Definition of Nursing “Nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through diagnosis and treatment of human responses‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations‚” defines the American Nurses Association (ANA‚ 2003‚ p. 6). The six main features of nursing are: provision of caring relationship to promote health; the different human experiences and responses to health
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I believe professional nurses should uphold ethical principle such as autonomy and beneficence when they are making health care decision. As nurses‚ we have to understand that clients have the right to make their own decision at all times during care‚ and it is our job as health care providers to have resources that will benefit clients. My philosophy is that nurses should protect s’ health information and ensure that they receive clients’ permission first before they give their health information
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theory of nursing stems from the work of Florence Nightingale. The diaries‚ letters‚ and books that she left behind containing her statements and beliefs have been fundamental to the development of the concepts comprising the nursing metaparadigm (Selanders‚ 2010). Fawcett’s (1984) stated there was a general consensus among scholars that the concepts of nursing were person‚ environment‚ health‚ and nursing. Some researchers have suggested that other concepts should be added to the nursing metaparadigm
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RUNNING HEAD: NURSING THEORY Nursing Theory: Explanation and Relevance to Nursing Practices Katherine Lott Azusa Pacific University Theoretical Foundations for Nursing UNRS 306 Professor Cone May 20‚ 2009 Merriam Webster defines the word "theory" as "a belief‚ policy‚ or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action." There are various categories of theories accepted and practiced throughout the world and throughout professional practices today. One example of a type of theory
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Definition of Nursing Nursing has been variously defined throughout the ages and it has meant different things to different people thought the ages. Nursing like any other discipline‚ borders on gut feeling and intuition; the nursing profession was not clearly defined during its genesis. As we see today‚ nurses complement the role of the physician in the execution of their medical duties. The nurses therefore follow through in treating a pathological problem. Therefore‚ early physicians must have
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Philippine Nursing ethics & Jurisprudence NURSING ETHICS Main Concept: • Nursing Ethics is concerned with the principles and right conduct as they apply to the nursing profession. It reinforces the nurses’ ideals and motives in order to maximize the affectivity of their service. • Nursing Jurisprudence is that department of law which comprises all the legal rules and principles affecting the practice of nursing. It also includes the interpretation of all these rules and principles and
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components of the metaparadigm that are described in every nursing theory? -Metaparadigm: the collective body of knowledge - Concepts: person‚ environment‚ health care‚ nursing care 2. How do nurses know their world? What are Carper’s ways of knowing? -Aesthetics: art of knowing -Empirics: science of knowing -Emancipatory: addresses social and political context of nursing 3. What are the two pieces of legislation that affect the nursing profession? 4. What is the role of the CNO? RNAO
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IOM Report Impact on Nursing IOM Report Impact on Nursing Sarah Smith Grand Canyon University IOM Report Impact on Nursing In 2010‚ the Institute of medicine released a report that focuses on the Future of Nursing. In this report the IOM focuses on nursing issues that impact the way health care is delivered and also discusses advances in practice. “Nursing has more than 3 million members‚ making the profession of nursing the largest segment of the nation’s health care workforce” (Institute
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Fundamentals of Nursing Informatics Technology can be very helpful in improving safety and quality of health care. Nursing informatics refers to the combination of technology‚ nursing as well as the assimilation of data. It deals with the use of technology in order to organize and provide health care in the best and most resourceful manner. Computerized systems allow quicker and more accurate charting or record keeping. These systems save time and improve the quality of information furthermore
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Over the years‚ nursing has evolved not only as a profession but also a hands-on discipline. Nursing is a theory-based practice that evolves and grows continuously through research. Fawcett (1984) defined nursing’s metaparadigm as the overall overview of nursing which consists the concepts of person‚ environment‚ health and nursing. Nursing practice began to evolve in the early 18th century. I will be exploring the different major influences that have altered the practice of nursing to what it is today
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