...The American Nurses Association (ANA) describes nursing as the “protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations”. (ANA website, 2014) The metaparadigm of nursing provides a framework to better understand the four major components for the nursing profession: person, health, environment and nursing. Treating the person as a whole and realizing that each patient is an individual and may responded differently is very important. What may work for one patient may not work for another. As a nurse, we must recognize this and advocate for our patients, as we are the ones that are with them for 8, 10 or 12 hours a day. Again, when we find that a treatment is not working for a patient it is imperative that we communicate this with other members of the care team. Nurses are also key in education of the patient and their families, often times because of the stressors the patient is going through they are not able to focus, concentrate or retain the information that is taught. Involving the patient’s support system in the education, will often help to provide better outcomes by preventing reoccurrence or further injury. When a bedside nurse recognizes that a patient may still need more education she should bring in the appropriate members of the care team. This could encompass a...
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...The ANA defines nursing as “the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (American Nurses Association website, 2015). The metaparadigm theories of nursing involves: health, person, environment and nursing. This theory is the basis to being a nurse because you cannot properly take care of your patient without putting all four of these things into consideration. As a nurse you should be able to first evaluate each patient individually and their health issues, second take care of each patient as a person not as a disease, third are able to understand that if the patient’s environment is unhealthy then the patient will not fully recover and last nurses are caring and compassionate. The ANAs definition of nursing incorporates all four concepts by including all individuals, caring and health promotion. It helps the nurse to focus on the patient as an individual and not only as an illness to help decrease pain and suffering. Nursing is not just handing out medication and following the physician’s orders. It is the act of being kind, giving support to others, making someone smile, spending a few minutes just to listen or even just a simple hug. References American Nurses Association website, 2015, retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/EspeciallyForYou/What-is-Nursing...
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...American Nursing Association American Nursing Association Registered nurses join professional nursing organizations for many reasons. For example, some join to learn what's going on and stay current in their field or specialty. Others want to network or enjoy the peer recognition that comes from being an active member of a major organization. These are just a few of the benefits of being a part of a professional organization. Nurses may join a general organization, such as the American Nurses Association to stay current on the latest technology and advancement of nurses. “The ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public” (ANA, America Nursing Association, 2011). In addition the ANA helps establish regulations for appropriate staffing and mandatory overtime are some of the aims and activities of the ANA. Mandatory Overtime An article within Health Affair magazine states, “Research indicates that risks of making an error are significantly increased when work shifts are longer than 12 hours, when nurses worked overtime, or when they worked more than 40 hours per week” (Rogers, 2004). Mandatory overtime is one of the many workplace issues that may be contributing to nurses leaving the workforce. The American Nurses Association...
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...Describe the definition of nursing as put forward by the American Nurses Association. The American Nurses Association defines nursing as, "the protection, promotion and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through diagnosis and treatment of health response and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities and populations." While developing a trusting and caring relationship with your patient is important, it does not come close to involving all aspects of the definition of nurses today. Nurses today are educators, promoters, spokespersons, and researchers. How does it address the metaparadigm theories of nursing? The ANA's definition of nursing and the 4 major components of the nursing metaparadigm (person, health, environment and nursing) are closely intertwined. When we consider the first major component, person, we understand that we do not look at a patient individually or just consider their illness. Nurses are to take a holistic approach and consider mind, body and soul. With this it is also important to consider the cultural and religious beliefs of the patient. In doing so we are protecting our patient and becoming an advocate. As educators we are focused on the health of our patients, the second major component is the nursing metaparadigm. This encompasses the ANA's definition referring to promotion, optimization and prevention of illness and injury. By teaching our patients simple...
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...Describe the definition of nursing as put forward by the American Nurses Association. How does it address the metaparadigm theories of nursing? The ANA defines nursing as “the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (American Nurses Association website, 2015).The metaparadigm theories of nursing is comprised of four parts: person, health, environment, and nursing. Person: The first metaparadigm concept refers to the patient himself or herself and can also refer to the patient’s family member and friends. Nurses should be aware of this and should empower the patient and their family members and friends to help manage the patient’s health as a team. Health: The second metaparadigm concept refers to the patient’s wellness as well as his or her access to healthcare. Nurses should be aware of the patient’s level of wellness or illness as experienced by each patient. Nurses should be aware that the term “health” is a not an absolute term but a relative term. Each patient’s genetic factor, age and emotion are different from the other patient. ...
