Theory development surfaced in nursing because of its leader’s desire for nursing to be considered a profession‚ and then to help nurses increase their knowledge of practice‚ what it is and what it can be. Theories can help to identify a clearer picture of practice than using facts alone (Walker & Avant‚ 2005). The following paper will discuss three of these theories and their authors as they relate to currency and ability of use in practice settings. Orem’s Model of Self Care The International
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Two strategies can be used to promote lifelong physical activity of children with disabilities: an individual transition plan (ITP) and ongoing assessment (Kim‚ So-Yeun (2008). Most children with disabilities have an individualized education program (IEP)‚ which measures the child’s educational goals and objectives‚ levels of performance‚ and provides authorities and parents with the child’s progress report. Children that have an IEP should also have an ITP by the age of 16 to be in accordance
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What is Professionalism? Professionalism is a calling which requires specialized knowledge and often long and extensive academics. Professional Nursing is "the process in which substantial specialized knowledge derived from the biological‚ physical‚ and behavioral sciences is applied to: the care‚ diagnosis‚ treatment‚ counsel and health teaching of persons who are experiencing changes in their normal health processes or who require assistance in the maintenance of health or the prevention or management
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Socialization into Nursing Winston – Salem State University January 21‚ 2013 Nursing 2312 Abstract This paper explores the process of how nurses are socialized into their profession and how my own personal socialization process has shaped my nursing career. Using Benner’s Model of socialization‚ I plan to explore my own personal journey from Novice to Expert reflecting the changes in my career that were supported by his five stages or levels of proficiency. Each level produced its own challenges
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relation to your development in the Nursing field‚ one will have to define these two terminologies. Personal development means to include activities that improve awareness‚ can develop potential that will ultimately enhance the quality of life. Medical colleges advocate personal development plans as a basis for continuing professional development. Whereas‚ reflective reasoning is where a nurse can apply learning and insights of others into their own work. In nursing courses students learn through lecture
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Nursing is universal in the sense that nurses can be found almost in all countries around the world (Henderson‚ 1978). They are in the hospitals‚ in school clinics‚ in the community centres‚ residential homes and even play major roles in some of the popular soap operas in television. There are even television shows that mainly revolve around nurses and which chronicles what they do at work - both the positive and the negative. It is one of the most visible and easily identifiable occupations as compared
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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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need to maintain a level of learning throughout their practice. He/she need to maintain competence in all aspects of their practice. The registered nurse is foremost responsible for constant learning. Other responsibility falls on employers‚ other nurses‚ professional organizations‚ credentialing and certification entities and regulatory agencies. (ANA‚ 2008). Lifelong learning through continuing education is considered essential for all nurses. Nursing services is essential to
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focus of this assignment is to outline the assessment process within nursing and show its practical use and importance. The assignment is broken down into different elements‚ including defining what assessment means and its importance within the nursing process leading on to the various sources of information which are used to inform nurses upon their assessments. The STAMP assessment tool will be explored to show how it supports the assessment process in practice. Finally‚ suggestions will be made as
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Leading and managing is a vast process in nursing. "Leadership is the process of engaged decision making linked with actions taken in the face of complex‚ unchartered or perilous circumstances present in clinical situations for which no standardized solution exists" (Bleich‚ M.R.‚ 2011) Description: I would like to share an incident in my nursing experience where one of my colleagues played a leadership role. I was working in the cardio thoracic and vascular surgery intensive care unit (ICU)
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