2005; Spouse: 2001). Several teaching methods are part of the nursing curriculum and two pedagogical models, behaviorism and constructivis, are included; Handwreker suggests a greater emphases on clinical training to bridge the aforementioned gap. Behaviorism involves the belief that human behavior can be modified based on stimulus and response. In the learning process reinforcement for desired behavior and accomplishment is presented in different methods like high test score, performing a specific skill, or a passing grade for the assignment. Accredited organizations for schools of nursing including Board of Nursing and entities such as the National League for Nurses Accrediting Commission help to maintain the behaviorist approach by setting standards for nursing programs.
Furthermore, one priority tool will be selected and then applied to the case scenario outlining the nursing interventions required. Positive and negatives aspects of the selected priority tool will be discussed followed by a conclusion summarising the key points of the assignments. Nursing process is an organised problem-solving framework for nursing practice that promotes clinical thinking process enabling nurses to provide individualised care to patients (Hogston, 2011 p3). The NMC (2010) states that nurses should possess the skills to deliver holistic person centred and systematic assessment of physical, emotional, psychological, cultural and spiritual needs, including risk and develops a comprehensive individualised plan of nursing care. The five phase nursing process is a cyclical process which allows nurses to recognise the patient’s nursing diagnosis in order to plot appropriate care.
Running Head: A CENTRAL THEME OF NURSING: THE NURSE –PATIENT RELATIONSHIP A Central Theme of Nursing: The Nurse-Patient Relationship Melia B. Maketo Fall 2009 Melia B. Maketo, Clayton State School of Nursing, Nursing Student A Central Theme of Nursing: The Nurse-Patient Relationship The American Nurses’ Association defines nursing as the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. It is a dynamic and flexible career; centered on the holistic well-being of the individual. With this in mind, nurses must have the ability to use their knowledge and skills to think critically in order to provide the best care possible. Perhaps the most important factor of providing quality care is fostering a cohesive nurse-patient relationship. While nurses strive to nurture this relationship, the foundation and concepts from which it is derived are evident in the CCSU Conceptual Model.
The successful nurse manager must gain expertise in all three domains. This tool is presented to assist with that professional assessment and development. 1. The three national nursing associations were the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE), the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), and the Association of peri-Operative Registered Nurses (AORN). In 2006, AONE and AACN formed the Nurse Manager Leadership Partnership (NMLP) to continue this leadership work.
INTRODUCTION Nurses worldwide need to continually look for “solutions, choices and outcomes for patients that represent the best available knowledge internationally” (Hamer and Collinson 1999 p.4) to constantly improve and validate nursing care. The Nurses and Midwives Board New South Wales (NMB NSW) Strategic Plan 2004 to 2007 includes an objective to promote education and research related to contemporary practice and educational programs leading to registration, enrolment and authorisation (NMB NSW 2006 clause 2). The United Kingdom Nursing and Midwifery Council (UK NMC 2002 clause 6.5) require a registered nurse or midwife to maintain their professional knowledge and competence by delivering care based on current evidence, best practice and, where applicable and available, validated research. Such an objective can be achieved if nurses and midwives develop an understanding of the research process and demonstrate an ability to retrieve and critically assess research findings. Critical awareness is crucial to being a registered nurse or midwife.
NVT2 Task 1 One of the nursing standards of practiced that I feel applies to my role in this case is Standard 7. Ethics. “The registered nurse practices ethically.” (ANA, 2010, p. 47). The competencies that are outlined in this standard of practice mean that that I, as the nurse, should uphold, protect, and preserve all my patients’ rights, including their beliefs, their values, and their right to self determination. I should speak up and take appropriate action when needed.
The following essay aims to identify how reflection in action and on action may impact on the provision of services by District Nurses. The author felt it important to define the two concepts, in order to understand their relevance to practice. It was found by Schon (1983) that reflection- in-action, was a nurses’ ability to understand how an individual was responding to a nursing intervention at the present time; in contrast to reflection-on-action which was thinking through a situation after it had occurred. From this understanding the author established through in depth reading that reflection has been a topic of discussion within nursing, health and social care professions for years (Kinsella, 2009). The theory of reflection has made the author identify the epistemology of reflection in and on action and the effect this can have on her professional growth.
These actions; theory, research, and evidence-based care will shape nursing’s values and goals to improve the quality of care and health of individuals, families, and society. This makes theory the foundation of nursing as a caring profession. Dossey in 2008, through her grand theory of integral nursing, concludes that at this point and time in nursing there is a demand for a new language. A language that takes the best theoretical evidence known in science and the art of nursing, to have positive impacts on holistic and human caring theories and modalities. It is through these theoretical approaches and world views that nursing will be better prepared to share the depth of their knowledge, expertise, and critical-thinking skills for complementary assistance to others in creating health and healing.
Examine the research base for one aspect of nursing care and compare and contrast the recommendations found with the practice observed during your clinical placement. The overall aim of this essay is to explore an aspect of evidence based or best practice and compare the findings witnessed in a nursing environment. Conclusions will then be drawn from this process and recommendations made for proposed changes to practice where necessary. The Nursing and Midwifery Council state in The Code (NMC 2008a) that care must be delivered on the best available evidence or best practice. Research is the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions (Oxford Dictionary 2011).
Contents Introduction 3 Main Body 5 - 6 Evaluation 7 Analysis 8 - 9 Conclusion 10 Action Plan 11 References 12 – 13 Introduction: The aim of this assignment is to reflect upon an experience that took place whilst on clinical placement as part of a nurse training course. I intend to concentrate upon a particular incident from within this chosen clinical area and would hope to demonstrate effective clinical skills as well as a positive approach in utilising a reflective model. I plan to briefly explain the reflective process, describe, analyse and evaluate a critical incident before moving to recommendations formulated as a direct result of the experience. Jasper (2006) describes reflection as the ‘conscious exploration of an event to discover more about it and learn from it’. Previously, Schon (1987) identifies two types of reflection, namely “reflection-in-action” and “reflection-on-action”.