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...Title: The differences between nurses prepared at the ADN versus the BSN level Shelley Mae Candelaria, ADN, RN Grand Canyon University: NUR430 June 11, 2015 Abstract In nursing, one can obtain one or more of three degrees in the nursing field. Two of the more sought after degrees are Associates Degree of Nursing and Baccalaureate Degree of Nursing. These two degrees have many similarities but in the same respect are exceedingly different. Research suggests a vast difference in the competencies regarding nurses with an ADN versus BSN. Title: The differences between nurses prepared at the ADN versus the BSN level Associates Degree of Nursing The ADN came in to play after the World War II when professional nurses, nurses that held a BSN, were in a large shortage. In the year 1948, Dr. Montag from Adelphi School of Nursing advocated to decrease the amount of education a potential nurse had to obtain, from 4-5 year program to a short 2 year program, in hopes these vocational nurses would assist in helping the shortage and she later assisted in the founding of the associates degree program. According to the Adelphi College of Nursing and Public Health the, “Associate degree education for nursing began as part of an experimental project at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York in the 1950s. In her doctoral dissertation, Dr. Montag proposed educating a technical nurse for two years to assist the professional nurse, whom she envisioned as having a baccalaureate degree”...
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...concept of nursing itself started in 300 BC, but the evolution of nursing continues now and in the future. Through the change of times, preparations for the expectations of tomorrows nursing persist. Currently there is a large population of associate-degree (ADN) nurses and a smaller amount of baccalaureate-degree (BSN) nurses, but with the change of times the trends of nursing are changing. Education is becoming a requirement from ADN to BSN levels of nursing. What is causing this modification in nursing? Why is this adjustment imperative to the future? There is a very distinct difference between the associate-degree nurse and the baccalaureate-degree nurse. This discussion will look at the difference between the ADN and BSN degree’s and answer the question of why the nursing trends must change at this time. Nursing started out by men caring for the ill in 300 BC. Prior to the 1800’s, nursing was still in its formative years, the ill and the poor were cared for by the lowest class of humanity. In 1873 the first formal nursing education program in the United States was a 4-month hospital-based diploma program at the Boston Training School for Nurses at Massachusetts General Hospital which was originally intended to emulate the model put forward by Florence Nightingale when she established collegiate nursing in London in 1860 (Creasia, 2011). In 1958 diploma graduates made up almost the complete workforce of registered nurses. In 1963 86% of nurses were from diploma...
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...Describe the definition of nursing as put forward by the American Nurses Association. How does it address the metaparadigm theories of nursing? “Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations”. (Nursing World, 2015) The metaparadigm is composed of four different things: Person, health, environment and nursing. These items are directly linked to the definition of nursing. Although the metaparadigm theories of nursing are very general in the definition, basically, we are providing care for people as a whole, meaning the patients we take care of, their families and our communities. We provide protection for these individuals and improve their health and wellbeing. In regards to environment, we are changing the patients’ environment to improve the outcome of the patient’s health and wellbeing. As for the nursing part it, this term is encompassing all that we do, from the time they come in to the time they are discharged. According to Merriam-Webster’s definition of nursing which is “the duties of a nurse”, meaning “the job of taking care of people who are sick, injured, or old”, (Merriam-Webster Dictionary , 2015). This means many things, which is based upon the patient you are taking care of. The nurse adjusts his/her skills...
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...debates of the entering level required for Nurses to practice, has been ongoing topic for years. People has been advocating for the important of associate degree in the health care system. The research made by W.k.kellogg Foundation reported that, they spend more than 6.1 million toward improving the associate degree Nursing. While in 1965 ANA (American Nursing Association) wrote an article suggesting the least entering level to nursing practice should be baccalaureate education. The health resources and services Administration (HRA) reported in March 2008, that 45.4% of registered nurses graduated with an associate degree. The standard of nursing care both in Associate degree level and Baccalaureate level remains’ unchanged. The American Nursing Association defines Nursing to be “the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities and populations” (ANA, 2013).This days nursing is not just limited at the bedside patient care, is more complex, and evidence based part of the health care system. The difference between Nurses educated at the Associate degree program versus Nurses educated at the Baccalaureate program will be discussed below. The BSN program is four years program that is based on evidence, research, and theoretical aspect of nursing. While the Associate program is two years...
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...knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing provide a context in which to understand current practice? Identify at least three trends in nursing practice from the "Nursing Timeline of Historical Events" media piece. How have these trends influenced your perspective of nursing practice? For someone to understand nursing today, one must understand its history and foundations of its practice. From the beginning of nursing history nurses have cared for the sick, wounded, desolate and poor. This continues in todays practice as well. The nurses of our past laid that foundation and history for us current practitioners’ to continue. Because of the beginning trends of nursing, schools of nursing were founded and then came licensure, etc. Thus, we follow those past foundations as set forth by our nursing founders in our current practice. From the Nursing Timeline of Historical events I have identified three trends of practice that have directly influenced my perspective of nursing practice. First, ‘Prior to 1800’ during this time it was recognized that the need for caregivers was profound. Because of this, what we call nursing today was established and in it’s true beginnings. Without this vital recognition, or founding of a ‘calling’, nursing would not have developed further. Secondly, The Crimean War directly influenced ‘modern’ nursing. Without the hard work of past outstanding nursing figures, such as Florence Nightingale, nursing would not have become as organized as it is...
