...Professional Presence and Influence Professional Presence and Influences To feel completely human one have to be able to care for themselves and also for someone else in a respected and nurtured manner. According to Dr. Koerner, one consider them self valuable and useful when they are able to contribute to wellbeing of themselves and others that they connect with (Koerner 2011).In all profession, professional presence and influence is a continuous life long process that requires one to first understand their feelings, attitude and understanding of why they choose the particular profession the first place. This requires a complete mind and soul searching. In a professional such as nursing, the professional presence and influence is considered to be a healing presence (Korner).It indeed allows you to enter a unknown zone, a place, feeling or thoughts that you have never experience before. This is where you own self-awareness of your past, presence, beliefs and value system plays an important role in how you care for people that are place in your care. As a nurse I must leave behind all prejudges, culture, children hood beliefs and preconceive motions in order for me to treat and care for all my patients with compassion, respect and understanding of where the patient has been, where he or she is...
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...Nurse Education in Practice journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/nepr Book review Healing Presence: the Essence of Nursing, JoEllen Koerner, sec- ond ed. Springer Publishing Company, New York (2011). The major premise in this thought provoking book is that nurs- ing is sacred work dedicated to the service of others, and requires a nurse’s deliberate commitment to inner spiritual growth to achieve a healing presence with patients. Healing presence de- scribes the feminine energy and receptivity part of nursing’s heri- tage, which offers limitless possibilities for a nurse’s self enhancement through an inward spiritual journey, the results of which, in turn, contribute to and facilitate a patient’s self healing. This book invites deep personal/professional reflection on the nurse, the nurse–patient relationship, and the profession’s future direction. Its step-by-step approach guides such reflection from a multi-cultural global perspective. An audience of experienced nurse clinicians and educators will discover practical application of healing presence’s evolutionary link to nursing science and art evident in the practical values guide, the professional development analysis and the leadership develop- ment analysis. In science, the nurse employs the ‘evaluator’ aspect of analytic thought; in art, the nurse ‘interprets’ abstract percep- tions and pattern recognition; and in healing presence, active receptivity permits the nurse to ‘witness’ the patient/person’s inner healing resources...
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...the Nursing Profession I know that when you ascended into heaven, You left the care of the sick to those of us whom you have Blessed with the holy vocation of nursing Please help me to be faithful to that calling so that I can always Do the things you want me to do and in the manner That you want me to do them Grant that my voice may be gentle, that my hands may have The softness and sympathy of your hands That my presence may bring something for the Hope and consolation, which Your presence brought to the sufferers of your day I want to do all of these, Lord, but I know I am weak and I Can Do little without your aid Please give that aid this day and every day of my life so that I Can always be what you want me to be. An angel of the sick person, Amen” | DLSL Mission Vision “To be a sign of faith as an excellent educational institution, sharing in the Lasallian mission of Teaching Minds, Touching Hearts and Transforming Lives.” College of Nursing VISION “To create a learning environment that empowers person through Christian formation, professional competence, academic excellence, research and community service guided by the teachings of St. John Baptist De La Salle.” MISSION “The formation of a community of Doers, Learners, Servers/Sharers and Leaders who manifest the love of Christ, globally competent and can transform lives of individuals, family and society.” | Nurse’s Prayer Dear Jesus, model and inspiration of the Nursing Profession ...
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...Why Is It Important for Nurses to Allow Family Presence During Resuscitation Efforts? Cloressa Dizney University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing Why Is It Important for Nurses to Allow Family Presence During Resuscitation Efforts? The idea of Family Presence During Resuscitation is a controversial topic for sure but has been around for quite some time. Most major health organizations such as the American Heart Association (AHA), the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American College of Emergency Physicians endorse the practice of FPDR and still it is not a widely accepted practice. Why is this? The following three articles will discuss the positive and negative beliefs from the perspectives of both health professionals and the patient’s families. This paper will also support why it is important to offer FPDR and establishing policies to do so. The first article by Jensen and Kosowan (2011) addresses cardiac health care professional’s perspectives on FP during CPR. Some opponents in healthcare argue that FPDR would be too traumatic of an experience for families to watch. Family interference, increased staff stress, and legal action on the resuscitation team were also concerns of healthcare professionals. The article reports research done in several Canadian hospitals regarding the beliefs of health care providers on the topic of FPDR. The research found that...
