Notes on Nursing

According to Wilson (2016), nursing theories offer a structure to the vision of the human and health, and from that creates a foundation for nursing practice. In every nursing program students must study nursing theory. By studying nursing theory, it will assist the nursing student with understanding practice form an abstract perspective, and how research is supported with a theoretical framework. Since nursing was considered a profession, theory has been part of understanding nursing care,…

wealthy British family in 1820, is known as the founder of modern nursing. While she felt “called by God” to become a nurse, her training and experience as a nurse was not based a spiritual form of medicine, but rather increasing biomedical and direct observation based. Unlike most nurses at the time, Nightingale gained her knowledge of nursing through both hands-on experience and a (short) formal education: she enrolled as a nursing student at the Lutheran Hospital of Pastor Fliedner in Germany…

about nursing and feels that the Lord has put her on this Earth to serve in that specific way. I have learned a lot from Jackie in just 30 minutes and I hope to model her values and actions someday. Currently, Jackie’s current role is working as a Pre-Op Nurse at Rockwall Presbyterian Hospital. She has found it to be her favorite department of nursing, but has had many other rewarding experiences in the past. Jackie was honored to be in the 2nd graduating class from Purdue University’s Nursing…

with Nursing. Nursing is a dynamic field that requires many methods of writing in order to communicate vital patient information. I found that nurses are expected to be able to communicate with each other and also be able to report necessary information to other disciplines within the medical field such as doctors, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, and physician assistants. I determined that writing is in fact pivotal in today’s nursing world. Documentation is essential in nursing…

surgery. Nurse Anesthetists need to be prepared for a wide variety of situations, which is why the career path to becoming a Nurse Anesthetist is an intensive one. It’s also why Nurse Anesthetists are among the most in-demand, and highest-paid, of all nursing professions. Some things you’ll do as a nurse anesthetist are: Operating Room care, Outpatient procedures, Emergency Room care, Pain Management, Epidurals. Also the job characteristics include: multifaceted, structured and be independent.(…

Nursing process and critical thinking course has affected me in so many ways. I have learned so much in this course and found it very interesting. I have a very good learning experience from my instructor and classmates. The three main things that have great impact in my learning experience are the cases presented of each group in the class, applying critical thinking in nursing process, and journal. The different case presented by each group refreshed my memory and updated my knowledge about…

There are many ways in which a nursing student may become successful within their studies. As a nursing student in the RDPN program, the following skills will help me obtain success in my studies. I have accessed three main topics to support the ongoing success for students within the RDPN program; self-reflection, prioritization and motivation these skills will support myself to be an effective nursing student within the RDPN program. Students should prepare themselves with study skills, to be…

with the Lamp”, is considered the founder of modern nursing. Her achievements have set the precedence of nursing for years to come. Nightingale was born on May 12th, 1820 in Florence, Italy to wealthy English parents. As a child, she was taught history, literature, mathematics, and philosophy by her father. At an early age, she would minister to the poor and ill people in the neighboring village of the family 's home. At 24, she felt that nursing was her divine purpose. At the time, nurses felt…

It is important to note that the reforms have broad and long-term implications for health care budgets. This is especially with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, which was implemented to improve access to care and eliminate disparities in health care among citizens. With the implementation of the ACA, the nursing profession continues to be challenged with an overall nursing workforce shortage (Zaccagnini and Waud White, 2014). The authors noted that there is a need to…

way of viewing things more profoundly, helps us interact with people more confidently, and generally aids us with our overall well-being as a person. Just like nursing, it’s a degree of never ending learnings: from technological advancements with documentations to different new diseases we’ve never heard before – all of these make nursing a very unique degree. Most nurses I worked with varies in the way they handle things. Some are very “by the book” and just do things as it is on the medical…