As I read the entries from my reflective journal, I could see how my focus shifted from assisting patient with his basic needs at the beginning of the nursing school to more comprehensive nursing care today. My years of experience in education and later in quality control, influenced values that have translated well into the nursing field. First and foremost are work and client safety. The quality of service, attention to detail, and
For the Wichita Falls community, nursing is one of the predominant professions and is supported by the local colleges and universities as well as the various healthcare organizations. For those interested in a nursing career, you may be asking yourself: How can I prepare for my nursing career while still in high school? What will be the pre-requisites for nursing when I begin college? “Nursing requires critical thinking skills and a scientific knowledge base, “says Krista Freeman, RN-BC, BSN, a member of the United Regional healthcare team. Freeman recommends during high school take all available classes in science, mathematics, and English including speech, humanities, and computer science.
I also feel that there is not only medical help that patients ask for from nurses but attention, care and sympathy which I feel that I could distribute. I also have a genuine concern for the sick and the wounded. Taken together, these several factors clenched my decision to pursue nursing. I have chosen to pursue baccalaureate preparation in nursing for one it is a stepping stone to receiving a master’s degree in nursing which I am very interested in obtaining. Also having the baccalaureate degree in nursing gives me more opportunities in the competitive career world.
It was a unique opportunity for us to discuss these viewpoints of nursing as nurses. First Interview Refer to the attached form. Second Interview Refer to the attached form. Comparison of both Interviews One of the interviewees hold a Bachelor’s in nursing and the other, a Master’s in management fields. I note that their knowledge and experience from multiples years of nursing prepare them for position that they are now in.
Searching in different schools, I found that this program has a bunch of resources not only solid basics of nursing theory , but also nursing practice as well as clinical experience that will give me the opportunity of been successful in different practice situations. The fact of been able to have an integral education, joining theory and practice in the first year of study is one of the reasons I choose this program at Ryerson University. Furthermore, I think Nursing at Ryerson would make me not only a student with excellent communication skills, but also more compassionate, knowledgeable and a health care professional capable to lead and influence the health care field. I am very impressed with all the tools and resource the university has to offer the students experience clinical scenarios and situations as well as the facility of learn and practice nursing skills in an environment almost the same as the real hospital life. Study in one of the leaders in nursing education as is Ryerson University would give me the best education and formation to be a successful professional.
Nurse managers must not only fulfill their daily responsibilities, they must lead the change demanded that will secure a bright future for American health care. The Nurse Manager Inventory Tool captures the skills and behaviors that are envisioned for the successful nurse manager. This inventory allows the nurse manager to perform a self-evaluation that can be paired with the nurse manager’s supervisor’s assessment to create an individualized professional development plan. The inventory is based on the three domain model initially developed by three national nursing associations1. The successful nurse manager must gain expertise in all three domains.
The objective of this paper is therefore to critically analyse the significant of practice arena in facilitating learning and how I as a registered nurse practitioner can induce learning in the practice area for a better learning environment. The place I work is a multi disciplinary ward consisting of multi range of learners from new to junior staff nurses, assistant nurses, care assistants and student nurses ranging from all semesters. As to this I will discuss on aspects of physical and social climate in learning environment and how learning core relates in that aspect. I will suggest and support with literature and compare with the learning system at my environment. I will also include the role of formal and informal learning and the learning style based on humanism, behaviourism and cognitive approaches and ways androgogy and pedagogy theories core relates in my learning environment.
I researched nursing school programs and selected one with a night/weekend program that would allow me to continue working full-time during my studies. I have a family that I needed to continue to provide for and this seemed to be the best fit. My nursing school decision was fortified when I was selected for an award by the nursing faculty from all four semesters for excellence in the clinical setting. After graduation, I began my nursing career working as a case manager for orthopedic worker’s compensation patients. During this time I gained critical knowledge of the importance of
Her grand theory began to develop, eventually labeled the Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, and was adopted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association. The practical knowledge of self-care is the foundation for both dependent care and nursing care aiding nurses today in their practice. Of note, many subsequent clinical studies have demonstrated the implementation of Orem’s theory has had a positive effect on patients and nurses alike (Romeo & Devereaux, 2006). Today’s nursing theories continue to be revised and are still evolving.
Because the values and responsibilities of nurses is shaped by history the report was based on this idea, and was developed as a historical evidence grounded modern data. History shows evidence of what nurses can achieve, like how nurses were the founders of community health practices. History also helps in arguing about major policy issues. For example if nurses are allowed to participate as leaders and valued clinicians only will better, quality and easy health access can be achieved. Nursing historians are important to give advice on policy matters, so that all the interested parties can achieve the same goal and better patient care.