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...Professional Presence and Influence Kristy R Thomas Western Governors University Professional Presence and Influence When you meet someone for the first time every detail is being noticed; from your entrance, wardrobe, handshake, etiquette, and voice quality and speech (Center for Professional Communication, 2014). First impressions are lasting ones and the first step in building long lasting relationships. A person must be aware of their presence and understand themselves to have a confident professional presence. Models of Health and Healing I am a mindful person and can easily drown out the distractions of the everyday noise of the unit so I can remain on track. It is important to try and think outside the box and keep your eye on the big picture. Utilizing critical thinking skills is a must. Everyday, every shift, a person is faced with making a difficult decision quickly with a limited amount of information. I currently work in a behavioral health setting. The pace of the unit can change rapidly during a shift. I feel my practice is a mixture of the first model of physical body and also the third model of body-mind-spirit. In behavioral health we often are more focused on the emotional care aspect, remembering to be culturally sensitive to our clients as well as respecting their spiritual beliefs and incorporating these aspects into their individualized recovery plan. With the advancements our society has achieved in medication, sometimes the cultural...
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...Professional Presence and Influence Dominique Pereira Western Governors University INTRODUCTION Professional Presence Models of health and healing In the history of medicine, progression, innovation, and challenging thought processes has brought us to the way of operation in healthcare today. Society’s understanding of health and wellness reflects progressive movement as evidenced by Dossey’s three eras of medicine. Era I formed in the 1800’s held beliefs that “health and illness were completely physical in nature” (citation). This view focused solely on the physical symptoms of health, and treatment choices reflected these practices. It was not believed to look at the whole body and person in aspects of healing. Treatment was limited to surgical procedures and drugs. With advancements of medicine and different approaches to healing, a new framework of operational thought is used in the world. Era III is the most recent and sophisticated model. This model began in the 1990’s and still has developing concepts today. In this era “consciousness is nonlocal and not bound to the individual body” (citation). Era III utilizes the concept of the “whole person” and how thoughts, experiences, and physical aspects have an effect on our health and the health of those that are close to us. Differences pertaining to professional presence In my career as a public health nurse, my professional presence most closely resembles...
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...Professional Presence and Influence Cynthia Ellis March 1, 2015 Western Governors University In our practice, professional presence is the foundation on which we establish what it means to be human and to care for our fellow man. To be a nurse and choose the many sacrifices it takes to spend one’s life caring for others requires knowledge of one’s own personal beliefs and values. Our own past experiences with life and how they have shaped us also influence how we relate and treat our patients. These things work together to create our mindful presence. Throughout our years of practice, our experience with patients, coworkers and physicians as well as a growing knowledge base help us develop a road map which we follow in our everyday work. These things help us better understand others and what it truly means to be human. As we gain a better understanding for the very people we serve, we can better create a healing environment. Jean Watson, a nurse theorist, best defines a human as “a valued person in and of him or herself to be cared for, respected, nurtured, understood and assisted. He is to be viewed as greater than and different from the sum of his or her parts.” She then says that nursing is “a human science of persons and human health, illnesses, and experiences that are mediated by professional, personal, scientific, esthetic, and human transactions.” (Watson, 1999) Surely, with her definition of nurses, we are to be held to a very high standard as well as charged...
