normal circumstances he or she will return to their respective home. But what happens when is one’s recovery becomes slower than expected? What options are available? Fortunately, skilled nursing facilities (SNF) exist to address this very issue. SNF are one of many different settings for long term care in which nursing and other therapy are provided to treat, manage, and evaluate care of patients who are slowly recovering after discharge from hospital stay. Other reasons to stay at a SNF is…
Harbor of nursing in modern healthcare straddles between a rolling gulfs of uncertainty between transitions of disappearing past. Through developed nursing sciences, growth in terms of positive patient outcome has risen. Ultimately, role of a nurse has never changed as patient centered care has been the goal prior modern methods. Role of a nurse in modern healthcare begins with setting a clear vision on how to implement advanced technology into current nursing practices which can produce massive…
acute care to chronic care delivery, mentalities in gender roles within the health care system, and importance of having an ethnically diverse nursing workforce has evoked great attention from health care organizations, the government, businesses, professional associations, and the insurance industry. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” is divided into three categories: Transforming Practice, Transforming Education, and Transforming…
Nursing can be described as part of health care system which deals with care of the ill, illness prevention, promotion of health and formulation of proper health policies. A nurse is and individual who has finished his/ her education in the nursing field and is legalized by relevant authorities to practice the profession in their country or some parts of the world. Nursing as an art entails qualities set for your patient you can formulate. It’s your own character and reputation. Art in nursing…
Nursing in the Future The important role of nurses in the society cannot be underestimated. In fact, Institute of Medicine (IOM) (2010) reported that nurses make the largest health care workforce in the country. From private homes, school, business offices, clinics to both private and public organizations, their presence and service are always needed and appreciated. To keep the practice relevant to the public needs, nurses must continue to update their skills and knowledge. Consequently,…
The nursing paradigm “person” includes myself, my family, and my patients. It is vital to respect, uplift, and encourage others. As a nurse it is important that I set the tone and not allow negative attitudes, stress, or unnecessary burdens to determine my day or the care my patients receive. Environment includes places, things, and thoughts. Where I live, work, go to church, and spend time are all part of my environment. The people I chose to be around, the people I allow to influence me, and…
Many describe a nursing philosophy in various ways, however I understand it as a nurse applying their philosophy in order to explain what he or she believes nursing is. As a nurse, it is important to play a role in how he or she interacts with the patient as well as in the health care field. Before beginning nursing school, my thought of nursing has been based on providing a patient with undivided care and attention along with respect. Nursing will continue to be my choice of career because I…
In nursing there are a lot of aspects that are taken into consideration. One of the big ones happens to be end of life care. EOLC is seen all around the world, in which the nurse must work with the patient and their family as a unit and care for them as they enter this part of their lives. The nurse must prepare them spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically for what is going to happen. There are other areas in nursing that through research can help create a new opportunity for nursing…
Nursing field requires a good communication skill, which is ability to read, understand and process critical information, implement, evaluate and communicate with others verbally and through written skills. Nurses must have the skills to build interpersonal relations that help them work effectively as part of a medical team, while helping patients feel more comfortable so they can be treated properly. Nursing is never a superficial, meaningless activity. It should be a holistic approach, which…
knowledge into practice I feel is the fundamental concept of nursing. Each clinical practice and SIM gives me the opportunity to further comprehend the concepts of decision making, reflect on what worked well in my assessments and decision, and what areas I can continue to work towards improving my technical skills, clustering of data and relational capacity with clients. I feel with each experience in practice, my depth of understanding of nursing diagnosis and intervention is expanded.…