Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring in Nursing Practice
Ethics and multidimensionality provide a way for the nurse to advocate for the patient. This is, of course, a gray area at times – certain drugs or tests may have initial negative or painful effects, but in the long run, provide relief to the patient. However, while the nursing code of ethics echoes the Hippocratic Oath of "do no harm," the greater or long-term benefit to the patient may, at times, override brief discomfort in order to heal
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Undergraduate
Advanced Practice Nurse Roles in High-Quality Care
This paper discusses the additional roles or core competencies of an advanced nurse practitioner. These roles or competencies are as a researcher, collaborator, clinician, consumer advocate, manager of systems, consultant, change agent and leader-skills negotiator. It also discusses how she can improve healthcare delivery and outcomes and how she will implement these additiional roles in her professional development.
Research Paper
Undergraduate
Advanced Practice Nursing: Roles and Responsibilities
This order looks at the wide number of roles a nursing leader embodies. It first looks at how the nursing leader functions as an advocate. Then, it moves to show how the advanced nurse can teach and advise future nurses in terms of not only general practice, but also the execution of theoretical applications. FInally, the paper discusses how these roles must be interpreted within individual careers in order for future advanced nurses to thrive.
Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Model of Nursing Theory
Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1914, Dorothea Orem went on to become a much-revered nursing leader in the United States, innovating, developing and teaching her self-care model up until her death in 2007.