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...those who are vulnerable. CARING is the empowering of those for whom care is given (Roach, 1997). CARING is the framework through which we as nurses implement the art and science of professional practice. 1. COMPASSION: Compassion means to be with another in their suffering. It is empathy and sensitivity to human pain and joy that allows one to enter into the experience of another. It is the understanding of whom that person truly is for whom one is caring. According to Simone Roach, “With compassion, one becomes a colleague of humanity” (Roach, 1992, p. 18). Compassion is an essential component of the nurse patient relationship. 2. COMPETENCE: Competence is acquiring and using evidence-based scientific and humanistic knowledge and skill in the application of therapeutic interventions in the current practice of nursing. Competence is reflected in the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains of learning. It is the knowledge of the role of the nurse in the health care delivery systems of the hospital and the community. 3. CONSCIENCE: Conscience directs moral, ethical and legal decision-making. It motivates us to increase the knowledge and skills needed to respond appropriately to moral, ethical and legal issues faced by oneself and others. It directs us to adhere to the standards of professional nursing practice. It directs us to respond to social injustices. It is the increased awareness of local, national and global health concerns and current trends in health care that affect...
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...C351 YOT2 Task 1 Running Head: C351 Task 1 C351 YOT2 Task Amanda Drucker Western Governors University C351 YOT2 Task 2 A. Professional Presence Human, a word many use each and every day, most of the time without thinking of the meaning of the word. Of course there is a definition which one can find in any dictionary or encyclopedia, but the meaning, that is something that has evolved and continues to change each and every day. In fact the meaning of the word human can be described differently by nearly everyone who is asked. Dr. David Livingstone Smith, an associate professor at University of New England, states, “ answering this question is not as straightforward as it might appear,” when asked, what it means to be human (Smith, 2012). It can therefore be said that as the definition of being human changes and evolves so does the way we care for others in medicine. Dr. Larry Dossey describes three eras of medicine, each evolves from ideas of the previous and has changed over the years. In the first era, medicine has a “mechanical” approach which only involves drugs, procedures, and surgical intervention (Dossey, n.d.). In era two Dr. Dossey discusses a change that began to appear in medicine, that is, “that disease has a ‘psychosomatic’ aspect: that emotions and feeling can influence the body’s functions,” (Dossey, n.d.). Finally in era three it is said that, “ an individual’s mind may affect not just his or her body, but the body of another...
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...Introduction Professional presence is an analysis of our past, present and future. It is a construct of our knowledge, our influences, our self-awareness and practices. It comes down to how each of us understands what it means to be human and how to care for one another. This is always evolving based on new experiences and knowledge. Through looking over time at the view point of humans, to personality tests, to personal development and lastly looking at optimal healing environments this paper will construct my professional presence and look at ways to improve my ability to care for others. A1. Models of health and healing: A comparison of 2 Eras In Dr. Dossey’s “A Conversation About the Future of Medicine” he discusses his theory of the progress of health and healing. He looks at how medicine changed from the 1860s the 21st century based on how the individual was viewed. He shows how the individual progressed from being looked at as solely a physical being with physical ailments to more modern views where we treat the person has a whole including their emotions and “spirit” or “soul”. He broke this progression down into 3 parts which were called “Eras”. An overview of the Era’s will show how medicine has progressed to look at the patient as whole not just a body with symptoms. Era I, also called “mechanical medicine”, began in the 1860s. In this era Dossey shows how patients were treated in a purely physical nature. He states that the, “prevailing view that health and...
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...evolution of nursing. Although history itself can be seen as a series of events that lead to the present moment, it is important to realize the impact that different people brought to the field of nursing. Appreciating the history of nursing allows the reader to recognize the job and function of nursing not only in the United States, but throughout the world (Grand Canyon University, n.d.). Understanding the history of nursing allows for a greater understanding of the issues that the pioneers in nursing faced, some of which are still relevant in today’s culture. Several trends may be seen in the interactive timeline. Nursing was originally a male dominated occupation that was fulfilled by religious organizations and military professionals (Grand Canyon University, n.d.). St. Benedict, St. Vincent DePaul, and the Alexian Brothers cared for the destitute and the dying. Their focus was in caring for the abandoned and poor (Grand Canyon University, n.d.). These men set the stage for the future of nursing. While the profession of nursing was still in its infancy, it became a career fulfilled primarily by men in the lowest class. As nursing progressed, figures such as Harriet Patience Dame, Walt Whitman, Clara Barton, and Florence Nightingale emerged as the ravages of the American Civil War broke out. The field of nursing largely centered on the care of war victims and in improving sanitary conditions of military hospitals (Grand Canyon University, n.d.). The presence of women...
