Definition of Nursing “Nursing is the protection‚ promotion‚ and optimization of health and abilities‚ prevention of illness and injury‚ alleviation of suffering through diagnosis and treatment of human responses‚ and advocacy in the care of individuals‚ families‚ communities‚ and populations‚” defines the American Nurses Association (ANA‚ 2003‚ p. 6). The six main features of nursing are: provision of caring relationship to promote health; the different human experiences and responses to health
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to advocate for the patient while remaining cognizant of the patient’s relationships with others (American Nurses Association [ANA]‚ 2015). While in this instance I addressed the situation with an indirect approach‚ I am mindful that my natural inclination to avoid confrontation could hinder my ability to provide optimal patient care. The ANA’s Code of Ethics (2015) can help guide my practice‚ reinforcing that in
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It will discuss my nursing assessments‚ and what diagnoses I developed from this. It will then discuss the rationale behind my nursing interventions using relevant literature. My plan of care will be analysed throughout while identifying how my nursing care meets best practice guidelines. A nursing care plan is begun at a patients admission. In this case Mr X was booked in for an elective surgery‚ which meant I had plenty of time to receive extensive history from him. I found that alongside of
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Students in their first semester of year one‚ attached to the ward for 3 weeks. • The skill that will be taught to them will be blood pressure monitoring using a stethoscope and sphygmomanometer. • Cork A (2007) suggest that nursing students should be using manual BP monitoring I l practice instead of depending on automated monitors• Learning takes place in surgical ward and hospital’s stimulation lab. • The first debriefing session was conducted in stimulation lab. The
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Is Nursing a Profession? As I have begun the pursuit to further my education I have been faced with the question of whether Nursing is a true profession. During the 19 years that I have been a nurse I have thought nursing was a profession but as I have learned in my reading not everyone feels this way. For example‚ World Book (1999) states that there are two main groups of nurses‚ the professional nurses and the technique nurses. They define the professional nurses as graduates of four-year or
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head: THE IMPACT OF THE NURSING SHORTAGE The Impact of the Nursing Shortage Cori University of Phoenix Contemporary Issues and Health Policy NUR 478 Deborah W. Ayers-Facilitator Jun 21‚ 2006 The Impact of the Nursing Shortage The nursing shortage has had a cyclical pattern in the United States for many years. There have been brief periods of time with too many nurses and even longer periods with too few nurses. Previous efforts to increase the nursing population have been made
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Sex: Female Race/Culture: Caucasian ASSESSMENT Presenting Problem: This is a 28 year-old Caucasian female who was admitted to Doctors Hospital Psychiatric Unit 4 South due to an overdose on multiple medications. The patient was found by the police on January 13th picking through garbage near the hospital. Patient overdosed on approximately 30 Alprazolam‚ Venlafaxine‚ Trazadone‚ Benadryl‚ and Nyquil. She stated she remembered taking the all of the drugs‚ but does not remember anything
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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR NURSING PRACTICE Answer all the questions comprehensively. 1. All nurses have a conceptual model for nursing practice. From the perspective that a nurse needs a clear conceptual model of nursing as a basis for nursing process‚ identify components of any concepts of nursing that you could use in implementing the nursing process in your area of responsibility. Explain your answer. 2. Enumerate at least three (3) health promoting behavior in which you do
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Personal Ethics Statement This paper will define code of ethics and include my personal code of ethic in 6 to 8 sentences. It will focus on my strengths‚ aspirations‚ character and value that have had significant positive impact in my life. Finally‚ it will include behaviors and character traits that I consider important and want to develop further. Definition According to Mosby’s dictionary of medicine‚ nursing and health profession‚ “code of ethic is a statement encompassing the set of rules
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many different theories that are used in the nursing profession. Each of these theories have their own concept and uniqueness that can be applied in a nursing capacity. All nursing theories have some form of connection to the advanced practice nurse (APN) practice. There are different types of theories for nursing circumstances. It is important for APN to obtain a good understanding and know how to apply the theory to their practice. Some of these nursing theories are Maslow’s theory‚ Orem Self Care
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