She studied the art of caring throughout the world and her research focused on the art of human caring and loss. Watson’s theory of nursing, “The Philosophy and Science of Nursing” was published in 1979 that began the process identifying the 10 caritive factors (Current Nursing, 2010). According to McCance, McKenna, and Boore, (1999) Watson’s theory of nursing is grounded in the “philosophy of being and knowing (p.1389). Watson (2003) asks that nurses “reexamine our own meaning of life and death”
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surgeons. Many hospitals do not have enough nurses to tend to the patients. The United States is projected to have a nursing shortage that is expected to intensify as baby boomers age and the need for health care grows. Compounding the problem is the fact that nursing colleges and universities across the country are struggling to expand enrollment levels to meet the rising demand for nursing care. ("AACN") The enrollment in for educational programs for medical professions whether hospital-based or in
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understand the profession of nursing, the forces currently influencing the profession and its progression should also be understood. These forces not only affect nursing in general, but all of its allies, including the entire health care delivery system. Globally, finances play a major role in whether nursing will survive or die and in need of a place to be buried. Public and private programs have almost met their demise in their business of increasing demands for nursing care. Because the population
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When I reached the KLLVillage, I was very impressed with the location. It was well maintained and had all the required facilities for its residents and guests. I learned from Mrs He that the KLLVillage was a non-profit organisation and it consisted of low, medium and high care facilities. First we went to the low care facility where we met a very energetic AIN Ms Lee. My main focus was to observe how she provided the optimum care and comfort to the elderly residents. I found that AINs are the one
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She earned her undergraduate degree in nursing and psychology, her master’s degree in psychiatric-mental health nursing, and her Ph.D. in educational psychology and counseling from the University of Colorado. She is currently a Professor of Nursing and the Murchinson-Scoville Chair in Caring Science at the University of Colorado (Cara, 2003). Dr. Watson is the founder of the Center for Human Caring in Colorado and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She has received a number of national
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Running head: NURSING ROLE Nursing Role in the Healthcare Delivery System Transition to Professional Practice Abstract This paper will discuss the thoughts and feelings of a clinical nurse specialist and how she feels the role of nursing has changed over the years. Nursing Role in the Healthcare Delivery System The role of nursing is a dynamic one. It continues to change day by day, year by year since the days Florence Nightingale when nursing was “invented,” if you
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of the IOM Report on the Future of Nursing Celeste Ottney Grand Canyon University NRS430v Adriane M. Hesson March 12, 2012 The Impact of the IOM Report on the Future of Nursing In 2008, as a response to the need for a transformation in the nursing field, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine created an action-oriented blueprint with recommendations for changes needed in nursing. This was a response for the need
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Running Head: CUTURALLY COMPETENT CARE Introduction Globalization has changed the way we live. The population demographic of United States is changing at a fast pace as every year people from different cultural and ethnic background are immigrating to the United States. By 2020, the number of ethnic minority in the United States will grow up to 35%. Immigration is an ongoing process and has brought a variety of culture and knowledge to the United States. The diversity
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Running head: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NURSING Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University NRS 430V Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals In 2010 the Affordable Care ACT was signed into law. With these laws, the United States is being provided an opportunity to completely redesign its health care system. The model includes heath care that is easier to access, affordable by all, higher safety standards, and higher quality with
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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, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. A metaparadigm is a concept that is extremely general, one that serves to define
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