Florence Nightingale, considered by many to be the founder of the nursing profession focused on the environment as a key factor in human health and healing. Today (according to Agwunobi) illnesses related to pollution have been estimated to cost about $250 billion annually and responsible for 50,000 to 100,000 deaths per year in the United States alone (cited in Gustavson, 2010, p. 7). The Joint Commission (TJC)(2008) published a five-part document that focuses on major topics our healthcare system must improve upon if we are to continue to provide the high quality of care we are accustomed to in this country. The document addresses economics, technology, environment, staffing, and patient centered care. In the following sections I will …show more content…
As nurses we sometimes get caught up in “our walls” and we don’t give much thought to how what we’re doing inside affects everyone else on the outside. After observing nurses on the floor throw away plastic medicine tops or old IV tubing you begin to wonder whether they think about where it goes and what impact it has once its gone? That IV bag and tubing contains DEHP a chemical which is commonly used in Polyvinyl chloride (the material which makes the IV bag and tubing flexible), when that chemical is exposed to fetuses, preterm babies and male infants damage to their reproductive systems occurs (Mejia & Sattler, 2009). The incineration of that IV bag or decomposition of it in a landfill leads to release of dioxins and furans (carcinogens) back into the environment where they affect people’s airways, metabolic and endocrine pathways increasing their chance of developing cancer later on in life. By exploring the path of one piece of waste, imagine the impact that an entire days worth of waste has on the environment. Examples from Clinical Experiences Surveying a trauma room after a code is an impressive scene. You’ve got ET tubes, IV bags, IV cannulas, bag valve masks, ventilator tubing, blood gas syringes, plastic wrappers, gloves and blood collection tubes filling the room. As the cleaning
Q2-Evaluate Vegemite’s brand image based on the social media research undertaken by Talbot and his team .In light of these historic factors, Why did Talbot want to revitalize the brand?
This paper will examine the origin of the nursing theory in reference to the Florence Nightingale Theory of Positive Manipulation Of the environment. Initially the paper will introduce the theorist and the context in which the theory was developed. Will critique the theory according to nursing theory critique. The paper will further describe the utility of the theory with respect to practice, administration, education and research will also examine the empirical precision of the theory(testability and logical adequacy). Infact the entire paper demonstrates the understanding of the theory.
You have to show that you care, because if you don’t things will only be negative and later on will become complicated and stressful. Integrity is a very strong virtue that anyone can have because it shows that you can be trusted and that you are a very honest person. Nowadays, they have a system called HIPAA, which is used in hospitals nationwide. HIPAA is used for
emerge as a professional entity until the beginning of the 20th century, with the progress in biomedical science. Since then, the
The concept of environment and its integral role in the delivery of nursing care was among the first identified and documented nursing theory since its early days. Florence Nightingale pioneered the profession of nursing and along with it, pioneered the concept of nursing theory. Her environmental theory was patient focused and incorporated five environmental components needed to promote health. Jarrin (2012) supported that the role of nursing is to promote the best possible environment for the patient to assist in their natural reparative process. According to Rahim (2013), as considered as the profession’s first nurse theorist, Florence Nightingale provided the essential foundation in environmental theory. She believed
The environment theory of nursing is a patient-care theory. The delivery of patient centered care is the best delivery of care a patient can receive. Applying Nightingales environmental care theory of manipulation of the patient environment can affect the patient and assist in the delivery of quality of care. The concept of a clean patient environment has an effect on the patient’s recovery and the prevention of spread of diseases (Harvard Libraries, 2012). Using Florence Nightingales environmental theory and concepts will give a
Naomi Higenbottam, an environmental activist believes, "Nurses have a responsibility to the people of the world to be an environmental health activist and raise awareness of the health implications of environmental changes, to support policies to reduce health vulnerability and to build capacity to adapt to climate change." Nurses begin to teach people about the small changes they can make in their homes that will have a huge impact on the environment. They are cautious of their environmental choices. Nursing education and practice have evolved to adequately deal with the increase in environmental health issues. "Nurses are in an excellent position to provide leadership in implementing the principles of reducing, reuse, recycle, recover and re-educate in the workplace" (Higenbottam). The right to a healthy environment requires a healthy human habitat, including clean water, air, and soil that are free from toxins. By nurses providing leadership, death and disease rates will go down and a cleaner environment will bound to happen; because nurses are providing a safer and disinfected area. Nursing resources will be scarce in many places, such as high-density populations, areas most affected by the environmental changes, and the poor population. "They address the global environment changes because it will have a vast impact on the nursing profession" (Higenbottam).
