Nursing Communication Essay

A Nursing Philosophy: Curriculum, Transition, and Outcome In this paper, I will discuss the theoretical foundation of the Clayton State University School of Nursing (CSU SON) curriculum model. As well as how the views from a nursing theory called the Transitions Theory, created by Dr. Afaf Meleis, were used as the structure for the CSU SON’s curriculum model. This paper will also penetrate the personal philosophy of nursing I aim to implement in my career in nursing, and its correlation with…

The University of New England nursing school provided several opportunities for clinical experiences in areas of medical surgical nursing for their students. I am in my senior year of nursing school; I have gained so much knowledge during my clinical sessions. I’m able to apply and utilize the information gained in the textbook during my clinical sessions. This semester, clinical has been different from any other semester because we stay in the hospital for 12 hours, which I find challenging,…

advancing such as nursing. The nursing field has been around since the late 19th century and has since advanced tremendously. At first nursing was not recognized as a worthy field and was reserved for “prostitutes, women of ill repute, or members of religious orders”. (Arends lecture 2) In light of Florence Nightingales unyielding drive to help those in need, nursing is now recognized as a worthy and demanded field. Yet, nurses continue to be in short supply. One reason for the nursing…

(2004). Issues In Clinical Nursing Nurse–patient communication: an exploration of patients’ experiences. Journal Of Clinical Nursing, 13(1), 41-49. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.00817.x In this article McCabe (2004) reviews the process of nurse-patient communication which involves Arnold & Boggs (1995) theory that communication is a fundamental part of building rapport with a patient through verbal and non-verbal communication skills and Sheppard (1993) theory that communication involves more…

Patient Safety: The Art and Science of Nursing Patient safety has received significant attention since publication of the Institute of Medicine’s (2000) report “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System”. Nurses provide interventions to help patients “be” safe. Being safe is not necessarily the same as feeling safe (Mollon, 2014). Feeling safe is a primary need for hospitalized patients (Hupcey, 2000; Mollon, 2014; Wassenaar, Schouten, & Schoonhoven, 2014). The purpose of this paper…

In NUSC 5723, Nursing Informatics, I thoroughly researched and designed a Process/Workflow Analysis with a focus on implementing a theory and research-based, systematic initiative which resulted in creating a Heart Failure Disease Management (HFDM) Program in order to…

COMMUNICATION: freedom of expression is key in creating a positive and constructive learning environment, which allows students to express their own thoughts and ideas without the fear of being discriminated (Froneman & Du Plessis, n.d.). Ideally, educators…

“If a patient is cold, if a patient is feverish, if a patient is faint, if he is sick after taking food, if he has a bed sore, it is generally the fault not of the disease, but of the nursing.” Florence Nightingale. I’m a firm believer that we give medication to satisfy patients. I believe throughout the past many people become very unsatisfied with the care they were receiving and unhappy if they did receive the medication they believed they needed, because of this I believe doctors prescribe…

The debate of nursing as a profession or simply a job has not just been a topic of academic or scientific articles. Among today’s popular media cites, many nurses and others have written their own opinion concerning the matter. Their methods of communication and documentation, however, are vastly different. Registered Nurse Donna Cardillo writes a popular bog on nursing topics, and strongly debated that nursing was indeed a profession in one of her posts (Cardillo 2010). In her argument, she…

o treat him irrespective of his wishes. However, even though these actions by the nurses are clearly driven by obligations towards beneficence, the nurse needs to weigh up the harms and benefits of enforcing such treatment before acting (Edwards, 2009). Being paternalistic infringes upon a patient’s right to autonomy and is supported by the principle of beneficence, whether the patient has the right or not. (Butts & Rich, 2008). Every patient must be advised on the options available to them at…