Philosophy of Nursing The environment in which the patients are in plays a big role in their healing process. Florence Nightingale founded her nursing theory and philosophy on enhancing environmental factors to improve the patients overall health, healing and well-being. Nightingale's attention to environment has added significance to the role environmental conditions play in human health status (Shaner, 2006). In Nightingale’s book, Notes of Nursing, she reflects on how air and water quality
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Healing Hospital Introduction Health care delivery has always centered on holistic approach to patient care and all nursing education revolves around this concept of comprehensive nursing care and delivering a holistic nursing care to the patient. Addressing the patient as a whole not only means curing his disease but also respecting his social, physical, cultural and spiritual values. Healing hospitals are built keeping this in mind. Every human being is religious in one way or the other and
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity: First Draft “Spirituality is the aspect of humanity that refers to the way individuals seek and express meaning and purpose and the way they experience their connectedness to the moment, to self, to others, to nature, and to the significant or sacred” (Pulchalski & Ferrell, 2009). INTRODUCTION It is important for the professional nurse to recognize the unique spiritual beliefs and individuality of each patient and family who enters the hospital setting
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My Personal Philosophy of Nursing Applying the four Metaparadigms Danice Thorne Transition to BSN Kristine Hilton & Beth Pecora October 24, 2015 Introduction It is the nurse’s responsibility to provide optimal care for the patient. This doesn’t begin and end with only the patient who is ill, nor does it end when a patient goes home. To provide a patient quality care holistically the nurse may apply one or more theories. The nurse will decide whichever theory is applicable to the
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Future nursing students will choose to become a professional Registered Nurse (RN) by following a path of either an Associate Degree Nurse (ADN), or a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. One other choice of nursing education pathway is that of a Diploma Nurse; this degree does not have a college foundation, but one that is a hospital training based degree. All three of these degrees will allow a student to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). The NCLEX
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Body-Mind-Spirit/Bio-psycho-social Model Religion and spirituality are components of any cultural system which is difficult to clearly separate culture form religion and spirituality as it is practiced in everyday life. For some it is like the air they breathe while others profess no real sense of religion or spirituality in their lives. Religious and spiritual beliefs are often part of concepts related to etiology, treatment and prevention of ill health. The relationship between spirituality, religion, healing, and healers
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Holding a position of leadership was always a goal for Dr. Tammi Damas, who was inspired by her education as a nursing student to advance her career early on. She simultaneously worked as a bedside nurse while pursuing her MSN as a women’s health nurse practitioner, and then went on to complete a dual MBA (specialization in health care management) and PhD (nursing) program at the University of Pennsylvania. Her motivation to leave the clinical setting and become a nurse leader was fueled by her desire
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Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Rachel Armenta HLT 310V Foundations of Spirituality in Health Care Dr. Tamara Smith June 19, 2011 Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm The vision of the Healing Hospital in America is built on the most important principal of the human existence-loving one another (Chapman, 2011, p. 11). The goal is to move beyond customer service to loving care service. It is not bricks and mortar that create a healing home but a partnership between people that
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Adams Grand Canyon University HLT-310V Spirituality October 20, 2013 Abstract The world is awash with diversity. A person can find differences in different religions, cultures and most importantly in various belief systems. This paper will examine three belief systems in order to show the reader how a belief system can shape certain responses to healthcare. The three religions that will be discussed are Native American spirituality, Islam and Buddhism faiths. Although these
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Cultural sensitivity in the healthcare environment is a crucial component of the nursing program. Nurses must learn how to be sensitive to different cultures as their patients will come from different backgrounds and viewpoints. Without sensitivity, a nurse cannot properly fulfill their job as a caregiver. Authors P.D. Henderson, S.V. Gore, and B.L. Davis (2003) focus on the African American women population in relation to breast cancer recovery. This is an important topic within cultural sensitivity
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