Nursing is a career filled with a variety of options‚ it is an exciting career field that helps to take care of people. When I was growing up it was essential that I became something that everybody needed and becoming a registered nurse was my ultimate my goal. A registered nurse is a nurse graduate that obtain their license and met all the obligations in order to maintain their state license. The oxford dictionary describes as a nurse as someone who provides care to others in a hospital setting
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among a few or many different people. The more obvious need for teamwork and collaboration is for the relationship between co-workers. Not necessarily just with nurses‚ but also nurse’s aides‚ certified nursing assistants (CNA’s) or anyone else helping with everyday patient care‚ like nursing students. There are a lot of responsibilities that come with caring for patients and it can take a toll if everyone is not helping each other. As with any other situation where there are multiple “hands stirring
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I have always identified with nursing. Ever since I was a small child‚ I have been keenly interested in this field. Now as an adult‚ I can envision myself stepping into the role of becoming a nurse. Why? Because it is in my nature to seek out people needing help and those who know me well describe me as nurturing and caring. Throughout high school and my 2 years of college thus far‚ I have been credited with being that person younger students looked to for guidance and direction‚ and it is also part
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Knowledge development in nursing has been somewhat of a hot topic in the more scholastic endeavors of the profession for quite some time. As the profession grew from a focus centered on treating physical symptoms and conditions to a more well-rounded approach that considered psychological‚ social‚ and spiritual needs in addition to physical illness‚ the need to break down the process of knowledge development arose. By utilizing nursing theories‚ which support the use of evidenced based practice in
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As nurses we all know how to measure a patients vital signs and what they are used for. We have blood pressure‚ pulse‚ respirations‚ and temperature. All of the previous are objective they can be seen and quantified some way. However‚ the fifth vital sign “pain” is a relative and subjective term. It can’t be measured on any scale expect by what the patient tells us‚ we as healthcare providers can’t see it. We can only trust what our patient is telling us‚ and we can’t say otherwise. A person who
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ANALYSIS OF WHISTLE BLOWING IN NUSING Analysis of Whistle Blowing in Nursing Introduction The concept of whistle blowing has become increasingly prevalent in society‚ especially as it relates to persons within professional organizations. There have been numerous examples of whistle blowing reported by the media. This has resulted in an increased awareness by the public in the concept. However‚ despite the increased use of the term in the media and increased public awareness‚ many are not aware
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My Personal Philosophy of Nursing Prior understanding the metaparadigm of nursing‚ my philosophy of nursing was merely based on nursing is a profession that aid the process of getting patients better. As Kearney-Nunnery stated‚ "The metaparadigm is the overall concern of nursing common to each nursing model‚ whether a conceptual model/paradigm or formal theory" (Kearney-Nunnery‚ 2016‚ pp.3). This paper will serve as an explanation of my personal nursing philosophy based on the four concepts of metaparadigm
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EVOLUTION OF NURSING CURRICULUM (Global) Curriculum * Refers to a course of study at a school‚ university; the subjects making up a course * Derived from the Latin word currere which means to run FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE Institute of Protestant Deaconesses – Florence Nightingale trained to be a nurse. Two years later she was appointed resident lady superintendent of a hospital for invalid women in Harley Street‚ London. * 1860 - By the help of wealthy friends‚ Nightingale used the
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Abstract Nursing has become one of the most respected professions in the world. Nursing has combined science and technology with people skills like: communication‚ problem solving‚ teaching‚ and compassion. I has found lots of benefits of professional nursing like personal satisfaction‚ career mobility‚ job security‚ scheduling flexibility and competitive salaries. The variety of opportunities for nurses is endless. A nurse can work in a different fields like hospitals‚ corporations‚ research
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Task Five Introduction Nursing theories are the guidelines to perform nursing practice effectively. Since the origin of nursing practice‚ there are many remarkable theories have been developed. According to Tomey & Alligood (2006)‚ these theories have been classified mainly into four different groups‚ which are‚ Philosophy‚ Conceptual model and Grand theories‚ Theories and Middle range nursing theories. Benner’s Dreyfus model of skill acquisition theory comes under the first category‚ which
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