I realized I had no idea what I really wanted for the rest of my life. I choose to pursue a nursing career because the amount of schooling necessary is lower than most occupations, I believe my personality is caring and helpful in nature and I enjoying assisting people in becoming the strongest, healthiest version of themselves, and lastly my father’s illness has influenced my decision to pursue a nursing career. As a young adult in high school, I never enjoyed school as…
see people suffering. It would always make me feel better if i knew i helped someone else who was not doing so good. When my grandfather was dying i took care of him at the tender age of sixteen this is when i knew my calling was to be a nurse. Nursing is more than treating an illness;it is protection, promotion and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response…
practise in accordance with. Personal qualities in nursing are the personal characteristics and emotional qualities that make up a caring and compassionate nurse (Siviter, B. 2013) Bethann Siviter is a consultant nurse who utilised her own experiences as a nurse and service user to outline the key professional values and personal qualities required for student nurses (Siviter, B. 2013) The skills Siviter puts forward are predominately nursing based the target audience for this book is student…
Florence Nightingale is a leader who had greatly contributed to the nursing profession. For many years she has inspired and changed the view of nursing in the medical science world by using her intellectual skills she had acquired throughout training to care for the sick. Her passion and dedication to care for others taught nurses all over the world that nursing is a calling and it’s not for everyone. Without compassion, empathy and patience, a nurse in uniform will not be able to perform…
Philosophy of nursing care and the science of nursing? Premise The field of medicine needs to place more emphasis on the philosophy of nursing as an art of care than science. Paragraph. The science and art of nursing are complimentary of each other but more emphasis needs to be placed on the art of nursing because the patient who is the recipient of care benefits from the art of nursing through the bedside activities being performed by the nurse. Nurses use science to guide nursing…
Pediatric Nursing Pediatric nursing not all smiling babies and cute children, it also involves crying, screaming, and parental over protectiveness. Pediatric nurses strive to make the lives of children healthier and happier everyday. Many people do not realize the impact pediatric nurses have on the lives of children and the struggles a pediatric nurse endures daily. “Pediatric nurses work with patients from infancy to young adulthood, giving developmental screenings, immunizations, and…
groups, communities, and population (Nursing World, n.d). To practice nursing in the state of Massachusetts, there are nursing practice and delegation that a nurse must obtain. The definition of a registered nurse in the state of MASS its that a registered nurse is designation given to an individual who is licensed to practice professional nursing, hold ultimate responsibility for direct and indirect nursing care, graduate from an approved school for professional nursing, and is currently…
Nursing is known as being the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities. It is also acknowledged as being an aid in the prevention of illness and injury, assistance of healing, relief of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human beings, and for advocating for not only the patients, but family members, whole communities, and populations (American Nurses Association, 2016.) Nursing requires ample skill, strength, and compassion in every dimension of the scope of…
2017 LPN Scope of Practice The nursing profession is essentially like all other professions, with different levels of experience and education, requires different titles and level of practice followed. Inside the nursing practice there are different levels of caregivers that you work alongside, each of them having a different reason for being there. For example, in a nursing home you will work alongside non-certified personal, certified nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses,…
1. I chose nursing as my profession because nursing is my calling. Nursing is a noble profession and I have always looked up to nurses as role models. Day in and day out nurses put their patient’s lifes and needs above their own. I have always enjoyed caring for others and helping them to the best of my abilities. Working in a healthcare setting confirmed my beliefs that I would love healthcare. I enjoy the atmosphere, the groups of professionals, and I absolutely love working with my patients.…