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Nursing
In the heatlh care profession, any nurse or other professional would be guided by certain values and ethics. These are vitally important in terms of promoting the profession as one worthy of its purpose; to care for the health and well-being of others. Hence, the S.P.I.R.I.T. values I have been particularly focused on lately include "Integrity," "Innovation," and "Teamwork."
Integrity refers to the ability to communicate openly and honestly. Such communication creates a basis of trust and the conduct of the self to adhere to the highest ethical standards. In my work, this component is part of my daily work with colleagues and patients. I remember one case in which a minor patient begged me not to let her parents know about her drug problem. I was, however, obliged to let her care takers know, since she was placing herself in mortal danger. I therefore informed her that my decision was based on my concern for her life. I promised not to let any other person than those directly concerned with her know about...
After I spent some time to show her the merits of my decision, I was able to get her to accept my decision. Teh outcome was that her parents successfully entered her into a rehabilitation program. Later that year, she came back to thank me personally not only for my discretion, but also for my integrity.
Innovation means that an individual would embrace change and work to improve all the work conducted at the health care establishment. Furthermore, a person with an innovative spirit would discover valuable imporvements that can help everyone involved to prosper. In this regard, I enjoy doing regular research regarding new and innovative methods to provide optimal health care to individuals. In this way, I have found many methods that have improved the quality of care we provide for those who come to our establishment to become well again. Particularly, my managers have been impressed with new computer technology to improve record keeping at our business. By implementing and using electronic databases,…
Nursing Theory Caring as an integral nursing concept can be viewed from diverse perspectives. It can be an attribute, a complex set of behaviors, or an attitude. This has made some people believe that it is impossible to improve and measure it although there is evidence that both improvement and measurement are possible. People recognize that caring models of professional practice affect the service users, health outcomes, healthcare staff, and ultimately
Nursing Research Value of Research to Nursing Nursing is different from other health care professions. It has a large scope for practicing therefore it is necessary to understand theory in order to provide a strong framework for understanding of this profession. The daily practice of nursing contributes to a nursing practice theory, which can be empirically tested. A quantitative nursing research has three levels such as descriptive, co-relational and experimental. Therefore nurses
Learning in adults is most effectual when the environment is both participative and interactive. Another important characteristic is that learners obtain instantaneous feedback. Teaching methods that necessitate a learner to think though data or information and come to a conclusion or forecast an outcome are more valuable than is reading or lecture. "The minute-to-minute care and monitoring of critically ill patients requires nurses to collect, analyze, and react to
Nursing Theory "Discuss several aspects of professional communication as it relates to the use of language in terms of form (e.g., clarity, accuracy) and content (culture and/or ethics)." (Question, 2014, p1). Communication is the reciprocal process where messages are received and sent between two or more individuals. Communication involves exchange of ideas, or opinion, which could be in form oral or written form. On the other hand, communication involves a series of
Nursing Metaparadigms and Practice-Specific Concepts Since Florence Nightingale, there have been a number of so-called grand theories of nursing advanced, and these grand theories have been used by other nursing theorists to conceptualize metaparadigms of practice that continue to influence clinical practice today. In addition, the central concepts of nursing are person, nursing, environment and health have formed the basis for other nursing theorists such as Jean Watson's Philosophy and Science
Nursing Concepts and Theory Conceptual-Theoretical Structure paper Personal belief about nursing theory and knowledge development process for nursing practice All nursing theories play an important role in defining nursing and giving the roles that nurses need to play. Originally, the role of nurses was simply to carry out activities as instructed by doctors, however, over the years, this role has been changed to include more responsibilities as the nursing world has evolved. Nursing