My Nursing Career Research Paper
Lucia Davies Fadiga
PSY 1010 LE 01
October 11th, 2011
Final Project
Hill I Use Psychology In My Nursing Career and In My Life
I grew up without my parents as a child from a third world country where not only health conditions but economic conditions, educational and social welfare of life in general is less favorable and adverse to some extent. My aunt raised me up when she stepped in to take the role of my mother from childhood upwards. She has been an adult critical care nurse many years and took me to work with her on several occasions. Along side my aunt who often tells me horrible stories she had experienced, I also had the opportunity to meet and became acquainted with some of her friends who were very affectionate. …show more content…
Both psychology and nursing seem to be in very separate fields, but they are very closely tied together and in most cased work hand in hand. As psychology deals with the study of mental process and human behavior in general, the nurse must have a thorough background in psychology in order to be able to address those problems. Mental illness is a mind bugling disease that makes it difficult for an individual to function properly in a normal and productive way. Therefore, in addition to a nurse’s biological knowledge, the nurse must also recognize when the patient is depressed, afraid or confused so that necessary steps to deal with such emotions are in place. And in so doing should try not to aggravate the patient’s condition. A knowledge of psychology gives the nurse a deep understanding on the general aspects of life making the nurse to be concerned about moral aspects, reality and capable of helping …show more content…
The mere definitions of both psychology and nursing tell us that, nursing is a psychological profession as it also involves every aspects of human activities and their environment and such nurses are the psychiatric mental health nurses which is a specialty in the nursing field. Nurses in general are involved in the general well being of a patient including managing their medication intake, educating the patient about the effect of the medication, direct care in being supportive to the patient’s needs, involves in therapy and interacts with other healthcare professionals such as doctors, technicians, fellow nurses and even patients family members to express the feelings of the ill and ways to overcome or combat any distressful feels accompanying the illness. In doing so the nurse should be calm and comforting when in action especially to newly diagnosed patients with sever illness. I have worked in the emergency room and at some point also worked on the ambulance. I always get exited and ready to jump in when calls come in so we can get in action to help get to the patients. Nurses do diagnose also when required in order to be able to differentiate between the patient’s normal and abnormal conditions and they do so independently. The work of a psychologist and a nurse is to understand the biological and emotional needs of the ill and most often nurses provide that basic care. A nurse could tell
PSY 1010 LE 01
October 11th, 2011
Final Project
Hill I Use Psychology In My Nursing Career and In My Life
I grew up without my parents as a child from a third world country where not only health conditions but economic conditions, educational and social welfare of life in general is less favorable and adverse to some extent. My aunt raised me up when she stepped in to take the role of my mother from childhood upwards. She has been an adult critical care nurse many years and took me to work with her on several occasions. Along side my aunt who often tells me horrible stories she had experienced, I also had the opportunity to meet and became acquainted with some of her friends who were very affectionate. …show more content…
Both psychology and nursing seem to be in very separate fields, but they are very closely tied together and in most cased work hand in hand. As psychology deals with the study of mental process and human behavior in general, the nurse must have a thorough background in psychology in order to be able to address those problems. Mental illness is a mind bugling disease that makes it difficult for an individual to function properly in a normal and productive way. Therefore, in addition to a nurse’s biological knowledge, the nurse must also recognize when the patient is depressed, afraid or confused so that necessary steps to deal with such emotions are in place. And in so doing should try not to aggravate the patient’s condition. A knowledge of psychology gives the nurse a deep understanding on the general aspects of life making the nurse to be concerned about moral aspects, reality and capable of helping …show more content…
The mere definitions of both psychology and nursing tell us that, nursing is a psychological profession as it also involves every aspects of human activities and their environment and such nurses are the psychiatric mental health nurses which is a specialty in the nursing field. Nurses in general are involved in the general well being of a patient including managing their medication intake, educating the patient about the effect of the medication, direct care in being supportive to the patient’s needs, involves in therapy and interacts with other healthcare professionals such as doctors, technicians, fellow nurses and even patients family members to express the feelings of the ill and ways to overcome or combat any distressful feels accompanying the illness. In doing so the nurse should be calm and comforting when in action especially to newly diagnosed patients with sever illness. I have worked in the emergency room and at some point also worked on the ambulance. I always get exited and ready to jump in when calls come in so we can get in action to help get to the patients. Nurses do diagnose also when required in order to be able to differentiate between the patient’s normal and abnormal conditions and they do so independently. The work of a psychologist and a nurse is to understand the biological and emotional needs of the ill and most often nurses provide that basic care. A nurse could tell