“Forensic nursing is a cross between a healthcare profession and a judicial system profession” (How to Become a Forensic Nurse: Career and Salary Information 1.) Because I am torn between Law School and Medical School‚ forensic nursing sparked my interest. A forensic nurse is a registered nurse who cares for violent crime victims after the attack or incident. A forensic nurse is also trained and expected to gather evidence and evaluate the patient’s state. The International Association of Forensic
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Concepts of Professionalism in Nursing “The skill‚ good judgement‚ and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well” (Professionalism‚ n.d.). Professionalism is a highly regarded characteristic in nursing today. There are codes of conduct that are set through many institutions‚ to hold nurses accountable for their actions. This paper will describe two concepts of professionalism‚ integrity and ethical practice. These concepts are essential and are the key features
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My philosophy of nursing is taking care of my patients with compassion and empathy‚ with an open mind‚ and without judgement by using correct nursing knowledge. Teaching is another part of my philosophy of nursing. As a nurse‚ you need to give patient education (including family members and caregivers) continuously during nursing care for a better outcome. Personally‚ I believe that learning is a lifelong process. Learning is essentially a good thing for everyone and it creates a positive impact
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Ontology Nursing ontology focuses on thinking about what is best for the patient. Those who join the nursing profession most likely do so because they genuinely care about people and have a drive to help and heal others. Ontology is a way of being and doing (Chinn & Kramer‚ 2015). In simpler terms nursing ontology can be viewed as the unified lens which nurses look through. Further‚ the ontology of nursing describes what is most characteristic and fundamental to nursing practice (Flaming‚ 2004)
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Nursing informatics is defined as a combination of computer science‚ information science‚ and nursing science designed to assist in the management and processing of nursing data‚ information‚ and knowledge to support the practice of nursing and the delivery of nursing care (Graves‚ 1989). In nursing informatics there are three important things which is basic computer skills‚ informatics knowledge‚ and information literacy. Informatics has limited the time nurses spent on document and keeping up on
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Standardization Terminologies in Nursing Practice The importance behind the standardization terminology in nursing practice emphasize the nursing care contributions to the healthcare‚ making the nursing interventions more tangible in the relationship with patient’s outcomes. There are many benefits to the standardization of terminologies especially with the implementation of interoperability‚ where the exchange of communication needs to be clear and consistent. Among some of the important points
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Nursing is my vocation. I have been in the pursuit of graduate education in anesthesia for some time now. Obtaining such an academic achievement would allow me to continue my vocation in its greatest capacity and fulfill my goals of service and education for others. I consider myself fortunate to be serving in Guam’s only public Intensive Care Unit and happy to give back to the island that raised me. Providing care to an underserved population in such a demanding setting helps to reinforce the goals
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Meanings of Nursing According to Alpers‚ Jarrell and Wortring (2013‚) philosophy are sets of basic beliefs‚ moral‚ ethics‚ values‚ principles and attitudes held by a person or a group of people. Philosophy can also be a way of thinking about the world that we live in and asking the why‚ where‚ when‚ who‚ what and how questions (Alpers et al‚ 2013). Literature review explained nursing philosophy as a form of critical thinking that guides the actions and decisions that we make in relation to nursing practice
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organization. Numerous definitions of whistleblowing appear in health care and business literature‚ but all point to the importance of advocacy‚ that is‚ protecting someone who will likely be harmed. To define the terms further within the scope of nursing‚ whistleblowing is the action taken by a nurse who goes outside the organization for the public’s best interest when it is unresponsive to reporting the danger through the organization’s proper channels. Reporting is the action taken by the nurse
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opportunity for me to realize my dreams. As such‚ I expect to be the very best and therefore want to receive my education from xxx College‚ clearly the leader in my desired field of study. I ask that the xxx team accept me into the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program‚ with my intention to ultimately enter into the Master of Science Program in the specialized field of Nurse Anesthesia. If Clarkson College could only admit one more student‚ why should it be me? I am confident that my personal character
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