Nursing : The Role Of Nursing

Nurses are expected to provide care for their patients in their most vulnerable state of illness by giving them medications, changing dressings, taking vitals and providing them with preventive education. Yet it is emotionally, physically and spiritually demanding for the nurse to provide patients with palliative care at their end-of-life state. As a result, it is important for researchers to investigate and gather data emphasizing the importance of providing palliative care to patients from a nursing perspective. In this paper, we will be analyzing the  research article titled Living with Dying in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Nursing Perspective by Debbie Stayer and Joan Such Lockhart. The analysis and understanding of the article will consist in describing six critical components which are the statement of the phenomenon of interest, the purpose, the method used, the sampling, the data collection and the conclusion.

Going through the annals of nursing, one can unmistakably find “caring as a central concept” (Blais & Hayes, 2011, p. 107) to the profession. And if one would think of nursing as a living thing, caring would be the spirit that breathes life into it. My personal philosophy of nursing as a caring profession is constructed around the four metaparadigm concepts of nursing: (1) person or client, (2) environment, (3) health, and (4) nursing. The purpose of this paper for the most part is to discuss Jean Watson’s Human Caring Theory in relation to my personal philosophy of nursing as a profession of caring.

Nurses provide time, guidance and care to those in need. Before becoming a nurse, it is important to understand what it means to be a nurse and what the role of a nurse involves. In order to understand the importance of nursing, I needed to examine my personal view of nursing, and nursing from an academic point of view. How my current assumption of nursing differentiates from an academic viewpoint, as well as the degree of which my expectations and perspective on nursing have changed.

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

The field of nursing is one that has profound impact on medicine, health care, and society. There has been increased interest in the study and practice of nursing in the 21st century around the world. It is a growing field with a solid global reputation of necessity and respect. More and more people are interested in becoming nurses and more attention is being paid to the roles of nurses in the overall health care experience. The IOM report was released in 2011 as a reflection of the progress, philosophical perspective, and standards by which nursing and nurses should uphold. The paper pays particular attention to the sections regarding the IOM's stipulations for transforming the practice of, the education in, and the transformation of leadership in nursing. When initiatives and documents surface in a particular field, there will be changes in the approach, execution, and consideration for that field. Certainly, the IOM report directly impacts nursing education, the nursing practice as a whole, and perceptions or definitions of leadership in nursing. The paper is a short meditation and exploration of such considerations, as well as reflection as to how the IOM report alters my personal practice so as to meet the goals presented.

Nursing does not have a simple definition, it is rather a mix of complex ideas. Nursing is not only the practice of providing care for the sick and injured but caring for the whole person beyond the physical state. Nursing is providing mental care by interacting with families and assuring them of quality care. For this reason, people in the field of nursing need to be outstanding communicators and relationship oriented by showing empathy and professionalism. They need to be advocates for others by informing family members on a case regarding a patient and listening to their patient to provide appropriate care. Nursing also involves critical thinking by assessing a situation and being able to think quickly and

Nursing and healthcare continues to change on a daily basis. The one thing that has remained constant during these changes is maintaining the safety of our patients. By maintaining their safety, nurses must ensure that they are keeping up-to-date with the changes in technology now being introduced in healthcare, new and emerging diseases, new equipment, and changes in treatment modalities. One such responsibility is ensuring that nurses do not operate equipment they were not oriented to or trained to use in an effort to prevent injury patients. Nurses and other healthcare professionals are being held accountable for practicing within their scope of practice based on their licensure regulations, and the company policies and procedures.

Over the last few centuries, nursing has undergone evolution. Through countless evolutions, many theorist contributed to what they would believe is important to nursing. Although, many theorist all have their own idea for nursing, they all share the same core idea: the desire to seek help for the patient. One of the ideas that theorist have the tendency to focus on is the practice of nursing. To this day nurses would admit that preparation to becoming a nurse is a difficult task. Mostly because the practice of nursing consists of many things to follow in order be a great nurse for the patient. To make the preparation less difficult for nurses or nurse to be, Ida Jean Orlando contributed to the Discipline of the Nursing Process to further prepare those in nursing.

