The Evolution of Nursing From Florence Nightingale to Patricia Benner nursing is constantly changing and evolving. Nurse leaders have pushed the envelope and made changes to better the healthcare system. As one explores the history of nursing, it is amazing to see the vast contributions nurse leaders have made to everyday patient care. This topic addresses the following competency: Competency 740.1.1: The Nursing Profession The graduate analyzes the historical and contemporary context of nursing practice. This topic highlights the following objectives: Recognize the importance of understanding the history of the nursing profession.
Historical Development of Nursing Timeline Tiffany C. Dovgan NUR/513 October 15, 2012 Dolores Diehl Historical Development of Nursing Timeline The discipline or practice of nursing has developed over time and many nursing theorists contributed to the professional practice as we know it today. Nursing theories provide structure to the critical thinking and decision- making processes. Theory, research and applications to clinical practice are symbiotic as new concepts, practices and empirical data emerge professional practice changes or evolves. Florence Nightingale’s writings originating in 1859 are considered the first nursing theories postulated. She is known for decreasing mortality rates in hospitals during the Crimean War (George, 2011).
Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. The American Nurses Association (ANA) states nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. Nurses have been an enabling force for change in health care along many dimensions (Aiken et al., 2009). The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is an independent, nonprofit organization that works outside of government to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public. The 2010 IOM report recommends for the benefits of the future of nursing through four main messages, which includes practicing nursing to its full range, achieving higher levels of education, partnering up with physicians, and better data collection for an effective workforce (IOM Report, 2010).
Evidence Based Practice Nursing Implications The professional practice of nursing has transformed over several years. Gone are the days of providing patient care based on habits or tradition. The patient desires for the nurse to provide evidence related the medical condition to support them in their decision making process. Evidence based practice (EBP) is a recipe for clinical expertise. The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of evidence based research on nursing practice, define EBP, explain the importance of EBP research to improve nursing practice, and barriers to overcome in research utilization.
According to Graff and Hansman, "Curriculum designers need to work collaboratively across the disciplines, so that the health education fields ensure proper training of future health care educators who are equipped to meet the ever-changing needs of the adult learner"(1999). This paper will briefly give a insight of a interview with a health care educator from a higher learning facility, their role responsibilities, settings in which they conduct their education, along with the actual description of the position they hold. It will also encompass the requirements needed to fulfill their roles and responsibilities. Role and Setting of The Educator Nurse educators are a significant ensemble with the responsibility of assuring quality instructive experiences that systematize the nursing personnel for a assorted, ever-changing health care setting. Nurse educators are located in a variety of settings, from the hospital, outpatient
The Future of Nursing: Leading change, Advancing Health Kimberly Pettaway Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V October 4, 2015 The Future of Nursing according to the IOM Since the Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports the future of nursing leading change and promoting wellness, it advocates transforming education, nursing practice and transforming leadership. Healthcare experiences many transformations for lots of reasons because of the growing requisitions of the medical profession. The IOM had to face the demands and needs of this present healthcare system. This report of the Institute of medicine (IOM) was established to provide opportunities for nurses to further their education, improve the practice of the nurse, and helped
In todays ever changing world, with the field of health care research constantly evolving, it is extremely important for all health care providers to be able to accept to and adapt to changes in nursing field. Subsequently, there is a strong need for nurses to be willing to receive change and grow in order to foster the best outcomes for patients, through the use of evidence-based practice. According to Hauck, Winsett, & Kuric (2013) “Evidence-based practice is the conscientious and judicious use of current best available evidence, includes research findings, quality improvement data, clinical expertise and patient values to guide healthcare decisions” (p.664). Evidence-based practice has identified a need for a greater continuity of care and
(IOM, 2010, p.xi) Although the nursing process brought a bounty of offering to the healthcare table, the IOM recognized that major improvements would have to be made. Specifically, to prepare the enlarging workforce of nursing, changes in scopes of practice, advances in education, improvements in the nursing continuum of care, and transformation in nursing leadership would have to be implemented. The IOM’s proactive nursing blueprint would extend to national, state, and local levels to transform necessary healthcare policies. (IOM, 2010, p. xii) This paper will focus on the impact of IOM’s report concerning nursing education, nursing practice in primary care, and the nurse’s role in leadership. Emphasis will also be made concerning how I would change my practice to reflect the goals of the IOM report.
Professional Mission Statement Lisa Marie Persad Western Governors University Introduction As professional nurses, it is vital to be abreast of the laws, values and construct of our profession. As the science of nursing continues to grow and legitimacy of nursing as unique body continues to evolve and expand, the individual nurse has a responsibility to understand the fundamental ideas inherent in the nursing profession. This paper is a discussion of some of those fundamental ideas. A. Functional Difference Regulatory agencies are governmental entities that govern the nursing profession. The nursing profession in each state is regulated by such a body, referred to as state boards of nursing.
Different skills are trained in the institutions of higher learning and hence going back to universities to get a master’s degree is a major step in achieving the objectives set by the report. An additional way of achieving the objectives set by the report is to make sure that I keep up-to-date with current matters that affect the nursing practice directly. This means that the current nurses must look into acquiring professional growth now irrespective of their age. (Harris & Roussel, 2010). Joel (2013) in his work notes that the Institute of medicine report necessitates that nurses must have abilities in leadership.