Essays on Nursing

Case Review and Analysis “Case 12: The Visiting Nurse Association of Cleveland” There must always be a delicate balance between the needs of clients and the needs of business. In times of change, this is even more true. It takes a progressive, forward-looking health care company to adapt to changing economic situations and changing patient…

Competence Differences Between RNs Prepared at ADN Versus BSN Level Nursing instruction in the United States offers many degrees of competence falling under the accredited rubric of registered nurse ( RN ) . These degrees offered in a continuum. get down with nursing as a career in the signifier of accredited practical/vocational nurse ( LPN/LVN…

Roy and Geneveive Bixler emphasized in their list of criteria for professions that a profession should attract certain intellectual and personal qualities. The Bixler’s outlined the pathway for professionalism to include a well-defined body of knowledge on a higher level of intellectualism. Nursing As A Profession Nurses have specialized education and training validated by “professional…

?Cesaria Tan – First Filipino nurse who had Masters Degree in Nursing in the United States. Annie Sand – Founded the National League of Philippine Government Nurses. Socorro Diaz – First editor of “The Message” the first journal of Philippine Nurses Association Dr. Julita Sotejo – Considered as Florence Nightingale of the Philippines; Founder of…

The nursing shortage is a growing concern for the nation. The aging population is causing more demand for qualified healthcare professionals. At the same time, healthcare professionals are retiring faster than they can be replaced. This shortage of nursing professionals is causing more overtime work, which creates more nursing errors. Scholarships and grants are being…

This essay will discuss a clinical skill in which I have become competent in practicing as a student nurse. I will use a reflective model to discuss how I have achieved the necessary level of competence in my nurse training programme. The reflective model I have chosen to use is Gibbs model (Gibbs 1988). Gibbs…

Introduction Nursing is a profession that involved in identifying its own unique body of knowledge essential to nursing practice. To identify the knowledge base, nurses should develop and recognize theories that are specific to nursing. Parker and Smith (2010) define theory as a set of concepts, definitions and propositions that project a systematic view of…

The Difference between Nursing and Medicine Introduction       Nursing and medicine has several aspects in common and also several aspects which are very much different.  A nurse would be using several nursing theories during their practice.  On the other hand, physicians would be concentrating on practice to ensure a certain outcome is attained.  Medicine would…

Nursing care in ER for patient with food poisoning Stephen, age 45 was admitted in ER for food poisoning. Food poisoning cases are due to the consumption of contaminated food. The patient consumed some confectionaries and undercooked meat. After the period of 2-3 hours he vomited with abdominal pain and cramps. In next half-an-hour he…

REFLECTION on Nursing Handover I have decided to reflect upon the first time I did a nursing handover. In accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2004) Code of professional conduct, confidentiality shall be maintained and the patient’s name is changed to protect indentity. Reflective writing is considered a key component of portfolio assessment because…