Nursing care

Insufficient staffing causes tension and stress among nurses. When there is not enough staff for patient care, it can cause nurses to compromise the safety of the patient, infection rates begin to increase and patient and families are not satisfied with their patient care. These are just a few areas that can be affected by inadequate nurse staffing. Hospitals should have a staffing plan, patient are people with needs, and one person with a particular illness may take more time from a nurse than…

Nursing is a profession that I esteem very highly for its profound credibility and altruism. This dignified role commands great respect amongst society’s need for health care that speaks volume. Nursing is a very humble and diverse career that helps patients achieve optimum health and wellness. My philosophy of nursing is that nursing is the foundation, and the core bridge to integrative health. Nursing is my way of giving back to society by helping others. Giving myself gives me a peace of mind…

students the basics of nursing. I hope that I have a good mentor as I enter this field. I noticed this theme in my reading and feel that this would be a plus to my learning how to approach the students. I also feel that I am wise enough to realize that I am one who knows that she does not know it all, I am willing to help a student know where to find it. I feel that the students would need to know that they are not going to know it all, even when they approach the real world of nursing. I would…

Personal Philosophy of Nursing Nursing is one of many careers in which the profession involves long term learning. Individuals look as nursing as a career when it should be viewed as a profession in which takes time and dedication to continue the development of knowledge to treat our patients in the best way possible. I will discuss my personal beliefs about nursing and the metaparadigm concepts then integrate them into my personal philosophy of nursing. Personal Beliefs about Nursing My central…

OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF NURSING 1 My View of the Philosophy of Nursing Submitted by Colleen Hendy, RN In partial fulfillment of the requirements of Transition to Professional Nursing Fall 2016 Course # N3345 Jeanean Boyd, MSN, RN October 7, 2016 MY VIEW OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF NURSING 2 MY VIEW OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF NURSING…

Madeleine Leininger was truly a pioneer for transcultural nursing. She spent her life promoting cultural education and understanding within the nursing profession. It is largely due to her efforts that cultural care is emphasized so much in the health care system. Leininger used her well-rounded education to question the norms when it came to diversity and worked hard to change the way those from diverse backgrounds are treated in the health care system. Leininger herself came from a diverse…

Professional Nursing Practice The nursing profession has a strong impact in the healthcare industry. Healthcare continues to change in a more complex manner. Increased complexity in healthcare demands that nursing profession require a minimum of a baccalaureate degree to meet those needs. The future goal for nursing is to have a minimum of 80% of the nursing population obtain a BSN by 2020, in hopes that many will embrace this need for change (American Association of Colleges of Nursing,…

an introductory to both philosophy and the basis of nursing theory. It expands on the nursing metaparadigm, which encompasses the central concepts of nursing practice and the foundation for the creation of theory. Nursing is then explored to demonstrate the scope and importance of the practice, but also the need for a philosophy that embodies all of its functions. Philosophy Paper Philosophy plays both an important role in life and nursing. Whether we realize it or not, most of us have a…

Evolution of nursing from a socio-economic stand point “In the context of health care, the idea of care has two principal meanings: (1) taking care of the sick person, which emphasizes the delivery of technical care, and (2) caring for or caring about the sick person, which suggests a virtue of devotion or concern for the other as a person. At times these two aspects of care have been united; at other times, they have been in conflict.” (Reich, 2014, Vol. 2, pp. 489-495). This point emphasizes…

Florence Nightingale was born May 12th, 1820 and died August 13th, 1910, during that time she accomplished many feats that shaped the field of nursing today. She reduced death rates during war by thousands, improved sanitary conditions in hospitals, overall health care reform and implemented a formal school for nursing. As a child Florence lived in Italy, she was the younger of two children. At a young age she was interested in philanthropy, ministering the ill and the poor people in the small…