1a Explain the differences between modern day nursing education and the old hospital based training model Modern day nursing is quite a different experience and process when compared to the old hospital based training system. Today’s nursing is theory based. Nurses learn the theory behind actions‚ procedures and decisions‚ before gaining the experience of performing the action or duty within the profession. In stark contrast the hospital based system is on the job‚ training where the nurses learn
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My philosophy in nursing is the devotion to deliver the utmost personal patient care I am capable of delivering to the ill‚ may it be physically‚ mentally‚ or emotional‚ as well as to the challenged in time of need. In order to define my philosophy of nursing‚ I had to take time out and re-examine my value system‚ and my beliefs. As I think about it I know I am a caring and compassionate nurse. I reminisced back to the late 70 ’s‚ my upbringing in foreign countries and having been exposed to diverse
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among a few or many different people. The more obvious need for teamwork and collaboration is for the relationship between co-workers. Not necessarily just with nurses‚ but also nurse’s aides‚ certified nursing assistants (CNA’s) or anyone else helping with everyday patient care‚ like nursing students. There are a lot of responsibilities that come with caring for patients and it can take a toll if everyone is not helping each other. As with any other situation where there are multiple “hands stirring
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I have always identified with nursing. Ever since I was a small child‚ I have been keenly interested in this field. Now as an adult‚ I can envision myself stepping into the role of becoming a nurse. Why? Because it is in my nature to seek out people needing help and those who know me well describe me as nurturing and caring. Throughout high school and my 2 years of college thus far‚ I have been credited with being that person younger students looked to for guidance and direction‚ and it is also part
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As nurses we all know how to measure a patients vital signs and what they are used for. We have blood pressure‚ pulse‚ respirations‚ and temperature. All of the previous are objective they can be seen and quantified some way. However‚ the fifth vital sign “pain” is a relative and subjective term. It can’t be measured on any scale expect by what the patient tells us‚ we as healthcare providers can’t see it. We can only trust what our patient is telling us‚ and we can’t say otherwise. A person who
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experience. It is important to articulate a personal philosophy to provide safe‚ effective‚ holistic‚ and Christian viewed care. A personal philosophy allows a baseline or expectation for life‚ and career as nurses. Philosophy begins and enlarges as nursing career grows stronger. Education‚ experience‚ knowledge‚ critical thinking‚ and maturing allow our nursing philosophy to grow and progress. I was called to nursing based on my personal philosophy of life in general. My personal philosophy is to nurse
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health care setting and the importance of fortifying an approach which involves a social determinants perspective whereby factors which lead to poor health‚ particularly for vulnerable populations‚ become central to nursing practice in the community. I aim to discuss the evolving role of nursing in relation to patient care‚ advocacy‚ education and health promotion in the community. The primary care a nurse provides in the community must be underpinned by an approach which engages social determinants such
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Nursing is an art and a skill that involves caring for people who are disadvantaged by virtue of being in poor physical‚ mental‚ social‚ or even spiritual health. The aim of nursing is to promote health through a variety of different interventions‚ but mainly involves the use of medical interventions in contrast to holistic interventions. Nursing also has a history of operating within the biomedical model‚ which focuses mainly on the illness and not the individual (Oberle & Bouchal‚ 2009). Because
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The Nursing Process Name: Institutional affiliation: The Nursing Process Steps and their Definitions The nursing process is a comprehensive‚ holistic five-step process that helps registered nurses to become united by a common thread in their patient care practices (ANA‚ 2014). The tool was developed to maintain consistency and efficacy in the nursing sector of healthcare. The process is the nurse’s core tool for providing patient-focused attention. The first of the tool’s five-pronged nature is assessment
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Module 4 DQ2 Outline the process for developing nursing standards of practice and identify the different entities that might be involved in developing a standard of practice. Members of this team are nurses themselves and work in their various fields. So when something comes up that needs addressed‚ they meet as a committee and discuss the issue. Then they decide what would be the best action to take for solving the problem. By doing this they are able to come up with the standards we now have
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