsmith, V. & et. al., (2016). Nurses' perceptions and experiences
of work role transitions: a mixed methods systematic review of the
literature. Journal of advanced nursing, 72(8), 1735-1750.
Chargualaf, K. A. (2016, April). Situational transitions and military
nurses: A concept analysis using the evolutionary method. In
Nursing forum (Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 125-135).
Hofler L., (2019). Challenges and Solutions in the Changing Health
Care Environment. [Online]. Available through:<
http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/77/2/133.full>

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