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The Environmental Theory by Florence Nightingale defined Nursing as “the act of utilizing the environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery” (Alice Petiprin, 2014). It involves the nurse’s initiative to make environmental settings appropriate to aid in the recovery of the patient’s health. According to Nightingale all external factors are somehow associated with the patient and affects their life physically, mentally, and socially (Alice Petiprin, 2014).
I will be summarizing Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not by Florence Nightingale. Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not was first published in 1860 with the last edition being published in 1969 (Adams-Wending, 2010). Nightingale’s theory addresses the importance of providing an environment that is conducive to the healing process for patients (Nightingale, 1860). Nightingale’s theory of the environment was based off the idea that disease was caused by smell of decomposing matter (Adams-Wending, 2010). The theory is broken down into thirteen “canons” of nursing (Nightingale, 1860). The thirteen topics within this theory are: ventilation and warming, health of houses, petty management, noise, variety, taking food, what food?, bed and bedding, cleanliness of rooms and walls, personal cleanliness, chattering of hope and advices, and observations of the sick. Nightingale (1860) states that ventilation is to make the air the patient breaths as fresh as the air outside. This also goes into detail of removing chamber pots
Westmount Nursing Inc. is a for profit chain with seven different nursing homes. It has a grown from a small few bed facility to a facility with 4 different divisions that made to help make seniors more independent. The Westmount Nursing Homes were in search for a chief executive officer and president, which was filled by Shirley Carpenter. After Shirley Carpenter came on to the company, many changes were made and implemented. Some implementations were successfully, but she was also challenged with many problems with the Union Federation of Nurses and the Board of directors regarding wages and total quality management implementation. My recommendation would be for Shirley to stop the implementation of total quality management and focus on
The concept of environment and its integral role in the delivery of nursing care was among the first identified and documented nursing concept since its early days. Florence Nightingale pioneered the profession of nursing and along with it, pioneered the concept of Nursing Theory. Her Environmental Theory was patient focused and incorporated five environmental components needed to promote health. Jarrin (2012) supported that the role of nursing is to promote the best possible environment for the patient to assist in their natural reparative process. It dates back from the time of ancient Greek philosophers and historians, including Plato, Hippocrates, and Aristotle, whose works are studied by Nightingale in her early years. According to Rahim (2013), as considered as the profession’s first nurse theorist, Florence Nightingale provided the essential foundation in environmental theory. She believed that some laws of nature, when applied and integrated into nursing care, can assist individuals in restoring their health during their illness, and, in those who are already healthy, promote health and prevent illness.
What makes a healthy person? Surely it is more than just exercising and eating right. When we say healthy aren't we referring to more than just being physically fit and not having any diseases or ailments. But what else is there that makes a person truly healthy? I think that while this physical description of healthy is a good start, there is far more to the story than this. For one to be considered truly healthy I believe that every aspect of their life must be looked at and addressed with the intention of making that person the best person that they can be.
Florence Nightingale developed the environmental model theory of nursing. Nery, (2015) states that Florence Nightingale’s environmental theory of nursing, “focus primarily on the environment, interpreted as all external conditions and influences that affect the life and development of an organism, that are able to prevent, suppress or contribute to disease and death.” The four metaparadigm concepts of this theory consist of person, environment, nursing, and health. Within this theory, the patient is being cared for by the nurse, has been influenced by the environment, and has reparative powers (“Nursing Theories, 2011). Nightingale’s theory does not have a clear definition of the person; however, it can be inferred that the person correlates “in relation to the environment and the impact of the environment on the person’s health status” (Butts & Rich, 2018). The highlight of Nightingale’s theory is the environment. Both the external and internal environment needs to be in sanitary conditions. The environment concept of this theory contains “physical, psychological, and social” factors (“Nursing Theories, 2011). The goal of the nurse is the control the patient’s environment to achieve ideal health for the patient. Nightingale’s theory did not define health; however, she stated that nature itself can heal ailments (Butts & Rich, 2018). Nightingale (1859) stated that health is ‘not only to be well, but able to use well every power we have to use it.”
Under payment, an ideal healthcare system will have the challenge of delivering higher quality for lower costs. The system’s payment reform will involve a transition from fee-for-service to global from systems that are value-based important for the achievement of the overall healthcare goals. An ideal healthcare payment system will give a great deal of support to value-driven system of healthcare delivery (Kent, 2013). The fee-for-service payment system will be of great importance to the healthcare system as it will help control the costs of health care.