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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Evidence-Based Practice is important. It is defined as the integration of the best systematic research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values. The intent of this presentation is to look at the pros and cons of Evidenced-Based Practice‚ how nursing schools need to teach it to their students‚ how nursing management can incorporate it to their employees and how it can work for patients with pressure ulcers. PROS AND CONS OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE Evidence-Based Practice is the conscientious
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Institute of Medicine on Nursing Practice‚ Education and Leadership Angela M. Licata-Schneider Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics NRS-430V October 15‚ 2014 Impact of the Institute of Medicine on Nursing Practice‚ Education and Leadership The Institute of Medicine of the National Academics in Conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched a campaign to provide solutions in response to the need for evaluating and alteration of the nursing profession. Future needs of
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organization to nursing knowledge and provides a logical way of gathering information to describe‚ explain‚ and predict nursing practice. Theories describe and explain nursing and the purpose of nursing to differentiate it from other caring professions by setting boundaries. (McEwen & Wills‚ 2014‚ p. 25). The use of theories gives nursing its own identity and takes away the task-oriented description of the past. Kolcaba’s theory of comfort is a theory that is used throughout nursing‚ although many
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CLINICAL ADVANCED A practical approach to promote reflective practice within nursing Boud‚ D. et al (1985) Reflection: turning experience into learning. London: Kogan Page. Bright‚ B. (1996) Reflecting on reflective practice. Studies in the Education of Adults; 28: 2‚ 162–184. Brookfield‚ S. (1994) Tales from the dark side: a phenomenography of adult critical reflection. International Journal of Lifelong Education; 13: 3‚ 203–216. Buckingham‚ M.‚ Clifton‚ D.O. (2001) Now‚ Discover your Strengths
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Explain what is meant by the term “community based nursing practice.” Community nurses work across various areas‚ providing health care to people of any age. They provide nursing to assist in all areas of health needs to people anywhere in the community from community health centres‚ health clinics‚ schools and universities and client’s homes. This essay will focus on three aspects of community nursing‚ firstly‚ aged care nursing; secondly‚ the organisation ‘Silver Chain’ and finally‚ Holyoake;
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Effects of Change on Nursing Practice Stacey Ventour-Chambers NU 420 Leadership and Management in the changing Health Care Environment Professor Betty Kohal April 28‚ 2014. Effects of Change on Nursing Practice The birth of a child is a momentous occasion in a person’s life. It may signal the transition of a couple to a family‚ or the expansion of an already established family unit. The manner in which it is handled can have lasting positive or negative effects. Traditional mother/baby care
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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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Grand Canyon University Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Roles and Practices NUR-502 November 5‚ 2014 Addressing Cultural Diversity in Professional Communication The face of America is changing due to the growing number of immigrants. Nurses must be able to assist patients from all over the world‚ and embrace their cultural differences. Leininger and McFarland defined “Transcultural Nursing” as the study and practice focused on comparing the differences and similarities of cultural beliefs
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key element being that the nurse correctly identifies nursing problems. Abdellah and her colleagues developed the Typology of 21 Nursing Problems‚ the problems were classified into three categories: physical‚ sociological‚ and emotional needs‚ these categories help to determine patient needs (George‚ 2002). I used Chinn and Kramer’s model to critically reflect on this theory (Meleis‚ 2012‚ p. 184). In doing so‚ I found that the list of 21 nursing problems are simplistic and easy to follow and are based
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