Introduction As Donahue (1996) writes‚ the origin of the words "nurse" and "nursing" are varied‚ and shift in meaning as reflected in the perception of nursing’s role in health care and in society. From nursing’s earliest Latin derivative from nutrire‚ "to nourish‚" and nurse‚ nutrix‚ meaning "nursing mother‚" Donahue (1996) continues‚ " the meaning of the word [nurse] has progressed from a term indicating a woman who performed the basic unlearned human activity of suckling an infant to one describing
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philosophy of nursing practice. “Nursing philosophy is based on both professional organization and individual definitions. Many factors both intrinsically and extrinsically influence one’s personal perceptions of the great profession called nursing” (Kutin‚ 2013). There are four major metaparadigms that influence the philosophy of nursing. The Metaparadigms of Nursing Nursing has four metaparadigms: person‚ health‚ environment and nursing. These metaparadigms are the backbones of nursing philosophy
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culture‚ power‚ and or sensitivity can be used in health care has a meaning. These words can be also used in other discipline outside of nursing and have other meanings‚ for the purpose of this assignment‚ the word that is identified is the holistic care approach in nursing. The concept of the word holistic can have different meanings‚ and it is usable either in nursing as part of patient caring‚ and it is also usable in philosophy which is characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately
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Nursing Research Article Danielle Diatte Loyola University Chicago Summary This article‚ “Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in acute care settings”‚ focused on three main points of interest. The first was the use of call lights from inpatients and their families. The second was the nurses’ response time to the call light. Finally‚ the third was the amount of inpatient falls that occurred. The goal of the study was to determine whether the call
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Nursing the Silent Profession and Media’s influence The nursing image has become a major issue in the society as people have different perception about nursing. Some believe that nurses do their duties out of kindness. This has influenced the nursing image as most people do not see nursing as a good profession. Only few people in the society see nursing as an important profession and consider the qualification of the nurses (Younge & Niekerk‚ 2004). This has led to shortage of nurses in the
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reference terminology of nursing concepts. These specialists are building on the foundation of existing interface and administrative terminologies‚ and are collaborating with efforts to develop terminology across the spectrum of healthcare. Such efforts address the “languages” spoken by nurses in a variety of practice settings. These include NANDA‚ NMDS‚ HHCC‚ OMAHA‚ NIC‚ PCDS etc. The North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) includes a multitude of diagnoses.
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QI was developed in the business community and EBP was developed in the medical community. Early nursing research has been attributed to Florence Nightingale. The terms have been combined to form the base of nursing practice and are all interrelated. The article explains that QI‚ EBP‚ and Research are like three legs of a stool with the seat being nursing practice. Without any of the three‚ nursing practice cannot remain strong and stable (Shirey et al.‚ 2011). “Research‚ on the other hand‚ validates
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and unresolved task management. Delegation is important for efficient leadership and management‚ and is a key function of nursing. Delegation of acts beyond those taught in the basic educational program for the licensed practical nurse should be based upon a conscious decision of the registered nurse. Delegation of nursing care is an expression that describes parameters for nursing delegation. These parameters are defined by the State Nurse Practice
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“Concept clarification is an important step in developing useful and useable knowledge in nursing science.” (Tofthagen‚ 2010). Within the home health field of nursing‚ one of the major and most significant concepts is “team” work. “Simply stated‚ concept analysis incorporates a method or approach by which concepts that are of interest to a discipline are examined in order to clarify their characteristics or attributes” (Cronin‚ 2010). Within a home health care team there are; Registered Nurses
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Concept Comparison and Analysis Across Theories NUR/513 October‚ 22‚ 2012 Delores Diehl Concept Comparison and Analysis Across Theories Nursing is a science that has many theories to support the beliefs and clinical practice of the profession. One core concept prevalent in many nursing theories is caring. Theorist Jean Watson and Madeleine Leininger are both nursing theorists who developed theories around caring and nursing. The subject of discussion in this paper is the comparison and analysis
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