The 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
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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS Professional Ethics Donna Noha University of Phoenix Professional Ethics We as nurses are accountable for our ethical conduct. So what are ethics? How are ethics different from our morals? In this paper‚ I will define what ethics are‚ describe the significance of professional ethics to nursing practice‚ summarize the purpose and the contexts of the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics‚ and finally discuss two the provisions of the ANA Code of Ethics. So are
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Reflections of Ethics‚ Legalities‚ & Advocacy Shakeylla Allen University Of Arkansas at Little Rock NURS 3350 Section 993-Summer Dr. Frances Sparti-Instructor Reflections of Ethics‚ Legalities‚ & Advocacy Ethics in the field of nursing is as important as the profession itself (Burkhardt‚ 2002). The American Nurses Association created a Nursing Code of Ethics to ensure uniformity (Dell‚ 2009). However‚ it is important to note that although this is the most popular code‚ there are others‚ specifically
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I. SAFE AND QUALITY NURSING CARE CORE COMPETENCY 1: Demonstrate knowledge based on health/illness status of individual/ groups Indicators : ○ Identifies health needs of patients/groups ○ Explains patient/group status CORE COMPETENCY 2: Provides sound decision making in care of individual/groups considering their beliefs‚ values Indicators : ○ Problem identification ○ Data gathering related to problem ○ Data analysis ○ Selection appropriate action ○ Monitor progress of action
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WHAT COMPASSIONATE CARE MEANS TO NURSING The vision set out by the Chief Nursing Officer for England and Department of Health Nursing Director recognised the importance of addressing the quality of care following the failings at Winterbourne View and Mid-Staffordshire Hospital (Cummings‚ J and Bennett‚ V‚ 2012). The Chief Nursing Officer for England and Department of Health Nursing Director consequently founded the six essential values of a care giver; care‚ compassion‚ communication‚ competence
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Personal ethics What personal‚ cultural‚ and spiritual values contribute to your worldview and philosophy of nursing? How do these values shape or influence your nursing practice? Ethics and values form the basis of nursing. Nurses provide nursing care by preventing illness‚ reducing suffering and promoting restoration of health in individuals‚ families‚ societies and communities. Nursing involves technical skills and abilities‚ duty and service to others with compassion and efficient decision-making
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A Discussion of Various Perspectives on Delegation in Nursing Jessica Abbott University of Central Florida ABSTRACT: Delegation refers to the practice of a registered nurse assigning certain tasks and activities to other people while still maintaining responsibility for the actions of the others to whom responsibility has been delegated. The act of delegating assumes that the delegator has a certain amount of trust in the person to whom they delegate. Additionally‚ quality communication is
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The nursing metaparadigm is a group of statements that identifies phenomena and incorporates philosophical assumptions that guide the development of nursing theory (Fawcett‚ 1984). Nursing scholars have historically agreed that the central concepts of the nursing metaparadigm include person‚ health‚ environment and nursing. Recently‚ the inclusion of a fifth concept‚ social justice‚ has been discussed in the literature as part of the metaparadigm. This paper will outline the meaning of these five
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History of Nursing The topic of this paper is to identify historical events in nursing. This topic grasps my attention because I am on the track to become a nurse‚ and feel I need to know about the history of nursing. The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader about historical highlights in nursing. In The Beginning American Nurses Association defines nursing as “the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering
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Personal Ethics The individual standards that establish my personal world view and the philosophy of nursing are the nurses in my opinion breathe and live nursing. This profession of nursing is all encompassing‚ self-governing‚ and mutual. Nursing involve providing care to all without any discrimination of age or sex‚ well or sick‚ communities‚ families‚ groups‚ and this takes rest in all setting. This view of nursing enables me to consider the psychosocial‚ the spiritual and the physical
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