NUR 513 Topic 3 DQ 2 What is your personal worldview?
Re: Topic 3 DQ 2
now reflect a combination of my upbringing and my personal experiences. I was brought up as a Roman Catholic. I went to universities that were both public and lutheran. The student demographic at the public school I attended was extraordinarily varied, with non-White students making up the large majority of the student body. I was surrounded by people that were unlike me, and I made a lot of friends who were able to educate me about their ways of life, convictions, and ideals. I was up in an extremely multicultural, liberal, and accepting atmosphere that influenced my ideals and worldview. I also got quite active in politics at this period. I don’t like the thought of somebody trying to impose their religious views on others, and I don’t like the notion of religion controlling politics either. I married into a very liberally religious family that actively follows Nichiren Buddhism. My existence is very much a collection of perspectives that have melded together to create something lovely.
Understanding your own point of view is critical in nursing. I’m well aware that if I don’t practice mindfulness, my worldview and personal values will eventually have an impact on the care I give to my patients. Although a nurse’s role is to provide care rather than make decisions, everyone has hidden biases (DeNisco & Barker, 2016). We all try to interpret the world through our own lens, views, culture, values, or set of beliefs, which leads to inherent biases. According to DeNisco and Barker, unresolved cultural differences between the nurse and the patient can lead to problems with diagnosis, nonadherence, and irritation on both sides when one party fails to live up to implicit, culturally determined expectations of the other. (2016, p.581). DeNisco and Barker discuss how cultural humility and awareness of one’s own inherent bias can help nurses become more introspective and proactive in their interactions with patients. Although I will most likely work in nonclinical , I will always strive to keep an open mind and be considerate of others. Language barriers, in my experience, have a significant impact on patient satisfaction and safe, high-quality care. Our patients and their families can be our most valuable assets, and effective communication is critical for mutual understanding. I’d like to contribute to the advancement of these bedside , and I hope to use appropriate translation services in the future.
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References
DeNisco, S. M., & Barker, A. M. (2016). Advanced practice nursing: Essential knowledge for the profession (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
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Hello G,
It is critical for nurses to recognize that cultural and spiritual competence have a significant impact on the quality of care services provided and overall patient satisfaction, and I completely agree with this concept. I agree that with a highly diverse population in terms of religious and cultural underpinnings in the United States, healthcare providers face significant challenges in providing quality healthcare services (Kaihlanen et al., 2019). There are several measures that, if well implemented in nurse practice, will aid in ensuring cultural competence in healthcare systems. I agree with you that allowing patients’ family members to participate in healthcare decision making will help the nurse gain a better understanding of the patient.
Swihart, D. L., & Martin, R. L. (2019, May 29). Cultural Religious Competence In Clinical Practice. Nih.gov; StatPearls Publishing.
Kaihlanen, A.-M., Hietapakka, L., & Heponiemi, T. (2019). Increasing cultural awareness: qualitative study of nurses’ perceptions about cultural competence training. BMC Nursing, 18(1).
I have learned the role of a Nurse practitioners and how intense educational curricula is for the health care setting. I have learned that the nurse practitioners practice can be managed and owned by nurse practitioners. Their practice can include assessments, ordering, performing, supervising, and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests. Making diagnoses, initiating, and managing treatment of acute, chronic, and complex health problems including prescribing medications and nonpharmacologic treatments. Coordinating care, counseling an educating patients, families, and communities. Nurse practitioners can coordinate care with other health care professionals They can perform health research. They are advanced practice registered nurses who has obtained a master’s degree, post-master’s, or a doctorate. They have obtained certification for national board. They must hold an state registered nurse license as well as the advanced practice nursing license.
The nurse practitioner’s role is responsible to the public in making adaptable changes in health care. As leaders in the health care, nurse practitioners act as providers, mentors, educators, and administrators. They take responsibility for continued professional development, involvement in professional organizations, and participation in health policy activities at the local, state, national and international levels. They provide safe, high-quality, cost-effective patient care. They are accountable to patients, the nursing profession, and the state board of nursing. They are expected to practice consistent with the ethical code of conduct, national certification, evidence-based practice principles, and current practice standards.
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Hello Professor,
I have learned the description of CNS and how I can reach the credentials. At the beginning of the class, I changed jobs and during my training, I noticed that the nurse in charge of orientation had CNS on her batch. I wonder what it meant and during her presentation, she described her job responsibilities. Some of her duties are training of new employees, patient education, patient care, and management reports of her assigned units. She mentions how the structure in the hospital where the training was taking place has “shared governance” and they encourage asking questions and helping each other as coworkers. The hospital is always recommending its staff to get training in the skills or procedures that they are not feeling comfortable with. She also had supervisory duties within the unit assigned to her. I was embarrassed to ask what her credentials were and on my first break, I googled them to understand them better. Then I realized that I wanted to do the same thing, I wanted to do patient care, management reports, and training of personnel. Now I must complete my classes and get my degree along with the needed certifications to be able to apply for jobs that offer management positions.
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