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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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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Is Nursing a Profession Jesse Morris Introduction Discussion of Bixler and Bixler’s Criteria Roy and Geneveive Bixler emphasized in their list of criteria for professions that a profession should attract certain intellectual and personal qualities. The Bixler’s outlined the pathway for professionalism to include a well-defined body of knowledge on a higher level of intellectualism. Nursing As A Profession Nurses have specialized education and training validated by “professional licensure”
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CRITICAL THINKING Critical thinking is a rational and intentional cognitive skill oriented to take adecision or solve a problem. We use critical thinking skills in any area of our lives – professional‚ as citizen‚ love or friendship. Its key characteristics are rationality‚ reflection and evaluation (Tenreiro‐Vieira and Vieira‚ 2000‚ p. 29). Critical thinking is clear and rational‚ involves precise and systematic skills and follows the rules of logical and scientific reasoning (Lau‚ 2011‚ p
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Abstract: This paper explores the personal nursing philosophy I plan to convey in my nursing career. I believe the nature of nursing is rooted in commitment to public service and the undeniable desire to help those in need. Nursing is more than treating an illness; rather it is focused on delivering quality patient care that is individualized to the needs of each patient. My philosophy of nursing incorporates the knowledge of medicine while combining it with relational‚ compassionate caring that
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Definition of Nursing Leslie Burgess Submitted to Sarah P. Combs PhD‚ MPH‚ RN in partial fulfillment of NR444 Professional Role Development Regis University February 1‚ 2012 Nurses have been described as “lacking professional commitment and motivation‚ low in risk taking and change-making‚ having a ‘blue-collar mentality‚’ being cautious and conservative‚ and suffering from lack of cohesiveness and collegiality” (as cited in Chandler‚ 1986‚ p.1). With this definition of what a nurse has
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As I am advancing in my professional education‚ it is very disappointing to realize that my knowledge of nursing theories has not been emphasized in the Bachelor’s degree curriculum. Of course‚ my training had been very extensive and experience enriched in various skills along with understanding many medical concepts; however‚ the perception towards the significance of nursing theory has not been emphasized enough. With that in mind‚ the exposure to theories in this class underscores the fundamental
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The Importance of Knowing the Patient in Nursing Care Knowing the patient is a reoccurring theme in a nurse’s life. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the specific understanding of knowing the patient‚ and the important role it has on nursing practice. Understanding the patient’s needs‚ and learning typical patterns of the patient increases the overall care given and critical for overall clinical decision making (Tanner‚ Benner‚ Chesla‚ & Gordon‚ 1993). The article The Phenomenology of Knowing
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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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Impact and Penetration of Nursing Research It is common nursing knowledge that patient quality of care is directly related to improved outcomes and is based on the safety of the patient. Nurses play a direct role in a patient’s quality of care‚ because nurses have the most direct contact with the patient. The issues that I noticed in each of the website’s evidence based practices (EBP’s) include nursing education level‚ staffing levels‚ working environments‚ and organizational policy/procedure
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