Nursing theory

How does Marilyn Arsem use durational performance to show how the body goes through time? Marilyn Arsem is an American contemporary artist who has been creating live art since 1975. “Her work bridges the boundaries between performance in everyday life (or cultural performance) and performance art.” (Anderson and Arsem, 1995). Arsem’s work ranges from installation and interaction art to site-specific work. The majority of her most recent work has been site-specific, focusing on the site’s history…

1"international nursing council". The ICN code of nurses was first adopted in the year 1953 by the international council of nurses. Since 1953 this code have been revised severally and the last revision was in the year 2000. This code is available in Spanish, German and French language for easy understanding by nurses from other areas. Nurses have four fundamental responsibilities which are; to promote health, to prevent illness, to restore health and to alleviate suffering. The whole of nursing…

commitment, or just a note written at the end of the day, leads us to awareness and helps us to think carefully about our own experiences and actions. These reflections are as unique as those who create them. NUR 495, “Public and Global Health in Nursing”, has provided numerous topics and activities for reflection and practice integration, a sampling of which are discussed here. As a nurse in my current practice (I am a Level II NICU nurse), two topics caught my interest in this class. First,…

Davidhizar’s Transcultural Nursing Assessment Framework: Analysis of Pregnancy and Birth in the Jewish Culture Introduction The Jewish culture is one that nurses may encounter when caring for patients throughout their career. Joyce Giger and Ruth Davidhizar created the Transcultural Nursing Assessment Framework to help nurses assess patients using their culture as a starting consideration. It breaks it down into six components to consider when analyzing cultures to help with nursing care. After…

paper of the group project report of the Public Health and Community Health Nursing module. In this individual paper I am going to present my personal thoughts and feelings on the chosen topic, and discusses its implication for nursing practice. For this group project, I am required to work in a group and use the nursing process approach to identify nursing problems, develop three prioritized nursing care goals, propose nursing action to address the identified problems and suggest ways to…

Communication is an essential part of good nursing. The personal communications of the nurse, the giving and sharing, the exchange of information? And participation with others are largely determined by the feelings, attitudes, beliefs, and values which are a part of the nurse's cultural heritage (Crawford, 1962,p. ) So, when happen language barriers between patient and nurse it will block. Language barriers or miscommunication considers as a great challenger for many of healthcare…

The ANA defines nursing delegation as “transferring the responsibility of performing a nursing activity to another person while retaining accountability for the outcome” (ANA & the National Council of State Boards of Nursing [NCSBN], 2006). Prior to delegating, the Certified School Nurse assesses the need of the student in order to determine the level of training and supervision required for the safe delegation of this specific student. Also the CSN needs to follow the 5 rights of delegation in…

(Cardinal Stritch University Library, 2011). In Dorethea Orem’s Self-Care theory, the author has implied that it is the nurses’ role to help maintain an adequate and effective level of self-care among their patients. This framework has become a foundation for middle range theories that are related to issues like patient autonomy, patient-directed care and patient’s development of self-care skills (Masters, 2011). However, Orem’s theory could also be applied to nurses. “You cannot keep giving to…

Evaluation of learning Learning objective that Tina Johnson would meet by the end of discharge. 1. Tina Johnson would be able to identify symptoms of low blood sugar and how to raise it. 2. Tina Johnson would be able to identify asthma triggers, how to avoid them and how to treat an asthma attack. The content evaluation can be used for the first objective. Content evaluation allows the nurse to establish if the patient is able to comprehend the teaching provided and apply in real situations…

Changing the Face of Medicine Throughout history African American women have contributed greatly to society. One of the most notable African American woman is Rebecca Lee Crumpler. Ms. Crumpler was the first African American to earn M.D. Ms. Crumpler’s life, contributions, and impact have been significant to African American woman and society. Rebecca Crumpler’s life experiences led her to become an important part of African American history. Ms. Crumpler was born in Delaware, to Absolum Davis…