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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My Personal Nursing Philosophy According to the American Nurses Association‚ nursing is defined as “protection‚ promotion‚ and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations” (American Nurses Association‚ 2004‚ p. 7). However there is much more to nursing‚ as a whole and throughout this paper I will be discussing my own personal
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Articulation of a personal nursing philosophy encompasses the examination of one’s values‚ beliefs‚ and principles that direct nursing care. Throughout my education and experiences as a nurse‚ I inadvertently formed a set of values and beliefs or my nursing philosophy. My nursing philosophy is a result of the knowledge acquired from education and my interactions with patients‚ family members‚ caregivers‚ and coworkers. As long as I can remember I have had a desire to care for others. My day to day
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patient care and clear communication and honesty is the key to the trust built between nurses and those in our care ‚To facilitate that trust we must be able to communicate effectively and clearly. Effective communication is fundamental to good nursing practise and to improved patient care and without it we will fail. Communication as defined by the Oxford Dictionary; The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking‚ writing‚ or using some other medium. Flin states‚ ’Communication is the
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Workforce Issues in Nursing Workforce Issues in Nursing The article is titled “The Myth of the Nursing Shortage” and it tells about the experience of a graduate nurse and her difficulty finding a job. This is why it refers to the nursing shortage as being a “myth”. It also mentions the difficulty LPN’s and ADN’s are having finding jobs in middle of a severe shortage that is supposed to get worse. The purpose of this paper is to address issues of the nursing shortage and hiring
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The concept of medication safety has become a highly significant concept in the field of health. According to the CDC‚ about 82% of the United States population takes at least one medication daily. Due to this rather high percentage‚ over 700‚000 emergency room visits are related to adverse drug reactions. Drug interactions happen when different medications interrelate with each other‚ leading to either increase or reduced drug effects. These effects can be dangerous and in some scenarios‚ deadly
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Nursing Theory‚ Research‚ and Practice Response Team Jordan NUR 532: Week 2 Discussion Response 13 September 2013 Nursing Theory‚ Research‚ and Practice Response As noted in the lead group’s forum‚ “through observation‚ [Florence Nightingale] collected empirical evidence that supported her environmental theory and used it to develop evidence-based guidelines that other nurses faced with similar circumstances might find useful” (Selanders‚ 2010). Nightingale
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Daniel Cabacoy BSN 3 Lack of Respect for Nurses According to a journal of Palliative Medicine “The basis of a professional relationship associates trust‚ respect‚ commitment ‚ truthfulness‚ and compliance to the expertise of a fellow worker” (Paul Rousseau of Palliative Medicine‚ 2004‚ p.753). All of us need to respect each other because to earn respect you must show respect. According to a nurse practitioner Olivia (Journal for Nurse Practitioners‚ 2007) “A lack of respect can create
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Biophysical medication resolves around the central theory of treating a behavioral or emotional disorder with appropriate physical interventions and methods. Teachers are often the first adults that notice when a child has a physical ailment. Whether it is stomach ache or a cold‚ a very observant teacher notices when a child is not behaving like his or her normal self. Likewise‚ the teacher is often the first adult that is able to give a valuable opinion on the effectiveness of medication on a student
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workplace. Reference Henderson‚ M.‚ & Dahnke‚ M. D. (2015). The Ethical Use of Social Media in Nursing Practice. MEDSURG Nursing‚ 24(1)‚ 62-64. Retrieved from Ebscohost.com Griffith‚ R. (2017). Professionalism in practice: the Coroner’s Court. British Journal Of Community Nursing‚ 22(1)‚ 685-687. Retrieved from Ebscohost.com Potter‚ P.‚ Perry‚ A.‚ Stockert‚ P.‚ and Hall‚ A.‚ (2015). Essential for Nursing Practice (8th edition)‚ St Louis MO: Elsevier
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