Having knowledge of the foundations and history of nursing provide a context in which to understand current practice, and how it has evolved and developed as a profession throughout the centuries. By understanding the history and foundation of nursing, we the present day nurses has no choice but to appreciate the nurses of the past centuries for their effortless contributions that got us to where we are today. We have many theories such as Florence Nightingale and host of others to be appreciated for paving the way for us. One of the trends in the nursing practice demonstrated by the interactive timeline is nursing education. In the early stage of nursing, most of the people engaged in this profession were uneducated and unrecognized people in the society.
Defining Roles and Scope of Practice: Doctorate of Nursing Practice and Registered Nurse Doctorate of Nurse Practitioners’ (DNP) like Registered nurses’ (RN) practice under their own individual, unique and specialized licenses. As more DNP graduate and practice in various specialties the lines between RN and DNP blur. While both operate to ensure the wellness of their patients, they each have their own vital and unique role in the healthcare system. Doctorate Nurse Practitioner Defined American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2011) illustrates that Doctoral programs of nursing are divided into two different types: research-focused and practice focused.
Due to Nightingale’s efforts to develop nursing into a profession and to provide those practicing with proper education, nursing was professionalised. Still nursing was very much focused on practical problem solving with little supporting theory. Even though the theory taken from Nightingale’s writings is seen as the basis for modern nursing, it was only after the Second World War that theory and practice became closer related. In the 1950’s the first theories on nursing were published and from 1960 till 1980 others such as Neuman and Orem followed. At the beginning of the 1980’s a collective view was created on the aspects which were key to nursing being: the person, the environment, health and nursing, also known as ”the metaparadigm of nursing”.
Nursing Theorist Assignment Brenda Cornman 403/Theories and Models of Nursing Practice 3/12/2012 Shoni Davis Nursing Theorist Assignment I have chosen Dorothea Orem’s Theory of Self Care because it is a theory that can be applied to almost any instance or type of nursing. Having worked for HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital and now Kindred Hospital where a great portion of our patients are transitioning from the hospital setting with a higher level of involvement by doctors and nurses in their daily care to home where they will be responsible to take care of themselves. I became inclined to learn more about Ms Orem’s theory which centers on a person’s ability to care for their self and very applicable to the healthcare settings I have been involved in. Dorothea Orem was a nurse from Baltimore Maryland. Ms Orem began her career with a nursing diploma from the Providence Hospital School of Nursing in Washington D.C. sometime in the 1930’s.
She answered the question differently she answers the question as being a role model for nursing and patients by being an advocate for nursing. I believe the reasons for the different answers are have to do with the fact that each of these nurses work in a different field. One is in a community based setting where she has taken on the role of a manager. The other nurse works in a hospital setting under a manager or charge nurse. The Second question in the interview has to do with working on an interdisciplinary team.
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.
We are not doing something “because that is the way it has always been done”. We have logic and rationality supporting our care. As a profession we have licensure within our states that includes validation of continuing education. Outside of our licensure we have specialty certificates that attests to the hard work and knowledge those nurses have to achieve their specific certificates of expertise. One
Critique of Virginia Henderson: Need Theory Many theorists have come up with conceptual models that tried to define and explain nursing, one of which is by Virginia Henderson (1966). In this model, she stated that “the unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery (or peaceful death) that he/she would perform unaided if he/she had the necessary strength, will or knowledge. And to do this in such a way as to help him/her gain independence as rapidly as possible” (Henderson, 1966). This paper presents an analysis and evaluation of Henderson’s nursing theory using Fawcett`s framework of analysis and evaluation of conceptual models of nursing (2000). The person as defined in Henderson’s model is all encompassing; it applies to the sick, the well and the dying.
Curriculum Development Paper Vicky Doss, RN, BSN NUR 588/Developing and Evaluating Educational Programs May 28, 2012 Monie Nuckles MSN, RN, PhD(c) Curriculum Development This paper develops a curriculum to for an educational program to be presented to surgical intensive care (SICU) nursing staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The educational program is based upon a needs assessment done at an earlier time and concluded that the current highest priority need for the unit is documentation. This educational program is being developed in order to help meet rising needs that have been voiced regarding a new documentation system. In a world where electronic medical records are becoming the norm nurses must be understand the significance
Nurse Retention By Lee Ann Runy An Executive’s Guide to Keeping One of Your Hospital’s Most Valuable Resources With no end in sight for the nation’s nursing shortage, hospitals are placing greater emphasis on retaining their current RN staff. It’s a complex process, requiring in -depth knowledge of the needs and wants of the nursing staff and lots of creativity. “You have to know what motivates nurses to stay,” says Pamela Thompson, CEO of the American Organization of Nurse Executives. To that end, many hospitals regularly conduct retention or exit surveys to understand what’s on nurses’ minds. Leadership involvement is also important.