Vulnerable Populations Nursing 2312 2/13/12 The School of Health Sciences Division of Nursing RN-BSN Option I will discuss two theories and apply them to different vulnerable populations. Vulnerability is an important factor for nurses to consider when working with clients across the lifespan. Vulnerability is a result of uncontrollable individual factors over which the patient has no influence (Creasia & Feiberg, 2011). Vulnerability is a general concept meaning “susceptibility”
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Growing up, a career in nursing was never something I considered. I always had a desire to help others, but didn’t come upon the path that led to nursing until a years ago. I graduated from college with a bachelors in alternative medicine. I am still very rooted to the concept of holistic care for my patients, yet I felt as though I wasn’t really making a difference in the lives of the people I interacted with; at least not as much as I’d hoped to in my career. I wanted to be the person who was a
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Family is a set of relationships that the patient identifies as family or as a network of individuals who influence one another’s lives, whether or not there are actual biological or legal ties (Potter & Perry, 2013). • Scope: The emphasis in nursing today is on providing family-centered care. Wherever nurses practice, they will work with families and observe family dynamics across the lifespan (Giddens, 2013). • Attributes: o Nuclear Family – consists of husband and wife (and perhaps one or
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A. Nursing Sensitive Indicators Nursing-sensitive indicators are broken down into three categories; structure, process, and outcome (Montalvo, 2007). Structures of indicators are the organization pieces of nursing care which may include; staffing levels, educational levels, experience level, and staffing mix. The process of nursing sensitive indicators includes; the methods of assessments, type of interventions, and methods of care. The outcomes of nursing sensitive indicators are directly relatable
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nurses. Florence nightingale’s influence on nursing practice and the way her model of nursing education was adopted in the nineteenth century triggered the beginning of enormous change in nursing as a profession. According to Creasia and Friberg ( 5th edition), nursing has evolved over the course of more than 150 years since inception of the first nightingale school. Since then, nursing continues to encounter numerous and complex challenges like nursing shortages, increase in communicable diseases
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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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today’s health industry. Stated in the AACN Fact Sheet employers are identifying a link between the level of education and better patient outcomes and lower mortality rates. Associate Degree in Nursing The Associate Degree in Nursing was designed in the 1950s by Mildred Montag in response to the nursing shortage after World War II (Creasia 2011). The program was intended for those who desired to become registered nurses in a shorter period of time and at a more economic cost. The ADN program is
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Watson’s Theory of Human Caring Nursing has a vast history, and throughout time nursing has adapted and grown to meet the needs of its people. There are some nurses whom are well known and even in history books. These nurses noticed something missing and attempted to fill that gap. Nursing theories came about to help close the gap. Because no two people are exactly alike the theories offer ways a nurse can identify and attempt to meet the needs of his or her patients. Jean Watson is one of
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improvement can be fostered through education and the implementation of programs and courses that supports the improvement of nursing knowledge. Professional education in the health field is quite demanding and also an important contributor to the effects of nurse’s performance. It should also be acknowledged that educated and highly skilled nurses motivate others to join the nursing profession by demonstrating competent performances, therefore improving the quality of the work force. The World Health
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Nwoko Grand Canyon University College of Nursing Author Note Discussion on the differences in competencies between an associate degree prepared nurse versus the baccalaureate degree prepared nurse Abstract As nursing continues to strive for its rightful recognition in healthcare settings and the world at large, there has been and continues to be scrutiny and questions arising about the nursing profession. Also discussed is how does one
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