Concept of Nursing Rounds: What is it and is it a good thing? Meghan Glass Northland Pioneer College Nursing rounds play an extremely important role in the field of nursing. The concept of nursing rounds is to ultimately provide patient safety. In order to provide patient safety‚ hourly rounding was initiated. Patient safety has always been an important part of nursing rounds‚ but recently it has been revamped. The purpose of hourly nursing rounds is to check on the patient on
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nurse‚ Sister Callista Roy’s Adaptation Model of Nursing and Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory are two nursing theories that have made an impact in my practice. Within this paper‚ an understanding of each theory and a contrast and comparison of the two theories will be completed. Sister Callista Roy developed the Adaptation Model of Nursing in 1976. This model takes a holistic approach. It asks three main questions in regard to nursing care: Whom is it for? What is the goal? and When
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ourselves more consciously‚ choose to act rather than feeling acted upon (Jack‚ K. & Miller‚ E.‚ 2008). During this concept analysis‚ Walker and Avant’s (2005) method will be used to help explain the meaning of self-awareness and to define the attributes of self awareness in nursing leadership. Key words: self-awareness‚ leadership‚ competency model‚ nursing leadership‚ concept
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“Concept clarification is an important step in developing useful and useable knowledge in nursing science.” (Tofthagen‚ 2010). Within the home health field of nursing‚ one of the major and most significant concepts is “team” work. “Simply stated‚ concept analysis incorporates a method or approach by which concepts that are of interest to a discipline are examined in order to clarify their characteristics or attributes” (Cronin‚ 2010). Within a home health care team there are; Registered Nurses
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Concept Map West Coast University B.S. is an 81 year old Caucasian female presenting with abdominal pain‚ diarrhea‚ nausea and vomiting in the emergency room on February 3‚ 2013. B.S. has a history of glaucoma‚ hypothyroidism‚ degenerative arthritis and diverticulosis. She has allergies to iodine and vicodin. B.S. is admitted for diverticulitis with possible partial bowel obstruction and hydronephrosis. B.S. was admitted on February 3‚ 2013 here at Verdugo Hills Hospital. Pathophysiology:
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Metaethical Concepts TCU Metaethical Concepts Ethics‚ also termed moral philosophy‚ is a subdivision of philosophy that studies morality through the examination of right and wrong. One focus of ethics‚ metaethics‚ is concerned with the character of right and wrong‚ where and how ethical judgments start‚ and what they mean in relation to human nature and behavior. Metaethics seeks the answer to questions regarding what morality is and what is ‘bad’ and ‘good’ (DeLapp‚ 2014). There are
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Virginia Henderson: Need Theory David Muckell Nyack College Abstract Virginia Henderson’s definition of nursing explained what the role of a nurse was and that it is the nurse’s job to help the individual be free of any assistance as soon as they could. Henderson’s Need Theory is followed by fourteen points that list all of the basic needs of an individual. Her theory is considered a philosophy because it is made up of a series of components that classify and categorize the professional activities
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Virginia Henderson-Theory critique Virginia Henderson-Theory critique Background Referred to by some as the “Florence Nightingale of the twentieth century‚” Virginia Henderson made many contributions to nursing (Butts & Rich‚ 2011). She was born in 1987‚ in Kansas City‚ MO‚ and devoted more than 60 years of her life as a nurse‚ teacher‚ author‚ and researcher (2011). Henderson became interested in nursing during World War I with a desire to help the sick and wounded militants. She
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NURSING THEORIES CORE CONCEPTS Nursing theory is still a young field and as such‚ it continues to evolve as new knowledge is gained. There are numerous theories of nursing‚ each of which took years to develop and most of which continue to evolve and adapt. There are commonalities between and among the existing theries although each may focus more heavily on different aspects f responsibilities. It has to do with the philosophical foundations for each theory. Moore (2008) reported a nursing
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process” (Henderson‚ 2012). In the workbook‚ “The Resiliency” by Nan Henderson‚ the author exhibits the concept of resiliency as a quality that every individual is born with. It is noted that many resilient survivors realize that they possess a great quality of resiliency through experiencing and getting through traumatic events‚ through this they become wiser and stronger as individuals. These traumatic events therefore help the individual find their “authentic self-esteem” (Henderson‚ 2012) which
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