Outcomes Based Practice – Underpinning Theories and Principles Introduction If the emphasis that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has placed on the importance of outcomes is anything to go by‚ providers of care and support services in today’s care environment may imperil themselves if they do not work to achieve and demonstrate desirable outcomes with and for the people they support in whatever capacity. This much is evident in the way that the CQC in its publication (Guidance about compliance
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Challenging RN-BSN Students To Apply Orem’s Theory To Practice Susan Davidson‚ EdD‚ RN Abstract: It is a challenge to engage RN-BSN students in learning to apply nursing theory. In associate degree nursing programs‚ nursing theory is barely mentioned and not discussed in detail. This paper reports the experience of one university nursing program that adopted Dorothea Orem’s nursing theory as the basis for its curriculum. The RNs were introduced to Orem’s theory in their first course. Subsequent courses
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As I have progressed from project two to project three my theory of communication has evolved as composing genres put a new dynamic component in my theory. From project two‚ my theory of communication was essentially nurses are responsible in all areas of communication‚ whether it is a change in the audience‚ constraints that occur‚ the clarity of their content or any rhetorical situations that happen. Nurses are the main entity within their medical community to provide accurate information and superior
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born in September 21‚ 1906‚ in New York City. She got graduated from York Hospital School of Nursing in Pennsylvania. She received her Bachelor of Science & Master of Arts from Teacher’s College‚ Columbia University. Ms. Lydia died on February 27‚ 1969‚ of heart disease in Queens Hospital of New York. She promoted the community involvement in the health-care. She had the belief that “professional nursing is the key to care and rehabilitation of patients (Parker & Smith‚ 2010). Hall has three aspects
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Journal of Nursing Science (2008) 5‚ 71 doi:10.1111/j.1742-7924.2008.00111.x EDITORIAL Nursing theory – remembering our future Modern nursing theory began with Virginia Henderson in the 1960s. In her grand theory of nursing‚ she defined nursing as “assisting individuals to gain independence in the performance of activities contributing to health or its recovery (Henderson‚ 1966‚ p. 15). Since the 1970s‚ the literature on nursing theory has focused upon two levels of nursing theories: the “grand
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two conceptual models of nursing. Because those with mental illness usually have increased risked for being unable to identify‚ manage‚ or find ways to maintain health I felt that Roger’s Science of Unitary Beings may be of help to this vulnerable population. The elderly over time have a greater risk of being unable maintain a healthy way of life‚ because of increased risk of developing self-care deficits that occur due to the aging process. Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory focuses on assisting the
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It is the well-known fact that the nursing profession is facing the most substantial nursing shortage worldwide; therefore‚ one of the critical and challenging obstacles should be the staff retention. Moreover‚ as nursing workforce ages and new graduates are placed in various and complex roles‚ they must develop transition coping skills to survive crude attitude. Therefore‚ Meleis’ middle -range transition theory was defined as a " passage from one fairly stable state to another fairly stable one
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Informed Consent Essay: Ethical principles of gaining informed consent “Respect for human beings involves giving due scope to peoples capacity to make their own decisions. In the research context‚ this normally requires that participation be the result of a choice made by the participants” (NHMR‚ 2007‚ p.3). Freegard 2012 (p.60)‚ states that “respecting the rights of others‚” includes a responsibility for Health professionals “to let others know about their rights” and that this forms the basis
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Nursing Professionalism is defined as the practise of professional nursing as performed by a registered nurse. Nursing professionals primary purpose is the care of individuals‚ their families‚ and communities and to improve an individual’s health and quality of life. There are a set of core nursing values that define and dictates a nurse’s beliefs and actions. The core values include honesty‚ responsibility‚ pursuit of new knowledge‚ belief in human dignity‚ equality of all patients and the desire
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The nursing shortage impacts the world in a prodigious way. The nursing shortage has an adverse impact on patient care‚ as well as on nurses. The causes of the nursing shortage are multi-faceted and there is no single measure that influences the declining issues. The most concerning issue of the nursing shortage is the decline in patient care‚ and positive outcome (Buchan‚ 2010). The research question in this study is the following: How does the nursing shortage affect quality of patient care
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