(Current Nursing‚ 2012) In nursing‚ dignity is a very important component of the holistic care of each individual patient. Maintaining the dignity of a patient shows respect and should be promoted throughout their stay in the healthcare
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Simulation is an educational strategy that allows nursing students to integrate elements of the real world by to achieve certain learning goals. This is done by using various forms of simulation‚ such as computerized mannequins. The use of simulation allows the students to practice essential skills in a particular environment that allows for mistakes and growth without risking patient safety‚ and how to manage situations in a hospital setting. The benefits of using simulation include the use various
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American Nurses Association defines nursing as the “protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ facilitation of healing‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ communities‚ and populations” (American Nurses Association‚ 2017). The 2013 Gallup Poll identified nursing as the most trustworthy profession‚ with 82% of Americans ranking nurses at ‘high’
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The narrative of nursing is a fundamental key of nursing. Narratives are a way of communicating with other members of the medical team‚ patients and their families. The narrative style of nursing is important because there are two essential ways of using the narrative to communicate. The narrative can be transcribed verbally and/or written depending on the use of the narrative. The style of the narrative that a nurse uses also experiences alterations of the narration depending on the audience. There
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attention of its followers and lead them to support common ideas. Nursing is a science that collaborates with other sciences. It is through leadership that nurses try to adjust group goals of nursing‚ aiming for improvement in professional practice‚ especially the outlook of proper nursing care. Many different perspectives of leadership are developed through a nurse’s career‚ including self-directed‚ a voice that defends the practice of nursing‚ an empowered workplace‚ and innovation that increases quality
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concept pertaining to psychiatric nursing. As stated in my autobiography presented the first week in our class discussion board‚ I have a second love for psychiatric nursing. I have found‚ that while being a registered nurse‚ many nurses that have never worked in a psych unit‚ with their only experience in psych was in their clinical rotation while in undergraduate‚ is most times perceived as a negative and dangerous specialty of nursing . It’s true! psychiatric nursing is not for everyone. Some cannot
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Telehealth in Nursing Practice The last few decades have been marked by tremendous technological advancements providing for ever-increasing possibilities when it comes to transmitting‚ accessing and storing information. As many others professions‚ the nursing profession is embracing technology in an effort to make nursing care more efficient‚ cost effective and flexible. This paper will explore how telehealth is reaching a wide variety of clients as in hospice‚ virtual wards and remote cardiac monitoring
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nature of Adult Nursing means far more than just an academic course studied for a number of hours a week. It is undoubtedly an integral part of the society we operate in‚ as adult nurses are considered to be the backbone of the healthcare system as they promote health‚ prevent disease and help patients cope with their illness. For me there was no sudden intervention‚ no following in the footsteps of an admired parent or relative into healthcare but a progressive awareness that nursing would be the perfect
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As a nursing student‚ I felt really lucky to get a golden opportunity to be a part of this Australia attachment that I was eagerly waiting for. This is a dream come true moment for me in my life. It will be the best experience in my career of nursing. An overseas exposure would allow me to have a greater sense of contextual understanding for different interpretations of health by foreigners living and seeking medical attention. Besides‚ cultural competence can be gained through interactions with
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The effect of a nursing intervention on promoting self-care agency in breast cancer patients after breast surgery INTRODUCTION Breast cancer is a type of cancer‚ which is characterized by local uncontrolled cells growth and spread of abnormal cells in one or both breasts‚ which is the most common cancer in women around the world (Jemal et al.‚ 2011). In Australia‚ over 12‚614 (28%) women were diagnosed invasive breast cancer in 2006‚ and the number will keep on growing (AIHW‚ 2009). In 2006‚ a
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