Theoretical Basis: Watson's Theory of Human Caring An advanced practice nurse (APN) to help guide professional practice and provide a working framework can use many different theories and models. Theories provide a foundation in which an APN can seek to understand patients and their problems and effectively plan interventions. Basing our practice on a particular theory can help improve the care we provide by not only providing structure but also providing boundaries and goals for our nursing actions and it defines a framework to evaluate the effectiveness of the actions we provide (Eldridge, 2014). This paper is going to review Watson’s theory of human caring and provide a description of the interrelated concepts for the grand nursing theory. The theorist’s background and perspectives will be explained and lastly the theory will be discussed as to how it can serve as an underpinning and improve nursing practice.
The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act has changed how women are been treated when it comes to utilizing health care services. Health care reform goal is to deliver quality services to help maintain and prevent women diseases. Policies produce successful outcomes while accomplishing effective change within the health care system for
Health care marketing analysis Brandy Marsh HCS 539 May 14, 2012 Debbie Schrager Health care marketing analysis According to The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (n.d.), “prenatal care has been recognized as the cornerstone of our health-care system for pregnant women since the beginning of the twentieth century” (public health importance). Prenatal care is an important aspect of a woman’s pregnancy. For some women obtaining prenatal care can be difficult so prenatal clinics have become a valuable resource. Organizations such as Planned Parenthood of Southern New Jersey offer reduced or sliding scale pricing for women who cannot afford prenatal care. Marketing for Planned Parenthood is vital to the organizations success.
The 2010 IOM report also puts a light on the importance of nurse as a leader . Nurses should take part and act as full partners in redesigning the future of health care with physicians and others in the health care team. Be accountable for the care delivered and efforts to improve at all levels to avoid and prevent errors from happening. Today we need more nurses as leaders in fields of policy making advisory boards to local and federal levels and in legislative levels ,to bring forward ideas to improve health care system and there by ensuring the safety and health of our patient and community
As a doctoral prepared nurse, the author plans to continue to improve the healthcare for those in underserved communities, in the area of women’s health nursing. This author hopes to continue to encourage preventive and primary care for women, particularly related to sexually
The nurse can empower populations and communities to increase their involvement in community health promotions and prevention strategies. The empowerment is likely to result in reduced health threats and increased health equity (Kulbok et al., 2012). The nurse can participate in the implementation of active outreach efforts to identify those in need and provide appropriate services (Rosenthal & Wilson, 2008). The nurse also plays a role in improving the health of the population through health education. Through health education, the nurse can raise awareness on mental health related issues as well as the appropriate intervention services.
The nursing supervisor should explain the importance of delegation in improving workflow and influencing positive patient outcomes. In addition, delegation promotes cost-containment for the organization by freeing up the nurse practitioner to attend to more
Nurses need to become proactive in their education and in developing their leadership skills to remain competitive in their changing roles. Evidence-Based Practice The use of evidence- based practice dates back to Florence Nightingale, when she noted the cleanliness of the environment had a direct impact on health. Unfortunately, the trend of evidence- based practice (EBP) did not continue, it was not until the 1970s that EBP was reintroduced (Blais & Hayes, p. 184, 2011). The use of EBP is beneficial not only to the nurse, but also to the health care facility and to the patient. Nurses will be held more accountable for their actions; they will need to explain why they deviated from the proven method.
These are principles instilled in us throughout nursing school, and guide nurses in our practice. Nursing-sensitive indicators are formulated to allow for better patient outcomes. These guidelines identify specific practices nurses can utilize to achieve safer and optimal patient-centered care. According to Beth Ann Swan, author of the article Making Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators Real in Ambulatory Care (2008), “Leaders in ambulatory care nursing must articulate the value of nurses’ contributions, as has been accomplished through the development of indicators of quality patient care and nursing-sensitive outcomes for other venues where nursing care is delivered (1).” On the flip side however, these same indicators can also be used to identify issues that can interfere with or hinder the patient care process. Some of the specific indicators identified in this scenario that impede patient care include: 1) complications such as pressure ulcers, 2) restraint use leading to neglect and patient injury, 3) Patient falls related to or resulting from use of sedatives or narcotic administration, 4) safe patient transfer 5) use of urinal instead of ambulating, and 6) creating a situation for a negative patient/family member experience by not being culturally sensitive to the patient’s needs.
Additionally, “The health belief model and social learning theory assist the nurse in formulating an action plan that meets the needs and capabilities of the individual making health behavior changes” (Edelman & Mandle, 2010, p. 248). This model states important points that serve as guidelines for nurses to help enable them to determine an individuals’’ willingness to change health behaviors and to understand the factors that contribute to their state of health (Edleman & Mandle, 2010). They are as follows: • Individual perceptions or readiness for change • The value of health to the individual compared with other aspects of living • Perceived susceptibility to a health problem, disease, or complications • Perceived seriousness of the disease level threatening the achievement of certain goals or aims • Risk factors to a disease attributed to heredity, race or culture, medical history, or other causes • Perceived benefits of health action • Perceived barriers to promotion action As nurses, we must always act on the opportunity to educate and recognize those opportunities as they arise. We must be able to evaluate the willingness of individuals to learn and to accept new ways that they can improve their health. We do have such a large amount of face-to-face contact with people that it is only in our benefit to take advantage of educational situations.