Nursing theory

III. NURSING INTERVENTIONS OF THE STOMA NURSE The discussions of literature related to this variable under study are divided into four parts. The first part provides a background on Enterostomal Therapy as a specialty in the international and local setting. The second part is an overview of the stoma care specialist's professional qualifications while the third part is about expected roles and responsibilities. This is followed by discussions on the certain nurse factors relevant to the…

Comparing and Contrasting: Dr. Maria Montessori and General Colin Powell When talking about education, two names may come to mind: Dr. Maria Montessori and General Colin Powell. Dr. Montessori was a highly important teacher, and physician in 1914. She helped create a school system that focused on the needs of the student, instead of standardized testing. Colin Powell was a commander of the U.S Army Forces in 1989, and has been making appearances in the last few years at different schools;…

Maddie Guzaitis 1. CEO Lucy Dunn described the main job of communication professionals as translators. What did she mean by that? When Lucy Dunn described the main job of communication professionals as translators, she meant that she could communicate complex business jargon in easily understandable terms for the average person. By “translating” the law and the business procedures behind the Bolsa Chica project in to terms the environmentalists concerned about the project could understand, she…

6.2 IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THIS CONCEPT The community health nurse is an agent of change who’s care-giving at primary, secondary and tertiary levels is guided by four concepts of practice: Conservation- maintaining health status and preserving function Prevention-avoidance of harmful changes Restoration-return to optimal levels of health once illness has occurred Amelioration-of illness and its effects. These concepts also guides a nurse employed in institutions, however there…

and practice of breastfeeding. It was measured, with pre, posttest, and practice of breastfeeding upon completion of the two-hour educational intervention. The goal of the project was to change nursing practice by implementing the following strategies; providing mandatory evidence-based education to the nursing staff, and to change hospital policies uses a pre/posttest methodology and organizational data to measure the effectiveness of the change.…

I enjoyed reading this paper written by Kristen Whetsel, I found it to be well written, informative, and relevant. The tone conveyed in this paper is of someone who is passionate and committed to making a difference in patients’ lives as well as helping to reduce the overall cost for the health care organization. The statistics were well researched and the purpose of the paper was clearly stated. Prior to reading this paper I was unaware that congestive heart failure (CHF) was the number one…

aspect in gerontological nursing because it forms the foundation of the nurse-patient relationship. Reminiscence is a type of therapeutic communication in which the patient recalls pleasant memories or events (Tabloski, 2014). In this post, I will discuss the significance of reminiscence to me, my nursing experiences with reminiscing with the elderly, how watching the “See me, Nurse” video affected me, changes I will make in my practice, and difficulties in providing nursing care to patients…

The nursing process is a critical thinking model used to promote a competent level of care, encompasses all significant actions taken by registered nurses and forms the foundation for decision making (American Nurses Association standards [ANA] 2010). The nursing process promotes a safe effective reasoning. It organizes and prioritize patients care, it is humanistic; guides the nurse to focus holistically on the body, mind and soul. Evidence-based; mandates that judgement, decisions and actions…

that describes the feelings of its subjects towards the research topic in words rather than in numbers (LoBiondo-Wood & Haber, 2014). This research study gathers the feelings and perspectives of family members on the advantages of incorporating nursing bedside handover with enhancing the care of the patient. This study is qualitative in nature and included the gathering of data by means of interviews, observations and field notes of participants in their natural role of visiting a patient who…

Nursing Informatics Competencies The key functional area of nursing relevant to my current position is administration, leadership, and management (American Nurses Association, {ANA} 2015). However, as a Magnet certified organization, employees are encouraged to participate in Research and evaluation (ANA, 2015). Presently, working as a Care coordinator, case manager in my organization, I work between these functional nursing areas. We periodically conduct evidence-based research studies to…