Notes on Nursing

young age all he knew about fighting fires and the jargon necessary for the job, my mother still teaches me jargon/terms for nursing. I can attribute my literacy in the fire/EMS field, not only to my parents, but also my mentors, Kathy Jeter and Jonathan Sydnor, because of them, I have become literate in the EMS field, and am on track to further my literacy in the nursing world. I grew up in the small town of Tappahannock, VA. My life was like any other kid my age at the time, and mostly…

saw this event coming. Mr. G. was one of my first patients at the infirmary, he had a spinal decompression surgery procedure and he was post-op day four when I had my first interaction with him. I was assigned by my preceptor nurse to provide total nursing care for him. He was pleasant and cooperative with our goals in every interaction we had. I provided wound care and dressing changes for him. His surgical wound is not healing as fast as expected. He had a tunneling in his surgical wound at…

In my view, nursing entails giving quality care to patients while concurrently adhering with codes of conducts that are affiliated with the profession. The core values of nursing define the driving force that dictates my values and behaviors. These core values include honesty, responsibility, equality of all patients, the pursuit of new knowledge, the desire to prevent and alleviate suffering and the belief in human dignity. Nurses discharge their responsibilities and make their ethical…

A two year initiative committee was appointed by Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2008 in collaboration with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) with the great purpose to produce a report to recommend action oriented blue-print for the future of nursing.…

The nursing profession can reflect on one pivotal moment in 2010 that will influence the future in all dimensions of advanced nursing for years to come. This world changing moment was the signing of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Also known as the Affordable Care Act. The signing of this statue was the beginning of change in health care in our country. For the first time since the implementation of Medicare in 1965 many Americans were eligible for affordable health care.…

Ideal Nursing Rules to Become an Effective Nurse Nursing is a noble profession which concentrates on patient-centered care. The knowledge, skills, and abilities of a nurse are unique for each individual. Every patient also vary. One’s body is unique that the progression of a certain disease does not necessarily follow a fixed pattern of signs and symptoms, therefore, the severity of a disease as well as its effects differ from person to person. To become an effective nurse, one has to apply…

Growing up in a third world country where the quality of healthcare is very low, having an opportunity to study nursing will a life changing experience for me and the people who in return I plan to help with the nursing skills I will acquire after the completion of my accelerated Nursing Program. In Nigeria, more than 5 million children die each year from lack of healthcare; I have seen loved ones die of malaria, Pneumonia and Diarrhea because of inadequate medical skill and supplies. Missionary…

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…

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…

Nursing leadership and LEADS framework LEADS is a leadership framework that focuses on leadership development at various levels of the health care system (Canadian College of Health Leaders, 2010). LEADS stands for Lead self, Engage others, Achieve results, Develop coalitions and Systems transformation (Canadian College of Health Leaders, 2010). As the nurse leader, initially internal change and management must be adopted, the leader must manage self before she can be successful in leading…