as a nurse and nursing consultant in long term care and has a personal interest in how the use of restraints has evolved to a patient focused and caring approach that has reduced the rates of restraint use and patient injuries. Nursing evidence based practices for patient safety evolves from current technological advances, research and nursing theory. The purpose of this paper is to address how nursing clinical practices evolved for the use of patient restraints in health care facilities. Identification
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this introspective activity, the nurse can find balance and meaning in the workplace (Deheny, 2001). What is the Relationship Between Your Personal Philosophy of Nursing and Your Professional Practice? My personal philosophy of nursing is based on caring and compassion. With these core beliefs, I strive to provide the best patient-centered care that I am capable of. Like many of my colleagues, the demands of nursing tire me emotionally and physically. The reduction in staff to patient ratio creates
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to touch many patients’ lives, there must be regulations, laws, and codes that nurses must abide by. There are certain professional traits that a nurse must possess to make them not only a good nurse but a great nurse. There are various nursing theories that a nurse can base their practice upon and many historical figures of the past that guide the nurses of today and of the future. A. Functional Differences This section will discuss the functional differences between the regulatory agency that
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which ultimately leads to a rise in patient satisfaction. There is much evidence to support this argument and the Theory of Human Caring introduced by Jean Watson provides a solid rationale to base this model upon to support this hypothesis. This comprehensive theory provides a personal approach that describes why nurses’ personal care approach can be practically effective. The theory is based upon the idea that kindness and a loving approach within the clinical
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mostly the fact that diploma graduates usually have much more clinical experience, and are therefore more technically skilled than other entry-level graduates. However, the biggest disadvantage of these schools was that they did not teach nursing theory. Florence Nightengale was incorporated somewhat but the majority of the curricula were medically based. Nurses depended heavily on physiology, sociology, psychology, and medicine to provide academic standing and to inform practice (McEwan and Mills
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In 1978 Barbara identified four fundamental patterns of knowing in the nursing field. The fundamentals are classified as empirical, personal, ethical, and aesthetic. Empirical knowing is knowledge that is derived from science and verifiable fact based information. Personal is knowledge and attitudes derived from personal understanding and empathy, including having the thought of, “what if this were me”. Ethical knowledge is derived from an ethical framework, including an awareness of moral questions
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Professional Roles & Values Project By: Dana Agovino WGU A. Explain the difference between a regulatory agency and a professional nursing organization as it pertains to your professional nursing practice. A regulatory agency would best be described using the example of the State Board of Nursing, which regulates the standards of nursing practice by providing policies or laws to ensure safe practice within a scope. The State Board of Nursing provides and enforces these policies to protect
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RUP1 Project Christine Travis Western Governors University RUP1 Project The evolution of the nursing profession has developed over the centuries, from the times of the Egyptians and stories garnered from the saving of the infant Moses, to the beginnings of the nursing process with Florence Nightingale, and to present professional practices. At the heart of practicing as a nurse is the mission to provide expedient, effective and compassionate care to patients to allow for recovery to regain
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History of Community Nursing Matrix Historical Time Period Nursing Role in Community Major Health Issues Partnerships Used Watson’s Theory Past Period 1 1800-1900 (America’s Colonial Period) In 1800-1900, during America’s colonial period and the new republic, public health committee was concerned about the health and care of individuals in the community; in the early years of 1800, the care for sick people and the ideas of public well-being were influenced by the traditions of British immigrants
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(2000) nurse’s caring consciousness and moral commitment to make an intentional connection with the patient. The third element, caring occasion/caring moment, is the space and time where the patient and nurse come together in a manner for caring to occur. U se of the theory of care ethics is discussed to help nurses determine if they are applying this theory effectively in their practice. After a basic definition of caring, including Watson’s caring theory, the evolution of the theory of ethics
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