INTRODUCTION In every nurse’s career‚ the nurse is faced with many legal or ethical dilemmas. One of the professional competencies for nursing states that nurses should " integrate knowledge of ethical and legal aspects of health care and professional values into nursing practice". It is important to know what types of dilemmas nurses may face during their careers and how they may have been dealt with in the past. It is also important for nurses to understand what malpractice is and how they
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The Future of Nursing Grand Canyon University: NRS-440V Trends and Issues in Health Care September 3‚ 2012 Introduction This paper will discuss the future of nursing and its relation to the future of health care in the United States. This writer will discuss the Institute of Medicines’ (IOM) report “Future of Nursing: Leading Change‚ Advancing Health”‚ that was published in 2010. This paper will identify the importance of this report to the nursing workforce‚ and will outline
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contribute to future health problems in a community must be properly addressed‚ and thereby introducing a new specialization nursing that will provide nursing care in partnership with the concerned community group (Queensland Health‚ 2009) like the Aborigines and the Torres Strait Islanders. This growing specialization is called community health nursing. Community health nursing is crucial in ensuring that the correct approaches to the Aborigines’ and Torres Strait islanders’ community health‚ are applied
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CRITICAL THINKING IN NURSING Critical thinking is defined as a reasonable‚ reflective thinking that is focused on deciding what to believe or do (Baker 1996).. It is an attitude of inquiry that involves the use of facts‚ principles‚ theories‚ abstractions‚ deductions‚ interpretations‚ and evaluation of arguments (Matthews‚ Gual 1979). The National League of Nursing anticipated the need to move from the nursing process to critical thinking in 1983 when it emphasized that nursing graduates should be
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Running Head: Alabama Nursing Practice Act Jessica Mcinnis Mrs. Volovecky December 26‚ 2014 (Alabama Nursing Practice Act‚ 1993) Itt-tech Nursing Role The Alabama Board of Nursing is the Standards of Nursing Practice The Nursing Practice Act is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals‚ families and communities so they may attain‚ maintain or recover optimal health and quality. The scope practice includes‚ but is not limited to care and
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because it is based on subjective perception and opinion. The forever-changing image of nursing is an example of how subjective perceptions affect the profession. Different stereotypes engraved and the portrayal in the media of nursing can influence the image of the profession. The roles of these aspects including the lack of uniformity of nursing will be discussed. Nurse Stereotypes In the profession of nursing many stereotypes arise. The mixed connotations of these stereotypes cause confusing
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HISTORY OF NURSING 1. In 1200 B.C.‚ the ill were treated with a mixture of physical‚ prayer‚ and magic spells. Temples were health centers. From the 1st-10th century initial care was at the local bishop’s house. They had deacons and deaconesses. In the 19th century‚ nurses cared for patients while at the risk of exposure to disease. Nursing in hospitals expanded in the 19th century‚ but nursing the communities did not increase significantly until 1893 when the Henry Street Settlement opened and
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As I am advancing in my professional education‚ it is very disappointing to realize that my knowledge of nursing theories has not been emphasized in the Bachelor’s degree curriculum. Of course‚ my training had been very extensive and experience enriched in various skills along with understanding many medical concepts; however‚ the perception towards the significance of nursing theory has not been emphasized enough. With that in mind‚ the exposure to theories in this class underscores the fundamental
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to be the ruling document. If you are unable to view the course syllabus in its entirety. Please print in “landscape” view. Thanks Course Description This course focuses on the professional role and discipline of nursing. Students will examine the image of nursing and develop strategies for improvement. Standards of professional practice will be discussed in relation to the profession‚ role‚ and value behavior. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding
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Vision of the Future of Nursing In order for us to see a vision of the future of nursing we must look at nursing’s past. By looking at one of nursing’s most notable for leaders‚ Florence Nightingale‚ we can see where the foundations of nursing research‚ theory‚ and roles have been birthed and expanded to what we see today. Florence Nightingale‚ as the first nurse scientist-theorist‚ used statistics in her research to improve the standards of care for her patients. (Chitty & Black‚ Chapter 2‚ 2011)
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