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In the medical field, doctors tend to be more held in high regard as compared to nurses, and more people tend to aspire to be a doctor when they grow up, instead of a nurse. It is found that more than 52,000 people applied to medical school in 2015 — up more than 56 percent from 2002 — the survey by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) found. Doctors are always on the top of the social scale, whether you go to the theater or to the cinema you should know that you will be noticed.
However, will doctors be able to perform tasks solely without the help of nurses? Nurses and doctors are both equally important occupations as they both help treat patients’ illnesses and care for them. If they are both equally important in the medical field, why is there a difference in the amount of salary they are receiving?
Being a doctor is a high sought after job because of its high pay of an average of $189,000 while nurses only earn an average of S$38,000. The huge difference in pay is due to the longer period of studying doctors go through for their degree. Much more is invested into the education of doctors, including both time of 5 years in Singapore and money of around $100,000 , one of the more expensive courses found in universities around the world. As such,
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However, doctors are educated to have a single and linear path towards the specialization that they would want achieve acquiring a license for one field of practice only, which would mean they would go back to school if they would want to practice another field. On the other hand, nurses acquire a license for everyone regardless of the case speciality of each patient. This proves that nurses are able to help in more fields with the wider range of skill sets. Thus, since a nurse's education is more broad-based, they are able to provide thorough assistance in more areas compared to a doctor's narrower
" One may think that most registered nurses do the same tasks in the medical field.
Gordon makes a great argument about doctor and nurse relationship. She states that in fact “many doctors still consider nurses to be their handmaidens,” although they are supposed to work together as a te...
For the past few decades, there have been ongoing discussions involving the preferred educational level for nurses entering the field of healthcare. Two routes can be taken to entering the field: one can finish a two-year program and obtain their associate or add two years and get their baccalaureate instead. There are differences, albeit minor ones, between nurses prepared at the associate degree level versus those prepared at the baccalaureate level. However, an increase in technological advances in nursing field, and a higher demand for patient care has recently sparked the discussion of whether or not it is beneficial for nurses to further their education and obtain a baccalaureate degree or even a master’s degree as the case may be.
Through centuries nurses were given the title “Caregivers”. Unlike some doctors, nurses actually care for their patients, not necessarily saying doctors do not; they both just have a different way of caring. Yes, doctors cure illnesses, but nurses are just as important because they help with the healing process. Most nurses can have the same exact education or knowledge as a medical physician but the only thing individuals see is a name tag with either the acronym CNA, LPN, R.N. and PH.D. Of course PH.D will get all the credit, seeing as how nurses do not exactly diagnose patients. A nurse could just become a doctor but there are different aspects of each title. Nurses take instructions from a higher administrator, which is sometimes a doctor. What needs to be known is doctors are not the only ones that stress and have rules to abide by. Nurses have ethical codes, daily ethical dilemmas, morals, and ridiculous distress, but some of these examples differ with country, state, and hospital. If nurses are capable, then they should be given the opportunity to make medical decisions or diagnosis in critical situations.
The effects on nursing education includes a growth in the number of higher cadre of nurses equipped with leadership and community health skills and knowledge. Institutions with higher trained nurses have recorded less mortality rate (AACN, 2014). The growth in number of nurses would positively impact on the nursing shortage thus leading to improvement on care outcome (AACN, 2014). The training institution require nurses at doctorate level thus the initiative to double the existing number will assist the institution prepare adequately for the growing number of students (IOM,
Nursing is the #1 healthcare job amongst women that goes unnoticed when comparing to a doctor in the field of medicine. Nurses are there when a baby is being born, a child is in need, the ones the military calls on when a soldier is injured, and even alongside people on their deathbed. Yet, they still get treated as though their role/duty is not enough to be equivalent to a doctor’s role in the hospital. Although, the doctor is the muscle of his or her staff nurses are the legs and arms in every situation. Nurses give so much of themselves and time every day to people and get paid not enough. Nurses should be paid the same as doctors because they hold the same level of degrees/knowledge as doctors, they deserve more equality, and they are the backbone a doctor leans on.
