Born 1914 in Baltimore, US * Earned her diploma at Providence Hospital – Washington, DC * 1939 – BSN Ed., Catholic University of America * 1945 – MSN Ed., Catholic University of America * She worked as a staff nurse, private duty nurse, nurse educator and administrator and nurse consultant. * Received honorary Doctor of Science degree in 1976. * Theory was first published in Nursing: Concepts of Practice in 1971, second in 1980, in 1995, and 2001.MAJOR ASSUMPTIONS * People should be self-reliant
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Running head: Executive Management Project Code 100 Chamberlain College of Nursing EX630: Executive Practicum Professor Valda Upenieks 6/16/2012 The Master of Science Nursing student with the collaboration of my nurse executive mentor Mrs. Darville created a project that is valuable for the facility and a rewarding experience for me as a graduate student. My personal practicum experience took place at St Elizabeth’s Hospital, which is a small 90 bed community hospital
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are characterized by critical shortages of highly trained nurses and nursing faculty. In recent projection in, the United States, the gap between supply and demand of qualified nurses is expected to widen to over 1 million nurses by 2020 (Somers, Finch, Birnbaum, 2010). These problems have been exacerbated by the growth in population, comparatively high level of career change to areas outside of nursing. In the hospital, I work many nurses transfer to a department that takes them from direct patient
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Standards Pathway Practice Standards are based upon expert nurse input, nursing literature and research that supports the qualities of a positive practice environment. All 12 standards apply to health care organizations and long term care institutions. Additional standards apply to the long term care environment. 1. Nurses Control the Practice of Nursing A shared governance model centers a healthy work environment for nurses. RNs directly involved in decisions that affect nursing practice
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Abstract Due to the ever changing health care system nationally and the increase need for qualified nurses worldwide, nursing responsibilities and patient load have intensified. Nurses are expected to care for higher acuity patients in more complex health care situations. Despite increased hardships in the work place, nurses must continually try to find ways to preserve their caring approach. Jean Watson’s caring theory can be seen as indispensable to this goal. This paper will explain the background
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challenging; also it will require a nurse with more technology skills and high form of education than expected today. Insurances such as HMO, Medicare and Medicaid before reimbursing patient bills require evidence-based clinical nursing documentation. If a nurse fails to document in skilled manner, insurance is not going to cover that. Due to the fact the new technology is going to be used during work it requires nurses to have knowledge with computers, internet, research etc. Nurses must ensure that every aspect
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thank Florence Nightingale for the start of the education movement back in the 1800s. She was very strong in her beliefs and wanted to find a career that would change women’s lives forever. In 1860 she established the Nightingale School and Home for Nurses at St. Thomas’s Hospital (Bloy, 2012). To this day education is still very important and constantly evolving from technology, every day tools, medications, etc. There are differences between the associates-degree level of education and the baccalaureate-degree
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Friedman Family Assessment of the Matthew Family Community nurses can effectively assist and care for specific families within a community by identifying the issues of the family. Identifying the issues of a family will assist the nurse in developing effective interventions that will maintain quality care and promote standard of care. The Friedman family assessment model helps the nurse to identify these issues. According to Callahan (2003), “…a family assess model…assess key areas of family
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terms of the tasks by the nurses. Working outside the scope of practice could potentially a reason for the disciplinary action against our nursing license by board of nursing. Based on these elements we should decide whether we are willing to accept the consequences of our own action, if not do not perform the activity. When I started working in the surgical ICU after my orientation, they assigned me a patient who was 1st day post op after bariatric surgery. I knew that nurses needs to have bariatric
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Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale was a strong woman with a big heart. Nightingale advocated strict discipline, cleanliness, and felt that nurses should possess an innate empathy for their patients. She built the foundation for professional nursing and was a reformer of hospital sanitation methods. She founded the sanitary methods that we still use today. Florence rebelled against her family and was determined to serve our society. In the 1800s, she developed an ambition to work in the
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