Nursing Congress 2020 | Advanced Practice Nursing | Cardiac Nursing | Clinical Nursing | Japan Event

Nursing Congress 2020 | Advanced Practice Nursing | Cardiac Nursing | Clinical Nursing | Japan Event

Being a Professional as a Travel Nurse

Professionalism is demonstrated by you providing the care that you would give to your family, or would want to receive yourself.  We all know what it looks like to be seen as “unprofessional,” but how can I display professionalism?  Below are ten ways to be professional as a travel nurse:

1. Have competence –

You need to hold the ability to remain calm and confident in moments of high stress, pressure, and critical situations.  You need to stay level headed in the day to day bedside actions.  Obtain the skills necessary to provide the best, safest care possible.

2. Be reliable –

Arrive on time, complete your charting on time, administer medication on time, and avoid canceling shifts you have agreed to work.

3. Honesty –

Patients and their families need to know they can trust you.  Tell the truth in all situations.

4. Integrity –

Be known for always doing the “right thing.”  Don’t give them a reason to think otherwise.

5. Show respect –

Treat all people as if they matter because they do.  Your co-worker learns that you respect them when you report on time and complete your work.  Treat them as you want to be treated.

6. Remain current –

seek out ways to update your skills.  Healthcare changes daily, stay aware of the new advances within your specialty. 

7. Be positive –

Maintain an upbeat, positive attitude.  No one likes a pessimist or a complainer.

8. Support others –

Work as a team. When we work together, we create a sense of synergy.  Working as a team, we are much stronger as compared to working alone. Teamwork fosters creativity and learning.  It provides the best results for the physical and psychological needs of the patient and the job satisfaction for the nurse. Working as a team also reduces chances for errors, because there is cross-checking of work and constant communications.  The success of a squad is the sum of all its parts, not just one individual.

9. Stay work focused –

Don’t let your personal life impact your work time.  Avoid the gossip mill and the unit drama.  When your contract ends, they will all still be friends.

10. Listen carefully –

Take the time to listen before you speak.  Everyone wants to be heard.  Give them a chance to explain their perception.  Listen for the real message, not just the words.

Dr. Carolyn Jarvis, APRN, has said:

“The character of the nurse is as important as the knowledge she possesses.” (as cited in Bradshaw, 2011); I agree.  Having integrity in the work that you do and the relationships that you build is imperative in all aspects of life.  Honor the profession you have chosen – Act Professionally.

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How confidence and closeness transformed my family’s NICU stay

My son Jackson was born 16 weeks premature. Weighing just 1 pound, 8 ounces, he was considered a micro preemie and would experience a long stay in the neonatal ICU. In the hours and days that followed his birth, I felt empty and helpless. It was a feeling I never associated or expected with the birth of an infant.

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As I became more familiar with the NICU, I still felt like a visitor, unable to contribute meaningfully to my son’s care. I couldn’t hold him or feed him or change his diaper. I was told that too much noise could be overstimulating, so I whispered prayers over him and told him that I knew he was a fighter. But it was hard to bond with my baby. I struggled to develop an emotional connection with a baby I couldn’t hug or feed.

It was about seven days before I was invited to change my son’s diaper. I was excited, nervous and scared because Jackson was still very small and his skin was delicate. I will always be grateful to the NICU #nurse who patiently talked me through it — an ordinary task to her and parents of full-term newborns. In the time she spent with me for this one diaper change, she could have changed 10 diapers.

"Still, she realized the significance of the moment for me; this was the first time I was involved in any sort of routine care for my baby – our first bonding experience".

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Patient turned advocate

#Nurses and other #healthcare professionals are the experts when it comes to the clinical care of an infant. After my firsthand experience, I was impassioned to become an advocate for family-integrated care and to help other parents like me. In 2010, I founded a nonprofit organization, Hand to Hold, to provide support to #NICU and bereaved families. That first diaper change not only boosted my confidence as a mother, but also helped alleviate the helplessness I felt that first week of my son’s life. Hand to Hold strives to inform, inspire and empower other NICU families.

In addition to my role as a NICU advocate, I’m also a member of the Huggies Nursing Advisory Council. Our group is comprised of multidisciplinary experts in neonatal care who work to educate and inform research with the goal of delivering the best care for babies and families.

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