Research starts with one question; Why? During the Associates degree nursing program we’ve been train to stay away from answers with “why” in them, and it seems like that mentality follow some nurses for the rest of their career. During preparation for the nursing state board exam, a Kaplan representative stated “Stay away from answers with why in them and you’ll be right 99.9% of the time.” The reason why “why” was inappropriate was because it was viewed as confrontational when it was directed at a patient. Why is a confrontational statement, but that statement lays the foundation for the systematic investigation into the occurrence of phenomenon. The only way to seek the truth is by accepting and then confronting ignorance.

Have you ever wondered how nursing even started? The education of nursing began about 150 years ago. The first 100 years nursing education took place in hospital based and hospital owned schools. In the late 1940s there were about 1100 hospital owned schools in all the United States. Now there are only about a dozen or so in all the United States and none In Canada Nursing is a well-respected profession that revolves itself around the care and comfort of patients who are in need of healthcare. A lot of people think Florence Nightingale started the perfusion of nursing but really nursing started way back in the 19th century. Florence Nightingale is a big part of history because she gave people hope of improving the overall nursing profession during the WW1. She believed that nursing needed to become a profession primarily within the military system. (nursingeducation.org)

Did you know that nursing did not start out like how it is today? Yes, that’s correct! There has been numerous changes in the nursing field over the last hundred years. Let’s take a look at the factors that influenced the development of the nursing profession, the roles and responsibilities of nurses, and different career opportunities. These changes are what played a vital role in my desire to become a nurse.

Many years ago, the nurse job was viewed merely as the bedside care nurse, the physician assistant. If you want to be a nurse, you need to feel the passion for helping others because the core of nursing is caring. Nowadays, the nursing profession and the role of the nurse as a caregiver is broad, with a holistic approach; the nurse is now an educated nurse, autonomous, and responsible in the promotion of quality care. The nursing profession has developed along with the social, economic and technological progress. The nurse as a caregiver provides interventions to meet physical, psychological, spiritual, and environmental needs of clients and families using the nursing process and critical thinking skills. The nurse establishes partnership with clients, families, support systems and other providers in order to deliver effective care.

The younger of two, my very different Chinese immigrant parents were from different generations, one a Chinese thoracic surgeon who regarded his patients’ wellbeing as he would family, the other an adoptee who uniquely managed her life through elite schools on scholarships to create her own travel agency. Our lives were an endlessly detailed conglomeration of family, medicine, and business conversations in English and Chinese. Despite knowing physicians do not have anything remotely resembling a 9 - 5 job, I decided to emulate my father’s ability to heal by choosing a Bowdoin biochemistry/premed major over my mother’s passion: business.

Nursing is a multifaceted profession. As a generalization, the nurse provides health care to individuals and family members. However, providing healthcare encompasses a whole range of different roles a nurse takes on. An outsider may identify a nurse’s role as hanging IV bags, providing medications, and doing the stuff “doctor’s do not want to do”, amongst many other common thoughts of a nurse. Patients and their family members may say that a nurse’s role is to provide comfort, help them understand complicated things, and be the cornerstone that the patient needs during his or her care. A nurse’s priority is to care for the whole patient and not just his or her illness. A true nurse cannot turn off their duties when they get off work, rather the live it day in and day out.

Nursing is one of the many appreciated careers within the medical field. Nurses provide safe and efficient care for patients. They have the chance to make a difference in people’s lives. Nurses require many responsibilities because patients and family members rely upon nurses so they achieve goals that are crucial for the well-being of a patient. They inform patients and families about diseases and how to prevent them. Nursing requires empathy and effort in order to succeed and help patients that need them the most. Nursing would be a great career to pursue because it deals patient care and safety , it is a promising career, and the job stability is high because it is in demand.