Nursing 3312: Health Assessment Nursing 3312 was an introduction on the process of assessing the body in terms of illness and wellness. The instructors in this course were knowledgeable and experts in their field which enabled them to teach the basic skills needed to assess different systems of the bodies during time of health or infirmity. This course gave me the tools to increase my assessment and interviewing skills in order to have more confidence when assessing patients in the healthcare environment
The purpose of this paper is to explain the importance of nurses mentoring other nurses. It is a form of professionalism in nursing. Nurses mentor others for growth, sustainability of the profession, to acknowledge and respect cultures in all its ramifications. Other reasons why nurses are mentored includes, to improve the quality of the profession, and to bridge the gap between the different generations of nurses. According to Foley et. al (2012), we can use generational lenses to help us see things
Being a leader is about more than simply managing people. It is about leading a team and demonstrating to their employees through the leaders own actions and behaviors the expectations they have of their team. Eleven topics of leadership qualities, responsibilities, and styles will be discussed throughout this paper, and it will demonstrate how many of the concepts are intertwined and how they impact patients, staff, and organizations. For example, organizational climate and culture can significantly
in clinical practice in relation to nursing, supporting this change with evidence of best practice. The previous literature review findings will be briefly discussed, the recommendations from this, will be used to identify changes that will be introduced to practice. The meaning of evidence based practice and its importance relating to clinical governance will be discussed. Finally, change management theories will be discussed and using a chosen change management theory a change in clinical practice
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 3.0 INTRODUCTION/IDENTIFICATION OF CONCEPT The most valuable and unique assets of an organisation is the Human resources. Human resources is an exciting, dynamic, and challenging task and this has increased because the world has become a global village and economics are in a state of flux. The growing expectations of a modern day worker and the scarcity of talented resources have further increased the complexity of the human resources function. The actual management of human resources
My personal philosophy of nursing revolves around caring. For me, it is the benchmark of high quality, patient-centered, holistic nursing care. I believe that to provide high-quality care to those in need, we must first make an effort to purposefully include the art of caring (Jasmine, 2009). This does not negate the importance of including medical and nursing scientific knowledge in the care provide. Schrock (1981) stated that, “philosophy is an attitude toward life and reality that evolves from
Long term nursing care for children It’s a provision of "round-the-clock" care in a pediatric nursing facility for children who have profound disabilities and complex medical needs to children with acute illnesses, children with long-term conditions, children with disabilities and complex conditions ( neonates) , and children with life-limiting / life-threatening illness (end-of-life care). Lately few local community children’s nursing (CCN) services are able to meet the needs of all ill and disabled
The Essentials The “Essentials” document supports the transformation of nursing education programs by laying the groundwork from which to build the nursing curriculum. The expected outcomes of graduates such as to achieve knowledge, skills, and attitudes preparing them to practice within complex healthcare systems are well defined (AACN, 2008). The priorities of the 21st century related to nursing education focus on disease prevention and geriatric care because of the healthcare professional shortage
Importance of Nursing Informatics Nursing informatics is a specialty field of nursing that merges the science of healthcare with information management. This field takes medical decision making to a whole new level by not only supporting nurses but the entire healthcare team to help achieve the best outcome for the patient (Mitchell, 2011). The process of nursing informatics is accomplished by the use of information structures and technology. As the technology advances it provides better ways
Being a practice-based profession, nursing needs mentors to support students in clinical setting, as working with practitioners will help learning in a safe, supported and educationally modified environment (Beckett, 1984). In practice setting, students learn skills, acquire knowledge and achieve competencies where the mentors lay support for them. The role of a mentor is crucial in developing future generations of nurses and midwives. The mentor facilitates the learning environment that students