Major Assessment using Theories in a Practice Problem Brenda Gould-Johnson Walden University Scientific Foundations for Nursing NURS 8110 Dr. Eric Anderson August 10‚ 2013 Major Assessment Nursing is a science that may encompass other theories to support the research goal while evaluating the state of health of the client in response to the information‚ treatment and procedures to prevent or cure. These efforts are to get these individuals‚ families and groups to obtain and maintain
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HOW MY CREATIVE THINKING IN NURSING CARE HELP ME SOLVING PROBLEMS WITH PATIENTS IN LONG TERM CARE When we have made a commitment to work with and develop nursing theory‚ it is important to keep in mind that this activity is crucial to establish scientific foundations in nursing. The first line of teaching and learning in nursing is based on linear thinking‚ arguing to promote the student’s vision of cause / effect when‚ for example‚ this is in the process of providing the patient with an anticoagulant
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1.2 Theories in nursing Theory is a blue print which provides frame work for all nursing actions‚ without theory one would not build argument on the actions performed. There are many theories that applies and guide nursing actions eg ethical theory‚ management theory organization theory and so on. The objective of theories are not limited to: provide a systematic answer to the question of how we should perform our work in different settings. •Many health care agencies now recognize the need for
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Leadership Styles and Theories Effective leadership is comprised of multiple principles‚ characteristics‚ and techniques (Huber‚ 2014). There are many roles that go into making a great leader or nurse manager. Along with the roles and responsibilities of being a great leader comes knowing how to manage your facility and what management style works best for you and your nursing staff. For this discussion‚ the topic will be on personal leadership styles‚ leader and management theory‚ and key behaviors
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Professionalism forms the foundation of all the responsibilities of a nurse. Professional development and implementing a career plan in nursing can result in higher retention‚ higher skill levels‚ and increased patient satisfaction. This paper will reflect on my personal strengths and weaknesses‚ relationships with others‚ and incorporate them into a professional development plan for growth. During professional development‚ it’s important that I am able to determine what my strengths and weaknesses
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Nurses use theory to help guide them in their nursing practice. Paradigms are the way we look at knowledge in a discipline such as nursing (McEwen & Wills‚ 2014). They take into account different values. Grand nursing theories utilize three paradigms: human needs‚ interactive and unitary process. These paradigms take into account the nature of human beings and how they do‚ or do not‚ interact with their environment and health care providers. The human needs paradigm evaluates basic human needs
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Prior to this assignment‚ I thought that medical ethics meant to practice nursing as a prudent nurse would practice‚ in a socially acceptable way. Ethical behavior is one doing what is right rather than what is wrong. I knew that all medical professionals had to comply with patient confidentiality‚ but I did not realize that all medical professionals‚ including writers‚ were held accountable just as if they were providing bedside patient care. I never considered medical writing before and never wrote
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Change and Nursing Theory The change theory that would work well with implementing a nurse residency program would be Lippitt’s Theory of Change. This change theory goes through a step by step process with the ultimate goal of providing actions that are gear towards the overall outcome of the patient. The first step is to diagnose the problem which in this case is retaining new graduate nurses after one year. Learning about why nurses are leaving after the first year would be beneficial. If people
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Pender Nursing Theory Nola Pender‚ former professor of nursing at the University of Michigan‚ has developed a rational-choice model of healthcare. This is not really a nursing theory per se‚ but a psychological look at how human beings perceive themselves‚ their health and their ability to change their lifestyles to promote health. As a result of this focus‚ Pender’s model is normally called the "Health Promotion Model" of nursing. Features This model is based on the idea that human beings
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Change theory is a systematic method of implementing change. It gives a framework‚ or roadmap‚ for change to occur. “Understanding and using a change theory framework can help managers or other change agents to increase the likelihood of success” (Mitchell‚ 2013‚ p. 32). The theories are useful to reduce or minimize challenges that arise during the change process. Change “theory can lead to a better understanding of how change affects the organization‚ identify barriers for successful implementation
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