Baccalaureate-Degree level July 7, 2013 Nursing is a profession that has been found of great importance and value over many centuries, since Florence Nightingale first made her rounds to her injured soldiers. The act of caring for sick people has been within us from the earlier centuries. In this modern era, nursing is considered as a profession that is of high standards due to the technological advancements and improvements in technology. Students who wish to pursue a career in nursing have different options such
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing Student’ Name Institutional affiliation Personal Philosophy of Nursing Introduction Nursing is defined by the American Nurses Association as an act of safeguarding and upholding health and capabilities, preventing disease and harm, easing distress by offering diagnosis and treatment of any diseases that threaten the existence of the human race, and advocate for better care for individuals and communities in general (American Nurses Association, 2004, p. 7). Having
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For several years now, I have been working as a medical surgical nurse, always looking forward to meet the highest standards of nursing. My long term goal for the future is to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner in the dynamic health care system where I might be able to transfer the clinical skills and knowledge to the community. I hold an associate degree in nursing from the community college. I have had the privilege of working in the areas of medical surgical, where I can utilize my professional
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nurses we need to reminisce where nursing originated from and how it came to be. Florence Nightingale stressed that nursing was not domestic and required advanced education. She opened a school in 1860 at school of nursing at St Thomas’s Hospital in London requiring students to attend lectures, write papers, take quizzes, keep records/note taking, and daily attendance to be taken (Notter and Spalding, 1976). Her expectation was nothing less than what is expected of nursing today. Mildrerd Montag established
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For many years, the works of theorists have been used to simulate phenomenal growth in nursing literature and have enriched the lives of nurses around the world, by guiding research, education, administration, and practice. One theorist that contributes to this professional growth is Imogene King. Imogene King developed a theory that focused on the communication between the patient and nurse and showed how important it was for them to translate information to each other so they can mutually set and
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and has held a distinguished career. She obtained her Baccalaureate of Nursing, Masters of Science in Nursing in 1966, and an PhD in 1973 from the University of Colorado. She was a Distinguished Professor of Nursing and Chair in Caring Science at the University of Colorado, a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, and Dean of Nursing at the University Health Sciences Center and President of the National League for Nursing. Jean Watson held six honorary Doctoral Degrees, and earned doctorates
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While it is GCU’s mission “to prepare you to become a critical thinker”, as it challenges the student to seek more knowledge through evidence-based projects and classroom discussion, the AACN states “each graduate masters’ nursing education program must possess strong critical thinking and decision making skills” through research. The wording may be different but the end goal of both is the same: producing a well equipped individual possessing good critical thinking skills which utilizes research
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Nursing is one of the few professions with vast opportunities for growth and advancement Opportunities abound in both the clinical tract and the management tract of nursing. The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the advancement opportunities one has as a professional nurse with a bachelor of science ( BSN) degree. In the Clinical tract, we see nurses moving up the ladder through advancement in education. Most nurses started as Nurses Aid or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). A number of nurses
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Mariano Grand Canyon University Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice NUR502 July 31, 2013 Master's Prepared Nurse Interview Interview This is an interview of a Master’s- prepared nurse who has recently assumed an Assistant Director of Nursing position. The aim of the interview is to show how a graduate of a Master of Science in Nursing would adequately prepare a nurse to assume a higher role in the field of nursing practice, education or administration. This achievement offers
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Tomlin, and Swain Michelle Gilliland Northern Kentucky University Nursing Theory NRP 434 Cindy Foster February 07, 2013 Erickson, Tomlin, and Swain The Modeling and Role Modeling Theory of nursing was created by Helen C. Erickson, along with Evelyn M. Tomlin and Mary Ann P. Swain. It was first published in their book, Modeling and Role Modeling: A Theory and Paradigm for Nursing, which was published in 1983. (Nursing Theory, 2011). Helen Lorraine (Cook) Erickson was born in 1936. On
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