Assessment 1 Contents Q1: How has nursing changed from its earliest beginnings in Roman times, through the time of Florence Nightingale to present day? 3 Q2 :Why are nursing theories important to our practice? 3 Q3: Define: 4 1. Confidentiality: 4 2. Duty of care: 4 3.
Scott & McSherry (2008) also define evidence based nursing is a process by which nurses make clinical decisions using the best available research evidence, their clinical expertise and patient outcomes. We will also discuss nursing’s simultaneous reliance on and critique of EBP in the context of critical reasoning. There will also be discussion of a study done that examined the effects of integrating evidence based practice into clinical practicum among RN-BSN students and the limitations of evidence based practice and an alternate view of decision making. Lastly we will discuss evidence that challenges the traditional practice regarding injection sites (Cocoman & Murray 2010). According to Guem et al.
Reflective Essay to Discuss the Nursing Process and how it was Applied in the Clinical Area in which I was Placed INTRODUCTION This is a reflective essay to demonstrate the nursing process and how it was applied in The clinical area in which I was placed. Atkinson et al (1983, p2) describes “The nursing process is a system of planning the delivery of nursing care, consisting of four steps: Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation”. This is a client focused assignment; therefore I will choose a client whom I have participated in providing nursing care for. I will discuss the nursing process, how it was applied and the context in which it was done. I will use reflection to compare my findings to how literature states it should be done.
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 8th Edition Chapter 01: Nursing Today Answer Key - Review Questions and Rationales 1. Answer: 4. When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified service according to standards of practice and to follow a code of ethics. The code of ethics is the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you will use to provide care for your patients. The code serves as a guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities to provide quality nursing care and the ethical obligations of the profession.
The central theme of her theory was that “nursing is a therapeutic, interpersonal, and goal-oriented process,” and that nursing interventions are directed towards developing the patient’s personality towards productive, personal, and community living (Taylor, Lilis, & Lemone, 2005, P80). This central concept of her theory was prepared around four components: the person, she
Nursing Theorist Grid Use grid below to complete the Week 4-Nursing Theorists assignment. Please see the “Nursing Theorists’ Grading Criteria” document, located on the Materials page of the student Web site. Name: kisha Theorist Selected: Dorothea Orem Description of Theory: According to Somchit, (1989), Orem’s theory, “Focuses on self-care needs of the patient and is a deliberate action of the nurse who views patients in terms of their self-care capacity. Orem has specified the relationship of her concepts into a set of theories that are interrelated in nursing: theory of self-care deficit, theory of self- care, and theory of nursing systems. With Orem’s theory the focus of nursing is the individual, more specifically the individual’s self-care requisites.
Why is there theory in nursing? Chinn and Jacobs (1983) defined nursing theory as “a set of concepts, definitions, and propositions that projects a systematic view of phenomena by designating specific interrelationships among concepts for purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and/or controlling phenomena.” (Chinn & Jacobs 1983). Meleis (1991), on the other hand, defines nursing theory as “…an articulated and communicated conceptualization of invented or discovered reality in or pertaining to nursing for the purpose of describing, explaining, predicting, or prescribing nursing care” (Meleis 1991). From the definitions above, one can concluded that theory in nursing serves the purpose of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling to achieve desired outcomes for nursing (Chinn & Jacobs 1983). Those who involve in nursing are familiar with the phrase, “….devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care.” Millions of nurses have spoken of this Nightingale Pledge on their graduation day.
ANS: C Correct C: Theory-based nursing research provides a foundation for evidence-based nursing care. Nursing research generates a specialized scientific knowledge base that empowers the nursing profession to anticipate and meet constantly shifting challenges of health care delivery to multiple populations. Incorrect A: Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional guidelines already exist regarding responsibility. Each state has a Nurse Practice Act that defines scope of practice. Incorrect B: Liability is a legal concept.
Early efforts to study client outcomes began from quality improvement studies with nurses’ participation in the development of interdisciplinary care plans such as critical pathways and care maps that are still in use. Evidence-based practice (EBP) is using the best available evidence on hand to guide clinical decision making in order for nurses to provide the most current and best available care for their patients (Chitty & Black, 2010). EBP is a combination of knowledge to the research process, theory, clinical decision making and findings. The use of EBP requires that one must be aware of research that supports detailed and specific
Evidenced based practice (EBP) has been introduced into the National Health Service (NHS) so that the best possible evidence is used to inform decisions that affect and improve the quality of care that is provided for patients (Parahoo, 1997, pg:13-16). Appleby (1995) cited in McKenna et al (1999) pg:39-42 describes EBP as “A shift in the culture of healthcare provision away from basing decisions on opinion, past practice and precedent, toward making more use of research and evidence to guide clinical decision making.” Parahoo (1997) pg:33 suggests that the main sources of knowledge which nurses use to guide their practice are tradition, intuition, experience and research. McKenna et al (1999) pg:39-42 highlights that only 15% of the care delivered to patients by nurses is based upon valid research. The topic that will be discussed during the course of this assignment is venous ulceration