(Douglas, Rosenkoetter, Pacquiao, & Callister, 2014). Thus Madeline Leininger’s theory which emphasizes that nursing as a transcultural care discipline has a central purpose to serve human beings in all areas of the world and that when culturally based; nursing care is beneficial and healthy. She believes that in order to provide cultural care these three modes have to occur. The first is culture care preservation which include supportive and professional act that helps to retain or preserve culture. An example that this standard is met is when we provide meals for the patient’s based on their culture that is acceptable.
Linda Yoder, PhD, MBA, RN, AOCN, FAAN, AMSN President is the author of the article Professionalism in Nursing. This article talks about how important is integrity in nursing professionalism because it involves the relationship between families, patients and nursing. Also, demonstrating high standards of knowledge in nursing field should be the perfect key to show humanism, caring empathy, and compassion to patients. In addition, Linda encourage all nursing to continue with their education to high levels of certification even if they do not receive pay for it. Because through these certifications, they will obtain the right education to help patients with different necessities.
With increased demand for quality and safe nursing care, the health care system is currently focusing on the quality of training of student nurses. Nursing education has therefore shifted from the conventional concepts where nurses were perceived to be assistants to physicians to a new model where student nurses are equipped with sufficient scientific knowledge enabling them to use evidence-based approaches in decision-making. In my baccalaureate degree education through ISU, an evidence-based approach was one of the key areas of focus, which I credit to having prepared me to practice according to the expectations of a bachelor’s prepared nurse. Moreover, my baccalaureate degree education through ISU laid emphasis on cultural sensitivity and cultural awareness. This is owing to the fact that the world is currently globalized, which makes it essential for a nurse practitioner to be able to understand, acknowledge, and appreciate cultural differences among the patients as well as attend to the unique cultural needs of the patients.
Institute of Medicine Report In 2010, a report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) called on the nursing profession to assume a greater role in the changing health care system. This report listed four key points on the future of nursing including: 1) nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training; 2) nurses should achieve higher levels of training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression; 3) nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health professionals, in redesigning health care in the United States; 4) effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and an improved information infrastructure (Institute of Medicine, 2011). This paper will focus on the first two key points. Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training
The definition of personal knowing is defined in many ways, such as the understanding nurses acquired, understood, and have knowledge for. This nature of understanding originates to us by the method of observation, reflection, and self-actualization. It is through knowledge that we are able to institute reliable therapeutic bonds as it boosts humans in the direction of fullness and uprightness (Chinn & Kramer, 2015). Personal knowing sequentially affects nursing theory and practice positively by providing opportunity to improve nursing care services and help nurses to conserve time while attending to the patients’ needs; also, help to manage unsafe nursing interventions.
The law that regulates nursing practice at the federal level is called the Nurse Practice Act (NPA), and it is enacted in all states (National Council of State Boards of Nursing, n. d.). The bodies that controls its professional activities are called the Boards of Nursing and are established in each state of the United States. They work on developing the laws and making them more specific and state rules and regulations must be followed in accordance with the NPA. The laws concerning nursing professional behavior are adopted both at the federal and state
Health promotion and well-being of patients are the fundamental focus for nurses who are in practice. However, nurses often find themselves in situations where they are forced to make judgements and use interventions under circumstances that they were either underprepared, unprepared, or uncomfortable with. Despite this, nurses still make a conscious effort to use their critical skills and knowledge to the best of their ability for the safety and in the best interest of their patients. This paper is a reflective essay using Carper’s Patterns of Knowing to analyze a situation. These patterns of knowing include esthetics, personal, ethics, and empirical knowledge.
Her theories go hand in hand with the basic concepts of patient-centered care. It’s essential for nurses to have a working understanding of their patients’ belief systems, desires, values, religion, personality, and abilities. Learning about the culture of common patient populations an area assists the nurse in becoming culturally competent. In my own practice, I have found that gathering information, slowing down during communication, focusing on the patient, asking thoughtful questions, and clarifying information assists me when meeting the needs of patients from different cultures.
The second specific practice theory in nursing is the professionalism concepts. The professionalism concepts are based on the delivery of professional nursing aspects, quality health care and health policy (Polit & Beck, 2013). By taking into account these concepts, it is a serious concern that the nursing fraternity will have been a better profession and industry catering for the well-being of humanity race. Therefore, being a nurse, I have to take into consideration all the aspects that would enable an efficient delivery of quality services (Dossey, 2010).
Although one’s personal educational philosophy reflects their knowledge, which is the core of success in nursing, it should be understood that learning is a lifelong process. I consider every patient, family member I encounter every day to be a learning experience for my current and future profession. Throughout this paper, I will describe and explore how I have began to, and will continue to strive to combine my knowledge, critical thinking skills, values, beliefs and my unconditional compassion for humanity to have a unique effect on the daily living of
A nurse’s philosophy is characterized by their values, principles, and beliefs developed by education and practice. As a pre-nursing student the development of my nursing philosophy will take place during my experience in nursing school. In this paper I will seek to identify my philosophy of nursing during this time by exploring my own principles and beliefs, as well as present and discuss nursing theories that would apply to my NANDA regarding deficient knowledge. Lastly, I will present an organization in my community that is available to assist and fulfill the needs of patients and family.
At the core of both patient centeredness and cultural competence, however, is the importance of seeing the patient as a unique person (Beach et al., 2006). The instance a nurse meets patients; three cultures meet as well, the nurse’s culture, the patient’s culture and the setting’s. Nurses need to apply their understanding of cultural diversity to foster culturally sensitive nursing care. This facilitates nurses to be more efficient in managing nursing assessments and being a patient’s
Dr. Madeleine Leininger is the founder of transcultural nursing (TCN). Dr. Leininger was able to take nursing practices and combine it with her studies in anthropology, thus creating transcultural nursing. The nursing aspect of TCN incorporates evidence based practices while anthropology focuses on cultural practices such as beliefs, routines, values, illness, death, and life. Dr. Leininger was able to take all her work and develop a framework that would benefit different cultures across different health care settings; this framework is known as Leininger’s Sunrise Enabler to Discover Culture Care. Andrew/Boyle Transcultural interprofessional practice model (TIP) stresses the importance of communication.
Kong, Qin, Zhou, Mou and Gao (2014) support this suggestion and adds that effective communication is a vital component of nursing practice contributing to wise decision-making and effective patient management. A holistic assessment which is culturally sensitive, ensures that healthcare is concordant to a patient’s values and beliefs (Tucker, Roncoroni & Sanchez, 2015). Cultural competence in nursing, requires health professionals to have an understanding of the diversity of cultures among patient groups and in doing so, to provide care which is respectful and culturally-centred (Tucker et al., 2015). Using the reflective model of situation, task, action and response (STAR) below, I was able to recall a clinical experience and review my practice in nursing (Swinburne University,
Providing care to a patient is a particularly challenging process that requires a great deal of effort from a nurse. A nurse’s ability to give quality care to their patient is an important aspect to a patient’s life both now and in the future. As such, nurses must exhibit specific qualities in their practice in order to maintain the best standard of care for their patients. Given this, I believe that the standards of knowledge, advocacy, and self-awareness are foundational to the nursing practice and to a nurse’s capacity to provide quality patient care. Knowledge
