in the nursing practice. In further, the principles underlying health promotion supports person-centred care as it focuses on the determinants of the individual’s health (Crisp, Taylor, Douglas, Rebeiro, 2017, p.66). In that regard, when an individual’s health and well-being is being promoted, the focus is predominantly on the issues that are most relevant to the person’s life. This means that individual, lifestyle and environmental factors are taken into consideration and thus, the nursing…
Diversity in Nursing Cheyenne Scruggs National University Professor Kala Crobarger NSG 403 19 October 2015 Gender Diversity in Nursing Nursing has become an immensely sought for occupation within the United States. A population census was conducted, revealing that there are 3.2 million nurses employed within the labor force and only 9.6% of them are male (U.S. Census Bureau, 2013). This statistic denotes that there are only 307,200 males that are employed within the nursing field. The…
to register as a nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 2010). These areas are defined as: professional values; communication and interpersonal skills; nursing practice and decision making; and leadership, management and team working. District Nurses are the quintessential autonomous practitioners due to the nature of their role in the community. These standards are for practice are underpinned by the code of conduct laid out by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (Nursing and Midwifery…
factors such as education, responsibilities, and salary in which similarities and differences may be found. CNAs, also known as patient care technicians, perform elementary healthcare duties under the observation of a registered nurse. Hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living centers are all facilities in which CNAs may work. While…
The NLN’s mission is to create a strong, competent workforce to enhance the overall health of the global community (Mission and Goals). To work towards this mission the organization has established four main goals. The first goal is to be the leader in nursing education. To achieve this goal objectives have been put into place such as innovation within nursing education and being the primary data source for legislation, regulations and decisions about education as well as nurse educator…
life quality has always been my passion. I cherish the opportunity of being a second-degree nursing student in ABSN program at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). Nursing provides a way for me to combine my pervious clinical and research experience with the character of love and care on a population that needs it the most. The training for nursing students is hard, but I enjoy these days in the nursing school, and maintain a consistently good academic record with a GPA of 3.56/4. With all…
The principles underpinning the framework of patient, family, and community-centered care consisted in the confluence of the domains of nursing metaparadigm, cultural care diversity and universality theory, theory of caring, concept of teach, and the new worldview of unitary caring paradigm. The theory-driven practice framework embodies globalization focusing in human culture and human experiences. Leininger focused observations in human cultures such as behaviors, needs, responses, and care…
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…
which make pursuing a nursing degree even more challenging. Men in nursing are often classified as “Murses” meaning male nurses and sometimes distinctively mentioned as the “male nurse” instead of a nurse. The idea that nurses are supposed to be women has established a significant gender gap and subsequently has extended the expected shortage of nurses that are expected by 2020. Several research findings support various factors that have deterred men from acquiring nursing degrees. The fear of…
Nursing History In nursing history, Florence Nightingale is known as one of the most influential person in professional of nursing. Nightingale believed in well-educated and intellectual nursing involving science and patient education on healthy lifestyle (Antonio, n.d.). In 1854, Nightingale was asked to lead a small group of nurses to the military hospital in Uskudar, Turk. Nightingale and her nurses had managed to sanitized walls, window, and provide nourishing foods which resulted in…