upon my personal upbringing and my trials in life that have allowed me to feel deeply how to treat others righteously. In addition‚ education has given me insight to the many aspects of each person and their needs. I have also been inspired by Florence Nightingale as the first nursing theorist to initiate a clean environment and reduce deaths by reducing unsanitary conditions. Within these teaching‚ she taught me that the environment plays vital role in assisting in the health and healing. Lastly‚ I
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According to the ANA‚ it states nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations. (“What is nursing‚" 2017) Many people may not realize nursing is more than what the definition defines it to be. When the words nursing and philosophy come together it is outlined as the knowledge
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References: (Allnursescom)Allnurses.com. (2005). Ideas for nursing quotes‚ Florence Nightingale‚ Retrieved November 14‚ 2012‚ from http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/ideas-nursing-quotes-124448.html (Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital 2009 Acute Care Charge Nurse Responsibilities Addendum)Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital
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(Institute of Medicine‚ 2015). This statistic reinforces the need for nurses to receive support in the way of education‚ primary care‚ and nursing leadership roles. Nursing education has been reevaluated over and over since the days of Florence
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NUR 587 April 13‚ 2015 Dr. Sharon Thompson Personal Development Plan Intro Nursing is much more than a job; it is a lifetime career path. One does not step lightly into the field of nursing just to further their financial gains. As quoted by Florence Nightingale‚ “Nursing is an art… it requires an exclusive devotion as hard a preparation‚ as any painter’s or sculptor’s work; for what is the having to do with dead canvas or dead marble‚ compared with having to do with the living body‚ the temple of
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Nursing as an Entity Casey Berling‚ BSN Student Eastern Kentucky University NSC 252 Intro to Professional Nursing Department of Baccalaureate & Graduate Nursing‚ College of Health Sciences October 31‚ 2012 If the question was asked‚ “What is your definition of nursing‚” to the thousands of nurses in the world today‚ there would be one word that would unite them all‚ and that is the word care. Nursing strives to be a very unique profession where selfishness‚ and self-serving
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NIGHTINGALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. RCA (ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS) FOR THE SENTINEL EVENT REPORT HAPPENED ON MAY 14‚ THURSDAY AT 9:00 AM. 1. SENTINEL EVENT DESCRIPTION. The pre-op nurse told the mother that once Tina (The patient)‚ a 3 years old child‚ went to the OR‚ her surgery would take about 45 minutes and then she would go to recovery and she would be there at least one hour
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Image can be defined as a reproduction or an imitation of something or as a mental picture or impression of something (Merriam Webster Online Dictionary‚ 2011). Most images are hard to distinguish because it is based on subjective perception and opinion. The forever-changing image of nursing is an example of how subjective perceptions affect the profession. Different stereotypes engraved and the portrayal in the media of nursing can influence the image of the profession. The roles of these aspects
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THE IMPACT THAT NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT HAVE ON QUALITY PATIENT CARE The field of Health Care is a very broad field with different areas of specialization. Quality leadership and management are vital in health care. In modern medicine‚ the majority of nursing tasks are performed by a team rather than individuals. The way a nurse manager leads her staff‚ not only affects her employees’ morale and productivity‚ it also affects the quality of patient care and it is for this reason‚ that
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fascinated me. My cousin was a nurse and often when I visited her‚ I felt a force pulling me or attracting me to that white uniform. Never realized until I became a nurse that it was not a dream‚ I was destined to be a nurse. Today we call Florence Nightingale pioneer of nursing and Mother Teresa the epitome of love and compassion (‚ 2010‚ p. 1). These women choose to do what was in their heart‚ the passion to serve the hungry and needy‚ sick and poor‚ leper and beggar‚ weak and in street‚ embracing
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