Nursing And Philosophy: The Four Paradigms Of Nursing

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There is no use denying the fact that under modern conditions the issue of nursing obtains especial significance. One could hardly imagine medical sphere deprived of qualified help and services which nurses provide for patients and doctors. Being a very ancient science, nursing has constantly being developing obtaining new features and becoming more and more efficient (Austgard, 2006). Nowadays, there is a significant scientific base which main aim is to support the main concepts of nursing and make specialists who devote their life to this sphere more efficient. It is a difficult job which demands a great level of responsibility from a person as the life of a patient depends on his/her actions. That is why, a person should have a specious …show more content…

Traditionally, the health of a person is connected with four components. They are health, person, nursing and environment components. It is necessary to understand the main sense of every component in order to realize their influence on the philosophy of nursing. The health component is connected with the extent of wellness and his/her access to different medical services. It is possible to say that it is a very important. This perspective takes a great number of factors such as lifespan of a person, his/her psychical and emotional state as these factors which influence his/her well being greatly and that is why, it is vital for nursing to take them into account and integrated them into nursing to achieve the best results. It should be said that personally I take this perspective as the most important one as it is closely connected with our …show more content…

First of all, it should be said that it is vital to create some procedure which can help nurses to collect data for EBN. Working with patients they are able to suggest only topical and credible information. Additionally, a nurse should be suggested certain courses which main aim is to give or renew some basic principles of research work for him/her to be able to develop and contribute to the development of EBN. Thus, taking into account the concept of transcultural nursing, it is possible to say that a nurse should be given information of the main peculiarities of culture of people who comprise the greater part of patients. It can help to make the process communication between a nurse and patient easier and more efficient. Additionally, a nurse should work with relatives and teach them how to look after a patient and how to create the needed atmosphere at home. Finally, it is possible to suggest tight cooperation between a nurse and doctor for the to be able to work more efficiently. Moreover, special teams with constant doctors and nurses could be