A vision on a nursing profession Laura A.C. Miller MSN University of St. Joseph A vision on a nursing profession For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to be a nurse‚ caring for those in need. This feeling ultimately led me to the career choice of nursing and continues the path of higher education in the profession. . Nursing is more than treating an illness‚ rather it is focused on delivering quality patient care that is individualized to the needs of each patient. As nurses
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Running Head: PHILOSOPHY OF NURSING 1 2 Philosophy of Nursing My philosophy of nursing is centered on the needs of the patients; both physical and emotional. Patient’s needs are not just limited to their primary illness; but their needs include the whole person and their family. A nurse must have the ability to adapt to each patient’s situation and realize that although the core values of the care provided is theoretically the same; each patient requires an individualized plan of
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overview of the theorist Erickson and how his life span and development theory is applicable to the case study of Phuong Thi. It will discuss the cultural perspective of the Vietnamese and how this impacts on the health behaviours that need to be considered for this patient. It will describe the effects of paracetamol on the health of the patient and what effect this substance has on the body. Finally is the appropriate nursing management for this patient and the discharge plan applicable to the
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Nature of nursing a discussion about how using Carper’s way of knowing model contributed to the aspect of care participated in. The aspect of nursing chosen for the purpose of this assignment is nursing assessment and the impact it has on deciding what care is needed for the patient. It will also look at how the use of (Carper’s 1978) fundamental ways of knowing theory enabled the author to assist in carrying out a successful assessment with her mentor In accordance with the
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essay‚ Nightingale’s theory‚ contribution to research‚ and nursing development will be explained‚ which includes Nightingale’s paradigm. The Historical Development of Nursing – A Timeline Wars are an important aspect in the evolution and development of nursing. In 1854‚ Florence Nightingale‚ viewed as the mother of modern nursing‚ went to the front of the Crimean War (George‚ 2011‚ p. 48). Nightingale approached nursing
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_ethicsThe nature of nursing means that nursing ethics tends to examine the ethics of caring rather than ’curing’ by exploring the relationship between the nurse and the person in care.[1]Early work to define ethics in nursing focused more on the virtues that would make a good nurse‚ rather than looking at what conduct is necessary to respect the person in the nurse’s care. However‚ recently‚ the ethics of nursing has also shifted more towards the nurse’s obligation
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HISTORICAL LANDMARKS AFFECTING NURSING RESEARCH YEAR EVENT | 1859 Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing published | 1900 American Nursing Journal begins publication | 1923 Columbia University establishes first doctoral program for nurses | Goldmark Report with recommendations for nursing education published | 1930s American Journal of Nursing publishes clinical cases studies | 1948 Brown publishes report on inadequacies of nursing education | 1952 The journal Nursing Research begins publication
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Paradigms in Nursing Christian Bernard T. Uy Athabasca University Abstract All nurses strive to provide the highest quality standard of care to all patients. Each one bases their practice to what theory they think and believe is right and most appropriate. This paper explained the definition of the three major paradigms and how they had contributed in everyday nursing practice by providing clinical experiences. Keywords: empirical methods‚ interpretive methods‚ critical methods‚ nursing science
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Philosophy of Nursing: The Art and Science of Caring Stephanie Gray Jacksonville University Philosophy of Nursing: The Art and Science of Caring According to Chitty (2004)‚ “Philosophies of nursing are statements of beliefs about nursing and expressions of values in nursing that are used as bases for thinking and activity” (p. 230). Developing a personal philosophy of nursing must integrate the elements of nursing‚ the individual‚ the environment‚ health‚ and illness. Throughout this paper
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The Nursing Language Anam Afaq Nursing 110-EDr Linda Millenbach The article I chose titled‚ “Perspective: Implementation of Nursing Language in Long-Term Care and Nursing Education”‚ is an article that describes a nurse‚ Shirley’s experience with Nursing theory and terminology. Shirley Aizenstein started her nursing career in the 1960s‚ when things were a lot different. She started as a nursing student and now is an instructor for first-year nursing students at the City College of Chicago
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