Nursing: Nursing Practices Across The World

The Republic of Indonesia is a land full of many different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs. It consists of five large islands, and thousands of smaller islands, of which six thousand are inhabited (“Indonesia”, 2016). Indonesia is a little over nine thousand miles away from the United States, and with all that distance comes some distinct differences in lifestyle, beliefs, and social norms. As a nurse working in the healthcare field, it is our responsibility to be respectful of other people’s beliefs and values and to encourage diversity, even with our patients. Allowing our patients to continue their normal routines as much as possible and to feel comfortable decreases stress, which enables healing. It is hard to be respectful of another’s beliefs without first having an accurate data base of information about said person’s beliefs. This essay outlines detailed information about several different aspects of Indonesian culture including; family patterns, communication, space and time, nutritional patterns, health beliefs and practices, spiritual practices, and biological variations.

The nursing practise has continually evolved and can be described as autonomous due to the significant involvement of nurses in patient care. This then necessitates critical reflection as a way to continually develop and improve the nursing practise. The Gibbs' model, one of the reflection models, assists nurses in complying to the codes and guidelines of nursing practice. For example, developing action plans, evaluating patient outcomes, and thinking critically. This essay will describe an event involving nurses and explain the feelings it evoked. It will also provide an evaluation of the positives and negatives, analysis and enhancement of learning, and an action plan.

Canada is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. The rate of immigrant as a health care professional has increased significantly in past 20 years however; there is still shortage of health care providers in the first nation’s community. Health care professional often does not want to work in these areas due to extreme weather condtions, less social interaction, and family problems. The video nursing in a first nation’s community is very inspiring; despite various challenges their commitment to work in the first nation’s community is tremendous. I agree with the nurses working in these communities as nursing in these areas is very demanding, sometimes nurses have to beyond their nursing skills and lack of resources also makes

My definition of nursing is that of someone who genuinely cares about the well-being of others and helps heal those who are ill. Nursing is both an art and a science because in order to understand a patients diagnosis you must know the pathophysiology and basic lab values. The science part of nursing allows us to make judgments on medication orders doctors prescribe, procedures, and practices. Art is also apart of nursing because as nurses we must have intuition, compassion, and warmth towards our patients. It is what allows us to therapeutically communicate with our patients. A person can have the science part, but not master the art and therefore, that person may be uncompassionate towards a patient. I have see nurses in clinical settings

The medical field of nursing is based on servitude in God’s mission and through the means of compassion. Our missional goals must align with God’s (Wright, 2012). Nursing consists of care and compassion for the disadvantaged, weak, sick, and injured. This is in addition to the pursuit of high standards in professionalism, articulated in the delivery of a valuable service that is based on unique knowledge and experience, performed ethically, and practiced autonomously. The major characteristic of compassion is from God and how it relates to this world of professionalism is seen through nursing. Any job that advances God’s work in the world is a Godly choice (Col. 1:16-20).

"Many older people fear that a hospital stay could leave them even more disabled than they were before. Unfortunately, there's new reason to believe this fear is justified. Elderly patients who are hospitalized are at much higher risk of cognitive problems afterward, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Neurology."

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) has conducted a series of studies that involved several groups of individuals who suffered from chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and pain, as well as behavioral issues. These studies have also included transitional care; especially post-surgical care for the elderly. A report titled “Changing Practice, Changing Lives” that was published by the NINR and the National Institute of Health (NIH) includes a list of ten landmark nursing studies (Web. ninr.nih.gov, 2016). These studies were primarily focused on educating the population on how to cope with different health issues, and especially how to manage

A good nurse is aware and knowledgeable of ethics in the field of medicine and strives to provide quality care to avoid negligence. Experienced nurses always remain well informed of changing trends and laws relating to health and safety and regulations of the Board and customs through continued education. Nurses should be prepared to defend themselves. If they know how to avoid mistakes and avoid litigation, they are almost home free. “It is believed that health

contemplates his/ her views, beliefs, values ideologies and opinions as well as those of others in healthcare.

Developing countries such as Ethiopia, located in Africa, have a different perspective and way of implicating nursing practices than nurses in Australia do. According to The World Bank survey taken in 2010, Australia has 9.6 nurses for every thousand citizens counted compared to Ethiopia, who has a low 0.2 nurses for every thousand citizens counted (The World Bank, 2010). These differences in nursing practices include the availability and maintenance of medical technology to help nurses achieve the best care for patients, the education standards for nurses and nursing students, and the quality of the nurse’s infection prevention practices.

In the field of nursing, there are many different cultures and religions that can affect the way that a patient may want to receive care. Some groups may also wish to use certain alternative therapies that may differ from those that Western health care workers are more familiar with, and the nurse should be willing to learn about the method that a person of a different culture may wish to use. There are also some alternative therapies that can be used in conjunction with American medicine and are encouraged by health care providers to more effectively treat a patient’s condition. These different cultures and methods will be discussed and show how the nurse can effectively manage the care of a patient wishing for an alternative therapy while still maintaining a safe practice.

The aspects of a good nurse must be caring, sympathetic, detail-oriented, good listener and have a commitment to lifelong learning.

Nursing practices will always face the ever-changing standards of the society. Aspects such as political influence, culture diversity, healthcare expectation, technology advancements and social image can have a tremendous impact on the way nurses practice their skills in their work place. However, the fundamental principle of nursing will remain unchallenged in the face of the alteration of sociological standards; that is, as a RN, we aim to provide advocating and specific care for those in our society is unable to reach their basic human needs (fundamental of nursing chapter 1 person centred care). The current sociological standards of healthcare have rejected treating every patient with the standard medical procedures; in another word, one

A hospital setting can be a frustrating situation for the patient and the family member. The nurses help patients cope with their stressful problems through the act of caring. Caring is a key component in nursing practice as it helps to improves the overall health status of the patient. Swanson’s (1991) middle-range theory of caring gives a more understanding of this concept. As cited in Moffa (2015), according to Swanson (1991) caring is defined as “a nurturing way of relating to a valued other person, towards whom one feels a personal sense of commitment and responsibility” (p. 64). Swanson’s theory of caring uses five processes to meet the patients’ needs efficiently. These five processes

As healthcare moves from the Industrial Age to the Information Age, a new role for nurses as knowledge workers comes in its wake (McGonigle & Mastrians, 2015). In his definition of a knowledge worker, O’Grady cited “that the knowledge worker is someone who synthesizes a broad array of information and knowledge from a wide variety of sources and brings that synthesis to bear on nursing work” (O’Grady & Malloch, 2003, para. 2). Thus, a knowledge worker is one who translates and integrates information that would eventually be applied in the context of patient care (O’Grady & Malloch, 2003). Nurses, as knowledge workers, therefore, have moved “from the process and function orientation to that of outcome and evidence-based direction” (O’Grady & Malloch, 2015, para. 1).