There are many different roles in the profession of nursing. The role of a nurse is determined by experiences the nurse has had over the years and the particular needs of the patient at the time of care. Two of the many roles that nurses perform in the healthcare setting are provider of care and member of the profession. The responsibilities nurses have acquired over the years shows the value of caring toward the patient in need. The roles and professional values listed above play a major part in how evidence-based practice is used in the healthcare setting. Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing(BSN) will help me develop more values in regards to patient care. When a nurse takes on the role as provider of care, the patient as a whole …show more content…
That bond is also strengthened when the nurse shows interest in wanting to help the patient heal and get better. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing website, “Historically, the nursing role has emphasized partnerships- whether individuals, families, groups, communities, or populations- in order to foster and support the patient’s active participation in determining health care decisions.” It takes a team when it comes to the care and well-being of a patient. Nurses are considered member of profession that helps contribute to the patient’s health care needs. Member of profession is also someone who takes the role of the patient’s advocate. To be the best provider of care and member of profession, evidence-based practice must be incorporated into everyday nursing care. Evidence-based practice, research and theory knowledge all aide in the improvement of the patient’s health and prevents other diseases from occurring. “Evidence-based nursing practice relies on evidence from research and refers to clinicians making an effort to integrate research finding into clinical …show more content…
I have always wanted to help those in need. Due to financial circumstances, I could only afford to go to community college after completion of high school. I have been practicing nursing for five years as a medical-surgical nurse. Every year since graduating with my Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN), I have put going back to school on the backburner. I told myself that 2015 will be the last year that I made excuses on why I couldn’t continue my education. I have chosen to pursue my BSN degree because it will provide me with better knowledge and skills to care for my patients. Before entering the BSN program, I knew absolutely nothing about nursing research and how that applies to evidence-based practice. I am now understanding the process of research as I am advancing through the program. I can compare the professional values of caring to me wanting to pursue a BSN by making the patient a priority. Advancing my education helps me to care for my patients in a better way because I am learning new ways to promote health and wellness by using evidence-based practice. I also wanted to pursue a BSN because I knew it would help advance my critical thinking skills as a nurse. Critically thinking and working as a team are extremely important when caring for patients. The care that I provide creates lasting and trusting relationships with patients that they will never
In the nursing profession, one of the primary responsibilities over a nurse is to provide care. A caregiver is “a person who provides direct care (as for children, elderly people, or the chro...
In nursing, the patient is often viewed as the main priority of the nursing staff. The nurse works to provide care for the patient based on the patient 's admitting diagnosis. However, the patient must be looked at as a part of the greater system they exist in such as their family or home environment. While the patient may be ill due to a bacterial infection or virus, their family environment also plays a role in their overall health and wellness.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) developed a foundation for which all nurses are expected to perform their basic duties in order to meet the needs of the society we serve. The ANA “has long been instrumental in the development of three foundational documents for professional nursing; its code of ethics, its scope and standards of practice, ands statement of social policy.” (ANA, 2010, p. 87) The ANA defined nursing as “the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” and used to create the scope and standards of nursing practice. (ANA, 2010, p. 1) These “outline the steps that nurses must take to meet client healthcare needs.” () The nursing process, for example, is one of the things I use daily. Other examples include communicating and collaborating with my patient, their families, and my peers, and being a lifelong learner. I continually research new diagnoses, medications, and treatments for my patients. As a nurse of ...
