Abstract This paper reports on my individual views of what professionalism in nursing means to me and how professionalism is important to nursing as a profession. Professionalism in nursing provides a framework for the development and advances in the profession of nursing. Factors that influenced me to become a nurse are explained in detail with orientation to higher education and pursuing a profession. Reasons are given why I have returned to school to achieve my goal of obtaining a BSN while
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who was studying Nursing at The University of Santo Tomas encouraged me to follow her footstep. I was contemplating to take Medicine but my brother Manolo who was an Intern at the Jose Reyes Memorial Hospital in Manila was complaining of sleepless night and unable to attend family reunion especially on Christmas and New Yeara eve. He would drop by just to have a quick bite of foods. So this type of work interupted my ambition of becoming a doctor. So I was back again to Nursing. On my era at that
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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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Whistle Blowing in Nursing Student’s Name Institution Affiliation Whistle Blowing in Nursing External and internal whistleblowing Any person who raises a concern regarding wrongdoings‚ moral degradation‚ or malpractice within his/her workplace is referred to as a whistleblower. Therefore‚ whistleblowing refers to the process through which individuals‚ normally employees within private organizations or the government‚ disclose to those in authority or to the public illegalities‚ corruption
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Nursing career is one of the few fastest growing fields in the health care industry‚ not only in the United States‚ but also in the world. Nurse practice has drastically changed in the last decade and as a result the need for changes in nursing practice is becoming more and more important. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) will place many demands on health professionals and offer them many opportunities to create a system that is more patient centered. The legislation has begun the long process
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to carry oxygen adequately‚ destruction of red blood cells by the body or foreign substances‚ dietary (problems with child growth). Common types of Anaemia – Iron deficiency – lack of iron which is the main constitute of Hb‚ pernicious – lack of intrinsic factor necessary to absorb Vitamin B12‚ others (sickle cell – presence of varying proportions of Hb) (bean like shape) Presenting problems of Anaemia – pallor‚ susceptibility to fatigue/lethargy‚ shortness of breath‚ headache‚ dizziness‚ fainting
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Nursing is universal in the sense that nurses can be found almost in all countries around the world (Henderson‚ 1978). They are in the hospitals‚ in school clinics‚ in the community centres‚ residential homes and even play major roles in some of the popular soap operas in television. There are even television shows that mainly revolve around nurses and which chronicles what they do at work - both the positive and the negative. It is one of the most visible and easily identifiable occupations as compared
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Is Nursing a Profession? As I have begun the pursuit to further my education I have been faced with the question of whether Nursing is a true profession. During the 19 years that I have been a nurse I have thought nursing was a profession but as I have learned in my reading not everyone feels this way. For example‚ World Book (1999) states that there are two main groups of nurses‚ the professional nurses and the technique nurses. They define the professional nurses as graduates of four-year or
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HISTORICAL LANDMARKS AFFECTING NURSING RESEARCH YEAR EVENT | 1859 Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing published | 1900 American Nursing Journal begins publication | 1923 Columbia University establishes first doctoral program for nurses | Goldmark Report with recommendations for nursing education published | 1930s American Journal of Nursing publishes clinical cases studies | 1948 Brown publishes report on inadequacies of nursing education | 1952 The journal Nursing Research begins publication
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greatly impacted America’s job selection. The nursing field is one of many careers that is evolving. Despite many people becoming shocked by amazing advancements‚ others are able to find important flaws. Although some improvements are controversial‚ overall they prove to be beneficial. As robotic knowledge grows‚ it is contributing to the medical field. The nursing field needs to evolve along with it. By adapting to new technology‚ such as nanotechnology‚ nursing will stay relevant. The purpose of these
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