Essays on Good Nurse

Implications of Change in Healthcare Delivery System on nurse leadership

Technology drives most of the healthcare delivery system and the changing technology has resulted in the transforming face of modern healthcare system. The practice of nursing becomes quite dynamic when seen in purview of the technological advancements and their implications (Melnyk et al., 2012). For example, genetics and genomic field has encountered a substantial change as large number of diseases, risk factors, therapies and treatments have genomic elements which are influenced by lifestyle and environmental factors, thus having a greater impact on nursing practice. This compels the nurse leaders know more about genomic and genetics to effectually teach and ...

With regard to nursing and personal qualities of a nurse, first of all it is necessary to point out that a nurse is a profession. According to the American Nurse Association, the registered and professional nurse is one who meets all the requirements for registration and is able to practice nursing due to a practical ability and her technical knowledge. Also, a professional nurse is the one with relevant education received from one of the accredited schools of nursing. (Thresyamma 12) However, being a professional, registered nurse and a good nurse is not the same. In order to be ...

Rendering services as a certified nursing assistant for a period of three years was indeed a strong motivational drive for me to continue working hard with determination and become a nurse. As a career, nursing does not denote merely a job for me; it is my zealous passion to offer my nursing services and facilitate the ill to recover both physically and psychologically. Achieving this dream, however, requires commitment, compassion, and the right education. Therefore, I am looking forward to obtain my Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and turn out to be a competent nurse practitioner. Yet, I possess ...

Experimental design for the nursing research proposal

This research uses quasi-experimental design. Quasi-experiments are studies that aim at evaluating interventions without using randomization. These experiments aim at establishing a connection between the intervention and outcome (Sullivan & Garland, 2010). The use of the quasi-experiment design is the most appropriate since the intervention often cannot be randomized in a hospital or public health setting. A quasi-experimental design offers an experimental design in which participants are not assigned randomly into different groups (Maltby, Williams, McGarry & Day, 2014). A quasi-experimental design is more frequently implemented than the randomized experiments. Quasi-experimental designs are universal in the staffing levels of nursing staff aimed ...

Nursing is a lifelong commitment to caring for ill and incapacitated, responsibility, and learning. A good nurse must be able to care for patients in an empathetic manner, while at the same time maintaining an appropriate distance in order to conserve the qualities necessary for the suitable care of the next patient. A nurse must be dedicated to their profession, and exhibit great stamina in order to endure long and demanding hours. Additionally, exemplary communication skills are necessary in order to effectively report on the patient’s condition to other members of the healthcare providing team, and to connect and ...

Nurse Managers with effective skills and knowledge are essential components of our health- and medical-care systems. Studies on the relationship of nurse management with nurse empowerment, staff nurse turnover, management of generational issues are being done in all parts of the world. These studies have established correlations between effective nurse management and increased overall productivity of the healthcare systems. The roles of nurse managers are increasingly recognized as they provide leadership to the largest group of employees (nurses) in any healthcare organization (Mathena, 2002).

Nurse empowerment

Improvement in the present nursing working conditions is critical for retaining the nurses currently in ...

Nursing can be a seriously demanding job. It can be demanding in terms of time, physical effort, and most importantly mental and intellectual effort. Nursing is not just a profession but also an outlet for passion . At first, I thought that nursing was just a profession in the healthcare industry that involves assisting doctors and other medical professionals in doing their job, which most of the time leads down to taking care of the patients and addressing their medical needs. It was not long until I realized that that perception was not only ambiguous but also sort of distorted because nursing, like ...

Introduction

This research paper explores and compares the metaparadigm concepts of nursing (nursing, person, environment and health) from a personal perspective and that of Myra Levine – a nursing theorist. For this writer, nursing as a philosophy is centered around four concepts: nursing as a service to society, the benefits that can be afforded to the patient in terms of restoration of health, the environment (the basis of society), and the positive interaction between the individual, society and the environment. Nursing is a vital service that requires the nurse to be instinctively attracted to the care of others; a caring nurse connects naturally with the patient. However, ...

Nursing is a career for individuals that have a strong desire to help others, a passion for excellence, and a commitment to do what they can to work within a team environment to better the lives of the patient for which they care. It is an ever changing profession that needs people who are committed to be focused and willing to constantly be willing to learn and continue their education. A good nurse is one who strives to learn something new every day that one is on the job. As the nursing field continues to change and the demand for well-educated and professionally licensed registered ...

The management of chronic diabetes self-care programs is mainly the responsibility of the patient. In primary care, nurses normally emphasize the prevention of complications and adherence to diabetes self management regimes. However, compliance to diabetes self-care programs is always a challenge for many diabetes patients. Diabetes self-management programs require patients to make many lifestyle and dietary changes. Diabetes patients need to be highly motivated to adopt and conform to the lifestyle changes in diabetes self-care programs (Perry & Collins, 2009). This paper describes the process of implementing a protocol for motivational interviewing for diabetes patients at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas. ...

Palliative care is a component of compassionate care. It is a dynamic holistic care of people who have got highly developed and progressive diseases. The care involves management of all symptoms and offering of spiritual, psychological and social support to the patients. The aim of this care is common among all the nurses giving it, which is the accomplishment of the highest quality of life for all the patients as well as their families. Many features of the care do not only apply to the late stages of diseases, but also in earlier courses in combination with some treatments (Baldacchino et ...

My philosophy of nursing is focused around four elements: nursing, environment, person and health. Each of these factors are inextricably linked to each other, and to the whole nursing profession. However, by looking at each of them individually, I am able to form a broader philosophy to accompany me throughout my life as a nurse. There has been much debate over whether nursing is an art or a science, and such debates date back centuries. However, it seems clear to me that nursing is a combination of the two. In order to be a good nurse, an individual must provide care to their ...