NRS 430 CLC Nursing Theory and Conceptual Model Presentation
NRS 430 CLC Nursing Theory and Conceptual Model Presentation
With such a detailed history, I’ll only cover a few issues that piqued my interest. Nursing practice has advanced significantly, from trial and error to research, evidence-based practice, and technological improvements. Historically, men known as “Medicine Men” provided care for the sick, frequently attributing ailments to evil spirits. Christianity joined the area of medicine in the mid-twentieth century, yet men continued to be the majority of caretakers. Women in the medical industry were usually regarded as witches during this time period. The technological revolution resulted in an increase in the number of people living in major cities, which resulted in an increase in trash, disease, and unhealthy conditions. As a result of these historical conditions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare were established (Whitney, 2018). These offices work hard to keep people healthy, inform them about various health issues, and contribute in the prevention of disease spread. Florence Nightingale was a key pioneer in the field of nursing. She was known as “The Lady with the Lamp” and cared for British soldiers. Florence Nightingale’s views on sanitation were inspired by her time as a nurse in the Crimean War, according to History.com (2022). She established the Nightingale Training School for Nurses and St. Thomas’ Hospital in 1860. She contributed to the advancement of modern nursing and raised the standard of care.
Lina Rogers and Lillian Wald are. Lina Rogers became the first school nurse in 1902 as a result of these women’s support for the development of public school nursing. Whitney (2018) (2018) Antibiotics had a significant impact on the nursing profession because they assisted in the prevention and treatment of illnesses. This assisted in shifting the focus of healthcare. Initial training programs evolved into entry-level programs leading to associate and bachelor degrees in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Through these programs, the applicant would be able to take the NCLEX for Registered Nurses (Whitney, 2018). Most employers now require a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN). As a result, many people, including myself, are enrolling in online programs to finish their BSN while working and raising a family. The nursing profession is constantly evolving and changing in order to meet the needs of the community. As nurses, we progressed from solely providing home comfort care to being educated individuals who collaborate with other healthcare professionals to provide careful and first-rate care.
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Yes nursing is evolving day by day, with new concepts and the digital era everything seem to be diversely evolving. This historic lady’s writings are always fresh in peoples mind. She wrote; “nursing care as being centered around three main pillars, health promotion, disease prevention and risk reduction.” in her notes on nursing, Nightingale said that :”nursing ought to signify the proper use of fresh air, light and warmth, cleanliness, quiet and proper selection and administration of diet- all of the list expense of vitals power of the patient” (Nightingale, 1859). This makes us reflect and respect this founder of modern nursing, since these same priorities are still very important in the current nursing practice.
Thank you for highlighting the work of Alice Magaw in this nursing profession whose interest was in anesthesia and today we have graduate nursing courses that prepares nurses to become Certified Nurse Anesthetist or Registered Nurse Anesthetist. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists provide to patients anesthesia in acute care settings, outpatient surgery centers for all types of procedure and surgeries. We can see that nursing has transcended from providing caring for the sick at the bedside to other aspects that have today made nursing into respectable profession.
Also many thought of nursing as being the largest profession and the most trusted by the public. It is no secret that the foundation of nursing is mirrored by none other than Florence Nightingale. She felt like nurses only needed to know how to care for their patients through the environment and help them to cope symptoms and changes that can occur, but anything pertaining to disease processes like the medical field was unnecessary.
UT Health Science Center Library February 28, 2018 “The lady with the lamp” and her contributions to modern nursing
Phyllis, you made some great points here! I never knew nursing was see as a low down profession or job even though sometimes it feels that way especially if you are a floor nurse working on the floor and overloaded with patients and highly acute patients with complex care needs. We have alot to thank Florence Nightingale for as she was at the forefront of making nursing a profession that would be respected by all in the years to come following her work and discoveries about sanitization practices during the Crimean war.
As you rightly stated, the theory of interpersonal relations by Hildegard Peplau plays a great role in the way nurses provide care to patients and the way patients receive the care provided. As nurses, the relationship we create with our patients, the way we communicate with them either through our body language or verbally and the tone of our voice makes a whole difference in how they will perceive the quality of care that is been provided to them. This why we find ourselves in situations where a patient will refuse treatment from some nurses or will ask for another nurse because they don’t like the way nurse X or Y talked to them but will gladly accept treatment from another nurse. I believe a nurse’s initial contact with a patient or client is where the nurse should clearly explain the expectations from the patient and set boundaries for their nurse-patient relationship. And when this is done, conflict will be hopefully minimized with this nurse-patient interaction.
I definitely agree that the nurse-patient relationship is the foundation of nursing practice. The way we communicate and interact with our patients is significant. A patient may not remember that you were the most efficient nurse, or that you were the most technically sound nurse, but they will remember how you made them feel. “The factors that seem to set patient care encounters apart and make them memorable are the personal connections and the provision of comforting behaviors. Recently, I reviewed letters written by patients that highlighted the care provided by the perioperative nursing team. One of the patients remarked on a perioperative nurse who went out of her way to create a calming environment in a stressful situation by staying at the patient’s side.” (Saletnik, p.1)
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Saletnik, L. (2019). Patients remember the little things. AORN Journal, 109(2), 153–154.
