Nursing practice draws upon several different ways of knowing LIZ BERRAGAN BN‚ RGN‚ PGCE‚ RNT Freelance Nurse Teacher‚ Agency Nurse‚ c/o General Supply Squadron‚ Cyprus Logistic Unit‚ RAF Akrotiri‚ BFP0 57‚ Cyprus Accepted for publication 8 December 1996 Summary • This paper explores the proposition that nursing practice draws upon several different ways of knowing. • It highlights difficulties often faced by practising nurses in defining what they do and hence what it is that constitutes
Premium Nursing Scientific method Health care
TITLE: Authentic leadership and its application in nursing practice SCENARIO: Within the perioperative environment‚ leaders are an important aspect with leadership qualities being required of all nurses when working in this fast-paced environment. To explore the potential application of authentic leadership within the perioperative environment‚ a scenario has been created. We are looking at the role of Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) and Associated Nurse Managers (ANUM) in the support and teaching
Premium Management Leadership Nursing
1. Where did you complete your Health Elective? Why did you select this location? What did you hope to gain from it? I chose to complete my placement at Glen Waverley Private Nursing Home in order to better understand the role of a registered nurse and other health professionals such as general practitioners‚ podiatrists‚ physiotherapists and geriatrician‚ especially in terms of coordinating with each other to deliver patient centred care to the residents. During my placement‚ I also hoped to
Premium Physician Nursing Health care
DOI: 10/3/2001. Patient is a 68-year-old female clerk typist who sustained injury to her low back and left leg when she tripped on a hole. Per OMNI‚ the patient had chronic low back pain‚ sciatica‚ spondylolisthesis and spondylosis. Per medical report dated 9/4/15 by Dr. Windham‚ the patient has done well with Cymbalta and Celebrex‚ and zolpidem for her trouble sleeping. She takes hydrocodone occasionally for breakthrough pain. Based on the medical report dated 12/02/15‚ the patient presents for
Premium Health care Nursing Myocardial infarction
DOI: 8/16/2015. Patient is a 34-year-old female cabin cleaning supervisor who sustained injury while she was going up jet bridge stairs when she tripped and landed on her left knee. Per OMNI‚ she was initially diagnosed with left knee sprain/strain. She is status post left knee arthroscopy‚ partial lateral meniscectomy with chondroplasty of lateral tibial plateau and synovectomy of the medial and patellofemoral compartments on 12/01/15. Based on the follow-up examination report by Dr. Burszlyn
Premium Nursing Patient Pain
Nursing care study In this assignment I will document and reflect on the care that I gave to one of the patients I was looking after while on clinical placement. I will be referring to the patient as ‘Mr x’ for confidentiality reasons. ‘Mr x’ was 69 years old. He initially presented with left sided unilateral weakness‚ expressive and receptive dysphasia‚ slurred speech and he suffered from nocturnal incontinence. He had been transferred from A&E to the ward. He had a provisional
Premium Patient Hospital Medicine
Jaime: What is a Case Management Nurse? A case management nurse is a health care professional who focuses on individual patients‚ their medical needs and their required services. Most case management nurses have a minimum of three to five years of nursing experience. Graduation from an accredited nursing school or college and an active RN license are required. Case management nurses must have the ability to prioritize tasks and make independent clinical judgments when necessary. Case management nurses
Premium Nursing Health care Patient
Nursing and Study Abroad In a changing‚ globalized world‚ it is becoming increasingly important for nurses to develop a global nursing ethic and take into consideration a plethora of cultural factors. This global ethic is based on an in-depth knowledge of what it means to be human‚ regardless of ethnic‚ cultural‚ religious‚ political‚ economic‚ gender and age differences (Santa Clara University 2010). According to a book written by Tschudin and Davis called The Globalisation of Nursing‚
Premium Globalization Millennium Development Goals Health care
Kira House Patricia Flanagan English 111 15 October 2014 Case Management Nursing Case management nursing is a long term concept that has successfully evolved into a professional model that is highly sensitive and responsive to contemporary practice demands. The multitude of issues posed by the evolving healthcare system necessitated case management nursing. The demographic changes in work force composition have compelled health care providers to restructure and be having innovative thinking
Premium Nursing Health care Patient
This study sought to determine the implementation of preceptorship roles of professional nurses towards the RNSE nurses and the development of professional autonomy among RNSE nurses. This chapter discusses the results of the data gathered including the analysis and interpretation. Extent of Implementation of Preceptorship Roles of Professional Nurses Teacher. In the professional nurses’ performance of their preceptorship role of teacher‚ an average mean score of 2.90 was obtained based on the
Premium Nursing Nurse Health care