The purpose of this discussion is to compare and contrast two theories that were used as the basis for articles in the readings for this week. The first article applies Virginia Henderson’s grand theory of Activities of Living to organ donation after brain death (Nicely & DeLario‚ 2011). The second article tests a theory of health promotion for preterm infants based on Myra Levine’s Conservation Model of Nursing (Mefford & Alligood‚ 2011). This student will give a brief overview of each article
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A middle-range nursing theory constituting the nursing process and focusing on the care of the human being is the Theory of Goal Attainment developed by Imogene King. This theory consists of three interacting concepts: personal systems‚ interpersonal systems‚ and social systems. Even with these three systems being interacting‚ the nursing goal is the health of individuals. King maintains that the patient and nurse are equal partners in the nursing process. Conceptual systems The first concept
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Theory of Nursing Before making the critical decision to enroll in a nursing program it is important to seek out information on nursing as a vocation. The program at this school is rigorous and time consuming and‚ therefore‚ should not be ventured into lightly. In this paper I will go through what I have discovered about nursing as a career‚ what nursing is‚ my definition of a good nurse‚ how I plan to provide care and what my strategy is to develop my nursing skills and finally where I want
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of providing optimum help for a service user (Hornby and Atkins‚ 2000). Goodman and Clemow (2010) explain that collaborative practice is actually based around two ideas. The first is that nurses need to be able to work with other professionals‚ and the second is that they need to be able to work with ‘people’. They go on to explain that the concept of collaborative practice is based on the idea that excellent patient care relies on the expertise of a number of care providers. Day (2006) points out
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assessment with a learner‚ whilst critically evaluating my practice‚ using professional standards and current theory and literature to illustrate how I have developed as a mentor and educator in practice. For the purpose of this assignment‚ the key aspect I will be focusing on will be standard 4 – creating an environment for learning‚ from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2008) Standards to support learning and assessment in practice: mentors. Throughout this assignment‚ I will incorporate the
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Ethics is the study of different moral theories where its importance in nursing practicing is illustrated in the knowledge and competency that prepares nurses in examining ethical and legal issues in relation to their responsibilities‚ rights and moral role as a nurse. Through the study of bioethics‚ the nurse is able to develop a better understanding of the decision-making process that are made and assists with the application of moral theories within nursing practice (Burkhardt & Nathaniel‚ 2013). With
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Theoretical Framework for Nursing Practice – Module 8 A. Reflect on a case or situation from your personal practice or experience. Apply one of the theories to the situation. How does the perspective from the theory alter how you view the situation? Are the nursing interventions the same? Why or why not? In a typical emergency department setup‚ caregivers deal with patients having acute cases‚ mostly involving pain or distress of some sort. In addition‚ patients undergoing
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on Advanced Practice Nursing ABSTRACT: The need for continuing education in nursing has been accentuated in response to rapidly changing health care environment. Expanding knowledge by pursuing higher education allows nurses to enlarge one’s practice. Furthermore‚ higher education in nursing has been shown that a nurse’s level of education can become a critical factor to the patient-centered quality of care. This essay describes increased demand for higher education in nursing and emphasizes
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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ASSIGNMENT 1 STUDENT ID 110209210 DUE DATE 31/03/17 QUESTION Why are code of ethics and conduct important for the practice of the registered nurse? Code of conduct refers to the manner in which a registered nurse and others included in the healthcare team present in a professional capacity‚ whilst the code of ethics identifies the fundamental ethical standards and value to the nursing profession
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Foundations of Nursing Practice module and my first placement experience have assisted in my development as a nurse. The unit where I spent my four weeks is a day surgery centre. Using experiences from the placement I will discuss the concept of individualised care and its relevance to nursing assessments and care delivery. I will also look at the professional and ethical issues that impact on nursing today‚ primarily focusing on the aspect of dignity and obtaining patient consent from the Nursing and Midwifery
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