Nursing is one of the professions that is on a calculated growth to the top. The main focus of nursing from Florence Nightingale to now is to provide safe and effective care and to better the health of each and every patient. Dr. Patricia Benner believes that “all entry level nurses should begin at a baccalaureate level and eventually receive their masters within a few years”. Why is the bachelor’s degree the golden standard for most medical facilities and hospitals? As research shows having a Bachelor’s
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Waking up early morning to go to work‚ I am fully charged and excited like many other nurses‚ who have chosen nursing profession to help others and to improve the quality of life for all. This mantra has not changed since the days of Florence Nightingale. It is very clear that nursing profession is dependent on one’s morals towards their patients along with a sense of responsibility. The first step in ethical decision making is identifying one’s own value system through introspection and self-reflection
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Running Head: THE IMAGE OF NURSING 1 The Image of Nursing Michael Comninos Breckinridge School of Nursing Running Head: THE IMAGE OF NURSING 1 The Image of Nursing Michael Comninos Breckinridge School of Nursing Mrs. Brumbaugh NU 100-Nursing Roles Week II Tuesday‚ March 24‚ 2014 Running Head: THE IMAGE OF NURSING
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The Role of the Nurse Historically the role of the nurse has been as a patient advocate. Nurses’ have advanced from being seen as low cost labor to an autonomous practioner. Prior to Florence Nightingale the nurse was a member of a religious order or under the direction of the military. Florence Nightingale established the first nursing schools and was responsible for their own practice. In the early 1900’s nursing education was taken over by hospitals and the licensing of nurses began. In
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and Baccalaureate degree nurse has been a topic for discussion for many years. Prior to the modern practice of nursing the sick was taken care of by non skilled persons such as sinners‚ saints or mothers (Fact Sheet).Modern nursing began with Florence Nightingale‚ but has evolved over the years to become a rich history that includes advances in education of nurses‚ thus forming three entry level of nursing‚ Diploma‚ Associate and Baccalaureate of nursing. This discussion will address the difference
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Family Values September 10‚ 2012 Family Values Family nursing is still seen as a fairly new specialty area in nursing. There has been discussion to define what family nursing is and what role family and nursing play in this matter. The consensus is that all definitions have as core concepts the notion of providing nursing care to families and family members (Braun & Foster‚ 2011). Nurses have realized what an important role that families can play in promoting positive health outcomes
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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE An Example of Exceptional Commitment to Nursing Florence Nightingale‚ generally regarded as the Founder of Modern Nursing‚ is an outstanding example of devotion to the cause of nursing. At a very early age‚ she believed she had several calls from God prompting her to commit her life to the service of others as a nurse. Some of her career achievements include serving as a nurse during the Crimean War in the mid 19th century‚ sanitary reform in Britain and laying the foundation
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Sulotte Valcin Amilcar RN-BC‚ MSNed My Nursing Philosophy When I was growing up in Haiti‚ I have always had the desire to help‚ care‚ and advocate for others‚ but I never quite had the opportunity to do that until I moved to the United States and I become a nurse. My intuition to become a nurse began in 1992 when my daughter who was born with sickle cell anemia became very ill to the point that she was put on a voluntary comma for about a month. I remember renting the little mermaid movie
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Nursing‚ is a demanding and an exhausting career in the society. Because of the shortage and high demand on the medical treatment‚ there are some changes in this generation. Firstly‚ the gender stereotype of nurse is changing. The government had hiring more nurses not only the female but also the male so as to solve the problem of supply does not meet the demand. The popularity of male nurse is raised increasingly. There will be more manpower to serve for the patients‚ it will be favorable for the
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The effect of Ethical/Legal Concerns in Nursing Now that lawsuits are on the rise in the healthcare profession‚ it is crucial that nurses follow legal and ethical guidelines in providing care for patients. The scope of nursing practice in today’s developed world has created a subtle and diverse trend in every aspect of the profession. Every nurse should uphold the standard of practice that entails following doctors’ orders‚ practice under the scope of state and federal guidelines‚ and the
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