Nursing process

professional career. Grilo, A. M., Santos, M. C., Rita, J. S., & Gomes, A. I. (2014). Assessment of nursing students and nurses ' orientation towards patient-centeredness. Nurse Education Today, 34(1), 35-39. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.02.022 In Grilo, Santos, Rita, and Gomes’s (2014) study focused in Portugal, the prevalence of patient-centered care is explored in regard to nurses and nursing students. In reference to the study, patient centred care can be described by Laine and…

Change in the Handover Process Communication between medical health professionals is the vital part to ensure safe, high quality and continuing care (Johnson et al, 2015). The process of conveying information from one person to another in the medical facility, whether it is hospital, clinic or nursing facility, has to be clear, detailed, and relevant. A descriptive comparative study in seven ICU’s of three different countries showed that the quality of care related to effective communication…

I really enjoyed reading your post. I like your case studies, scenarios and concept mapping similar to my clinical rotation and simulation lab (SIM lab). SIM lab will be beneficial to the students because it creates confidence and preparedness for emergency situations that promotes critical thinking skills. Nurse educators who extend Bandura's framework for simulation relate increases in self-efficacy to simulation features. This including hands-on practice, immediate feedback, peer modeling,…

Politics and Nursing The nursing profession operates under many strict government regulations and laws as well as facility-specific policies on an everyday basis. Many laws help to keep the nurses and their patients safe. The nurses’ involvement with politics begins the moment they begin nursing school. The very curriculum that nurses must successfully accomplish is the result of a political process in order to implement a standard for minimum education to enter the workforce. Nurses learn about…

Biology as a major in higher secondary education. Afterwards, to be more specific, I selected Bachelor of Science in Nursing as a pathway to lead to my future career. I got enrolled in " B. Sc. Nursing " program with a full assistantship in Pokhara University, Nepal becoming the highest scorer of the entrance examination. During my four years of experience as a student in Nursing, I got opportunity to…

discomfort they felt, such as flank pain, or fever, only to find out they acquired a urinary tract infection. In the previous assignment, this writer utilized the Neal theory of home health nursing, a middle-range theory, which defines the practice of a home health nurse, as he/she uses the adaptation process in order to achieve independence (McEwen, 2014). In this paper, she will apply the theory of constructivism, a borrowed theory, to solve urinary tract…

monthly training luncheons for the nursing teams. The Chief Nursing Officer will conduct the training luncheon program by using slides and computer presentations covering potential sentinel events and the steps required to prevent the occurrence, nursing documentation criteria, and effective communication techniques. Additionally, the training luncheons will be used as reinforcement to the training sessions provided by the nursing managers. Moreover, the nursing team members will have the…

that makes the patient feel terrible about their self and their situation. It is the nurse’s duty to make the patient feel comfortable and cared at that vulnerable state. If a patient feels comfortable it makes them feel safe and fasten the healing process. Every patient has biological, psychological, sociological and spirituals needs and a nurse is supposed to be able to connect with them equally. For this reason, I must always strive to provide patient centered…

Impact of the IOM Future of Nursing Report on Oregon and the Nation The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in 2008, proposed a joint partnership with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) began to investigate the nursing profession and the impending need for transformation in light of a reforming healthcare system and increasing nursing shortage (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2011). So a two-year initiative committee was founded and the work began. The initiative, which the committee was charged…

Image of Nursing: How Media Influences the Image of Nursing in Society “As individuals, we define ourselves and are defined by others through images. Our image defines the way we behave, the way others respond and behave towards us and our confidence in our own self” (Hall & Ritchie, 2009, p. 41). In today’s generation, society perceives nurses to be caring, compassionate, and loving individuals. Society associates these traits with a feminine occupation more often than with a male occupation.…