THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING A. ENVIRONMENTAL THEORY “I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.” Florence Nightingale (1860) Florence Nightingale defined Nursing as “the act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery” (1860/1969)‚ that it involves the nurse’s initiative to configure environmental settings appropriate for the gradual restoration of the patient’s health‚ and that
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and the heart of nursing since before it became recognized as a profession. The word “nursing” itself means to nurture or care (Smith‚ Turkel & Wolf‚ 2013) and so in my opinion‚ it is not possible to respond to the calls of nursing without caring at its forefront. This unit’s readings have not changed by views‚ but rather enhanced them. I have learned about the historical debate that has taken place with those who oppose caring as being part of the unique perspective of nursing. For example‚ Mary
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Nursing Philosophy: My Nursing Abstract Philosophy is a system of beliefs‚ it is often looked at as an effort to define nursing situations that is observed to exist or happen and serves as the basis for later theoretical formulations. Florence Nightingale the first nurse theorist‚ philosophy states that nursing is establishing and environment that allows persons to recover from illness. Nursing has four metaparadigms the client‚ the environment‚ health and nursing. Metaparadigms
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The Future of Nursing Grand Canyon University NRS-440V 3.24.13 Introduction This paper will discuss various aspect of the future of health care focusing on the future of how nursing will play an ever-important role in the reformation of health care. Presentation regarding‚ the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the future of nursing‚ at the Institute of Medicine report entitled‚ “Future of Nursing: Leading Change‚ Advancing Health‚” will help set the stage for this paper. Discussion
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The word philosophy can be defined in many ways depending on how other view it. To better understand my philosophy in nursing‚ I would like to address my belief in four concepts. By using the four concept it will define what philosophy in nursing means to me. The four concept consist of an individual‚ health‚ environment‚ nursing and how they connect with one another. Environment is defined as “the conditions that surround someone or something: the conditions and influences that affect the
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NURSING INFORMATICS and the Foundation of Knowledge Introduction Nursing informatics is a specialty that integrates nursing science‚ computer science‚ and information science to manage and communicate data‚ information‚ knowledge‚ and wisdom in nursing practice (McGonigle‚ 2009). Most hospitals now utilize computer systems to track patient health information. The purpose of this paper is to show how a computerized system can help the health care
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Nursing Theory: How Nursing was before and How Nursing is Today Abstract Nursing has been and will continue to evolve with new theories related to patients‚ nurses‚ education‚ and science. The past and present research and ideas of nursing theorists impact the science of nursing and the standards of the nursing profession. Core components of nursing have resulted from the development of different nursing theories developed over the years which have contributed to guiding
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Development of Nursing Timeline Since the beginning of the Nursing profession‚ many theorists have presented multiple theories. Nursing theorists have used many definitions to develop and support their work. Their views of nursing theory are based upon their spiritual‚ personal‚ educational‚ political‚ and socioeconomic experiences. Credited with the first nursing theorist‚ Florence Nightingale believed in well-educated nurses practicing independently. According to Schulyer‚ 1992 “In the 1800’s
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University of Phoenix Material Nursing Theorist Grid 1. Theorist Selected: Ida Orlando 2. Description of key points of the theory: a. Patient centered approach. b. The nurse should quickly respond to patients’ immediate need. The nurse should use their five senses to determine what the most immediate need is and confirm with patient to see if assumption is correct. After the nurse implements the solution the nurse should then follow up with the patient to determine if the solution
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Defining the Metaparadigm of Nursing Sxxxxx Jxxxxxx Defining the Metaparadigm of Nursing The metaparadigm of nursing has four major concepts that establish direction and understanding in the nursing profession. The nursing metaparadigm includes knowledge base‚ philosophy‚ research‚ theory‚ practice‚ and educational experience (Nursing Theories‚ 2013). Nursing theories address the same four concepts: the person (the recipients of nursing care including individuals‚ families‚ and communities)
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