Nurses in the health care setting endure strenuous work and long hours while caring for multiple patients. Studies have shown the correlation between working longer shifts and increased fatigue. An average of 80 % surveyed nurses claimed to have feelings of fatigue, they ranged from moderate to severe levels (Chen, Davis, Daraiseh, Pan, & Davis, 2014). Fatigue occurs when nurses have a high acuity of patients, shortage of staff, inadequate sleep, and prolonged work hours. Fatigue impacts the nurse’s
University Comparing the Theories of Betty Neuman and Ida Orlando This paper will compare two grand theories: Betty Neuman’s Systems Model and Ida Jean Orlando’s Nursing Process Theory. Background Betty Neuman was born in Lowell, Ohio and received her Registered Nursing diploma from Peoples Hospital School of Nursing, Akron, Ohio in 1947 and graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) with degrees in psychology and public health in 1957. She obtained a Masters degree
the state of knowledge. Instead of focusing on the solving of problems, however, its philosophy centers on the concepts that build the processes of the discipline, to reveal the foundations and presuppositions that are evident. The philosophy of nursing centers on the discovery of truth and knowledge, while attempting to discern the things that are valuable and important (McEwen & Wills, 2011, p.6). It is in this aspect that concept analysis enters the
Give an example of a nurse who is emotionally intelligent. How is this different from being cognitively intelligent? What are the ramifications for patients and families if a nurse is emotionally underdeveloped? For health care team members? A nurse that possesses emotional intelligent is one that is able to voice their opinion in an appropriate manner in a case that there is a staff disagreement and is able to avoid or end an argument between two staff employees. A nurse who is emotionally intelligent
Hi Shawnee, Thank you for reading my post. I just post a very descriptive summary on my salary when I moved to Florida. If time permit, please read the post that I send to Stephanie. I did not want to repeat myself. At first, it sounded real bad, but when you see that some places here in the South have what is called the Clinical Ladder; this is a way that nurses can make extra money added to their income. But, as I told Stephanie, they work you like a horse. And you know what is shameful, you
I realize I answered this question last week as well but I had another interaction with an 88 year-old man that I thought differed from my interaction with my 101 year-old woman from last week. My patient this week came in because he had increased confusion and weakness. The assisted living facility had him come in because he couldn’t leave the bathroom due to increased urgency. After being taken to the emergency room he was quickly diagnosed with urinary retention. As I was coming onto shift the
1. Identify moral and ethical concerns for this patient and relate them to the transpersonal caring relationship with the nurse. A transpersonal caring relationship moves beyond ego self and radiates to spiritual concerns and connections that tap into healing possibilities and potentials. Nurses’ moral commitment, intentionality, and caritas consciousness exist to protect, enhance, promote, and potentiate human dignity, and wholeness, and healing, wherein a person creates his or her own meaning for
Properly lifting a patient to a gurney is significant in many ways; however, there are two critical points that mean the variance between safe or injured, and with a job or a lawsuit. (Transferring a person from one position to another will ALWAYS be at least a 2 man job) First and foremost, lifting with his/her legs while keeping his/her back straight is very important. Keeping the legs shoulder width apart, bend down into a “squat” position at about 90-100 degree angle. Keeping in mind that
On September 25, 2015, my fellow students and I had the opportunity to go to the Southern Hills Assisted Living Facility. Upon arriving there, we were each assigned a resident of the facility to spend the day with and ask several questions so that we could complete a mental assessment on them, and to generally give them some company. The resident I was assigned was able to only answer two questions correctly. The resident knew what his/her birthday was and age and not much more. Later I learned
The purpose of this essay is to highlight and discuss the importance of using an individualised person centred approach when caring for the older adult. The opening section of this essay will discuss the definition and understanding of the older person or elderly. The second section will explain the meaning and application of individualised patient centred care. The third section will outline the importance of the application of individualised patient centred care when interacting with the older