the beliefs‚ values and daily activities of the members that make up the family. Marjory Gordon’s functional health patterns model can be a great tool if used successfully to get a basic understanding of the families health. Gordon developed eleven functional health patterns that help nurses to approach people and obtain data collection and to assess the health patterns of each individual as well as family. Based on the data collection in 11 functional health patterns‚ nurses can form nursing diagnoses
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Nurses use theory to help guide them in their nursing practice. Paradigms are the way we look at knowledge in a discipline such as nursing (McEwen & Wills‚ 2014). They take into account different values. Grand nursing theories utilize three paradigms: human needs‚ interactive and unitary process. These paradigms take into account the nature of human beings and how they do‚ or do not‚ interact with their environment and health care providers. The human needs paradigm evaluates basic human needs
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many different theories that are used in the nursing profession. Each of these theories have their own concept and uniqueness that can be applied in a nursing capacity. All nursing theories have some form of connection to the advanced practice nurse (APN) practice. There are different types of theories for nursing circumstances. It is important for APN to obtain a good understanding and know how to apply the theory to their practice. Some of these nursing theories are Maslow’s theory‚ Orem Self Care
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Nursing Metaparadigm Nursing has various definitions depending on every culture and generation from around the world. In my opinion‚ I defined nursing as a healthcare profession‚ which focuses on the care of people‚ their families‚ and communities to achieve an overall goal of relative health and quality of life throughout life. From this worldview I can define the metaparadigm concepts (Person‚ Environment‚ Heath‚ Nursing) of nursing to develop my own philosophy of nursing which‚ addresses the
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College of Nursing Philosophy” describes the education of nurses of Christian nurse scholars. It’s goal is to provide nurses with theory driven education that focuses on concepts of health‚ environment‚ person‚ and nursing. “Baccalaureate nursing incorporates the roles of assessing‚ critical thinking‚ communicating‚ providing care‚ teaching and leading.” (Grand Canyon University‚ 2011‚ p. 2) One of the biggest differences in nursing education may be that the Bachelors in Science and Nursing (BSN) receives
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Nursing Specialty: Legal Nursing Central Methodist University Historical Trends in Nursing NU25 July 07‚ 2013 Nursing Specialty: Legal Nursing The world of healthcare is one of frequent changes. Those who have dedicated themselves to the nursing profession understand that healthcare is continuously evolving‚ as it is our responsibility to provide only the highest standard of care to our patients. Each nurse that is certified within a nursing specialty strengthens the entire healthcare
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care and safety‚ limit professional accountability and increase organisational risk (Law‚ Akroyd‚ & Burke‚ 2010; Scruth‚ 2014) However‚ medical records often do not reflect the interactions between hospital staff and the clinical decisions taken regarding patients. Studies have shown the degree of care the patient has received may be under-represented in the health record (Ehrenberg‚ & Ehnfors 2001‚ Gunningberg‚ & Ehrenberg 2004‚ De Marinis et al.‚ 2010). This study will explore the barriers that
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I was hospitalized for three weeks at Seattle Children’s after enduring emergency surgery to remove a rare tumor in my large intestine. What I figured was random stomach pain was life threatening. Since I have endured so much in my life‚ it is not easy for me to be emotional. When I found out that I needed surgery in a mere few hours I did not know how to process my emotions. Being in the hospital taught me that I need to take what may seem meaningless as something that could be serious. I learned
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Nursing Code of Ethics Lisa Lang West Texas A&M University NURS 4345 Professional Nursing Leadership/Management Nursing Code of Ethics The focus of this paper is to discuss the Nursing Code of Ethics. The purpose of this paper is to review the purpose‚ background‚ and the importance of the Nursing Code of Ethics and evaluate how the Nursing Code of Ethics improves individual nursing practice. Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary defines the Nursing Code of Ethics as‚ “A statement
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nursing philosophy a nursing philosophy underlies the practice‚ and brings to life the desire to be a nurse. In an ever-changing society and profession. it links a nurse to their humanity‚ and reminds them of their reasons for becoming nurses‚ which they can so easily forget in the midst of high demands‚ little resources‚ and never-ending stress. nursing philosophies will keep them connected to their purpose‚ which will help them find meaning in the every day tasks they do‚ and furthermore‚ improves
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