Case Study: New Hampshire Board Of Nursing
RUP1 Project
Western Governors University
RUP1 Project
As a nurse at The Cancer Center at St. Joseph Hospital I am committed to the safety and
well-being of the patients I care for. In doing so I maintain my licensure, specialty certification, and continuing education credits. I will explain how the New Hampshire Board of Nursing, the
Oncology Nurses Society, the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, Kristen M. Swanson’s (1999) middle range Theory of Caring and Florence Nightingale influence
or influenced my nursing career.
Functional Differences
There are functional differences between the New Hampshire Board of Nursing
(NHBON) and the Oncology Nurses Society, (ONS). NHBON protects …show more content…
Nursing Theory
A theory that has influenced my nursing practice is Kristen M Swanson’s (1991) middle
range Theory of Caring.
Theory in Professional Practice
Kristin M. Swanson’s (Swanson 1991) middle range Theory of caring defines caring as
“a nurturing way of relating to a valued other toward whom one feels a personal sense of
commitment and responsibility” is part of the mission of my hospital. There are five patterns she
describes, maintaining belief, knowing, being with, doing for, and enabling I use to help my
patients achieve their goal for good health and well-being. Every day that I work I incorporate this theory into my daily care with patients. The theory gives me the direction to seek to and
understand the patient’s life and meanings and then to apply my skills and knowledge to better care for the patient. I am an active listener and make the patient feel important as I get to know the patient. I listen to their pain and side effects and communicate with the doctor to help
minimize their symptoms. I enable the patient by educating and informing them on …show more content…
“Nightingale introduced principles of asepsis and infection control, a system for transcribing physicians’ orders, and a procedure to maintain patient records” (Cherry, 2011”). Every day I
strive to maintain sterile fields when accessing ports, properly preparing sites for intravenous
insertions and strict hand washing are only some of what I do to help prevent infection. I refer
to doctor’s orders prior to every administration of medication I give to a patient and if I feel there is a discrepancy I discuss it with the doctor prior to administering the medication. I provide
accurate documentation for every patient in a timely manner. My documentation has progressed from written notes on paper to using electronic medical records. With the use of electronic medical records it has become easier to track statistics as it enables the use of running reports.
Scenario
The principles of justice and autonomy I use frequently. “Autonomy, the principle of
respect for a person” (Cherry, 2011) Working as an oncology nurse I meet patients that are
Western Governors University
RUP1 Project
As a nurse at The Cancer Center at St. Joseph Hospital I am committed to the safety and
well-being of the patients I care for. In doing so I maintain my licensure, specialty certification, and continuing education credits. I will explain how the New Hampshire Board of Nursing, the
Oncology Nurses Society, the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, Kristen M. Swanson’s (1999) middle range Theory of Caring and Florence Nightingale influence
or influenced my nursing career.
Functional Differences
There are functional differences between the New Hampshire Board of Nursing
(NHBON) and the Oncology Nurses Society, (ONS). NHBON protects …show more content…
Nursing Theory
A theory that has influenced my nursing practice is Kristen M Swanson’s (1991) middle
range Theory of Caring.
Theory in Professional Practice
Kristin M. Swanson’s (Swanson 1991) middle range Theory of caring defines caring as
“a nurturing way of relating to a valued other toward whom one feels a personal sense of
commitment and responsibility” is part of the mission of my hospital. There are five patterns she
describes, maintaining belief, knowing, being with, doing for, and enabling I use to help my
patients achieve their goal for good health and well-being. Every day that I work I incorporate this theory into my daily care with patients. The theory gives me the direction to seek to and
understand the patient’s life and meanings and then to apply my skills and knowledge to better care for the patient. I am an active listener and make the patient feel important as I get to know the patient. I listen to their pain and side effects and communicate with the doctor to help
minimize their symptoms. I enable the patient by educating and informing them on …show more content…
“Nightingale introduced principles of asepsis and infection control, a system for transcribing physicians’ orders, and a procedure to maintain patient records” (Cherry, 2011”). Every day I
strive to maintain sterile fields when accessing ports, properly preparing sites for intravenous
insertions and strict hand washing are only some of what I do to help prevent infection. I refer
to doctor’s orders prior to every administration of medication I give to a patient and if I feel there is a discrepancy I discuss it with the doctor prior to administering the medication. I provide
accurate documentation for every patient in a timely manner. My documentation has progressed from written notes on paper to using electronic medical records. With the use of electronic medical records it has become easier to track statistics as it enables the use of running reports.
Scenario
The principles of justice and autonomy I use frequently. “Autonomy, the principle of
respect for a person” (Cherry, 2011) Working as an oncology nurse I meet patients that are