The different nursing theories discovered by nursing pioneers have provided most of the foundation on which modern nursing stands. Back then‚ when the nursing profession had just started‚ nursing care was pretty much basic. Originally‚ the role of the nurse was to primarily care for a patient as prescribed by a physician. This then led to the discovery of the biomedical model of nursing care which still strongly influences nursing practice today. This model however focuses heavily on pathophysiology
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“At the heart of being a good health care practitioner‚ lies professionalism‚ setting the standard of what a patient should expect “(Dhai p 174). This statement quoted from Professor A. Dhai’s “Understanding Professionalism in Health Care in the Twenty First Century” details a perspective on the role of a modern day health professional. In her article‚ Dhai stresses the notion of an ideal health professional being both technically skilled and ethically adept. Using the quote as a baseline of the
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professionalism is of the highest reputation‚ and nursing is among them. In the area of nursing‚ there is much importance to be placed with the improvement of professionalism within the profession. Nursing is a profession that depends on practitioners to perform in a way that characterized the goodness of the wider discipline‚ as all nurses are in a position of accountability and responsibility. This essay will further look into the topic of professionalism in nursing‚ the role of a registered nurse‚ and having
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The knowledge of ethics and the subsequent theories that have evolved from it is paramount to the profession of nursing. These theories assist nurses with identifying potential problems and developing skills required to determine and justify decisions in given situations. Furthermore‚ they work to enhance and shape an individual’s ethical beliefs and values. There are a number of ethical theories that have been introduced throughout nursing including the widely agreed upon four; deontology‚ utilitarianism
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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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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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system is struggling globally with the rising costs and uneven quality of health care services in spite of the hard work of benevolent‚ well-trained clinicians. Policy makers in collaboration with health care leaders have implemented a considerable number of changes including reducing errors‚ enforcing guidelines and implementing electronic medical records‚ but more still needs to be done given the current state of health. In the US‚ the healthcare system is facing unmatched force to change especially
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Delegation: An analysis of delegation to unlicensed personal Cheryl R. Klinkner Ferris State University Abstract This paper will present an analysis on nursing delegation to unlicensed assistive personal (UAP) within the healthcare setting. Delegation is a responsibility nurses are expected to do in order to coordinate safe and timely care for their patients. With the increase in patients loads‚ increase in acuity of patients and an increase in shortage of nurses; there also comes an increase
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The anorexic adolescent: Challenges to nursing care Literature review 1 Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………..3 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………4 Search Method………………………………………………………………………………5 Therapeutic Relationship…………………………………………………………………6-7 Weight Restoration……………………………………………………………………….8-9 Family Centred Care…………………………………………………………………...10-11 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………..12-13 Further Research Recommendations………………………………………………………14 References……………………………………………………………………………
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NURS 6101-23: Policy and Politics in Nursing and Healthcare March 7th‚ 2012 Issues that affect health care delivery When I hear the term “health care industry”‚ I imagine a system where there is access to diagnosis and care 24 hours a day‚ seven days a week for all in need‚ from birth to death. According to Knickman and Kovner (2011)‚ good health care is an essential foundation for being able to function in society and to enjoy life. People view health care quite differently depending on whether
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