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...Professional Presence and Influence: The Art of Nursing Nicole R. Penkalski Western Governor’s University May 8, 2016 “A nurse who is totally present sees the subtle, perceives the whole, and co-creates with the person—and the health team—a creative response to the uniqueness of the situation,” (Koerner, 2011). Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring established a framework of core concepts that assists in understanding the concept of “being human”. Personalities, life experiences, and core values allow an individual to become a certain type of provider. Being aware of personality traits and how they impact us as individuals can help us to become more efficient providers of healing for the diverse population as it stands today. Fostering a healing environment that can encourage excellence for nursing practice that involves mindful presence can create greater outcomes for patients. Models of Health and Healing The history of nursing dates back centuries with different eras of health and healing that have led us to this moment in time and the way nursing is currently practiced. Although there are many types of health and healing, in the United States predominately conventional medicine is practiced. There are three Eras that require review to gather information and understanding that help to redefine how health and healing has arrived at its current form. The first Era is Era I which took foothold in the 1860’s and focused on biomedicine. Era II, which began in...
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...My Nursing Philosophy Miami Dade College Transition to Professional Nursing NUR 3805 ABSTRACT Nursing is a profession that besides of caring and showing compassion focuses on serving the people that need it most. This article basically talks about a personal philosophy of nursing where the main points are being shown through the definition and purpose of nursing. Other important points include the cultural diversity between nurses and clients, the role of the nurse in the community, and the relationship between the nurse and other health care professionals in relation to the nursing theories. There is a necessity to pay special attention at employing culturally competent assessment skills which demonstrates respect for culturally sensitive patients. Focusing on a holistic care gives attention to the role of the community nurse at arranging the adequate environmental setting for the restoration of the patient’s health. Professional and ethical boundaries are the main steps in achieving competence in the health care field. The description and explanation of two principles that guide professional nursing practice by demonstration and explanation of the meaning of discrimination and unlawful activity. Nursing is a profession that encompasses all aspects of medical care: knowledge, critical thinking and emotional care. This means that it requires knowing human anatomy, assessment of the condition of the body with psychological state and the compassion and empathy towards...
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...Values Paper Family Values Paper The concept of family as the client has become an integral part of nursing practice. The American Nurses Association states that nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. It is this thinking that nursing continues to strive to assist patients not only achieve their optimal physical health, but also their family culture is equally important when it comes to healing. As nurses continue to understand the dynamics of a patient’s family system, it is clear that the word “family” draws upon much more than just blood relatives. In the health care setting a family can be viewed as the people who come together to support a patient during a health crisis. That support may be seen directly at the bedside, through conversations via phone, or helping to assist in the discharge process. As a nursing workforce it is our responsibility to understand how the roles of a family affect our individual patients, and work to incorporated those roles into their therapeutic environment. An issue in today’s emergency departments that continues to draw attention from aspects of the medical profession is the use of family presence during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. “While it appears that the evidence clearly indicates positive outcomes...
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...medication or therapy. In order to address the diverse beliefs of today’s population the advance practice nurse must be culturally competent. Barker and DeNisco (2013) defined cultural competence as a “compilation of the clinical skills and professional behavior of a healthcare provider focused on the cultural values, beliefs, and perceptions of the consumer while both are engaged in the therapeutic relationship” (p.486). According to Higgins and Learn (1999), the Hispanic population includes a diversity of subgroups. Although each subgroup shares a common language, “they differ in traditions and customs” (Higgins & Learn p. 1105). This paper will focus on Hispanics residing in rural Dominican Republican. According to Schumacher (2010), the number of Hispanics immigrating and living in the United States is rapidly increasing. “Between 1990 and 2000, the number of foreign-born Hispanics from the Dominican Republic (DR) in the United States increased by 98 %” (p. 93). Language barriers, lack of access to preventative care, and lack of insurance are some of the factors that affect the health of the Hispanics population (Hicks, 2012). The purpose of this paper is to increase awareness of the affects cultural competency and sensitivity has on professional communication and the Hispanic population. Summary of Article...
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