Nursing

nurse-to-patient ratios would reduce the skill level of the nursing workforce in hospitals. In researching this topic, a couple of other facts were discovered, such as with this the minimum ratios and increase in staffing, patients have had better health outcomes (McHugh at el., 2011). The article indicates that the reason for the better outcomes is because of the state mandated minimum patient ratios had led to the increase in registered nursing staff in this state. This legislation is also…

Competencies between associate versus baccalaureate degree nurse Nursing has an outstanding role in health care. A professional provides advocacy, education, communication and patients care. They go above and beyond to satisfy patients’ needs and to provide the best care possible for their patient. However, the level of care they provide depends on their qualification, knowledge and experience. Ordinarily, we see two kinds of Registered Nurse in the hospital. Nurse with associate degree and…

in the nursing practice. In further, the principles underlying health promotion supports person-centred care as it focuses on the determinants of the individual’s health (Crisp, Taylor, Douglas, Rebeiro, 2017, p.66). In that regard, when an individual’s health and well-being is being promoted, the focus is predominantly on the issues that are most relevant to the person’s life. This means that individual, lifestyle and environmental factors are taken into consideration and thus, the nursing…

evident in the scenario are verbal, non verbal communication skills and the listening skills, attending skills, and observation skills. According to NMC (2015) a nurse needs to develop good interpersonal skills in her carrier to provide high quality nursing care. In the scenario, along with the above explained interpersonal skills, the nurse used nonverbal communication skills such as eye contact, touch, tone of voice etc to communicate effectively with Barbara. When Barbara became emotionally…

Transcultural nursing is an essential factor in nursing today. Our discussion will involve the importance of transcultural nursing in nursing practices within Australia’s growing multicultural society and the benefits to the client that this has become a part of education and daily practices of nursing today. Transcultural nursing is the study and practice focused on cultural care, behaviour in health, illness influenced by values and beliefs of individuals or groups of the same or different…

Goals and Core Measures of nursing…

The Nursing Process The nursing process means investigation, evaluation and planning aimed at delivering individualized client care, doesn’t matter it can be for an individual, or a whole family. The purpose of the nursing process is providing care for client and that is a person, holistic, effective and efficient. The functional health pattern assessment developed for help as the establishing structure for assessing the health of individual, families and communities. Patient health depends on…

Delineation as a specialty clearly defines this practice to other healthcare professionals and to the public. The importance of holistic nursing care, although not new, is coming to the forefront of healthcare due in part to the renewed focus on health promotion and wellness initiatives. In relation to nursing care, the basis of the holistic approach is instrumental in helping patients maintain a life-style…

The history of nursing has impacted my individual practice through many different ways. When I look at nursing as individual based, I have and am learning and gaining knowledge from ever nurse that I interact with. I have been able to learn new skills, techniques and pick up on small patient cues that other nurses have learned through their personal experience. This has changed the way that I care for my patients, by allowing me to provide, recognize and treat them with better care. When I look…

Approaches to Family Nursing Assessment The components of family nursing includes an evaluation of family as context, family as client, family as system, and family as a component of society. It is important to keep these four perspective in mind when working to families because it will facilities in the accuracy of the nursing assessment and intervention (Kaakine et al., 2015). Furthermore, a comprehension of all four approaches will lead to better patient and family outcomes. In this…