Written Scholarly Paper
Suzanne Bies
Century College
Nursing 2700
Written Scholarly Paper
What does it mean to be a professional nurse? If you asked that question to a group of people you would probably get a different answer from everyone. Before becoming a nursing student my idea of a professional nurse was someone who knew medicine and could take care of people. That is only a small piece of what a professional nurse is. They are so much more than that. Besides being at the bedside to administer medications and follow out orders from the doctor, nurses are educators, advocates, collaborators, and use critical thinking in assessing the clients they are caring for.
Lifelong Learning
Healthcare is continually evolving. Learning as a RN will never be complete. After obtaining licensure in Minnesota, an RN must …show more content…
Why is spirituality important in health care? The holistic approach in nursing involves treating a person as a whole. “Holistic nursing practice recognizes the totality of the human being, the interconnectedness of body, mind, emotion, spirit, social/cultural, relationship, context, and environment” (as cited in Schouveller, 2016). Curing someone often involves the signs and symptoms the person experiences. Healing involves emotion, mind, and spirit (Schouveller, 2016). I integrated spirituality in the delivery of holistic nursing care when I was interviewing my assisted living resident for the wellness tool. I was able to ask him if he had a belief system and what gives him hope. The client I interviewed had very strong religious beliefs and did mention that he pulls strength from his faith when he is ill or having hard times in his life. At transitional care I feel like I integrated spirituality by asking the clients about themselves, listening, and offering presence. Spirituality is so important the health care that the Joint Commission mandates that it is assessed for every client who is admitted to an institution (Pearson, 2015,
Suzanne Bies
Century College
Nursing 2700
Written Scholarly Paper
What does it mean to be a professional nurse? If you asked that question to a group of people you would probably get a different answer from everyone. Before becoming a nursing student my idea of a professional nurse was someone who knew medicine and could take care of people. That is only a small piece of what a professional nurse is. They are so much more than that. Besides being at the bedside to administer medications and follow out orders from the doctor, nurses are educators, advocates, collaborators, and use critical thinking in assessing the clients they are caring for.
Lifelong Learning
Healthcare is continually evolving. Learning as a RN will never be complete. After obtaining licensure in Minnesota, an RN must …show more content…
Why is spirituality important in health care? The holistic approach in nursing involves treating a person as a whole. “Holistic nursing practice recognizes the totality of the human being, the interconnectedness of body, mind, emotion, spirit, social/cultural, relationship, context, and environment” (as cited in Schouveller, 2016). Curing someone often involves the signs and symptoms the person experiences. Healing involves emotion, mind, and spirit (Schouveller, 2016). I integrated spirituality in the delivery of holistic nursing care when I was interviewing my assisted living resident for the wellness tool. I was able to ask him if he had a belief system and what gives him hope. The client I interviewed had very strong religious beliefs and did mention that he pulls strength from his faith when he is ill or having hard times in his life. At transitional care I feel like I integrated spirituality by asking the clients about themselves, listening, and offering presence. Spirituality is so important the health care that the Joint Commission mandates that it is assessed for every client who is admitted to an institution (Pearson, 2015,