Professional Roles & Values Project Heather Cantrell Western Governors University Nursing has evolved over the years to entail more than just caring for another person. The nursing profession encompasses regulatory agencies, professional organizations, theories, values, traits and a code. The following outlines some of what it means to be a nurse. A. Functional Differences The Board of Registered Nurses is an entity set up to protect the public from nurses and to regulate the practice
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pain, so that they live each day as fully as possible. Aggressive methods of pain control may be used. Hospice programs generally are home-based, but they sometimes provide services away from home in freestanding facilities, in nursing homes, or within hospitals. The philosophy of hospice is to provide support for the patient's emotional, social, and spiritual needs as well as medical symptoms as part of treating the whole person. Hospice programs generally use a multidisciplinary team approach, including
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Introduction, The Death of Ivan Ilych by Tolstoy and the three concepts of the “healing environment” found in chapters 7-9 of Called to Care: A Christian Worldview for Nursing. What is the phenomenology of illness and disease (i.e. the personal “what it is like”)? Cite references from your reading to support your answer. What is a personal analysis of your own experience with illness and disease and how several factors colored that experience? How can you relate to The Death of Ivan Ilych? WEEK 2 TOPIC
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University: Educational Preparation The purpose of this educational preparation is to discuss the differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level versus the baccalaureate-degree level nursing. Nursing is a dynamic and complex discipline that needs increase knowledge and skills. Now days a nurse is expecting to make critical decision sometimes than following doctors’ orders, which requires more education. There are some differences between
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Abstract This paper discourses my nursing philosophy and the ways the ANA Standards of Professional Performance has influenced over my career. It further dissects the standards of practice by using a chronic disease, congestive heart failure. Details about my 5 year career plan and what I intend to accomplish is explored. I chose to discuss what the role of an advocate as a professional nurse and which set of skills are required for it. My strengths and the area that is needed to improve are identified
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Nursing theory is assumed as the body of information, which is used to assist the nursing practice. Nursing models are created with theories and perceptions. They are used to assist nurses assess, plan and implement patient care by delivering an outline within which to work. Nursing models also assist the nurses to accomplish consistency and unified care. This presentation shall examine the importance of Dr. Jean Watson’s theory of caring in today’s nursing practice, its relation to metaparagidm
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Advanced Nursing Leadership South University November 17, 2012 Advanced Nursing Leadership Leadership in the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) role is of great importance. APN leadership can impact something as basic as everyday patient care, to implementing new nursing policies and advocating for change within the nursing spectrum (Hamric, Spross, & Hanson, 2009). The role of a leader and APN go hand and hand; with a common goal to influence others, create change, and advocate for patients
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Model Bowie State Univerity NURS-430V Sandra White October 03, 2015 Dr. Madeleine Leininger BRIEF OVERVIEW According to Creasia&Friberg, 2011, Nursing theories are composed of Concepts and propositions that characterize the central occurrences of interest to nursing discipline to include: person, environment, health /illness, and nursing. Dr. Madeline Leininger has drawn from a background in cultural and social anthropology and applied it to her model which is now known as Leininger’s Cultural
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Jean Watson’s Caring Theory Nurses’ responsibilities to their patients are continually changing with the times. Jean Watson formed the “caring theory” to convey the significance and emphasize nursing as a diverse health profession. Using the Jean Watson’s caring theory enables nurses to maintain their perspective on caring for patients when overwhelmed with increased acuity, responsibility and workload. With the increase of patients and their needs, nurses often replace the caring attitude with
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Personal Ethics Introduction Everyone is an individual shaped by their upbringing, personal experiences, and learned knowledge. A combination of these is an individual’s view of life. Morals can be described as lessons learned and the correct way to behave or act that is considered right, and values can be defined as strongly held beliefs (Merrim-Webster, 2012). The definition of ethics as stated in the Merrim-Webster dictionary is the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with
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