Philosophy of Nursing: The Art and Science of Caring Stephanie Gray Jacksonville University Philosophy of Nursing: The Art and Science of Caring According to Chitty (2004)‚ “Philosophies of nursing are statements of beliefs about nursing and expressions of values in nursing that are used as bases for thinking and activity” (p. 230). Developing a personal philosophy of nursing must integrate the elements of nursing‚ the individual‚ the environment‚ health‚ and illness. Throughout this paper‚ this author
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Management Information System (MIS) Research Paper What is manufacturing? The production of tangible things planned to be sold or leased for final use or consumption or the production of tangible things pursuant to a contract with the Federal Government. This can be done by mechanical‚ physical or chemical means. Plants‚ factories and mills that use power-driven machinery and equipment are typical in the manufacturing industry. However‚ it also includes home-based businesses that make hand-crafted
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Nursing as an Entity Casey Berling‚ BSN Student Eastern Kentucky University NSC 252 Intro to Professional Nursing Department of Baccalaureate & Graduate Nursing‚ College of Health Sciences October 31‚ 2012 If the question was asked‚ “What is your definition of nursing‚” to the thousands of nurses in the world today‚ there would be one word that would unite them all‚ and that is the word care. Nursing strives to be a very unique profession where selfishness‚ and self-serving
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The Application of Humanistic Nursing in Patient With Asthma Nurses dedicated themselves in caring others therefore biases and personal prejudice is put aside in order to care to every client. Knowing the person intuitively and scientifically helps the nurse synthesize the most appropriate intervention. In the case study‚ the Theory of Humanistic Nursing by Patterson and Zderald serves as the framework in caring for the patient with asthma. Nurse knowing the other “Intuitively” The nurse must know
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discussion of the important assumptions and concepts of the theories. Florence Nightingale is the most recognized name in the field of nursing. Her work was instrumental for developing modern nursing practice‚ and from her first shift‚ she worked to ensure patients in her care had what they needed to get healthy. Her Environmental Theory changed the face of nursing to create sanitary conditions for patients to get care. Biography of Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in
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The Image of Nursing Dawn Davis Texas A&M University-Texarkana The Image of Nursing Following is a discussion of the image of nursing and professional identity. Factors contributing to nursing image and the effects of nursing image are included. The Image of Nursing What is the professional identity‚ or the image of nursing? How does the public view this hardworking profession? Do they understand what a nurse does? Do they understand the thought processes involved in caring
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The Future of Nursing Carrie Curell Grand Canyon University: NRS-430-0191 Professional Dynamics 02/23/2013 The Future of Nursing The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has researched how nursing as we know it will and is changing. They have written a report called “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change‚ Advancing Health” that outlines the impact of these changes on education‚ nursing practice‚ and nurses as leaders and made recommendations on the necessary changes. Regarding the impact of education
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ANALYZING THE ARTICLE " THE EFFECT OF STRESS ON HEALTH AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING" October 8‚ 2014 By: Becky Velez One of the definitions of stress offered in literature is: "Stress is the psychological and physical state that results when perceived demands exceed an individual’s ability to cope with them." The profession of nursing has thrived over the past century into a respected and necessary member of the health care arena. However‚ the future of the profession‚ and more imminently‚
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knowledge base for career advancement. Four important concepts identified in this base of knowledge include: leadership‚ management‚ critical thinking‚ and evidence based practice (Kearney-Nunnery‚ 2012‚ pp. 3‚ 9-10‚ 127‚ 187). These professional nursing concepts are necessary in clinical practice‚ professional performance in general‚ and even activities of personal life. Important Concepts: Leadership‚ Management‚ Critical Thinking‚ & Evidence Based Practice Leadership is an activity that is expected
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The nursing process is described as being an individualised problem solving approach in which patients receive nursing care. The nursing process consists of four distinct phases‚ each having a discreet role in the process‚ theses phases of the process are: assessment‚ planning‚ intervention and evaluation. (Oxford Dictionary of Nursing 2003) It is important that the four stages of the process from assessment to evaluation are carried out sequentially because each phase follows logically from
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