INTRODUCTION Some say that nursing is a straightforward profession‚ that a nurse only needs to look after poorly patients‚ administer medication‚ and write documentation. That caring is innate to human beings and doing it as a job is not so much difficult. But in my personal opinion‚ nursing is anything other than straightforward. Nursing as a profession requires critical thinking and sometimes spur-of-the-moment decision-making as the lives of people depend on such decisions. (Reflective Model
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Professional Philosophy As a student preparing to begin my nursing career‚ I have come to develop my own core beliefs about the nursing profession. As a new graduate‚ I aim to instill these philosophies into my nursing practice. First‚ to embody characteristics of a genuine nurse by being caring‚ enthusiastic and being able to utilize teamwork. Second‚ practicing safely by maintaining a constant vigilance to avoid medication errors. Third‚ being mindful of cultural and religious values. I believe
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Theories The nursing profession has made some remarkable accomplishment during the 20th and 21st centuries‚ which has led to the recognition of nursing as an academic discipline. The move toward a theory- based practice has shifted the focus from the vocational view of nursing to a more meaningful and organized profession. As such‚ the knowledge and practice of nursing is embedded and guided by the theoretical framework of the profession. Theories also give direction and purpose to the nursing profession
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Any action on the part of individuals‚ a group of people or institutions that promote the believed superiority of one group‚ profession‚ or set of ideas over another can be considered ethnocentric. Ethnocentrism is defined as one’s own race or ethnic group as of supreme importance than the order race or group. It is apparent that a broader use of the term has entered common usage. It has been demonstrated that ethnic and cultural values and beliefs influence the way individuals and groups view health
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Human Communication. A Publication of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association. Vol. 11‚ No.1‚ pp. 27 – 38 Overcoming Ethnocentrism through Developing Intercultural Communication Sensitivity and Multiculturalism Qingwen Dong University of the Pacific Kenneth D. Day University of the Pacific Christine M. Collaço University of the Pacific Qingwen Dong (Ph.D. Washington State University‚ 1995) is Associate Professor and Chair and Kenneth D. Day (Ph.D. Indiana University‚ 1980) is Professor
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on Compassion Fatigue in the Nursing Profession KLD Rhode Island College A Commentary on Compassion Fatigue in the Nursing Profession When we think of what key elements are required to be a nurse‚ there are several words that come to mind. Compassionate‚ caring‚ attentive‚ conscientious‚ diligent‚ and hard working are to name a few. The very attributes that highlight the nursing profession‚ are also the root of the cause
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1. Is nursing in danger of losing its designation as a "profession" if it fails to maintain educational entry levels comparable to those of other health professions? Why or Why not? Yes‚ it is in danger of losing its designation as a profession because nursing allows individuals with no college course work‚ or with limited college study to be able to call themselves nurses (Huston‚ 2017‚ pg.9). As other professions are increasing their entry levels‚ nursing is not. This leads to an education disparity
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According to theorist Patricia Brenner‚ the transition into the nursing profession can be broken down into five levels based on skill acquisition and critical judgement: novice‚ advanced beginner‚ competent‚ proficient‚ and expert. In order to progress from the novice stage to clinical expertise it is essential that we apply the knowledge that we learned into experiential learning. The only way we will be able to grow is using the knowledge we learned and “hands on” practice. The novice stage
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inspiration who left behind a legacy for the nursing profession. Mahoney became‚ according to Black (2016) the first African descent to qualify as a nurse from New England Hospital for Woman and Children (p.29). Around her era‚ it was difficult for African Americans to obtain opportunities to have a profession or career. However‚ Mahoney was able to succeed by gaining acceptances into New England Hospital for Woman and Children. To specify how competitive it was‚ in the article from the Journal
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the healthcare system. EBP develops from the combination of researches with the best evidence in clinical expertise to concentrates on a practice problem in the nursing profession and from this examination a new intervention is generated to meets patients’ needs and values (Groves‚ Gray‚ Burns‚ 2015‚ p. 3). The two area of nursing practice that has improved patient outcome are the prevention of the ventilation-acquired pneumonia (VAP) and catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
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