professional who is a sign-off mentor within my learning environment. In accordance with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) (2008) I have changed the name of the student in order to maintain confidentiality therefore I will refer to her as Violet. Violet is a youthful and very enthusiastic student who intends to learn all aspects of community nursing. She also aims to identify the diversity of nursing from a hospital setting to a home environment. As a first student year she completed two placements
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For the purpose of this assignment‚ ethics in relation to nursing will be discussed. "Ethics; A code of principles governing correct behaviour‚ which in the nursing profession includes behaviour towards patients and their families‚ visitorsand colleagues" (Oxford Dictionary of Nursing 2004). This assignment will consider autonomy as identified in a practice placement‚ but will also look briefly at the ethical principle of non-malefience that is relevant in this assignment. It will also closely look
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WELFARE FACILITIES BRANCH Working paper CONDI/T/WP.4/1996 Work-related stress in nursing: Controlling the risk to health Professor Tom Cox and Dr. Amanda Griffiths Center for Organizational Health and Development University of Nottingham with Professor Sue Cox Center for Hazard and Risk Management Loughborough University of Technology International Labour Office Geneva Work-related stress in nursing: Controlling the risk to health Professor Tom Cox and Dr. Amanda Griffiths Center
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My experience as a volunteer at the Holland Christian Homes Long Term Facility was very enlightening as a person and more so‚ as a nursing student. Initially‚ as a student I believed health was merely an absence of disease and that one could only enjoy good health if there was a complete absence of medical‚ diagnosable problems. With more education in the health field‚ experience in the health industry‚ there was a shift in my ideas to a socio-environmental model of health Watching elderly residents
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knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing helps nursing practice today because it shows not only how far we have come in healthcare and nursing but also how important education has been and still is for nurses. Looking back on history and research of practices help us understand why we do some of the things we do today as nurses such as something as simple as washing our hands. It is also amazing how far medical technology has come. Three trends in nursing practice: 1. The training and education
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placement. It will discuss several issues binding nursing practice with issues of ethics and the model of reflection which provided me with a good structure and which I found most appropriate‚ is Gibbs model (Gibbs 1988). This particular model incorporates - description‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and the action plan. I have examined my own values and beliefs to the individual receiving care and have integrated and explored theory related to this in order to discuss and debate these
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Introduction The profession of nursing main factor is to improve the health and quality of life. That is geared towards individuals‚ families‚ and communities/ population depending on area of interest. Which allows certain skills and qualities that is required by nurses to be carried out by their roles and responsibilities. The foundation that represents the nursing profession is the conceptual framework pillars of nursing. For example‚ public health nursing to use the philosophical skills and practices
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THEORY X‚ Y AND Z IN NURSING ADMINISTRATION According to Mc Gregor‚ the traditional manager in a bureaucracy operates on a set of assumptions about human nature and human behaviour‚ which was called as Theory X. Accordingly‚ his assumptions are the following: (1) the average human being has an inherent dislike of work and will avoid it‚ if he can‚ when possible; (2) Because of dislike of a work‚ most people must be coaxed‚ controlled‚ directed‚ threatened with punishment to get through
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Philosophy of Nursing Walden University Application Assignment 1: Philosophy of Nursing Nursing philosophy is a professional belief system that provides guidelines for practice‚ learning‚ and inquiry (Gortner‚ 1990). Several factors and influences in life help foster development of one’s own personal belief system. This belief system then guides his or her actions in professional practice. Over the years‚ certain key elements have directly and indirectly contributed to my personal philosophy
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The nursing metaparadigm is a group of statements that identifies phenomena and incorporates philosophical assumptions that guide the development of nursing theory (Fawcett‚ 1984). Nursing scholars have historically agreed that the central concepts of the nursing metaparadigm include person‚ health‚ environment and nursing. Recently‚ the inclusion of a fifth concept‚ social justice‚ has been discussed in the literature as part of the metaparadigm. This paper will outline the meaning of these five
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