The human body is the most complex organism in the world. A vast majority of society never gives it real thought, but our body is a well oiled machine composed of several systems with separate functions yet they all work together. No man can recreate an exact working replica of a human; even with all of our technology we still do not fully understand it. Each day anatomists and physiologists are getting closer, by making medical breakthroughs. Therefore, since the study of the human body constantly is evolving, so is the study of medicine. These changes pertain to every position held in the medical field, including nurses. As doctors’ duty is to become well informed of the constant changes, it is just as important for nursing staff to evolve as well. Most people do not realize the very valuable role a nurse plays in the process of treating a patient. Actually, some would say that nurses are more valuable than the doctors’. It is the nurse that gives the direct patient care by working with patients to monitor, evaluate, and implement their best judgment regarding the patients care. This is a very large responsibility for any person, let alone someone who has not attended medical school. Granted, nurses generally operate within certain perimeters set by the doctors’ orders, but there are times where nurses have to implement their own skills. A good nurse must be a good communicator, must be well educated and willing to evolve with the industry, and most importantly must be able to implement last minute critical thinking skills. Foremost, in order to know anything about your patient you must be in tune with your patient. This includes listening to what the patient is telling you verbally, as well as watching body language. I... ... middle of paper ... ...lan for the worst. If you are someone who can communicate, desires to learn, and can think in the most severe of conditions than this may be the job for you. If you cannot do any of these three things, they are the key components for giving adequate patient care, so this may be the wrong profession for you. It is a lot of responsibility knowing another persons’ life could potentially be placed in your hands. But, if you are good at what you do, and love what you do, the rewards outweigh the risks by far. There is no better feeling than sending someone home to their family, and it’s a blessing to be a part of that. It is far better to be overly prepared than none at all. You must see and treat every patient as you would want your most cherished loved one treated. This is a very challenging field to be in, but also extremely rewarding if you know what you’re doing.
My personal advanced practice nurse philosophy is to provide the best care to my patients primarily by staying up to date on current practices. Staying up to date allows for the patient to receive care based on evidence. Through assessing, diagnosing, managing and treating patients I plan to take on all functions of a nurse practitioner to the best of my ability. Advocating and educating patients are two words that I will live by as a practitioner. I plan to be inspiring to my patients by developing a therapeutic relationship with each patient that is centered on trust and understanding. I want to be a practitioner for families that helps people to understand the change that needs to take place in their lives in order to live the healthiest
The first pattern of knowledge Carper portrays is empirics; this is the most traditional sense of knowledge, yet one of the newest to be integrated into the nursing practice. Carper states that this area focuses on facts, and verifiable details in relation to the patient. This author believes that within nursing this area of knowledge is the foundation for which the rest of practice is built upon. This is the nurses understanding of use of tools, tests and medication. This knowledge allows the nurse to attend directly to the patient’s most immediate health needs, as well as develop an idea of the patients overall health status. This author believes that as the nursing profession has developed so has the need for empirics, with nurses spending the most amount of time with the person out of the health care professionals it is the nurses role to observe the patients symptoms or lifestyle and be aware of possible concerns.
A big part of nursing is reflection. Now that my sophomore year is nearly over, I can see how much I have grown and how much knowledge I received. Throughout this semester I have been faced with many thrilling experiences and frightening experiences. I have learned a lot through my gerontology clinical, pharmacology and fundamentals courses. Now that I am in clinical it seems that everything is coming together. Practicing in fundamentals and then practice on a real person has been very beneficial. Once I have performed a skill and tested out I’ve notice I am likely to remember how to do the skill again in practice. In this paper I am going to review some of the main objectives I felt were beneficial to me and will always be an important part of nursing practice.
