Leadership in Nursing Essential to quality patient care is the effective functioning of an interdisciplinary team. In most clinical settings, nurses have the closest relationship with patients. For that reason nurses need to take an active role in the interdisciplinary team, they are the front line providers, ensure communication between team members and the patient, and continually advocate for the patient and family. Nurses know how care should be delivered. They can ensure smooth handoffs as the patient transitions through the continuum.
Relationship-Based Care aligns with the organizational goals and values and provides a synergistic approach to excellent outcomes. This system emphasizes the human aspect of care and the relationships that surround the patient. There are seven principles of a Relationship-Based Care delivery system that help further explain it: Caring and healing environment- The physical environment and the interactions with those delivering care are the immediate context for the patient’s experience. The combination of therapeutic relationships and an environment that meets physical needs and comfort, promotes healing. Leadership- Each individual nurse has a leadership role in providing 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.
Philosophy of Nursing and Nursing Theories Athabasca University Philosophy of Nursing and Nursing Theories Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles. Collaborating with other health care professionals and service staff to ensure patients receive appropriate health care that fulfills their needs. Nursing requires care and compassion towards individuals in all needs.
I will first provide an overview of the issue in relation to both these fields of nursing and discuss why it is important and the impact it has on nursing care. I will then highlight any similarities and/or differences that may rise between the two fields. Adult nurses provide a high standard of essential personal care with dignity and compassion, while also being able to undertake complex interventions and use specialist skills, such as communication-the basic skill needed to survive as a nurse. Philippa Sully (2003) stated that “development of effective working relationships underpins all aspects of nursing practice. Whether we are exploring the best way to arrange shift cover or discuss with patients and their families the most appropriate community care, how we communicate depends on our professional relationships with all those involved.” In other words, communication is a key aspect in nursing as a whole.
Nursing diagnosis is a way to express care needs that identify those who receive care, enabling application of possible nursing interventions. Such diagnoses also lead to possible standardized language among nurses and contribute to the development of nursing knowledge. The NANDA International classification(20) brings together a set of nursing diagnoses. Therefore, the language used in NANDA-I helps professionals to communicate their experiences with patients. It also contributes to patient care by classifying nursing phenomena and standardizing language among nurses.
Nursing practice can be best described as a person who is able to competently evaluate the patients conditions. They must be able to recognize not only verbal but non-verbal cues as well. Each patient is to be treated as an individual and on a case by case bases. The nurse must be qualified and have the compassion to properly analyze, assess, conduct a plan of care, and also provide intervention and evaluation. The nurse also has to treat the patient with dignity and aide in the healing process that is conducive to each individual.
Although this standard implies that family members should be considered a part of the health care team, HIPAA rules and regulations need to be followed as well. This standard also implies that Mr. E’s values and right to self determination should be honored. The nursing code of ethics that I feel applies to this case study is Provision 1, “The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and the uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health problems. (ANA, 2001) This code means to me that I, as the nurse, will do everything in my power to advocate for my patients right for self determination, to be open minded and value all
Application of Communication Theory to Nursing Introduction This assignment, on the application of communication theory to nursing, is based on a reflective account of a patient who I helped care for on a number of occasions during my community nursing placement. The objective of the assignment is to consider the importance of communication in nursing theory and practice through reflective methods and theoretical research. Communication is an important aspect of nursing across all sectors and levels. it is the ‘shared process in which messages are sent and received between two or more people which are made up of a sender, receiver, and message in a particular context’ (blazer, riley 2004, Ellis 2003) . It involves many interpersonal skills such as effective observation, questioning and listening, giving feedback, recognising and
Introduction Therapeutic communication is the corner stone of good practice and paramount to the provision of good care. Doheny et al. (2007) observed that when certain skills are used to facilitate communication between nurse and client in a goal directed manner,the therapeutic communication process occurs. According to McCabe (2004) patient centred communication is a basic component of nursing and facilitates the development of a positive nurse - patient relationship. Nurses have a great opportunity to shape the future of the nursing practice through therapeutic communication Armold&Boggs, (2011).