Professional Development of Nursing Professionals A new prospective has been initiated for the future of nursing. With the common goal of patient centered care, that is created around a specific patient. The U.S Health Care System needs to be transformed, which will require development of new roles for nurses and many other healthcare positions. Nurses must recognize what this means for their specific role and what different educational changes need to be made. Nurses stepping into leadership roles
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role of being a nurse and the nursing process. My meaning of patient, nurse, environment and health is the concept or framework for the nursing profession. As nurses we must evaluate each aspect of the concept and implement them in our daily practice. Patient: The patient is a person or an individual with feeling and emotions. The patient, a person, is a holistic being. Person is viewed as holistic being with social, cultural, personal need. During the nursing process the nurse must understand
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Development of Nursing Timeline Blesilda Galsim NUR/513 March 6, 2012 Noura Kassis Ed.D.,R.N. Historical Development of Nursing Timeline Introduction The evolution of nursing as a profession had showed through time that it is both an art and science. Before the 19th century, the military and religious orders are the ones who perform the duties of how nurses work today. As time went by, different events throughout history such as wars and epidemics had shaped nursing to its present
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the discussion and concern regarding negative outcomes when it comes to quality patient care. “Quality patient care hinges on having a well educated work force” (Rosseter, 2011) With further research I have found that there are many differences in the competencies and educational preparation between these nurses. I was not aware of these differences until I further researched this topic. In the Journal of Nursing Education June 2006 issue it states “ developments in medical technology, the growing
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Clinical reasoning, evidenced based practice and my application of both in nursing practice Clinical reasoning, evidenced based practice and my application of both in nursing practice Simmons (2009) states “clinical reasoning guides nurses in assessing, assimilating, retrieving, and/or discarding components of information that affect patient care” (p. 1151). I feel that without clinical reasoning nurses would just be going through the motion of caring for a patient with
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Philosophy of Nursing Jasmine R. McLendon University of North Carolina at Charlotte As one enters into the profession of nursing, it is important for them to identify and understand their own personal values and principles that will guide them throughout their nursing career. Nursing is the compassionate care provided to an individual by someone who understands their disease process and who is able to construct an effective plan of care for that individual. Apart from knowledge of medicine
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Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Tuesday VanTuyl HCS/482 05/20/2015 Marilyn Goodloe Strategic Planning and the Nursing Process Nurses today work in a time of fast paced change and ever evolving technology. Just as the patient must be assessed and plans of care adapted, the way we care for those patients must change and adapt as well. The nursing process is the essential core practice of registered nurses in providing care (ANA, 2015). The familiarity of nurses in using a systematic
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Running head: IMPACT ON NURSING: THE FUTURE OF NURSING IMPACT ON NURSING: THE FUTURE OF NURSING Holly M. L. July 22, 2012 THE IMPACT ON NURSING This paper will review the impact of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on the future of nursing. It will include the impact on nursing education, nursing practice, with emphasis on primary care in relation to the goals mentioned in the IOM report and the impact on the nurse’s role as a leader. The IOM report has two key
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professional development plan that reviews the standards in which I practice along with my areas of strength and weaknesses. The American Nurses Association (ANA) has developed standards of professional nursing practice for the nursing community to follow. Through the scope and standards of professional nursing practice, I have produced five year and ten year goals including an evaluation of those goals. Professional Development Plan Nurses must possess an understanding
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needed to advance from an associate’s degree in nursing (ADN) to a bachelor’s of science degree in nursing (BSN) are essential to provide superior care to patients. The health care fields are ever advancing and in turn, demanding higher education from nurses. Therefore, many nurses are continuing their education to advance with the ever-changing demands of their profession. Obtaining a BSN over an ADN is essential for nurses to provide a higher quality of care and learn to make complex decisions that go
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