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    Nursing Competencies GCU Nursing Competencies The first school of nursing in the United States was the Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing‚ founded in 1873. The Bellevue offered a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing with principles of nursing established by Florence Nightingale. In later years‚ the Associate-degree in nursing was formed by Mildred Montag‚ to help with the nursing shortages in WWII. “In the mid 1900’s an Associate-degree level nurse was thought of as a “technical nurse”

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    Nursing Experience

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    Nursing has always been a part of my future that was definite. There was never any doubt that “RN” would trail behind my name one day. For a little over a year now‚ I have been able to call myself MA‚ RN‚ BSN. This is an honor and a privilege that I never cease to forget. Every day I go to work knowing that anything is possible and my job is to expect the unexpected. In the short time I have been in this position‚ I have had many unique and eye opening encounters with a cast of characters‚ which

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    nursing as a discipline

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    NURSING AS A DISCIPLINE. Is nursing a discipline or just a profession? The term discipline describes the practise of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour‚ so can nursing be placed under this classification? The term profession described as a paid occupation or a body of people engaged in a particular profession‚ so can nursing be placed under this classification? Yes nursing is a paid occupation‚ thus allowing it to be placed under the classification of nursing as a profession. However

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    Nursing Professionalism

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    Abstract This paper reports on my individual views of what professionalism in nursing means to me and how professionalism is important to nursing as a profession. Professionalism in nursing provides a framework for the development and advances in the profession of nursing. Factors that influenced me to become a nurse are explained in detail with orientation to higher education and pursuing a profession. Reasons are given why I have returned to school to achieve my goal of obtaining a BSN while

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    The concept of nursing

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    30th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE The concept of nursing* Virginia Henderson RN AM DLaw DSc Research Associate Emeritus‚ Yale University School of Nursing‚ Connecticut‚ USA Accepted for publication 4 November 1977 Correspondence: Virginia Henderson‚ Yale University School of Nursing‚ Connecticut‚ USA. HENDERSON V. (1978) HENDERSON V. (2006) Journal of Advanced Nursing 3‚ 113–130 Journal of Advanced Nursing 53(1)‚ 21–34 The concept of nursing The author contends that with the acceptance

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    The History of Nursing

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    History of Nursing Many people believe that Nursing started with Florence Nightingale‚ however nursing itself dates back to the beginnings of motherhood when nurses were traditionally female. In fact‚ nursing and medicine have been closely intertwined throughout the ages. The history of nursing has its origins in the care of infants and children‚ so all mothers were in fact nurses. Gradually an evolution started developing into dedicated caregivers who practiced the art. In fact‚ nursing has been

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    Nursing Essay

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    Nursing is a profession which has evolved tremendously in the past century. From the dawn of time nursing has existed‚ in one form or another. This has contributed to it gaining recognition as a profession. According to.............profession has been defined as “an occupation that requires extensive education or a calling that requires special knowledge‚ skill‚ and preparation”. Since healthcare varies between cultures‚ nurses have historically taken on many different roles‚ these include folk

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    The Nursing Shortage

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    The Nursing Shortage: Why Today’s Shortage is Unique Introduction: The nursing profession has experienced shortages many times in the past. This pattern was cyclical‚ with periods of high vacancy rates followed by layoffs and an oversupply of registered nurses. Today‚ we are experiencing another drought for nursing‚ but due to many factors‚ this shortage is different from anything the profession has witnessed in previous years. There are many that feel this shortage is severe and prolonged

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    Religion In Nursing

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    The beginnings of nursing can be traced back to many ancient cultures‚ such as those in Egypt‚ Greece‚ Rome‚ and Israel. In its early years‚ nursing was closely entwined with religious orders and faith communities. During the Christian crusades‚ nursing orders such as the knight of st. John‚ the Teutonic knights and the knights of st. Lazarus was established‚ persisting even today. Individual deacons‚ deaconesses‚ and roman matrons cared for sick individuals and were instrumental in the organization

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    Nursing as a Profession

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    Nursing as a Profession Lisa Renfrow Oklahoma Wesleyan University Nursing as a Profession The question of whether the practice of nursing is considered a profession or an occupation is an ongoing debate‚ much like the ongoing debate over what defines a profession. Several scholars have outlined criteria for considering an occupation to be a profession. Given a list of scholars and their criteria for what characteristics define a profession‚ I have chosen the list formulated

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