An English Nurse who laid the foundation for professional nursing, Florence Nightingale stated, “It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm.” Acute care facilities try to maintain low costs and employ quality nurses, making the nurse-to-patient ratio become more of an issue with patient care. Nearly every person’s health care experience involves the contribution of a registered nurse, and the effects of not having an appropriate nurse to patient minimum ratio affects not only the patient and nurse physically, medically, but also the hospital financially.
...uickly changing medical technology and environment. The bickering and infighting amongst nurses has to come to a stop if the profession is to move forward alongside the other medical professions. It is too late to take nursing back to the point of basic care of the 19th century now fulfilled by certified nurse aides. A nurse is the first and last person many people will ever see. They provide complex care, recognize symptoms and changes when the ever shrinking physician pool is not available, advocate for patient and families, and care deeply for their patients recovery. In this paper the author used past nursing history, current medical demands and advancements, and clinical patient outcomes to argue that the minimum education for a nurse should be a Baccalaureate degree in order to meet the Institute of Medicines goal of 80% of nurses should have BSNs by 2020.
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First I would like to state that any career in a medical field takes a lot of dedication and many hours studying and it is not for everyone. I would also like to say once an individual has made a career out of it the job has long hours and can be very stressful, so I suggest readers to not consider a career in medicine unless you are genuinely interested in the work, and are not in it just for the money.
The field of medicine is a continually evolving field. There are developments in medicine made daily that affect both medical professionals and patients. While the positive progress of medicine offers many obvious advantages, it is important that the knowledge of everyone involved with health care grows with these advancements. With the evident importance of nurses in the healthcare setting, the education of nurses is clearly significant. There are many problems in the nursing field that are associated with the inability to set standards at the entry level (Jacobs et al., 1998). The writer believes that the nursing degree should always be advanced to a bachelor’s degree, and then fostered with continuing education courses. Furthermore, the bachelor’s program should place an importance on forming a good knowledge foundation and then building clinical skills. Ultimately the writer believes a highly clinical and critical thinking bachelor’s program is the best educational preparation for an entry level nurse.
Healthcare is viewed in an unrealistic way by most individuals. Many people view a physician as the only means to find a solution to their problem. Nurses are still seen by some as simply “the person who does what the doctor says.” This is frustrating in today’s time when nurses are required to spend years on their education to help care for their patients. In many situations nurses are the only advocate that some patients’ have.
What makes nursing unique is the things that most people do not know about the profession. First nursing is the largest healthcare profession with 3.1 million registered nurse. (AACN)Most people think of nurses as just being the lapdog of the physician, following them quietly and obeying their instructions without objection. In truth, nurses are independent of the doctor. Nurses are actually equal collaborators with all allied health team members. Nurses also work in a variety of places than other disciplines such as school and companies. What makes nursing unique most of all is that nurses are the men and women who are there all of the time. From the moment the patient enters a facility until the moment they leave they are under the care of the nurses. Nurses are there with love and care in their heart, ready to serve every need of the patient and the families. Though I appreciate all health care disciplines and the work they do, I believe nursing is the best. “Doctors are the brain of the hospital, nurses the heart. If the brain stops working the heart keeps going, but it f the heart stops nothing will
Nurses play a huge role in the health care system. A nurse is a bridge between doctor and patient. s/he is a compassionate, understanding and nonjudgmental yet firm and grounded. S/he is probably one of the most important yet least appreciated person in a patient’s life. When many think of a nurse they probably recognize them by a white hat and uniform. Today those white uniforms have been replaced with vividly colored scrubs worn by both male and female nurses, and many other employees in healthcare. Nurses are not just the people that are limited to bedside care and drug administration; they are highly skilled and well-educated nursing professionals.
1.The characteristics that intrigued me of the nursing practice was as a patient at the Danbury Medical Center. As a patient, the nurses gave me the most delightful patient care ever received. They took their time to make sure my care was an urgency. When my pain had increased the nurses were there by my side. They had taken the time to make sure the proper dose of medicine was given to me at the correct time. Even though my current status was lying in bed with a fractured femur. They took the time to make sure my needs were met. I had never expected that going to the hospital from flying off a cliff on my skateboard would direct me in my future dream job. The nurses showed me what patient care really and truly was. Patient care is putting others in front of your own needs. Being a great nurse is showing your patient that there is hope. Patient care is not only making sure your patient is satisfied but making sure their family and loved ones are cared for as well.