Philosophy of Nursing Leddy and Pepper (2003) defined philosophy of nursing as the intellectual and affective outcomes of the professional nurses ’ efforts to understand the ultimate relationship among humans‚ environment‚ and health; to approach nursing as a scientific discipline; to integrate a sense of values into practice; to appreciate esthetic elements that contribute to health and well-being; and to articulate a personal belief system about human beings‚ environment‚ health and nursing.
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Definition of Nursing Leslie Burgess Submitted to Sarah P. Combs PhD‚ MPH‚ RN in partial fulfillment of NR444 Professional Role Development Regis University February 1‚ 2012 Nurses have been described as “lacking professional commitment and motivation‚ low in risk taking and change-making‚ having a ‘blue-collar mentality‚’ being cautious and conservative‚ and suffering from lack of cohesiveness and collegiality” (as cited in Chandler‚ 1986‚ p.1). With this definition of what a nurse has
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aspect of Patient’s autonomy involves giving or withholding his consent about treatment. This paper takes into account ‘consent’ as the aspect of law regarding nursing. Consent is defined by NHS Choices (2010) as: "the principle that a person must give their permission before they receive any type of medical treatment.”1 Under the Nursing and Midwifery Council (hereafter NMC) code of conduct (enforced in May‚ 2008) the patient can either extend or withdraw his consent regarding treatment after which
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Nursing Informatics Nursing informatics can best be described “as the integration of data‚ information and knowledge to support patients and clinicians in decisions across roles and settings‚ using information structures‚ process‚ and technology” (Knight & Shea‚ p. 93). Nursing informatics has evolved over the last half decade from a system with only a few abilities to a worldwide technological system used in many hospital settings and physician offices in order to unify healthcare‚ eliminate error
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Case Study of Management Information System “When Radiation Therapy Kills” (Ethical and Societal Issues in Information System) Background of the case: When the new radiation therapies are raised‚ they’ve promised to cure people from illness. Contemporary radiation therapy offers a good example of society failing to anticipate and control the negative impacts of a technology powerful enough to kill people. Advanced technologies in radiation treatment represent hope and a chance to live and
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Nursing Code of Ethics Lisa Lang West Texas A&M University NURS 4345 Professional Nursing Leadership/Management Nursing Code of Ethics The focus of this paper is to discuss the Nursing Code of Ethics. The purpose of this paper is to review the purpose‚ background‚ and the importance of the Nursing Code of Ethics and evaluate how the Nursing Code of Ethics improves individual nursing practice. Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary defines the Nursing Code of Ethics as‚ “A statement
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critical role in health care. Without adequate way for healthcare providers to deliver information‚ many patients will have no basis for any kind of decision making (Beauchamp &ump; Childress‚ 2009). Informed consent is a legal as well as an ethical issue of autonomy in regard to a patient’s treatment (Rich‚ 2008). Essentially‚ informed consent is respect for a patient’s autonomy to make personal decisions based on the appropriate appraisal of information about the actual and potential circumstances
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whilst the patient needs to trust the nurse in order to be able to do so (Edwards‚ 2009). This essay will discuss the professional duty of a student nurse with regards to the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) statement “You must respect people’s right to confidentiality”. The professional‚ ethical‚ and legal aspects of confidentiality will be discussed in detail‚ with a focus on nursing adults. Confidentiality in healthcare
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Nursing Informatics NUT1 - 724.4.3-01-08 Increase in Quality of Care Using computerized electronic medical records management systems will provide nurses and patients with increased quality of care. Because electronic medical records are quantifiable‚ data from existing and previous patients sharing the same medical condition and/or characteristics can be researched to determine the best care plan and outcomes for the patient‚ such as what methods of care were practiced‚ which medications worked
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Nursing as a Profession The Purpose of this paper is to discuss whether nursing is a profession based on Pavalko’s eight dimensions describing a profession. Firstly‚ we must understand the definition of a profession before one can accurately judge the validation of the nursing profession. According to Webster dictionary‚ the definition of a profession is “a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long academic preparation” (Webster dictionary‚ 2008). The nursing profession is one that
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