Historical Development of Nursing Timeline Bianca Fleming NUR/513 October 8, 2013 Georgia Swank According to George (2011), Nursing science is the substantive, abstract knowledge describing nursing’s unique phenomenon of concern, the integral nature of unitary human beings and their environments (Barrett, 1997, p. 12). Nursing science represents a compilation of theories that began with Florence Nightingale. They provide structure for nursing practice and research, and continue to evolve
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The attributes of spirituality include: hope, inner strength, trust, meaning, purpose, forgiveness, belief, faith, values, love, and morality (Royal College of Nursing, 2011). A component of connectedness is also found in literature review, describing a connection with oneself, a higher power or supreme purpose (O’Brien, 2013 p. 81). This connectedness can be vertical, a relationship with a higher power or horizontal
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Nursing Theory Plan of Care Nur/513 May 16, 2011 Introduction Nursing theories describe and explain the phenomena of interest to nursing in a systematic way in order to provide understanding for use in nursing practice and research. Nursing theories provide a framework for nurses to systematize their nursing actions: what to ask, what to observe, what to focus on and what to think about. They provide a framework to develop new and validate current knowledge. Researchers use nursing theories
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Missed Nursing Care, Staffing, and Patient Falls Beatrice J. Kalisch, PhD, RN, FAAN; Dana Tschannen, PhD, RN; Kyung Hee Lee, MPH, RN Patient falls in hospitals continue to be a major and costly problem. This study tested the mediating effect of missed nursing care on the relationship of staffing levels (hours per patient day [HPPD]) and patient falls. The sample was 124 patient units in 11 hospitals. The HPPD was negatively associated with patient falls (r = − 0.36, P < .01), and missed nursing care
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NRS-430V | Nursing History, Theories, and Conceptual Model June 23, 2016 Nurses are critical to the healthcare of America and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) states that of 2010 nurses comprised a workforce of greater than 3.06 million licensed registered nurses (Facts About the Nursing Workforce. (2010, July 27)). Although nursing comprises the greatest percentage of providers in healthcare the United States faces a shrinking nursing labor force and a significant nursing leadership
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image of nursing. Showtime airs a program called Nurse Jackie in which she is portrayed in a dual light both as an advocate for her patients care despite being harsh, brash and ruffling feathers along the way. She is involved an extra marital affair and she is dealing with a problem with personal drug addiction and consequently steals medications from the pyxis to get her fix. I appreciate the program for its humorous side as it provides some real examples of day to day struggles in nursing care.
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Nursing Theorist Grid 1. Theorist Selected: Jean Watson 2. Description of key points of the theory: • In Watson’s philosophy of human caring she developed carative factors. She uses the word carative to classify nursing and medicine. The carative factors aim at the caring process. There are 10 carative factors each one involving a lived experience from all involved in the relationship, including the nurse. • Watson described a need for transpersonal caring relationship. This is defined
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Core Competency: Evidenced-Based Practic C 08/13 Evidenced-Based Practice is ”the practice of nursing in which the nurse makes clinical decisions on the basis of the best available current research evidence, his or her own clinical expertise, and the needs and preferences of the patient.” (Mosby, 2009, p. 677). Utilizing Evidenced Based Practice is a way to give the best, most effective care to patients. This paper will discuss methods and results of a study and how the results were obtained
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associate level versus those trained at the baccalaureate level. Prior to 1909, prospective nurses were taught in hospital-based schools. These nurses earned their Diploma in Nursing after spending 2-3 years of intense training, living and working in a hospital. In 1909, the first permanent undergraduate university nursing program was established at the University of Minnesota. The time and money that was required for university programs made it difficult for many and enrollment was extremely low
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Introduction Nursing is one of the oldest professions and its roots can be traced to ancient Greece. Nursing history Has evolved significantly since religion and the military days, which are relevant to nursing and are responsible for its development as a profession. Nursing role was recognised for thousands of years, demonstrated by an interactive timeline of education. Religious nuns and monks established the care as an identity rather then profession. Presents how p.xiii until the evolution
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