MY PROFESSIONAL NURSING CAREER GOALS My love for nursing started from a general love for the medical field and my fascination with medicine and technology. At first I had started out on a study path that would lead me to become a doctor. I had majored in Microbiology and wanted to apply to medical school. During an internship as a microbiologist in one of the hospital in my country‚ I noticed that the nurses actually had more contact with patients than the doctors. I also observed that the doctors
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HOLISTIC NURSING Suggesting that holistic nursing care should be introduced in postgraduate critical care nursing‚ Lane et al (2005) point out that critical care education is an important aspect of professional development for a critical care nurse. Interdependence between physiological and psychosocial theories and concepts is important for the development of critical care educational programs. A multidisciplinary educational framework provides a deeper understanding of all those factors that
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what I have wanted the most in my life. There is nothing comparable with the happiness and satisfaction that I believe I will obtain from this profession because I have always dreamt of becoming a nurse I have always wanted to pursue a career in nursing but decided to wait until after my child was of school age. When my mother got diagnosed with 4th stage of colon cancer and admitted into hospital it was a difficult time for me. I am really grateful to the
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Transcultural Nursing Cumulative Journal M. Blair NUR401: Transcultural Nursing August 24‚ 2012 Transcultural Nursing Cumulative Journal The student initially entered the Transcultural Nursing class with limited knowledge and experience in caring for patients of differing cultures. Even though the student’s practice with assisting various cultures still remains narrow‚ her knowledge base and tools to assist with obtaining information and assessments has significantly improved
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into the hospital in the last few years so it for the most part was a common thing. Usually after the hospital she is placed in the nursing home and after rehabilitation she is released to go home. This time after she was released she had home health care which is a nurse that comes out a few times a week to evaluate her (HHN). After this last stay with the nursing home they requested that she not drive anymore. My mom and I were in total agreement with that. My grandma is 89 years old and not
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According to the code of ethics for Nurses‚ written by the American Nurses Association (ANA)‚ as cited by Lachman(2001)‚ care is central to nursing practice. All professional nurses have a responsibility to care for patients under their care. Caring defined‚ is “a feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; caring is a feeling that also requires an action” (Lachman‚ 2012‚ p. 112). The nurse’s first allegiance is to the client‚ providing the most ethical care for the patient. Care ethicseeks
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Advancing Nursing Leadership Nursing is a science and a rapidly changing profession that is now being faced with a lot problems. As challenges arise‚ the nursing field requires nurses with advanced knowledge and skills and who are responsible to take leadership roles in both educational and clinical settings. According to Newhouse (2007) nursing leadership provides the foundation and is essential for promoting the evidence-based practice (EBP) within health organizations. For this reason‚
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Ethics refers to the study of situations that require practical reasoning. Ethical dilemmas are encountered in many instances of the nursing career. Therefore‚ some reasons determine particular ethical behaviors. For example‚ what individual regards as an ethical behavior may be considerably different from another person’s perception of the situation who may be applying a different approach. This situation results in moral distress that arises in the circumstances where a person is unable to decide
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Walker Nursing Theorist Grid 1. Theorist Selected: Madeleine Leininger 2. Description of key points of the theory: Cultural diversity is a key point of Leininger’s theory. Cultural diversity are differences that can be found between different cultures. Nurses should be able to recognize these differences and realize not every patient will respond the same to the same nursing care. 3. Theory’s historical background: Alligood (2010) stated “Leininger formulated her ideas related to nursing based
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Ethics Paper Christina Noto Arizona State University Ethics Paper Nurses should be concerned about values and laws that pertain to patients. There should be concern for those patients that are homeless without insurance and not receiving the care that they should because it goes against the ethical principle beneficence‚ to remove and do no harm. Beneficence‚ is one of the primary ethical principles that guides us to do good for our patients (Epstein & Ward‚ 2016). Ethical principles provide
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