Nursing theory

My Personal Nursing Philosophy An enhanced understanding of patients develops from personal discovery and being self-aware (Durgahee, 1996). I believe that it is of utmost importance for nurses to understand themselves as well as the patients they are providing care to. When caring for others, nurses should be sensitive to their needs, desires, and especially their cultural beliefs and practices. My personal philosophy of nursing is established from three tenants: caring, competency, and…

Scope of practice is essential for clinical and advanced nursing practice. Young (2011) suggests that professionally, advanced nurse practitioners are expected to perform exceptionally than non-specialist nurses as they have higher professional identity. Advanced nursing over the past 30 years has been an emerging aspect of professionalism. It was introduced in the USA in 1960 (Furlong & Smith, 2005), and recognised in UK in 1980's. Advanced nurse specialist are licensed nurses who have acquired…

some parts of the world, nursing is still striving to be considered a profession (Sabatino et al., 2014). Nursing pioneers have defined concepts and established theories and frameworks in order to lay a strong foundation on which our profession can stand. One of these pioneers, Jacqueline Fawcett, knew that in order for the discipline of nursing to advance, nursing knowledge needed to be developed and tested (Fawcett, 1984). After reviewing the literature on nursing theories that had been…

model Nursing is a renewed science aimed to observation behavior formed in health care system to help to maintain the optimum health in five dimension as a physical psychosocial , emotional, spiritual, psychological aspects else the nursing was to help patients adapt both mentally and emotionally to their situation as Roy state. Sister Calista Roy was born on oct, 14, 1939, She got her bachelors of arts in nursing from mount St. Mary’s college, los Angeles and masters of science in nursing…

This paper, “Nursing Philosophy Paper” explores the nursing philosophy based on my personal values and vision. Nursing is back bone of medical science and clinical practice. It includes patient and family centered care of children, adults and older persons. It also includes prevention of disease and cure of problems faced by individuals. Nurse is care giver, educator, advocate and server at the same time. Nurse not only is involved in medication administration and providing treatments but also…

Davidhizar and Gallanti Transcultural Assessment The Davidhizar and Gallanti transcultural model was created to help nurses identify with various cultures of their patients. It is a way to make aware of the aspects of culture such as their values and traditions. It consist of six different parts: space, time, communication, social organization, environmental control and biological variations. If the nurse keeps these all in mind, efficient cultural care can occur. Communication The first of…

provides a framework for the nursing student to fully assess and best provide care to culturally diverse patients. The GDTAM is composed of six categories, each with its own subsets. The categories are communication, space, social organization, time, environmental control, and biological variations (Giger & Davidhizar, 2002). The purpose of this paper will be to assess the Jewish Orthodox culture using the Giger & Davidhizar Transcultural Nursing Framework; identifying nursing implications…

Dagmar Dolby is the widow of Ray Dolby, the founder of Dolby Laboratories. Ray and Dagmar met at Cambridge University where he was studying for his PhD, and she was doing a summer program. They got married in 1966. Ray Dolby passed away from leukemia in 2013, leaving a hefty inheritance to Dagmar. Ray also suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. He has always been a philanthropic person, so when he passed it was only natural to assume that Dagmar would continue running the Ray and Dagmar Dolby…

explored our personal philosophy and approach to the nursing practice, and learned about many different aspects of professional nursing career that has since evolved our original thoughts. We have learned about the different roles and competencies of a nurse, researched historical nursing figures who exemplified these practices, and developed our personal beliefs, values, and philosophies on common nursing topics such as health and illness, nursing as a profession, ethical and legal…

taken during the time of patient’s care is called nursing. Nightingale considers nursing as a kind service to humanity with the intention of alleviating pain and sufferings (Black, 2017). Nurses act as advocates, teacher, and caregiver by making a trusting relationship with the patient and their families. In every circumstance, the primary responsibility of a nurse is to protect their patient from the harm (Black, 2017). Through the process of nursing, using the critical thinking skills and…