What Is Holistic Nursing Care? Holistic nursing care is defined as a practice that focuses on healing the whole person through the unity of body‚ mind‚ emotion‚ spirit and environment. It draws on the specialty of nurses who become therapeutic partners with the people they take care of. More than just a medical assistant‚ holistic nurses believe in the mental attitudes and spirit to help lift the patient’s wellness through this connection. 1. Awareness * Holistic nursing features a higher
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to the supernatural order.” (Simmons 1992 p.112) My nursing philosophy is one of holistic care‚ delivering compassionate and culturally sensitive care to patients and families. I believe that nursing is an occupation that includes professional individuals that demonstrate and express compassion‚ respect‚ dignity‚ and integrity to their patients and fellow coworkers. Schrock is quoted to have said that “nurses are born‚ not made; nursing is an art based on common sense”. I believe this to be
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Surgical Nursing Care Impeccable nursing care is an essential contribution to the successful outcome of a patient scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure. An efficient preoperative nursing assessment includes that of the patient’s state of mind. Most patients are understandably nervous or anxious prior to surgery‚ however‚ significantly high levels of anxiety may have a negative effect on the surgical procedure and/or expected outcomes. “Preoperative anxiety may be an anticipatory response
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Carrie is a teacher at Franklin Smith Elementary School and she teaches fifth-graders. I have four little siblings so I am very used to dealing with children. My High School‚ Blue Springs South‚ offered a scholarship program called "The A+ Program." In order to qualify for this scholarship you had to maintain a 2.5 or greater Grade Point Average (GPA)‚ have at least a 95% attendance record‚ and participate in 50 or more hours of non-paid tutoring/mentoring or community service. At first‚ I had
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing Nursing is a profession that I aspired to be a part of because nurses represent the very core of love‚ compassion‚ and caring. When I began working as a Supervisor in a Skilled Nursing Facility‚ I then developed my personal philosophy and set of values regarding nursing care. “Philosophy is defined as the study of the principles underlying conduct‚ thought‚ and the nature of the universe. A simple explanation of philosophy is that it entails a search for meaning in
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Code Of Ethics in Nursing Audrey Burke HCS 435 February 21‚ 2001 Claudia Haywood Nursing is a profession that requires high levels of dedication‚ kindness‚ attention to details and compassion for humans that come from all walks of life. Practicing nurses are very skilled‚ trained and educated. Because of the profession and caring role that nurses fulfill‚ they are expected to follow a Code of Ethics as a guideline for conduct while on the job and performing other nursing duties. The Code
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Family Health Nursing Paper Introduction The family‚ what can be more important to an individual than ones own family? "Families serve as the basic social unit of society." (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2004‚ p. 563) This paper will discuss the family‚ its importance for nurses‚ how the family has changed from the traditional nuclear family and will attempt to paint a picture of what a family is today. Additionally the author of this paper will define family health nursing. Why is the family an important
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Axis I: Schizoaffective‚ Bipolar‚ Paranoid type Nursing DX: Ineffective coping R/T inadequate levels of/or perception of control AEB increased dependency on others and drug/alcohol use Ineffective Coping as evidenced by excessive ETOH‚ homelessness‚ loss of friends‚ jobs‚ etc. will be relevant for this client. His grief issue is not established or described in the nursing assessment? How is this connected? Can you clarify or revise? Subjective Data: Client states “I used marijuana daily
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Carrier Goal and Educational Accomplishment Back in Africa‚ some people think that America is a country where money is plucked from trees. It is a very difficult process coming to the United States‚ especially from my country‚ Nigeria. Anyone wishing to come to the United States must submit his or her name in a lottery and hope to be chosen. While many people are invited to participate in the lottery‚ because of the high crime rate‚ many are refused. Most people want to come to America because
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of getting a $250 scholarship as an eighth grader. Now‚ imagine actually winning it after all the tribulations and hardships that stood in your way. I won that scholarship‚ and I could not believe it! After going through so many trials‚ all the work needed to even qualify for the scholarship‚ and worrying about my competition and how amazing they all were‚ I finally achieved what I had been longing for! Miranda was a former band student. Her parents put together a scholarship after she died in a
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