Running head: NURSING PROCESS Nursing Process University of Phoenix Nursing Process In the field of nursing‚ the nursing process is a vital tool used to promote appropriate and effective nursing care to patients. The actual nursing process consists of five components‚ which are intermingled‚ and constantly adjusting or changing according to the patients needs. The Registered Nurse (RN)‚ regardless of the area of nursing being practiced‚ utilizes the nursing process to effectively
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Abstract This paper reports on my individual views of what professionalism in nursing means to me and how professionalism is important to nursing as a profession. Professionalism in nursing provides a framework for the development and advances in the profession of nursing. Factors that influenced me to become a nurse are explained in detail with orientation to higher education and pursuing a profession. Reasons are given why I have returned to school to achieve my goal of obtaining a BSN while
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I have been out of school for six years and I have unknowingly created a personal Nursing Philosophy. My values‚ beliefs‚ interaction with patients and families‚ my Clinical experience‚ and my education are all integrated into how I care for patients and families. When I was searching for a career path‚ I had a mentor that recommended registered nursing over dental hygiene. He saw something in me that I didn’t. It was My drive to give‚ teach and provide quality care. At that time I
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caregivers of our patients are involved as we are Patient and Family Care Center. Since I work at the surgical intensive care unit/trauma center‚ during admission to our unit‚ caregivers are the only people that we can get the information needed regarding our patients. At the same time‚ they are counted as a part of the interdisciplinary team that takes care of the patient. Unfortunately‚ we sometimes have AKA (unknown individuals found on the street‚ in the park‚ etc.) patients for a couple days
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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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being a nurse. Her theory sets the foundation on how to approach the patient when first encountering him or her. She specifically identified four phases in interpersonal relationships: (1) orientation‚ (2) identification‚ (3) exploitation‚ and (4) resolution. Each of these phases’ overlaps‚ interrelates‚ and varies in duration as the process evolves toward a solution. (George‚ 2011) Peplau later wrote that the nurse-patient relationship consists of three phases‚ orientation phase‚ working phase
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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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individual‚ population or community. Basic healthcare choices such as immunizations‚ hygiene‚ allergen avoidance‚ and precautions against hazards and accidents are also categorized as a primary prevention. These preventions are instituted initially by the patient when they or their caregivers realize that prevention is a better choice in maintaining health then curing or preventing progression of a disease. As Doody and Doody stated‚ “The principles of client participation and partnership are central to health
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Impact and Penetration of Nursing Research It is common nursing knowledge that patient quality of care is directly related to improved outcomes and is based on the safety of the patient. Nurses play a direct role in a patient’s quality of care‚ because nurses have the most direct contact with the patient. The issues that I noticed in each of the website’s evidence based practices (EBP’s) include nursing education level‚ staffing levels‚ working environments‚ and organizational policy/procedure
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Nursing theorist Virginia Henderson‚ RN was a visionary‚ well ahead of her time in terms of her vision for the present and future of nursing. The major concept of her Definition of Nursing theory addresses the role of healthy independence for a nurse in addressing the holistic needs of a patient who is unable to self care‚ and therefore cannot attain independence due to knowledge deficit or debility or decreased will. The nurse practically fulfills the 14 basic needs in ways that are patient centered
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