Nurses are sex objects, incompetent and subservient to physicians. Any nurse or individual who truly understands the work of a nurse can say that the previous statement is not true. Nurses are defined as compassionate and knowledgeable, and are correlated with saving lives and instilling hope (Varaei, 2012). These traits will always be the foundation of nursing, however, society has been more attentive to the stereotypical view of nurses and their duty in the health care (Varaei, 2012). Over time, the false nursing image has been constructed by tradition, education, society, relationship between doctors and nurses, historical views, and media (Varaei, 2012). However, today, media is one of the biggest factors contributing and sustaining nurses’
To be a successful nurse one must know about the human body. There are many ways humans function. Since we function in many ways things tend to go wrong and as a nurse we need to know about the human body to help fix the patients problems. We must be able to distinguish signs and symptoms to help guide the doctor to bettering the patients condition. Knowing human science is important to healing a patient and being able to teach them about their condition. Being knowledgeable and factual is key to providing an accurate and credible description to the patient. These points emphasize the importance of knowing and continuing to grow in the human science portion of
Taleghani, Alimohammadi, Mohammadi and Akbarian (2013) define nurses as individuals who are caring and fulfill the needs of individuals. In fact, nurses care for individuals of varying ages, with specific needs, requiring them to not only provide care but to provide individualized care. Rahim (2013), reports Nightingale’s definition of a nurse as a person that recognizes patients in need and assists them to reach their desired health status. Therefore, nurses are required to be multifaceted persons with proper education and clinical training. Through their many acts of caring, the nurse must be diverse and knowledgeable of various cultures, skilled clinically and knowledgeable of the most current scientific research. They may act as a mentor, educator, confidant, support system, and clinical competent individual at any time necessary (Taleghani et al., 2013). A nurse encompasses all of these qualities and works in a variety of settings in collaboration with other medical providers to promote health and wellness and improve the quality of life for individuals. An example of this includes, nursing the emergency department. Here nurses are individuals trained to provide medical care for individuals of varying ages with varying illnesses. They also must collaborate with many interdisciplinary teams to promote the best possible outcome for their
It is one I know I will love and will be much more than just a job. It gives ordinary people the opportunity to be a proponent for every patient especially those who may fall through the cracks of the health care system. With that being said, I established important goals to remain on this path for success. By the end of my career I hope to be ultimately satisfied with my choices and following the realistic and clear career goals I have put out with myself, I hope to acquire the characteristics needed to become a successful perioperative nurse and become not only a healthcare provider, but an advocate for my patients and to have the education needed to give them the care and dedication each patient
Compassionate, flexible, and competent are only a few of the many characteristics needed to become a nurse, but what about influential? The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines influential as “1) having influence and 2) having the power to cause change” (Merriam-Webster, 2014). So why should nurses have the power to cause change? What barriers and facilitators will nurses encounter on the way? How does the image of nursing affect the influence nurses have? And how does influence relate to personal and professional growth? These are just a few of the questions that nurses should consider before deciding to start their career.
...Overall, this is an interesting career and if someone would like to enter the healthcare field, without doing the on hands patient care, this a good path to follow.
empathse with their patients and know the their strength and weakness so that it is easier for
... a patient down when they are scared. I know this career will not always be an easy one because you will come across some patients that can be combative, grumpy or scared and being able to learn how to communicate with them will make the process more smoothly. There will come a time when you come across a patient that will pull at your heart, as hard as it is I will have to keep my emotions in control but not so much so that I forget how to be gentle and caring with the patients because you may never know what their stories are.
“Some of nursing care knowledge has been based on, personal and group experiences, and has or been transmitted from generation to generation through apprenticeship, teaching or textbooks” (Melesis, 2012, p.114). The nurse knowledge in conjunction with their experience will help determine the nurse course of action when it comes to patient’s care. “Carper describes aesthetics as the art of nursing in which is based on the direct feeling of experience” (Mantzorou and Mastrogiannis, 2011, p. 253). As the nurses gain the necessary knowledge, works with physicians and other members of the health care team, their goal becomes to assist the patient with achieving their optimal level of health. The nurse can participate in research and gain the “scientific
To begin with, nurses need to be up-to-date in both knowledge and skill fields to provide the background and rationale for their work. Working based on current researches and evidences let them to solve problem and make decision more confidence. They need to be aware of newest findings to adjust them in their dependent and independent functions. Nurses also need to know how to
The art of nursing is defined as being mindful of what the patient needs emotionally and physically. In order to fully practice the true art of nursing, one must have compassion, a caring attitude, and good communication skills (Palos, 2014). Another definition of the art of nursing is having a personal connection between the nurse and the patient (Kostovich & Clementi, 2014). My personal interpretation of the art of nursing is to be aware of the patient’s specific needs; being physically present when they need you; respecting the patient and the family; and being gentle when delivering nursing care. The science of nursing on the other hand is having the knowledge, skill, critical thinking and evidence-based practice integrated with nursing practice (Palos, 2014). With this concept, a nurse must have a good understanding of various types of diseases and be able to identify the symptoms associated with it. Medicine is an important part of science. Knowledge about the different drugs and knowing how to safely administer them are crucial in nursing care. Performing medical procedures and updating current nursing skills according to new evidence-based research is critical to achieve best patient outcome. A nurse should employ critical thinking skills and good decision making as well. My own definition of science of nursing is providing safe
Although students were not allowed in the recovery unit, I was able to talk to one of the recovery nurses. I learned that a nurse’s duty of care includes monitoring the patient’s vital signs and level of consciousness, and maintaining airway patency. Assessing pain and the effectiveness of pain management is also necessary. Once patients are transferred to the surgical ward, the goal is to assist in the recovery process, as well as providing referral details and education on care required when the patient returns home (Hamlin, 2010).