Philosophy of Nursing: The Art and Science of Caring Stephanie Gray Jacksonville University Philosophy of Nursing: The Art and Science of Caring According to Chitty (2004)‚ “Philosophies of nursing are statements of beliefs about nursing and expressions of values in nursing that are used as bases for thinking and activity” (p. 230). Developing a personal philosophy of nursing must integrate the elements of nursing‚ the individual‚ the environment‚ health‚ and illness. Throughout this paper
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HLTEN401A WORK IN THE NURSING PROFESSION. ASSESSMENT AND SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS. Q1. In the earliest forms of nursing‚ men were the carers of the sick and dying. The hospitals were founded by the military‚ and little equipment existed to enable the wounded to recover. Throughout the 16th to early 19th Centuries‚ nursing was carried out by both men and women‚ in overcrowded wards‚ training for nurses was non-existent‚ and many nurses were of bad character. By the middle of the 19th Century
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Nursinghttp://nsq.sagepub.com/ Science Quarterly Advancing the Discipline of Nursing Gail J. Mitchell Nurs Sci Q 2004 17: 128 DOI: 10.1177/0894318404263264 The online version of this article can be found at: http://nsq.sagepub.com/content/17/2/128.1.citation Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Nursing Science Quarterly can be found at: Email Alerts: http://nsq.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://nsq.sagepub.com/subscriptions Reprints:
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EFFECTIVE AND PREFESSIOANL COMMUNICATION IN NURSING Today‚ nurses and midwives in their professional practice need to communicate in many different ways‚ maintain an open minded attitude that will allow for superior preparation in nursing assessments and in practice and provide person centred care. They are also required to demonstrate their capacity to think critically about issues‚ organise ideas logically‚ take action and reflect on that action to implement continuous improvement in future
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Throughout the years there has been a common misinterpretation about the image of nursing. At most times this image is negative and represents the profession in an unconstructive manner. Nurses have the potential to change this image. They can take initiative in many different areas of social involvement. One area that can influence the roles and representations nurses have in society is continuing education or advanced degrees. A second area is social impression which can be influenced by the
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of theory still remains important. Nursing science‚ like any other field‚ is a melting pot of care and healing that has been moulded and preserved since the dawn of time. (Octaviano and Balita‚ 2008) Theory strives to explain the science and art of nursing. Nursing is as varied as the people who practice it‚ and is dynamic and diverse as kaleidoscope of ethnic‚ cultural and religious manifestations of people who receive nursing care. It is important that nursing is grounded on accepted scientific
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The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Nursing I am going to discuss the book I read‚ Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves. I am going to talk about the history‚ definitions‚ and major concepts of emotional intelligence. I am going to discuss functions in nursing and how emotional intelligence is applicable. I am going to talk about how I will use emotional intelligence in my own practice and my personal growth after reading the book. History and Concepts of Emotional
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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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The elements of the nursing knowledge sums up what nursing is all about. Right from its inception through Florence Nightgale’s work‚ nursing has approached patient care with a holistic ideology. It was not surprising to come across the metaparadigm of the nursing knowledge including‚ the person‚ health‚ environment‚ and nursing practice. The metaparadigm share light of the ideology of nursing. With that said‚ it is essential we produce more research work and come-up with knowledge unique to the profession
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HISTORY OF NURSING LAW Act No. 2493 (115) * An act to amend No. 310 regulating the practice of medicine in the Philippines * Provided for the examination and registration of nurses * Nurses must apply for registration to the Director of Health * Requirements: Good moral character‚ good health and 21 years old Act No. 2808 (1919) * An act regulating practice of nursing profession * the first "True Nursing Law" * created the board of examiners composed of 3 members
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