Nursing theory

English philosopher John Locke once said, “We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character, from those who are around us.” In Dr. Rachel Pearson’s case, this quote is undeniably true. In her decorous memoir, No Apparent Distress: A Doctor’s Coming-of-Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine, Pearson gives a detailed description of her harrowing journey as a medical student, and the people that she encounters and forms relationships with on this journey- her family…

Laughlin reported the evolution of the nurse role in a primary care setting as a member of the treatment team for chronic illness. Laughlin summarized “the RN in the patient’s primary care setting is uniquely qualified to assess the broad spectrum of needs that patients with chronic conditions may present, and to determine, in partnership with the patient, a plan of action, coordinating other resources that may be beneficial” (p. 414). The author discusses the methods and outcomes of several…

THE NURSING THEN AND NURSING NOW INTRODUCTION Nursing is a highly skilled health care profession which combines the art of caring with the scientific knowledge and skills developed through education. Nursing practice is controlled by the Nursing Act 50 of 1678 as amended by the Nursing Act 33 of 2005 such as regulation R2598 which is a scope of practice for all nursing practitioners (enrolled or registered). Nursing practitioners wore a certain attire to look uniform and easily identified from…

In this paper, I will investigate the rational justification of why personal knowing and self awareness is essential to psychiatric nursing. In 1978 Carper developed the Fundamental Patterns of Knowing within the nursing discipline. She identifies four patterns, I shall argue that the personal knowing is the most important and essential pattern to psychiatric nursing. I believe this because personal knowing provide us with a knowledge base to apply in practice, personal knowing helps nurses…

Introduction and Definition Occupational science, although recognized as a newer concept in the scientific field, has unofficially been around since the birth of occupational therapy due to the early contributions of Adolf Meyer and Eleanor Clark Slagle. Occupational science is the study of the observable aspects, influences, and subjective experiences of occupations – socially and culturally identifiable, meaningful activities (Yerxa et al., 1989) (Larson et al., 2003). The science of…

body of nursing knowledge to make clinical judgement (Levett-Jones 2013). Eight elements: consider patient’s situation, collect cues, process information, identify problems, establish goals, take action, evaluate outcomes and reflect on process are involved in the clinical reasoning cycle (Levett-Jones 2013). Nursing practice for registered nurses is guided both by National Competency Standard (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia 2006) and Nursing Practice Decision Flowchart (Nursing and…

dilemmas encountered by nurses in their everyday practice, (Ulrich, 2010). The second article, a group was selected from teaching hospital in Tabriz in Iran, 345 were nurses, and in-patients were 500, selected to assess knowledge and performance about nursing ethic codes, professional ethical care from nurses' to patients' perspective. Khameneh (2013) Specifically, is all about searching for strategies, solutions, and effective ways to re-shape and minimize ethical dilemmas, problems for a…

2015). There is a lot of effort that goes into conducting research and EBP. It is important to select a topic of interest which will make it more feasible to finish the study (Schmidt & Brown, 2015). Research and EBP is an important aspect of the nursing profession. It allows nurses the opportunity to provide each patient with the highest quality of…

A recent interest in the community to the promotion of culturally sensitive nursing education prompted me to make a search for the article discovering this issue. A growing multicultural society presents healthcare providers with a difficult task of providing appropriate care for individuals that have different life experiences, beliefs, value systems, religions, languages, and healthcare practices. I believe that I, as a nurse should strive to increase the application of cultural care because…

Perception of Nursing Image as a Profession and Self –Esteem in Dakahlea Governorate. ABSTRACT Background: Nursing profession is a complex, dynamic, and diverse so nurses’ still face challenges regarding to their image that have extensive effect on their decision to enter and remain in nursing and to their ’s contribution to positive health care outcomes. Self-esteem influences how student nurses think, feel, communicate, and motivate themselves and act which…