Nursing has changed in a variety of ways over the years‚ but one of the most important transitions has been related to the increasing cultural diversity of the American population. In the article‚ Leininger ’s Transcultural Theory and Prayer; author D.E. Allyn expresses how prayer has benefit according to the cultural care theory. The first nurse to emphasize cultural care was Madeleine Leininger. According to Leininger‚ the goal of cultural care is culturally congruent care. Thus‚ when a client
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NURSING AS A DISCIPLINE. Is nursing a discipline or just a profession? The term discipline describes the practise of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour‚ so can nursing be placed under this classification? The term profession described as a paid occupation or a body of people engaged in a particular profession‚ so can nursing be placed under this classification? Yes nursing is a paid occupation‚ thus allowing it to be placed under the classification of nursing as a profession. However
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30th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE The concept of nursing* Virginia Henderson RN AM DLaw DSc Research Associate Emeritus‚ Yale University School of Nursing‚ Connecticut‚ USA Accepted for publication 4 November 1977 Correspondence: Virginia Henderson‚ Yale University School of Nursing‚ Connecticut‚ USA. HENDERSON V. (1978) HENDERSON V. (2006) Journal of Advanced Nursing 3‚ 113–130 Journal of Advanced Nursing 53(1)‚ 21–34 The concept of nursing The author contends that with the acceptance
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History of Nursing Many people believe that Nursing started with Florence Nightingale‚ however nursing itself dates back to the beginnings of motherhood when nurses were traditionally female. In fact‚ nursing and medicine have been closely intertwined throughout the ages. The history of nursing has its origins in the care of infants and children‚ so all mothers were in fact nurses. Gradually an evolution started developing into dedicated caregivers who practiced the art. In fact‚ nursing has been
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Nursing is a profession which has evolved tremendously in the past century. From the dawn of time nursing has existed‚ in one form or another. This has contributed to it gaining recognition as a profession. According to.............profession has been defined as “an occupation that requires extensive education or a calling that requires special knowledge‚ skill‚ and preparation”. Since healthcare varies between cultures‚ nurses have historically taken on many different roles‚ these include folk
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The Nursing Shortage: Why Today’s Shortage is Unique Introduction: The nursing profession has experienced shortages many times in the past. This pattern was cyclical‚ with periods of high vacancy rates followed by layoffs and an oversupply of registered nurses. Today‚ we are experiencing another drought for nursing‚ but due to many factors‚ this shortage is different from anything the profession has witnessed in previous years. There are many that feel this shortage is severe and prolonged
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The beginnings of nursing can be traced back to many ancient cultures‚ such as those in Egypt‚ Greece‚ Rome‚ and Israel. In its early years‚ nursing was closely entwined with religious orders and faith communities. During the Christian crusades‚ nursing orders such as the knight of st. John‚ the Teutonic knights and the knights of st. Lazarus was established‚ persisting even today. Individual deacons‚ deaconesses‚ and roman matrons cared for sick individuals and were instrumental in the organization
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Nursing as a Profession Lisa Renfrow Oklahoma Wesleyan University Nursing as a Profession The question of whether the practice of nursing is considered a profession or an occupation is an ongoing debate‚ much like the ongoing debate over what defines a profession. Several scholars have outlined criteria for considering an occupation to be a profession. Given a list of scholars and their criteria for what characteristics define a profession‚ I have chosen the list formulated
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others (Lakoff and Johnson 1). In the field of nursing‚ many metaphors have emerged which have greatly impacted the practice of nursing. These metaphors include the “nursing as military” metaphor‚ which typified nursing during the 19th and most of the 20th centuries‚ and the “nursing as advocacy” metaphor which became the dominant conception of nursing after the tumultuous social struggles of the 1960 ’s. Most metaphors associated with the nursing profession are referred to as moral metaphors
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Nursing rounds are given separate names according to thepurpose they serve .a)Information giving rounds :It is used to acquaint the staff with all patients on the wardor division .b)Instructional rounds :Here the nurse is expected to read the charts and come torounds with basic information in mind .c)Problem solving rounds: This is to help the nursing staff learn to conduct initialinterviews make assessment of patient’s needs and identifynursing care problems .Purposes of nursing rounds :1.To demonstrate
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