your own personal nursing philosophy?” we must first understand what philosophy means. “The term philosophy comes from the Greek and means “love of wisdom” (Benner & Wrubel‚ 1989‚ p. 27). Philosophy examines ideas in terms of its origins as well as assumptions about why things are. Blais and Hayes define nursing philosophy as‚ “a concept that looks at the nature of things and aims to provide the meaning of nursing phenomena” (Blais & Hayes‚ 2011‚ p. 98). So why define nursing philosophy? When
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Cultural Diversity in Nursing Name Institution Cultural Diversity in Nursing Introduction Cultural diversity in nursing is concept that is derived from nursing and other cross-cultural health-related disciplines such as psychology‚ sociology and anthropology. Culture is simply used to refer to the belief systems held by groups of people in the society. Therefore‚ cultural diversity is defined as‚ “the differences between people based on a shared ideology and valued set of beliefs‚ norms
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Throughout the duration of Nursing 1001‚ I have realized the compassion and dedication that is required for nursing. Nursing is more than just simply taking care of someone’s physical needs‚ nurses are responsible for emotional‚ physical‚ mental‚ and spiritual health. As we learned in class‚ the nursing profession has evolved significantly since Florence Nightingale. Not only are nurses much more respected‚ they play a major role in the medical field. Without nurses‚ hospitals‚ clinics‚ and private
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Altonlin@hotmail.com December 20‚ 2013 Mr. Russell Clegg Nursing Manager Family Health Hospital 67 Valley Road Vancouver‚ B.C 67911 Dear Mr. Clegg: I passed out of the University Nursing School and have heard that there is an opportunity for a Nursing Intern at Family Health Hospital. I am submitting this letter and resume as an application for this position. My goal is to obtain a position where I can employ my training in nursing practices in order to assist doctors with managing their patients
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Nurses also use ratios and proportions when administering medication. Nurses need to know how much medicine a patient needs depending on their weight. Nurses need to be able to understand the doctor’s orders. Such an order may be given as: 25 mcg/kg/min. If the patient weighs 52kg‚ how many milligrams should the patient receive in one hour? In order to do this‚ nurses must convert micrograms (mcg) to milligrams (mg). If 1mcg = 0.001mg‚ we can find the amount (in mg) of 25mcg by setting up
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Doris Adu Maximizing Opportunities and Maintaining Excitement in Nursing Professional Development Kent State University Abstract Staff nurses have great responsibilities in caring for patients. Often‚ these nurses experience heavy workload. Heavy patient load and stress contributes to burnout. Why is burnout important to discuss in relation to nurses? Burnout affects the performance of the nurse and the quality of care he or she provides to the patient. Therefore‚ it is imperative that staff nurses
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The impact of nursing of nursing shortage on the provision of quality healthcare and patient safety was discussed in this paper. The negative impact of nursing shortage on the quality of care and patient safety is that when nurses are few‚ patient safety is threatened and health care quality is diminished. This can incur high cost to hospitals. Nurses who have heavy workload are more likely to experience burnout and intend to leave their job within the next year causing high turnover rate. When nurses
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STANDARDS OF NURSING SERVICES Association of Nursing Service Administrators of the Philippines‚ Inc. (ANSAP) Committee on Nursing Practice 2008 Edition STANDARDS OF NURSING SERVICES All rights reserved. All works herein are properties of ANSAP and no part of this book may be copied‚ reproduced or published in any form without the proper consent of the authors and publishers. FOREWORD This publication is designed to provide nursing administration a guide reference in managing nursing services
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Professional organizations in nursing play decisive role in the progression of solutions‚ development of the efficacy and extraordinary work that is vital to the healthcare organizations (Matthews‚ 2012). Many professional and personal benefits may be obtained when joining a professional organization. Furthermore‚ belonging to a professional organization allows nurses to network and advocate for patients‚ community‚ and healthcare reform (Kitson‚ 1989). On November second at nine in the morning
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IN WHAT SENSE IS NURSING A POLITICAL ACT? HOW CAN PROFESSIONAL NURSES BE ACTIVISTS? DISCUSS THESE QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF POLITICAL ACTIVISM TO ILLUSTRATE YOUR POINTS. Nurses strive to provide holistic and comprehensive care. Nurses understand that health (and therefore nursing) is political and that to be advocates may require them to become political activists. Political activism refers to the process of trying to influence decision- makers to implement changes to improve the lives
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