Nursing Care
Essays

The IOM report will likely increase the tendency to incorporate evidence-based practice in nursing, particularly since it insists that treatment decisions should be based on evaluating most recent scientific evidence…

Nursing theorist Dorothea Orem believed that every normal functioning person has the ability or power to care for himself or herself (Weir 2007, Bruce et al. 2008). It keeps the entire person functional and contributes…

The Life and Theories of Florence Nightingale

Theory-based nursing is the phenomenon that has been researched much during the past two decades. Nursing theory has become the foundation for nursing practice with its own knowledge base.

Core concepts can be defined as the main components of any theory on which the theory can be formulated or a model can be designed. There are certain concepts which help in the development of nursing theories.

Introduction- Modern nursing is a rewarding, but challenging, career choice. The modern nurse's role is not limited only to assist the doctor in procedures, however. Instead, the contemporary nursing professional takes…

As the population demographics change, the need for culture sensitive care provision becomes more prominent. Culturally sensitive communication is the key to effective interaction with patients from different cultures…

This work addresses a holistic nursing care plan for the end-of-life terminally ill patient with cancer. The plan addresses the patient's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health and states the elements included in the hospice care nursing plan. Included are strategies to assist the patient with self-care and end-of-life wishes for their care.

This paper briefly describes the background of Jean Watson's theory and provides a description of the concepts of Jean Watson's theory. It applies the theory to an actual nurse/patient interaction and analyzes major theory assumptions related to person, health, nursing, and environment in the context of the caring moment described.

Whistleblowing in the Australian Nursing Profession: Practical Observations and Ethical Implications