philosophy of nursing practice. “Nursing philosophy is based on both professional organization and individual definitions. Many factors both intrinsically and extrinsically influence one’s personal perceptions of the great profession called nursing” (Kutin‚ 2013). There are four major metaparadigms that influence the philosophy of nursing. The Metaparadigms of Nursing Nursing has four metaparadigms: person‚ health‚ environment and nursing. These metaparadigms are the backbones of nursing philosophy
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Ontology Nursing ontology focuses on thinking about what is best for the patient. Those who join the nursing profession most likely do so because they genuinely care about people and have a drive to help and heal others. Ontology is a way of being and doing (Chinn & Kramer‚ 2015). In simpler terms nursing ontology can be viewed as the unified lens which nurses look through. Further‚ the ontology of nursing describes what is most characteristic and fundamental to nursing practice (Flaming‚ 2004)
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Chemistry 1151K- Section B Dr. Jonas 09/15/2015 Chemistry and its Relation to the Nursing Field Chemistry is an important part of our everyday lives. We often don’t realize this‚ but we apply chemistry in all aspects of life. Chemistry deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed. Having a good understanding of chemistry will enable you to better understand all other physical sciences. Nursing is a health care science profession that deals with providing care for the sick
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Nursing informatics is defined as a combination of computer science‚ information science‚ and nursing science designed to assist in the management and processing of nursing data‚ information‚ and knowledge to support the practice of nursing and the delivery of nursing care (Graves‚ 1989). In nursing informatics there are three important things which is basic computer skills‚ informatics knowledge‚ and information literacy. Informatics has limited the time nurses spent on document and keeping up on
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(Current Nursing‚ 2012) In nursing‚ dignity is a very important component of the holistic care of each individual patient. Maintaining the dignity of a patient shows respect and should be promoted throughout their stay in the healthcare
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“To me the distinguishing characteristic of professional nursing is clinical thinking‚ every patient‚ whether well‚ getting sick‚ being sick or getting well has the right to a nurse who by virtue of this clinical thinking‚ manages the nursing care and is accountable for that care.” It would be a blessing to be a student of a prestigious program that was founded by the honorable late Ms. Dorothy M. Smith. Her aspiration and dedication to the program to feed and educate hungry minds is phenomenal
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Imagine being admitted into the hospital with a serious illness and knowing that you may not get the proper care that you need and desire because the nursing staff is short. That could be very dangerous depending on what’s going on with your health. Nurses have always been a huge part of the medical field because of the diversity of the occupation. Patients rely on the care of nurses while healing/recovering and when that care can’t be given‚ there is a big problem. The shortage of nurses in the
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American Nurses Association defines nursing as the “protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ facilitation of healing‚ alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ communities‚ and populations” (American Nurses Association‚ 2017). The 2013 Gallup Poll identified nursing as the most trustworthy profession‚ with 82% of Americans ranking nurses at ‘high’
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The narrative of nursing is a fundamental key of nursing. Narratives are a way of communicating with other members of the medical team‚ patients and their families. The narrative style of nursing is important because there are two essential ways of using the narrative to communicate. The narrative can be transcribed verbally and/or written depending on the use of the narrative. The style of the narrative that a nurse uses also experiences alterations of the narration depending on the audience. There
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attention of its followers and lead them to support common ideas. Nursing is a science that collaborates with other sciences. It is through leadership that nurses try to adjust group goals of nursing‚ aiming for improvement in professional practice‚ especially the outlook of proper nursing care. Many different perspectives of leadership are developed through a nurse’s career‚ including self-directed‚ a voice that defends the practice of nursing‚ an empowered workplace‚ and innovation that increases quality
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