Nursing

I am writing to express my goals of getting into the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Nursing. I discovered my interest in becoming a nurse during unfortunate experiences. Due to health issues, different people in my family has experienced long stays in the hospital. Their recovery in the hospital resulted in my stay with them almost every single day. For instance, during my father’s long recovery time, I sat by his side every day taking care of his needs. These long stays were made…

Introduction The engagement in nursing practice requires adherence to the rules and regulations of the profession. Authoritative bodies such as the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia [NMBA] stipulate the desirable code of conduct in the field of nursing. Hence, nurses are held accountable for their actions when attending to patients (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council [ANMC] and Nurses Board of South Australia [NBSA], 2008). The contents of this paper examine the occurrence of…

This power analysis paper primary focus area is in nursing. I have chosen this area because I have been working as a bedside nurse for several years and throughout my nursing career, I have seen many policies that have been discussed and later on put into practice based on the outcome. Patient safety should and always will be the top priority in healthcare. Nursing involves such a vast arena of policies from the structuring of a foundation to the use of an equipment. These policies that are put…

progression point 2. The four domains of nursing care are professional values, communication and interpersonal skills; nursing practice and decision making; leadership, management and team working (NMC, 2016). These are the essential areas where the student nurse has to improve her knowledge and skills prior to the nursing registration for improving the quality of nursing care that she provides afterwards (NMC, 2016). The chosen domain for this particular essay is the nursing practice and…

today. As already having my bachelor’s degree and being in the ABSN program, I have had a lot of time to reflect on what I wanted to do and why nursing is defiantly the career for me. I always thought that I wanted to be an occupational therapist and that was what I was going to do with my career. It wasn’t until two summers ago when I figured out nursing was the path for me. My best friend became sick with encephalitis while studying abroad in Austria. She was flown home on a private plane…

transcultural nursing practices allow nurses to deliver culturally competent care. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the reasons why transcultural nursing is necessary as a specialty, explain cultural diversity and how it is applied in nursing practice. Finally, I will provide examples on how I practice culturally sensitive care. Transcultural Nursing as a Necessary Specialty Madeline Leininger examined how the fields of nursing and anthropology were related. Transcultural nursing was…

Student consumerism and incivility are both social issues that are emerging in the nursing field. Both of these topics are important to the future of nursing for faculty and students alike. They affect learning in the classroom, on the clinical site and the future workplace. Let’s examine student consumerism. Nesrin Gokcen addressed the rise of student consumerism and how it has affected nursing education. Gokcen determined that students “make demands on instructors that require controversial…

Using the offering general lead approach is important because it encourages the patient to keep engaging in conversation. This is a great way to keep the conversation flowing and open. Rationale: Observing nonverbal cues are an essential part of nursing care because sometimes the patient won’t express what’s on their mind. One way to gauge how a person is feeling is by how they express themselves in a physical way. Observing nonverbal cues helps the nurse to ask appropriate questions to try to…

currently enrolled in nursing school to become a nurse and works as a patient care assistant at a local hospital. One of the outpatient oncology nurses, Zack Snider, was assigned to be Caitlin’s nurse for the day. He was scheduled to administer her chemotherapy at 0930. Another nurse, Austin Lennord, started Caitlin’s IV in her right hand at 0800 so that she could receive her chemotherapy. The oncology clinic was understaffed, so the nursing staff were assigned…

In the nursing workforce, where individuals obtain many hats and responsibilities, there is one element that remains consistent: Professionalism. Professionalism is "the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person."(Merriam-Webster, 2011). While technical expertise is a key component; it does not embody the whole of professionalism. It also involves a caring attitude and appearance that we must apply to not just our nursing careers, but also our…