Nursing

Growing up in a competitive world made me the diligent being that I am today. However, at those times I had to do a research on some school topics assigned…

Heritage Assessment is who we are, our history, and where we come from. Heritage means ones background or tradition. Heritage Assessments are unique for each nation; it is a part…

As a LPN I’ve experienced a lot of different things throughout my career. I am often asked the question of, “Why are you in nursing? ” I tell people that…

Nursing has come a long way from the early days where there were not much focus put on a nurses education. We started off with the ability to earn our…

The profession of nursing requires a capacity and joy for caring and healing others both mentally and physically. Nurses spend their careers caring for patients and their families often in…

The study integrated the qualities of nursing students (N=227) with their aptitude and academic achievement in a tripartite model. A battery of tests called in the Assessment for Nursing Potential…

Nurses role in the initial assessment and nursing management of a patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction For the purpose of this essay, the author will investigate the role of a…

Nurses face ethical dilemmas on a daily basis regardless of where they practice. No matter where nurses function in their varied roles, they are faced with ethical decisions that can…

The purpose of this essay is to explore the current change in nursing pre-registration programme in England, which aims at raising the educational status from diploma to all-graduate level. This…

As new nurses, it is important to determine your own definition and philosophy of nursing. We need these to decide who we will be as professional nurses. Our original definition…

Pressure Ulcer Prevention: The Nurses Attitude Towards Skin Care Pressure ulcers continue to be a concern among healthcare providers and patients, especially patients who have had recent surgeries, health issues,…

1. Macro environmentExternal environment is the uncontrollable factors, forces, situations, and events outside the organization that affect its performance and strategies. As shown in below figure, the examples of macro…

Many confusing factors make it a task to establish, monitor and sustain ethical and legal issues in nursing. Everyone has various personal views based on experiences of life, religion, education…

The purpose of this discussion is to compare and contrast two theories that were used as the basis for articles in the readings for this week. The first article applies…

The nursing profession has developed significantly over the past few decades. In order to appreciate the changes, one must first look at the historical development of nursing science. Also, it…

One definition of a professional is, according to Merriam-Webster.com, “4 a: a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation”. The initial movement towards establishment of professional…

Civility and incivility are words being discussed more often today. How do they affect you as the new nurse? How do they affect the workplace? How can healthcare organizations create…

I chose nursing as my profession because nursing is an integral part of who I am. I have always known I wanted to be a nurse. To care for people…

In the Dickens book “Martin Chuzzlewit” the character Mrs Gamp a nurse, was dirty, fat, and old and also a drunk, which was like most nurses of those days before…

The concept of the call bell dates back to Florence Nightingale when she took the concept of the servant’s bell and applied it to nursing. She provided the soldiers with…