Primary care nursing is a standard practice in the intensive care unit, and by nature is a proponent of transformation. Patients benefit from the evolution of nurses obtaining higher levels of training and education. For example, a nurse in the intensive care unit through vigilance and training can affect incidence of ventilator acquired pneumonia and central venous catheter infections. Hospital induced delirium is a very expensive add-on to the cost of healthcare, but through early detection and treatment can be minimized by the bedside nurse. Essentially, if nursing performs at the peak of their training and education we can greatly impact in every area the goals of the IOM report.
Banner tries to do their best to provide many career options for nurses in order to try and deflect any issues with nursing shortages or staffing difficulties. For many years Banner Health has been known for being the cream of the crop in healthcare and a career advancement to there as a nurse is something nurses strive towards. This organization gives nurses many opportunities to advance and enhance their careers while working through Banner Health by providing continuing clinical education, tuition reimbursement, and scholarships or grants (Banner Health, 2015). Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center has been named one of the top 100 hospitals to work for by Nursing Professionals magazine ("Stretching Targets," 2009, p. 10). For Banner Health they have a unique vision for their nurses.
One Polish nurse, Zarzyka (2007), describes nursing as “the unique function to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health and recovery” (p. 371). All across the globe, nursing means the same thing. Providing the patient with compassion, care, and recovery back to health. Nursing is much more than putting on a white dress and providing bedside care. Nursing offers not only a job but also opportunities.
In the clinical setting, staff nurses at both local hospitals seem to be equally competent. Patients in the clinical setting have expressed their preference for the nursing care received at the non-Magnet hospital. Nurse patient interactions observed in the clinical setting have been more frequent in the non-magnet hospital. “Comparison of Patient Outcomes in Magnet and Non-Magnet Hospitals” compared patient outcomes and staffing in Magnet and non-Magnet hospitals. One hospital’s advertising campaign used their Magnet status to
The PPACA places a substantion value on nursing because nurses are often the healthcare professionals that have the most contact with patients. nurses will be instrumental in providing “patient evaluation and education, assuring continuity and coordination of care across settings and providers, and communicating effectively within the health care team and the patient and patient’s family and representatives” (ANA, 2010,
PHILOSOPHY IN NURSING Sarah A Gillespie University of North Carolina at Pembroke Abstract This paper is a reflection and evaluation the author’s personal philosophy of nursing. This is accomplished using the framework of the nursing meta-paradigm that includes: person, environment, health, and nursing. There are many aspects of the meta-paradigm that impact healthcare both in positive and negative ways. In looking at the author’s philosophy of nursing, one can see that they enjoy helping people and making a difference in their lives. Even with a brief nursing career, most nurses will agree that nursing has been and will remain one of the most satisfying careers; “…as long as there are people that have the desire to change the world, one relationship at a time”.
Attending this group meeting was a great experience to me. The overall conclusion of the meeting was to understand the importance of the nurses well-being to be able to care for patients and how great of a need there is to solve this issue. There was not a conclusive answer or decision. However, I was surprised that there were a great number of participants and each of them were very enthusiastic in putting a great effort to solve this dilemma. The effort of focusing on health public policies could be spearheaded by nurses, along with other healthcare professionals, in collaboration with
My knowledge and experiences that I have gained from various sociology, health, and cultural courses will greatly benefit me in the nursing field and in taking the greatest care for my patients. I truly believe that I will be someone who they can count on to focus on what is best for them and make the best decisions to improve their well-being. When you are a nurse you need to see the whole patient, not just their physical health. Whether it is to ease their pain, lessen their fear, comfort their sadness, support their wishes, or to simply be next to them to place a smile on their face, I will give them nothing but my best to contribute to their needs in those
f you want to work in an environment that's interesting, rewarding and challenging, a career in nursing has plenty to offer. Nurses form the largest group of staff in the NHS and are a crucial part of the healthcare team. Nurses work in every sort of health setting from accident and emergency to patients' homes, with people of all ages and backgrounds. So, if you're caring, compassionate and have a commitment to helping people, you'll find a role that suits you. You'll also need to be be able to communicate difficult health issues effectively and courageously.
Communication is a meaningful exchange between two or more people expressing facts, needs, opinions and thoughts through both verbal and non-verbal means (DOH 2010). Communication is a fundamental of nursing as you will be speaking to, not only patients but families of those patients, fellow students and mentors (OXFORD handbook). Nurses spend the most time with patients than any other healthcare professionals and therefore need to be continually aware as individuals in the effects of their interactions (McCabe 2006). The Johari Window (cited by Sanders, 2002) suggests that through examining ourselves and through feedback from others, we become more self-aware. For example, it shows a box split into four different areas: an open, blind, hidden and unknown area.