Public health nursing is defined by the American Nurses Association (ANA) as nursing practice that focuses on the health of the population through continuous surveillance and assessment of multiple elements related to health with the intent to promote health and wellness; prevent disease, disability, and premature death and improve neighborhood quality of life (p.2). Public health nurses are advocates for change to help improve the health of the whole community including private, public, and…
I am interested in studying nursing, as it opens up a variety of different career opportunities within the field, and it is also one of the most emotionally rewarding careers. It will allow me the chance to work with people and encourage them to start down the path to live the best life they possibly can, even with the issues they are facing. It will also give me the opportunity to study at both an academic and practical level, giving me the best experience possible and allowing me to build on…
Communication Competencies in Patient-Centered Care Communication is a method by which information, feelings, and thoughts can express through verbal and non-verbal messages. It is a means to build an interpersonal relationship with people. Effective Communication plays an essential role in all the health care system, particularly in the nursing practice. A nurse spends more time with patients as compared to any other health care professionals. For a nursing practice, good communication skill…
My communication skills have both positive and negative attributes to them. Because I was brought up in a home that was very straightforward and open about what we thought and felt, I tend to be a very straightforward person. Exercised correctly, this attribute…
The nursing home has several measures are in place to help improve time management and productivity. One example is managers carry notebooks to record ideas or problems that staff or managers see. These notes are then discussed during manager's meeting to decide if any issues need discussion and what can be done to correct these problems. The best choice to increase productivity is communication among staff members. Communication problems can lead to risks for unforeseen events with nursing…
The Importance of Creative Approaches in Nursing One of the most essential characteristics of nurses in any setting need to possess is the ability to communicate. Communication between the nurses, doctors, patients, and the patient’s families is utilized on a daily basis, and is necessary for the safety and health of all. The ability for nurses to find creative ways to communicate with patients has been increasingly regarded as an important tool to have. Above all, nurses make the most decisions…
Liberal Education Liberal Education involves using previous knowledge from course work involving behavioral, biological, and natural sciences to better understand different situations and provide rationale for the best nursing practice. When I began nursing school, I had no real understanding of what it truly meant to be a nurse. I only had the knowledge base that was learned in the classroom and during skill lab. After my first clinical, I developed basic skills such as: bed-making, assisting…
information requires nursing scholars to identify a target audiences and develop a communication medium that is applicable to the audience’s literacy and comprehension needs (Bastable, 2006). The target audience can range from professionals in the field of interest to the general population, known as a lay audience. The purpose of this paper is to identify the target lay audience for a brochure entitled, A Guide to Family Visitation. The brochure was developed as a communication medium for…
you contact medical personnel in sick bay? Anyone who has watched the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” television series will tell you communication between crewmembers is a simple matter of using the communicator attached to your uniform. Forty years ago this technology was futuristic. In today’s hospitals, this technology is now a reality. Communication between hospital personnel is a key component to providing quality care to patients. Throughout the course of a hospital shift, health…
Philosophy of Nursing My respective philosophy of nursing revolves around the idea that in order to provide safe and effective nursing care you must have empathy and the drive to continue to learn and improve as a nurse. Having empathy means being able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, being able to understand or feel what they are going through. I believe as a nurse I should always put myself in the patient’s shoes, this will ensure that they are getting the care they need, they are…