purpose of this assignment is to provide a description of my educational and professional background as well as explore professional and personal goals related to the course and the practicum. Education and Professional Background My name is Florence Nightingale and I want to start by giving you some insight into my personal life. I currently reside in Orange County‚ California‚ where the military has placed my family. I am an army wife‚ an associate degree nurse‚ and a mother of two boys. From a small
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Hi Antoinetta‚ I notice in your response of clinical informatics being implemented on units that the inpatients are provided iPads to access for their medical records? To take part of their care? WOW! That seems bizarre to me. It seems like it would be asking for trouble. Wouldn’t you agree? Antoinetta‚ I can’t help to imagine the patient laying in bed‚ board‚ obviously not a real sick patient‚ asking a multitude of questions‚ for example‚ “what does this word mean”‚ “what does that lab
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and skillful behaviors in alignment with their profession. Being professional then is the act of behaving in a manner defined and expected by the chosen profession. This framework for professionalism in nursing began with our early roots with Florence Nightingale who set the bar rather high in regards to giving of herself to others and her expectation of excellence in practice. She was an inventor‚ a visionary‚ a missionary and she delivered all with a commitment to passion and love. We as nurses are
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Martha E Rogers was born a hundred years ago on March 3rd 1914 in Texas. She died March 13th 1994 in Phoenix‚ Arizona1. A casual occurrence‚ she shared her birthday with Florence Nightingale born 94 years before and had passed away four years before2. They will share more than a birthdate as we will see later namely the role of the nursing as distinct from medicine. One is helping nature while nursing puts the patient in the best environment for nature to act 3 Martha was born in a family which
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Rose Laine L. Tabequero Nov. 6‚ 2014 BSN- 1NA NCM 100.1 Lec World History of Nursing The earliest nurses were often the nuns and army/soldiers who provided nursing-like service. In many societies‚ the provision of nursing care was a role that was assigned to females members‚ yet in other societies‚ care of the sick was a role assigned to medicine men‚ shamans‚ or other tribesmen. From A.D. 50 to 800‚ hospitals were usually near a church or monastery. Men were the caregivers and women
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Florence Nightingale said “Let us each and all realizing the importance of our influence on others‚ stand shoulder to shoulder and not alone in the good cause” (Nightingale‚ as cited in Dossey et al.‚ 2005‚ p. 266) However as a recently graduated from a associates degree program unlike many in my class I was the only student who hadn’t previously been working in health care. While I was passionate and eager to learn I was still greener than every other nursing student in my class and I felt very
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practitioner‚ having a code of ethics‚ receiving compensation commensurate with the work‚ being organized to promote a needed service‚ having autonomy in practice‚ and being recognized by the government with licensure"(Pinkerton‚ 2001‚p.130). "Florence Nightingale first began professional education for nurses in 1860"(Encarta‚2000¶3). Currently there are several levels of education for nurses‚ ranging from diploma to doctoral degrees. Nurses are legally accountable to practice within the nurse practice
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“It is the surgeon who saves a person’s life ….it is the nurse who helps this person live” Florence Nightingale Watson introduced the concept of clinical caritas processes. The word “caritas” originates from the Greek vocabulary‚ meaning to cherish and to give special loving attention. This approach highlights the uniqueness of both the person and the nurse‚ and also the mutuality between the two individuals‚ which is fundamental to the relationship. Here we are talking about a human connectedness
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The ANA code of ethics as described in the book of Conceptual Foundations as: ANA ’s Code of Ethics for Nurses‚ 2001 * 1. The nurse‚ in all professional relationships‚ practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity‚ worth‚ and uniqueness of every individual‚ unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status‚ personal attributes‚ or the nature of health problems. * 2. The nurse ’s primary commitment is to the person‚ whether an individual‚ family‚ group‚ or community
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principles that guide an individual‚ group‚ or profession in conduct. Nurses do make independent decisions regarding patient care; they are still responsible to the profession in how those decisions are made. Florence Nightingale wrote of specific issues of conduct and moral behavior. The Nightingale pledge that was composed in 1893 by nursing instructor Lystra Gretter includes the vow‚ “To abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug”
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