Nurses are responsible for their own practice and the care that their patients receive (Badzek, 2010). Nursing practice includes acts of delegation, research, teaching, and management. (ANA, 2010). The nurse is responsible for the following standards of care in all practice (Badzek, 2010). The individual nurse is also responsible for assessing their own competence and keeping their practice within the standards of the current standards of care for the specialty which they are practicing and the state nursing practice acts (ANA, 2010). As the roles of nursing change, nurses are faced with more complex decisions regarding delegation and management of care (Badzek,
Burns, N., & Grove, S. K. (2011). Understanding nursing research: building an evidence-based practice (5th ed.). Maryland Heights, MO: Elsevier/Saunders
The health care system of today will be invaluable without the help of well-trained registered professional nurses. According to Wilkinson, Treas, Barnett, Smith (2016) registered nurses in today’s health care have the training required to develop a care plan with other health care workers that is specific for each patient in their care, instead of the same general approach for every patient. This is known as patient centered care because each patient is different from the other and the registered nurse role includes developing a good plan for every patient they care for. In performing such duties, registered nurses tend to create a strong bond with their patients by caring for their patients by all means possible. By caring for their patients, they tend to gain their patients and their families trust. According to Wilkinson et al. (2016) There are many support systems for patients in our communities that have good intentions of assisting sick people and those in need. Most of them are not known by the patient or their families. The registered nurse is the one who is in the position to inform the patient or family about such resources that may be very helpful for them if they are interested. By doing so, the patient knows that the nurse really cares about him/her and that feels very comforting and may help the patient get well
Evidence-based practice integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for the delivery of optimal health care (qsen.org). Like most medical professions, nursing is a constantly changing field. With new studies being done and as we learn more about different diseases it is crucial for the nurse to continue to learn even after becoming an RN. Using evidence-based practice methods are a great way for nurses and other medical professionals learn new information and to stay up to date on new ways to practice that can be used to better assess
What led me to nursing in the beginning was having a passion for people. I love the holistic approach and level of care that nurses bring to the literal bedside table. I knew throughout nursing school that I wanted to advance my education further than bedside nursing. I debated on whether to pursue a master’s degree in nursing and just become a nurse practitioner, but ultimately, I knew I wanted to advance my education even further to help make and promote changes in healthcare. By choosing to become a doctorally prepared nurse practitioner, I hope to change the stigma that is attached with being “just a nurse” and show that nurses play a vital role in redesigning
Nursing has always been a key career in the health care system. Although it is not often focused on media and stories surrounding health care, nursing is a career of great importance. If any patient was asked about their experience at a hospital or a care center, many would mention the capability and care that they received from the nurses. The health care system could not function efficiently, if at all, if nurses were not present to perform their part. Nurses are more than just physicians, support staff.
The BSN program helps the nurses in many ways including utilizing the process to the full scale and it will encourage nurses to use their skills like educating the patient as we’ll as creating new nurses. Because of the new health care reform, the BSN program will also aid in filling the gap from the influx of patients. The baccalaureate degrees and BSN program helps prepare students for the significant part they are going to play in reinforcing the new healthcare reform. At present, I utilize and develop nursing care plans in the nursing process, even though it needs some corrections due to the nature of my work. The highest standards of nursing can only be achieved through better research and advanced training.
Nursing is based on what has been proven to work; care should never be provided because it has been done that way in the past. Providing evidence based care will “ensure that people consistently receive the best care possible, based on the application of the most up-to-date research, rather than mere tradition” (Upton, Upton, & Scurlock-Evans, 2014, p. 46). Evidence based practice validates nursing decisions, and it is important to be aware of current evidence to provide the best possible care. Evidence based means that there is significant research and feedback from patients and healthcare providers supporting that this is the most effective and efficient way to practice (Spruce, 2015, p. 107). It serves as a guide for nurse by justifying
During the Evidence Based Nursing Practice course, virtual community became very important to me. Collaborating with my nursing fellow students helped me gain more knowledge about various nursing areas that I have no experience in such as mother-baby, home health, and case management nursing practices. The exchange of experiences with other nurses allowed me to view nursing profession in a new way. Having worked in one specialty since my graduation from nursing school, I often underestimated the influence the evidence based nursing practice. I used to believe that surgical nurses use evidence practice more often than other nurses. In nursing school, I was taught skills, and I always
Nurses use evidence based practice and research to develop knowledge needed to practice in the nursing profession. Nurses use practical knowledge and theoretical knowledge in the many roles that nurses perform. As a provider of care and manager of care, nurses should use evidence based practice, research, and theoretical knowledge to ensure the best possible outcome for the patient. Lifelong education in nursing is necessary to keep up with the changes in nursing practice and to reinforce ethical knowledge and the core values that nurses use in their everyday practice. The professional value of caring as a nurse is one of the most important values. The caring attitudes of nurses will carry over to all other values that nurses should possess,
Evidence based practice (EBP) is a key component in delivering cost-effective, high quality health care. [1] However, only around half of the care providers in the United States utilized EBPs. Additionally, nearly a quarter of services delivered to American consumers are unnecessary and potentially harmful. Today, educators are teaching and promoting evidenced based health care to future nursing professionals. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) supports this action as a means to achieve the objective that 90 percent of all medical treatments have a foundation in evidence based practices by the year 2020.
The BSN is the opportunity to increase the knowledge and understanding of the nursing career. “Nursing is a unique profession because of its synthesis of practice, multidimensional assessment/intervention, interpersonal communication, case management, and resource-linking on behalf of patients” (Jackson et al. 150). I love my work and as a registered nurse I feel totally complete, nevertheless, an advance education as the BSN program, will incorporate critical thinking expertise and leadership skills, required qualities in order to get a better position in the nursing