Nursing career is one of the few fastest growing fields in the health care industry‚ not only in the United States‚ but also in the world. Nurse practice has drastically changed in the last decade and as a result the need for changes in nursing practice is becoming more and more important. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) will place many demands on health professionals and offer them many opportunities to create a system that is more patient centered. The legislation has begun the long process
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Roy Adaptation Model Roy Adaptation Model (RAM)‚ defined as a process of adaptation in which people respond positively to changes in the environment based on three types of stimuli - focal‚ contextual and residual (Alligood‚ 2010). In nursing practice‚ RAM promotes patient adaptation because nurses manipulate environmental stimuli‚ thus‚ enable patients’ to positively cope and adapt to life situations which positively influences health and illness. According to RAM’s theory‚ people are
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Conceptual framework analysis: Le déjeuner sur l’herbe (The Lunch on the Grass)‚ (1863) Artwork: One of his most famous paintings Le déjeuner sur l’herbe (The Lunch on the Grass)‚ was rejected by the prestigious Salon‚ however he was exhibited in the Salon des Refuses. This composition features juxtaposed well dressed men with a nude woman. His influence on this painting was the Judgement of Paris by Raphael and the Concert Champetre by Giorgione’s‚ both of which featured naked women with clothed
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Nursing Philosophy Ayesha Muhammad Alcorn State University July 27‚ 2010 Nursing Philosophy Nursing is more than just simply a career. Nursing is a calling from a higher power. I chose to be a nurse for several different reasons. My uncle was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in (date). The care and compassion shown to my uncle put nursing in another perspective for me. The feelings of care and comfort my family received during this tragic time had a strong impact on my decision to
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Socialization into Nursing Kimberly Grazier Winston Salem State University Abstract In this paper you will learn about socialization of nursing and the important role that it plays in staff retention. The goal of business’s that employee nurses are to not only retain staff but to keep them happy and satisfied as well. I have included several examples of how to do this. I have also included examples of the attitudes and values of a well socialized nurse and how this affects not only the nurse
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University of Phoenix Material Nursing Theorist Grid 1. Theorist Selected: Ida Orlando 2. Description of key points of the theory: a. Patient centered approach. b. The nurse should quickly respond to patients’ immediate need. The nurse should use their five senses to determine what the most immediate need is and confirm with patient to see if assumption is correct. After the nurse implements the solution the nurse should then follow up with the patient to determine if the solution
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WELFARE FACILITIES BRANCH Working paper CONDI/T/WP.4/1996 Work-related stress in nursing: Controlling the risk to health Professor Tom Cox and Dr. Amanda Griffiths Center for Organizational Health and Development University of Nottingham with Professor Sue Cox Center for Hazard and Risk Management Loughborough University of Technology International Labour Office Geneva Work-related stress in nursing: Controlling the risk to health Professor Tom Cox and Dr. Amanda Griffiths Center
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health patterns model can be a great tool if used successfully to get a basic understanding of the families health. Gordon developed eleven functional health patterns that help nurses to approach people and obtain data collection and to assess the health patterns of each individual as well as family. Based on the data collection in 11 functional health patterns‚ nurses can form nursing diagnoses and plan the treatment options as needed for each person and family. Gordon’s health model incorporates all
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Nursing as a Profession The Purpose of this paper is to discuss whether nursing is a profession based on Pavalko’s eight dimensions describing a profession. Firstly‚ we must understand the definition of a profession before one can accurately judge the validation of the nursing profession. According to Webster dictionary‚ the definition of a profession is “a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long academic preparation” (Webster dictionary‚ 2008). The nursing profession is one that
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Philosophy of Nursing Starting out in the Pre-Professional Nursing Program at Summit Technology‚ I have a preconceived philosophy of nursing. I believe a career in nursing means for a versatile path. There are so many directions nursing can take a person. To begin‚ there are different levels on where one can start. A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) is a general baseline for a lot of beginning nurses‚ but one can further their education to become a Registered Nurse (RN) or Nurse Practitioner
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