Nurses on the Move: Part 1

We are very happy with the variety of our membership at NursingCenter.com. The education and experience of our members includes everyone from first-year nursing students to nurses and executives, and all positions and roles in between. Regardless of where you’re in your skilled profession, we all know that a lot of you might have exceeded all expectations in your skilled practice and modeled exceptional nursing professionalism towards your colleagues and patients.

We wish to hear from you, our members, and share your story (or possibly you might have a colleague in mind you want to nominate) for our recent blog feature, Nurses on the Move.

First, we’re highlighting the exceptional nurses who work here at NursingCenter.com.

Anne Dabrow Woods MSN, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC is the chief nursing officer at Wolters Kluwer Health/Medical Research and publisher of books and . With over 30 years of nursing experience, she continues to work as a critical care nurse, is an adjunct professor, and can receive her Doctor of Nursing Practice from Texas Christian University this May.

Karen Innocent DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, CMSRN is the Executive Director of Continuing Education at Wolters Kluwer Health and the Chief Nurse Planner for the Lippincott Continuing Nursing Education Unit. It made Lippincott the most important CNE producer accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. In 2013, Karen led the supplier’s unit to Accreditation with Distinction. Karen received her Doctor of Nursing Practice from George Washington University in May 2013.

I met with these impressive nurses to search out out why they love nursing, what motivates them to succeed and what their future prospects are.

Since I used to be a baby, I actually have at all times desired to help people. When I used to be 12, my father died of cancer [leukemia]; it modified me. I desired to grow to be a nurse and have an effect on people’s lives, improve their quality and help them achieve higher outcomes. The opportunity to assist people in essentially the most difficult moments of their lives is a humbling and rewarding experience.

Actually, I didn’t do it. He was chosen for me. My mother was a nurse, as were her six siblings. My father saw their independence and job security and that is what he wanted for me. I made a conscious alternative to grow to be a nurse once I attended a conference as a student. I spotted that nursing is an mental career, more so than what I knew before. I saw these nurses who were so educated, so intelligent. I believed, “I wish I was like that.”

As I watched healthcare evolve, as a nurse practitioner and because the chief nurse at this company, I needed to learn as much as I could about healthcare, where it was headed, and the way we, as individuals and as a career, could make a difference. Now I do know find out how to take a look at health care from a more global perspective – I see the larger picture.

I imagine within the importance of lifelong learning, whether it’s formal education, continuing education, or difficult work experiences. To improve care, it can be crucial to enhance practice and knowledge. Additionally, to maneuver from one profession level to a different, you wish more academic education. This is now required.

Because I work in an intensive care unit, essentially the most difficult patient care challenge I face is quality versus quantity of life. When the patient has decided that she or he is able to die however the family will not be ready; this creates a difficult and demanding situation for everybody involved. We must keep in mind that the patient is the captain of the ship and his decisions must be followed. There must be more education for patients and their families that quantity of life without quality is unacceptable. Everyone deserves to die in the best way they select, with dignity and with family members by their side who provide support.

That’s changing now, however the payer system – how insurance pays for care. Previously, insurance firms decided what to pay for, no matter patient outcomes. I had a house care patient whose insurance covered the glucometer but not the expensive strips. I wrote a letter to the corporate explaining why this person needed close monitoring [and without the strips], the patient would develop complications, likely require hospitalization, and price the corporate more cash. The company modified its mind and commenced paying for the stripes. Quality and higher results are actually required. I hope this can reduce barriers to providing quality care.

In Part 2, you will find out how mobile nurses envision the long run of nursing and the most effective advice for brand new nurses.

Do you realize the proper candidate for recognition within the “Nurses on the Move” program? We wish to learn about specialty nurses who’re doing great things of their career and throughout the healthcare industry. Each month we are going to feature a brand new nurse. Send your entries by e-mail [email protected].