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...Students," (Lake and von Baeyer, 2005), include the fact I am a very responsible individual. When in the classroom setting I always strived to find a seat in the first couple of rows, because I knew I'd benefit from avoiding anonymity - and this stemmed from being responsible and accountable for my self and my own education. I feel this will help me remain a successful student while transitioning from my RN to my BSN, RN. Lake and von Baeyer. (2005). Tips for Successful Students. Retrieved June 23, 2015, from http://homepage.usask.ca/~clv022/success.htm 6/26/15: What do you look forward to as you begin this educational experience and your personal search for purpose? What is your greatest fear? How can you overcome it? Write about one specific educational experience from your past in which you addressed a fear and overcame it and how you succeeded in this process. Me: I am looking forward to obtaining my Bachelor’s degree. I am excited everything has gone smooth up to this point transitioning. My fear, however, is this won’t be smooth sailing the whole time. I fear I’ll struggle with online classes and be unable to fully commit as I plan. My plan to overcome this is to stick to a schedule made out by myself the week in advance, to stay on track. Time management becomes difficult with a family and a new night-shift job. Balancing personal, professional, and academic obligations won’t be easy at first – but I know it...
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...The American Nurses Association (ANA) (2014) explains that over the years health care cost have not been affordable and rising, improvements in patient quality of care is in dire need to be addressed, also, equity of healthcare needs to be improved (American Nurses Association, 2014). For these reasons, according to the American Nurses Association (2014), although there are differences in opinions, most Americans agree that the healthcare delivery approach in the U.S. needs to be significantly reconstructed for improvement (American Nurses Association, 2014) . Sorrell (2012), makes an inquiry for the reason that, one would wonder that despite these common goals for the well-being of society, why is reform of the healthcare system such a debated...
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...Developments in Professional Nursing Grace Varghese Grand Canyon University NRS-430 Professional Dynamics June 16th, 2013 In the health care system nurses are taking the important role. Bed side nurses, school health nurse, nurses in different leadership positions etc. We can see many obstacles in the fast changing health care systems. To prevent these obstacles, institution such as IOM (Institute of Medicine) and RWJF (Robert wood Johnson Foundation), introduced a two year plan to make some changes to remodel and repair the nursing profession. The nurses have to provide a high quality nursing care to the patients and in order to achieve this, they have to attain high education, training and attend health care conferences and mandatory classes along with healthcare team including the physicians. This participation will bring a great change in reformation of the health care system in the future. This is also known as required effective work force (IOM Future of Nursing Report). The future of nursing is going to face many challenges. In order to overcome these challenges, the health care system has found some new solutions. Those solutions are: to advance the nursing profession to higher level degrees to perform safe and quality nursing care teaching, leadership, evidence based practice, and expand nursing schools Why we are in need of higher education in the future? Because the competencies are very essential to spread the nursing profession and nurses are in a great pressure...
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...Professional Roles and Values Assessment Western Governors University Introduction Nursing has certainly changed over the 25 years that I have practicing. However, there are some basic concepts that have guided me throughout my career that have not changed. I will discuss those to provide a clear view of what my mission as a nurse is. First I will discuss the functional differences between a regulatory agency and a professional nursing organization. Next I will discuss two examples of how provisions from a nursing code of ethics influence my practice. Third I will discuss four professional traits from the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics that would be brought to an interdisciplinary team meeting. After that I will identify a nursing theory that has influenced my professional practice. Then I will discuss how the contributions of one historical nursing figure impacted my professional practice. Finally, I will discuss a scenario in which as a nurse I safeguarded beneficence, nonmaleficence, respect for autonomy, or justice. Functional Differences The differences between a Board of Nursing and a Professional Association basically is the Board of Nursing regulates nursing practice and Professional Associations advocate for nurses. The Board of Nursing regulates nursing practice by developing rules and regulations, regulates the accreditation of nursing programs, oversees the licensure process, and enforces laws. Each state board works with the National Council...
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...year degree? Will it make me a better nurse to obtain my 4 year degree? In this paper we will discuss the differences between a 2 year and a 4 year degree and the difference in the work place between the nurses that have the 2 different degrees. From here on forward a 2 year degree will be referred to as ADN and a 4 year degree as BSN. ADN nursing degree consists of a two year program, after prerequisites, which prepares the nurse to be a “technical nurse” and have them eligible to sit for their NCLEX. After successful completion of the NCLEX they are now registered nurses. These nurses are now able to work at entry level in a hospital. While in school, each student receives a strong foundation of knowledge and skills in nursing. The areas of nursing these are: fundamentals, medical surgical, and critical care. They are encouraged to take continuing education courses and receive their baccalaureate as well (Cresia & Friberg, 2011). This type of degree is a lot less costly, less time consuming, and less requirements. In contrast, the BSN nursing degree offers 2 more years of schooling with more patient education classes and management classes. “Baccalaureate degree (BSN) offer students a solid liberal education and substantive upper-division nursing major” ( Cresia & Friberg 2011, 32). The extra 2 years help the nurse to develop leadership skills to be utilized in the hospital or community care settings. “BSN nurses are prized for their skills in critical...
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