Definition of Nursing

Clinical Nursing Assistant Do you have a compassionate heart that wants to serve others? Have you ever wanted to take care of people who are hurting? Nursing may be right for you but there are many levels such as: Clinical Nursing Assistant (CNA), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), or Registered Nurse (RN). The CNA is the beginner level of nursing but yet one of the most helpful. A CNA is a healthcare professional that provides health care services to patients and…

In this paper I will discuss the following: the definition and concepts of art and science of nursing, how each of these concepts affects nursing practice based on literature, relate how they influence my current personal practice, identify the influences on the changing health care environment, and examine how my nursing practice has changed in the last five years. I will also discuss the strategies I have used to apply the art and science of nursing in my practice and identify the approach I will…

Nursing is defined differently by everyone, but each definition has similar components. Florence Nightingale says, I use the word nursing for want of a better. It has been limited to signify little more than the administration of medicines and the application of poultices. It ought to signify the proper use of fresh air, light, warmth, cleanliness, quiet, and the proper selection and administration of diet -- all at the least expense of vital power to the patient. (1860) Nightingale’s definition…

Definition & Scope Hill (2015) identified burnout as “ a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors on the job” (p. 522). Kelly, Runge, and Spencer (2015) then further break down compassion fatigue as a combination of both burnout and secondary traumatic stress, where secondary traumatic stress is being referred to as the result of anxiety, pressure and an overall negative feeling of having to care of patients who have gone through a traumatic episode. Hunsaker et al., (2014)…

This essay will consider ethics in nursing, discuss values and morals and how dignity and respect in patient care is influenced; considering the importance of reflection and the implications it has on effective practice from the perspective of a student nurse. The scenario “Call Me Joe” provided by Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2010a) highlights concerning issues and bad practice that are happening in modern day nursing practice, and using the Driscoll and Teh (2001) reflective model: What…

If a person would ask me to define nursing, I don’t think I would be able to provide a complete explanation. I find it so abstract and too difficult to explain especially if the person questioning is not a colleague. It is so ironic, considering that I have been studying and experiencing nursing for more than seven years in two different countries. It was never a significant issue for me until this course has triggered me to think about it more closely. The focus of this paper is for me to be…

Diabetes 2: The Definition, Signs and Symptoms, Treatment, The Role of a Nursing Assistant. David Baumann Blackhawk Technical College Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition, in which the body has problems regulating sugar. People with diabetes have high blood sugar because their bodies do not produce enough insulin or their cells are non-responsive to insulin. Type 2 diabetes specifically, does not produce enough insulin for your body to break down sugar. According to the National…

Nurse Management The best definition of leadership within the nursing practice came from an article in the Journal of Clinical Nursing. “Leadership is being able to see the present for what it really is, see the future for what it could be and then take action to close the gap between today’s reality and the preferred future of tomorrow.”(Cummings, 2012, para. 4) There are several different ways a facility can go about inticing nurses to fill the leadership role. In many magnet hospitals they…

Describe the definition of nursing as put forward by the American Nurses Association. How does it address the metaparadigm theories of nursing? Nursing Theorist Select Months Select Categories * Adventist Health System (3) * Adventist University (2) * All Bahasa Indonesia (12) * All Downloads (1) * Best Nurses Profile (1) * Best Online Learning (7) * Campus News (1) * Continuing Education (5) * Current Issues in Nursing (10) * Employment and…

I wanted to make others feel the way she made me feel. My personal definition of nursing is encompassed within that one nurse. A nurse should be loving, compassionate, dependable, competent, empathic, responsible, joyful and comforting (just to name a few). A nurse not only cares for the physical aspect of the patient but the mind and spirit as well. I believe a nurse should promote physical and emotional well-being. Nursing is more than just administering medications and performing different…