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    longer be defined and does not exist. The family structure is continually evolving. Community nursing involves considering three family social science theories during implementation of care. These three theories are family systems, family development and family bioecological systems. Some families share the same genes which has caused a rise in examining genomic health. This is an analysis of family theories and genomic health. According to Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014 the family system operates…

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    Reality of The Nursing Profession The nursing profession continues to grow in prestige as the medical field advances. Because nurses are with their patients more frequently than any other hospital employee, they play a major role in the care and rehabilitation of their patients. Nurses are responsible for both their patient’s physical and mental well being, which can become a far more intricate task than many imagine. Despite the many challenges nurses face everyday, professional nursing remains…

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    patient fears can be used as an example of jean Watson theory. This example allows the nurse to take time out and focus on the patient’s questions and concern, instead of focusing on their work load and other tasks that needs to be accomplish. Another example of applying Watson theory is when managers are the role model to their staff. Showing caring with staff, can begin to be seen in nurses showing that same caring with their patients. Watson theory is being used even now, as a travel nurse I…

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    Theories give a methodical interpretation of the phenomenon in question. In a fast-changing healthcare system, the nursing practice needs a solid foundation to help deal with uncertainty among healthcare workers. Nursing theories create a foundation on which to base nursing practice. This is because theory facilitates reasoning, decision making and critical thinking which strengthens the nursing profession (Black, 2014). According to Masters (2015), theories can also be explanatory, descriptive,…

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    functioning collectively as a group. I decided to test this theory by observing some of the staff members of a nursing home who are attending a meeting to come up with specific solutions for each residents’ weight loss problem. Every week the same staff members, which include the director of nursing, two unit managers, the dietary manager, and the dietician, meet to review the weights of all patients and, more…

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    Values Task 1 QUP1 A nursing practice is guided by both regulatory agencies and professional nursing organizations which differ in their focus. A regulatory agency oversees the integrity of the nursing practice. One example, the state boards of nursing, ensure the public’s health and welfare by assuring that competent nursing care is provided by knowledgeable and licensed professionals. These agencies collaborate through the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. The National Council…

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    Application of Theory to Practice Watson’s Human Caring Theory has been implemented throughout the medical and nursing profession, case studies have been done to determine if there are any benefits to be gain from using this type of approach in nursing. In a recent case study, The Theory of Human Caring was used to evaluate the outcome of a woman receiving a vitro fertilization treatment. This type of procedure does not promise the patient a child, and often it may require numerous tries before…

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    C304 Project In this paper I will explain the differences between different regulatory agencies in nursing and how they pertain to my practice in nursing. I will also discuss examples of provisions from the nursing code of ethics along with the traits from the code of ethics which I bring to my interdisciplinary healthcare team. Patricia Benner’s nursing theory and Florence Nightingale have also influenced my professional practice in several aspects. I will discuss these aspects along with…

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    This type of nursing action allows the patient to be completely participatory and responsible for regaining self-care. The nurse will be supportive as she guides that care and assists the patient in regaining normalcy. By applying Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, nurses have a model for offering the nursing care required. It gives nurses a foundation which guides them through theory, concepts and goal setting (Bernier, 2002). The theory is universal for it drives the nursing care no…

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    explicitly state that they used the stress, appraisals, and coping theory created by Lazarus and colleagues. These researchers thoroughly described each component of this theory, in addition to, tying it into their current research problem, which enables the reader to understand the…

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