Challenges Facing the Nursing Profession in the 21st Century By: Kerry Z Today there is a national nursing shortage as the healthcare industry rapidly changes. Aging baby boomers mean demands on the healthcare system will only increase in the coming years. Fast forward a few years and we see many challenges ahead for nurses. Our textbook covers issues such as generational differences in an aging workforce with poor prospects for replacements
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Background of the study Our study’s scope is within the local‚ specifically the post-partum mother. “DO WE NEED RESPONDENTS?” “YES WE DEFINITELY NEED ONE“ hypothesis:based on questions asked :D of course we need a questionnaire for this matter :D Significance of the study 1. For mothers - Cleanliness in the perineal area is important‚ so as to decrease the risk of infection and to promote blood flow. 2. Individuals who would extend their knowledge about said intervention.
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must maintain moral integrity‚ living up to their ethical beliefs by being honest‚ trustworthy and consistently standing up for what is right (2012). Pozgar (2016) the contents of ethics vary depending on the risks associated with a particular profession (p. 300). The National Commission on Correctional Health care (2011) talks about nurses in a traditional medical setting. How ethical decisions happens periodically and sometimes nurses are pulled into ethical situations. Nurses must comply to
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Every person has his or her own values‚ assumptions and perceptions. For the best provision of client care‚ the nurse must understand the elements and that of the nursing profession. Since they affect the way people think‚ and respond to world and other people in it. Nursing program has assisted me as a nurse in identifying the values and biases that underscore my approach and interventions and their effect on the client. But some cultural biases can be difficult to identify when the nurse and client
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The nursing profession is at times challenging to the extent that one may be forced to compromise his or her beliefs and professional principles. Such situations may include environmental pressure‚ societal rules‚ or even cultural disconnect. At times anxiety or even loss of confidence may hinder one’s ability to function effectively (Bodin‚ 2012). One instance is when other nurses and I had to handle an emergency case. A middle-aged man was rushed in. After a10 minute observation‚ there was a conclusion
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01/20/2010 10:35 a.m. My Future Nursing Profession Why I want to be a nurse? I have many reason but the most important are the compassion for those who suffer. I have a fundamental desire to learn to have job security. This writer is going to explain how each of these three driving reasons is in turn tied together by my dedication to the healthcare field. Also‚ as a nurse is very important to be competent‚ responsible‚ compassionate‚ loving‚ dependable‚ emphatic‚ joyful and comforting
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As nursing professionals we must be guided by the Code of Ethics‚ which governs and guides us in the right way we should behave as professionals. According to the ANA there are nine provisions that rule the practice of the profession. These are: Autonomy that is the right to choose what happens to our own self. One must be capable to comprehend completely the informed information to make a choice with the four important components liberty‚ self-determination‚ independence and agency. Beneficence
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Nursing Theory: Foundation for Nursing as a Profession Wilma J. Vintson Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 501: Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Fall 2011 Nursing Theory: Foundation for Nursing as a Profession Introduction This paper will discuss nursing theory and review how it relates to nursing as a profession. It will also focus on aspects of Virginia Henderson’s theory on the complementary-supplementary model of nursing. Nursing leadership‚ as it relates to Henderson’s theory
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Nursing: Defining the Profession The definition of nursing has evolved since the introduction of the definition by the American Nurses Association in 1980. In that year‚ the ANA‚ in their Social Policy Statement‚ published their official definition of nursing. According to the American Nurses Association‚ "nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual and potential health problems" (1980). This definition has been massaged since 1980 and the most recent Social Policy Statement
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INTRODUCTION Some say that nursing is a straightforward profession‚ that a nurse only needs to look after poorly patients‚ administer medication‚ and write documentation. That caring is innate to human beings and doing it as a job is not so much difficult. But in my personal opinion‚ nursing is anything other than straightforward. Nursing as a profession requires critical thinking and sometimes spur-of-the-moment decision-making as the lives of people depend on such decisions. (Reflective Model
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