The Different Approaches of Nursing Leaders and Managers to Nurse Turn-Over “Nursing turnover is a major issue impacting the performance and profitability of healthcare organizations. Healthcare organizations require a stable, highly trained and fully engaged nursing staff to provide effective levels of patient care” (Hunt, 2009, p. 2). In order to prevent nurse turnover rates in healthcare facilities, one must understand why it is occurring to create change. Many nurses are hired into…
When we look up the word nursing we tend to find something along the lines of “protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (Lundy, 2014). But, there is more to nursing than that simple definition. Nursing is a profession that takes responsibility for assuring the good primary health…
Professional Practice Reflection Professional nursing began with Florence Nightingale began all those years ago in war torn Crimea. The mother of modern nursing used the art of including both the heart and the brain to care for those that crossed her path and took the time to document it, because as we all know, if you did not document it, you did not do it. Nursing is the combination of critical thinking, clinical knowledge, and a caring to positively influence and improve the lives and health…
The American Nurses Association (ANA) defines nursing as the “protection, promotion, optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (American Nurses Association website, n.d.). The ANA definition is an accurate representation of my personal definition of nursing. It embodies the fundamental duty of caring for…
Why I am qualified for Dorsey’s Practical Nursing Program I am qualified for the Practical Nursing Program because I have all the necessary qualifications for becoming a nurse. I am kind, loving, patient, short-tempered, compassionate, gentle and all about comfort for the patients. I take great pride in what I do as a CNA, I believe that I could make a difference as a Nurse in the field. Why Did I choose nursing as a career? Truthfully, I can say that I have never thought about going into any…
Compassionate Care: A Philosophy of Nursing Rachel Bock Rush University Preservation of Dignity and Compassionate Care: A Philosophy of Nursing Nursing is a helping profession that is intimately tied to human life. As such, nurses must be able to steadily navigate life’s spectrum of experience– ranging from triumph to tragedy – alongside those whom they serve. It is a journey that requires resilience, dedication, and a strong sense of purpose, all of which must be grounded in personal…
Kristi Helmer’s Philosophy of Nursing In order to see myself and have others see me as a professional nurse, it is important to articulate my personal philosophy of nursing. “Because there are different ways of knowing, each person has a unique way of finding truth, in other words, identifying our individual philosophy (Masters, 2014, pp. 100-101). Each nurse is unique and will have a unique philosophy but there will be similarities that us together as a profession (Masters, 2014, p. 100). The…
origins and development of nursing philosophy began with the groundbreaking ideas and thinking of Florence Nightingale that provided the conceptualization of nursing, which has positively influenced the promotion of scholarly inquiry among numerous nursing theorists and others in the profession. The concept of nursing as a science did not emerge until the middle of the 20th century, when concerns over the scope and goals of nursing knowledge arose (Bluhm, 2014). In response, nursing theories…
caring for others that I feel truly satisfied. It is these beliefs that have led me to pursue a career in nursing. My personal nursing attitude and philosophy is one that is centered on compassion and empowering patients to not only help themselves but also advocate for themselves. Engineering has played an integral role in my nursing philosophy. This paper will…
Personal Philosophy of Teaching A philosophy of teaching statement is a detailed account of an educator’s view, feelings, actions and pedagogies used to teach, assess, and evaluate students. This statement may be used to procure an educator’s first teaching job, or it may be used by experienced faculty as a means for evaluation, promotion, or tenure. Furthermore, seasoned faculty may use it as a means to look back on their practice and evaluate their effectiveness (Felicida-Reynaldo & Utley,…