Nursing

  Nursing Philosophy Professional nursing practice is based on nursing knowledge and theory in combination with knowledge from other disciplines. Critical thinking, clinical judgement and ethical decision making are valuable educational values that nurses should possess. Nursing practice requires implementation of the nursing process through maintaining, restoring and promoting health, which is the main goal […]

Ethical Practice PART A: Ethical Challenges in School Nursing Introduction School nurses practice in a multi-disciplinary environment that integrates many stakeholder perspectives. Differing values and views of parents, administrators, teachers, students and the school nurse can culminate in ethical conflicts in decision-making on health issues. In this sense, school nurses work setting can result in

Ethical Nursing Practice A. Ethical Issues As a practicing nurse, one will come across various challenges that require guidance from the American Nursing Association (ANA) code of ethics. However, the stipulations in ANA’s code of ethics can at times result to ethical dilemmas in actual practice. As a nurse leader serving on a healthcare organization’s

Evolution of Nursing When nursing started, it was mostly concerned with gender and a willingness to the job and not formal medical apprenticeship. Nurses were viewed as inexpensive or free labor with limited tasks up until the 19th century. Florence Nightingale is often credited as the founder of modern nursing. She changed social norms associated with

Bedside Handover In the field of nursing, bedside handover is a procedure performed at a patient’s bedside that involves transferring patient information and patient care responsibilities during a nursing shift change (Spinks et al., 2015, p. 1). The goal of this procedure is to improve nurse to nurse and nurse to patient communication (Eggins &

Why I want to be a Navy Nurse For a long time, I have wanted to pursue a career in healthcare. Having this in mind, I have been researching on varied areas within this scope. As a result, I have settled to being a navy nurse. I have an inherent trait of striving for greatness and

How Can You As A Nurse With A Community Health Perspective Work To Improve The Health Of Your Chosen Community And Vulnerable Population Living There? Being a community nurse involves not just the primary role of providing healthcare services but also interact with the population living in the community. It is, therefore, to ensure that

Daily Nursing Activities Nursing, as a professional that is within healthcare, consists of many daily activities that a clinical person needs to perform regularly. The events done by nurses mostly focus on the care of people and families so that to help keep them in functional health status. As a nurse practitioner, I perform duties

Foundations of Nursing Education 1.1 Introduction Nursing profession is essential for any nation that has the prospects of providing quality healthcare to its citizens. Meeting the prospects will require the change of nurse training from ADN program to a BSN. Although the nursing degree is not the only requirement for nurses, it helps the students

Nursing Management and Leadership Banner Healthcare Banner Healthcare was established in 1999 as a non-profit organization in the United States of America (Kuhn & Lehn, 2015). It was a consequence of the merger between the Samaritan Health System and the Lutheran. Banner Health Care is based in Phoenix in the state of Arizona (Kuhn &