I will be a nurse; I will be taking care of people and helping them with their physical and emotional need and I will make them feel as much comfortable as possible. For me nursing is life, nursing is education, nursing is caring for people and understanding what patient is in need for; that is how I would define nursing. My main goal in this point of life is to finish my nursing education and become a good nurse. I am highly inspired by the nurses and their beliefs and the way of communication with patient here. My values will always consider patient first, for me patient’s need and interest is always my first priority, therefor altruism is greatest value for me as a part of nursing.
They can ensure smooth handoffs as the patient transitions through the continuum. They often prevent medication errors, reduce infection rates and facilitate patient transitions from hospital to home. (Howell, 2013) Nurses at every level take a leadership role through knowledge and caring. Demonstrating understanding of the person, health and environment helps to drive nursing practice and patient care. (AONE, 2010) Leadership is not just managing but facilitating.
It is a profession where you enjoy helping others. When I think of a good nurse, I picture someone who is caring, compassionate and is willing to land a hand to every patient. Nursing is not about coming to work to collect a paycheck. An individual that chooses nursing as a career has to be willing to advocate for his/her patients at all times. Nursing to me means to provide the best care possible to every patient you encounter on an everyday basis.
Discuss how you demonstrate this value. Altruism is the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others. (Dictionary.com) Nurses demonstrate altruism by being patients advocates. Nurses on a daily basis, by making the best decisions that is in the best interest of the patients. As a Hospice Nurse, I am practicing altruism on a daily basis.
Communication does not only mean being able to talk to the person, it also implies effective listening. According to Morrissey et al (2008), simply listening to the patient enables the individual to feel more comfortable with telling the nurse their mental health stories. A nurse can show their full capacity to communicate effectively with the service user by giving their complete attention to the individual through encouragement, like nodding and holding the client’s hand, if appropriate for the individual. It is essential that the nurse displays this sense of presence in their delivery of person-centred care as the client may feel uneasy in continuing with their story if they feel that the nurse has lost interest (Morrissey et al, 2008). Langewitz et al (1998, p.230) describes person-centred communication as “communication that invites and encourages the patient to participate and negotiate in decision-making regarding their own care”.
Watson’s Theories of Human Caring NUR /403Theories and Models of Nursing Practice Priscilla Ricardo Introduction. Watson defined therapeutic nurse-patient relationship as, “ Nurse’s are expected to portray and act professionally, legally and ethically in order to established an effective nurse-client relationship. The significance of an effective nurse patient’s relationship is critical to maintenance, promotion and recovery of patients in every aspect of life. It is central to meeting the patients care needs and therefore communication between the nurse and patients is the foundation on which this relationship is built. The techniques to establish a warm and mutual nurse-client relationship are vital to understand and needless to say important in practice in order to come up with healthy and quality outcome for the patient as well as the nurse.
This love and passion assures the patient that you care and will be with them throughout their time of need. I believe that the focus of nursing is the patient. Patient’s come first and it should always be that way. As stated earlier, nurses cure the patient. Nurses spend the most time with the patients and it is the nurse’s job to notify the doctor if any changes occur throughout the hospital stay.
Identify and know about any codes of practice relevant to your work. A code of practice gives helpful guidance and lays down the standards expected to support good practice. a) Think of a particular situation when you were able to treat children, young people, their families and their care crs with respect. I was able to go on supervised contact with a young person whereby they went to visit their parents at their family home. I was able to treat both the young person and their parents with respect by ensuring that I allowed for them both to have time to talk amongst themselves rather than me involving myself entirely in their conversation.
The traditional approach includes collecting subject matter on “biographical data, present health concerns (or present illness) and the chief complaint, past history, family history, review of system and patient data” (Farrell & Dempsey, 2010, p. 74). The assessment interview builds the foundation of the nurse and patient relationship. Building good rapport with the patient will alleviate any stress, anxiety or discomfort the patient may be feeling. The patient will be asked personal questions and at times may not understand or may not want to divulge information about their personal life/situation. As a nurse being open and honest, explaining why this type of information is necessary and asking open-ended questions will help prompt the patient to disclose the facts required, expedite the process and be fundamental in performing a successful assessment (Springhouse, 2004).
Ability to answer questions and offer advice Midwives are the most frequent point of contact for parents to be, so you must be able to answer their questions, share your knowledge and skills with patients, their families and friends and make sure their needs are recognised by the rest of the care team. Happy to work as part of a team As a midwife you will be part of a multidisciplinary team liasing with GPs, health visitors and social workers. You will also work alongside the parents and baby. The better you know each other, the more smoothly the birth is likely to go. Dealing with emotionally charged situations You will have to stay calm and alert in times of stress, and enable women to feel confident and in control.