many attributes and expectations of professional nurses that are standards for practice. These act as guide posts for professional development and serve as a 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
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In the novel by Charlotte Bronte‚ "Jane Eyre"‚ there is a constant battle of love versus autonomy in Jane‚ the main character. At points Jane feels as if she would give anything to be loved. Yet over the course of the book Jane needs to learn how to gain affection of others without sacrificing something in return. In the early stages of Jane’s life she was a very autonomous girl. She grew up in a hostile environment in the home of Mrs. Reed and her three children‚ John‚ Eliza‚ and Georgiana that
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Personal and Professional Development This assignment will discuss proficiency from within the pre-registration clinical profile. The proficiency to be discussed shall be clause 4.1 ’Personal and Professional Development ’. The rationale as to why this proficiency was chosen was to reflect on a challenging situation in regards a client with personality disorder‚ which the author experienced during a clinical placement. The client who shall be referred to as ’Trevor‚ ’ as to protect his identity
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Description It is my first day of work after graduating from nursing school. I am currently in a remote island of Maldives. It is a small hospital consisting of 50 beds and almost 20 staffs working in 3 shifts. I came for morning duty and the nursing in-charge shown me maternal and surgical ward as my first work place. After taking handing over from the night shift staff I made everything ready for the ward round as the doctors will be here in no time. Just before the doctors arrival we got a patient
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control their own lives‚ both within and outside the home; and their ability to influence the direction of social change to create a more just social and economic order‚ nationally and internationally (United nations definition). Women’s autonomy is associated with better health seeking behavior‚ which in turn‚ is expected to lead to improved maternal and child health outcomes (Basu 1992). Over half a million women from the developing world die each year of causes related to pregnancy and
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Those three are denial of autonomy‚ violability‚ and lastly‚ ownership. Let’s beginning with denial in autonomy. Denial of autonomy is defined as the treatment a person as lacking autonomy and self determination‚ in other words the person denied to make decisions on their own. In capital punishment‚ the individual who is being sentence to “death” is being denied their right to live. They are denied their autonomy. Although‚ it was discussed in class that too much autonomy is not a good thing‚ I find
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Philosophy of Nursing Leddy and Pepper (2003) defined philosophy of nursing as the intellectual and affective outcomes of the professional nurses ’ efforts to understand the ultimate relationship among humans‚ environment‚ and health; to approach nursing as a scientific discipline; to integrate a sense of values into practice; to appreciate esthetic elements that contribute to health and well-being; and to articulate a personal belief system about human beings‚ environment‚ health and nursing.
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A career in nursing can be the most rewarding occupation most people can think of. It truly takes a unique person with a strong sense of discipline‚ diligence‚ responsibility‚ and a love for mankind to take on such a role. While nursing for most is very rewarding‚ it is also an occupation that can very easily overwhelm employees and requires most of the time more so then none‚ a great tolerance to stress. For some when the stress becomes overwhelming‚ it may lead to addiction‚ especially in the
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There are two distinct models of disability that seek to empower those with disabilities- the medical model and the social model. The medical model refers to a disability as a “physical or mental impairment of the individual and its person with social consequences. It regards the limitations faced by people with disabilities as resulting primarily‚ or solely‚ from their impairments” Wasserman et al (2011). Under the medical model people are defined by their illness or medical condition. The medical
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both major concepts in nursing practice. Indeed they are often mentioned in healthcare policies (Suhonen et al.‚ 2009 and Baillie‚ 2009). Dignity and individualtiy are also basic human rights. The United Nations (1948)‚ acknowledges that every person has the right to freedom‚ equality and dignity‚ regardless of race‚ gender‚ colour‚ religion‚ political opinon‚ property or other status. This essay aims to detail what both dignity and individuality are‚ their importance in nursing practice and the nurses
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