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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in the bureaucracy‚ the dam-building industry‚ the international aid community‚ and India’s urban areas lord over the people of the valley. To Roy‚ projects like the dam take power away from the people and put it in the hands of a single authority who will decide who gets what water when‚ essentially the power of life and death. India’s democracy‚ for Roy‚ is “the benevolent mask behind which a pestilence flourishes unchallenged.” The author equates the forceful rehabilitation of the people to a
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Peplau’s Intrapersonal relationship plays an important role as being a nurse. Her theory sets the foundation on how to approach the patient when first encountering him or her. She specifically identified four phases in interpersonal relationships: (1) orientation‚ (2) identification‚ (3) exploitation‚ and (4) resolution. Each of these phases’ overlaps‚ interrelates‚ and varies in duration as the process evolves toward a solution. (George‚ 2011) Peplau later wrote that the nurse-patient relationship
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• What nursing knowledge is needed or determined at each step of the nursing process? • Describe the scientific basis of the nursing knowledge at each step. Evaluation The nurse requires an extensive knowledge base in order to accurately evaluate the effectiveness of the goals set forth in a nursing care plan. The knowledge a nurse gains is not solely based on the extent of her or his education. In addition‚ the experience and ability to recognize changes which require intervention are
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Philosophy of Professional Nursing Each person may have an individual perspective about nursing. For professional nurses‚ interactions within their careers lead to the development of different philosophies and theories of nursing. As they build experience‚ knowledge may reshape these theories based on different situations they have encountered. The responsibility of a nurse is not limited to simply attending to patients at the bedside. Nurses not only provide comfort care‚ but must educate‚ communicate
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Philosophy has a great impact on the knowledge development on nurses and the nursing field. As McCurry‚ Revell-Hunter‚ and Roy (2009) stated‚ “Knowledge is built upon theories‚ together with their philosophical bases and disciplinary goals‚ are the guiding framework for practice” (p. 42). As nurses we strive to do what is best‚ not only with physical care‚ but morally as well because we are advocates for our patients. The good that we have vowed to do for our patients is our philosophical base
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contrast the philosophical paradigms of Realism‚ Antirealism‚ Phenomenology ‚ Postmodernism. To relate the Empiricism‚ Positivism‚ Historicism‚ and Relativism to the nature of scientific truth. Moreover‚ to discuss the significance of truth for nursing as a profession and as a science. The various paradigms are characterized by ontological‚ epistemological and methodological differences in their approaches to conceptualizing and conducting research‚ and in their contribution towards disciplinary
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Application of Nursing Theory Leininger’s Transcultural Theory The practice of nursing in today’s multicultural societies calls for nurses to identify and meet the cultural needs of diverse groups of people; to understand the social and cultural reality of the client‚ family‚ and community; to develop expertise in the implementation of culturally acceptable strategies for the provision of nursing care‚ and to identify and use appropriate resources for health teaching that is acceptable
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the professional of nursing has various levels of entry. Several nursing professional organizations are trying to advance the level of entry of nursing through baccalaureate level. A baccalaureate education has a strong influence in the nursing profession. It provides nurses with critical thinking skills and professional advancement. Numerous states have proposed legislation to consent accomplishment of baccalaureate education with the nursing profession. What does nursing professionalism mean
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Metaparadigm in Nursing Demonstrate the ability to incorporate the dimensions of a person‚ nursing and enviorment to promote the health in a various nursing situations. The different metaparadigm in nursing: Nursing Paradigms are patterns or models used to show a clear relationship among the existing theoretical works in nursing. At present‚ many nursing theories are focused on relationships among four major concepts (metaparadigms: Greek “meta“-with and “paradeigma“-pattern): The 4 metaparadigm
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